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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07

Q. How much of the earth's surface is
desert or waste lands? B. D. A.
A. The lowest estimate Of the earth s fertile
region in square miles is 10000 900; steppe,
14,000,0 900; desert, 1851, 900; polar, $780,
600.
Q. What names applied to the cries Of
elephants. seals. Appropriateness camels, rab-
bits kangaroos, girafes? N. l..
A. Elephants trumpet. seals bark, hippopot-
amuses roar, camels wall, rabbits sQueal, kan
garoos and giraffes make no sound.
Q. In order to settle argument, please
give the name Of the author of you can
fool some of the people all the time, and all
Of the people some of the time but you can't
fool all of the people all of the timer" N. r.
A. This has been attributed TO Abraham
Lincoln. In the Wisdom of Lincoln" pub
lished in 1908, it is stated that the quotation
is an extract from a speech of his made at
Clinton, ILL.,, September 8, 1858.
@. How many bones are there in the human
body?J w. S.
A. The public health service says that the
human skeleton is composed of 200 distinct
bones. 1t is divided into four regions: the
skull, composed of % bones; the trunk, COM
posed of 81 bones; the upper extremities
composed of "a bones. and the lower extremi-
ties, composed of 60 bones.
Q. Why does a reflection in the bowl of a
spoon appear upside down? F. L. S.
A. 1t is the property of all concave mir
rors, of which the bowl of spoon is an ex-
ter of curvature of the mirror will give a
real, inverted and reduced image.
Q. How long do ants live? A. I. M.
A Male ants live but short time in the
adult state. The workers exist only a feE
months. The average life of a queen is not
more than twelve months, although queen
ants have been known to live six or seven
years.
Q. How does Ralbriggan underwear get
its name? D. D. l..
A. Balbrggan is the name of a seaport in
Ireland twenty-five miles from Dublin. Its
principal manufactures are embroidered mus
Inns cotton. calico and hosiery. The name
Balbriggan has been extended to describe va
rieties Of cotton knit goods made elsewhere.
/ Q. How often does it happen that there
are two full moons in one month? O. o.
A. The Naval Observatory says about once
in two years, on the average, it happens that
full moon occurs twice in one and the same
month. This is true Of the other phases, also
Q. Are the Indian children who are born
OF parents who have taken sut citizenship
papers considered citizens? G. L. C..
A. Such children are American citizens.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
Sized this Bill

favorably reporting the bill by Repre-
| sentative Viola Ross Napier, of Bibb,
looking to the removal of fire hazards
in the states common schools, the House
committee on education advances one of the
peculiarly important measures of the pres
ent Legislative session.
There is but one way to the prevention
Of those heart-breaking calamities which be-
fall, too frequently when fire breaks out in
a poorly designed or carelessly built school
house; and that is by eliminating the
sources of peril. The pending bill. coun-
terpart of which already has passed the Sen
ate sets up standards of safety and require
ments Of precaution that will be worth hun
dreds of thousands of dollars by way of con-
serving school property and unreasonable
millions in protecting cntldren's lives. Sure
ly the House will speed this vital measure
TO passage!
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
THE TRAGEDY OF SHYNESS
BY DR.. Frank Crane


If Nathaniel Hawthorne we're alive there
is a novel I would like to have him write.
He had the genius for describing the over
development of some trait of character that
had become morbidly super-intense, until it
twisted and colored, "deformed and trans
formed the whole man. He thus depicted
the overactive Conscience, in The Scarlet
Letter | would like to have him take up
the overactive sense of MOdesty.
He could thus show us the timid shrink
ing boy, full of love, life and companion
ship, but too keenly sensitive; so that lit
tie by little he is alienated from all his
playmates, draws apart from his brothers
and sisters, and even from his mother.
No one understands what the difficulty
is. He is miscaled selfish, egotistic, mis-
anthropic. He is none Of the three. He is
very unselfish the opposite Of egotistlc for
he despises himself, and loves his fellow
beings passionately The secret Is that ms
spiritual skin is so thin that human con-
tact of any kind is an exquisite torment
His early life would thus be traced, until
the climax comes. He falls in love with
an estmable girl, who, however, has the
womanly knack of liberal criticism. He
pours out to her all the pent up reserves
of his nature unfolds in a passion Of con-
fession all the inner life that has so long
been hidden She takes it all quite as a
matter of course. She sets him down as
very peculiar man and tries to get him
to fall in line with the rest Of humanity.
His struggles to retain his love and to
endure the torment of their relationship,
increase completely and intensity, until
at last the high-strung silver cord snaps,
the too thin golden bowl is broken and
he goes mad.
There is many Offense that we attrib-
ute to wrong motives which is really at
tributable to shyness only. The reason why
that boy spoke as he did was not that he
did not respect YOU and not that he wanted
to insult you; he was simply shy, embar
raised and awkward.
AS rule, a shy person has great depth
Of sentiment and strong emotion. 1t is
worth while to cultivate him and to know
him. He may make excellent compan-
ion and loyal friend. And very often the
one who is bold and sophisticated and full
of self-assurance is shallow and insincere.
To see a shy nature, diffident and
served soul, melt under the kindly warmth
of appreciation and become free and
did and expansive is like watching a beau
tiful flower open into bloom.
copyright, 1929
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
Something SNAPPED"

THE testimony of physicians will probably
agree as TO the immediate cause of
the death of President Harding, today
Americas saddest realization. 1t will be
history fully explained But the judgment
of mature men of experience and obser
walton, without medical training, will be
that he signed his own death warrant when
he departed from his home environment, and
took upon his brain load to which IT was
unaccustomed and for which it was unpre-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
President Cabin Coolidge, a
Personality to Be Revealed

~ RESIDENT COOLIDGE takes the helm
attended by the best wishes of his
countrymen, millions strong, and also
by their keenest curiosity. What will his
administration be like? How will he react
to stress and storm? How grapple the grave
questions of state and Of party that press
for answer? How. meet the Issues and the
men of an eyer-crowded, ever-changeful day?
From the dim lights and neutral tones to
which a vice president is proyerbially con-
signed he comes, sad moments notice,
to the pitiessly brilliant center of the stage,
a man of few words and no gestures, per-
sonality yet to be revealed. His sinewy New
England ancestry, his frugal and wholesome
rearing, his diligence student, his sturdy
self-reliance on a rugged road to success
of all this the country knows. 1t knows,
too, of his rare role in the politics of Mas
sachusetts, where he advanced steadily from
membership in the state senate to the post
of lieutenant governor, and thence to the
commemorative chief ma gistracy. His reso-
Lutte stand for law and order in the frown
of issues which a mere time-server would
have evaded, are part of American history;
as is also his nonfination to the vice presi-
; dency on the strength of that outstanding
service. His philosophy, BE brief" and
DO the days work." is admired by even
the Ioquacious and the lettering; while his
sole hobby-the reading of economics,
as Washington correspondents tell
inspires world of respect and never an
atom of envy But when all has been said
that is known to be said, the new President
of the United States remains curiously un-
scanned.
This, however only sharpens the interest
with which his course will be watched. He
has behind him the reassuring example of
five vice presidents who upon being called,
as he has been, to carry on the burden which
beloved leaders laid down, have made rec
ords rich in honor. John Tyler, Willard Fill
more, Andrew Johnson, Chester A.! Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt famous and a noble
company it is in whose steps Mr.. Coolidge
follows. May the best OF their faith and de-
votion be his guide Certainly the best of
his country's good wishes and the most
earnest of her prayers his portion.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
DESTINY'S CHILD
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

What has gone befOre-Courtney
Herrngton induces Lorry Grenville to
marry him just after she has discov-
cred that Tom Ransome, the man she
really loves, is unworthy. Lorry does
not love her husband, and his love for
her is so intense that it frightens her
After her marriage she still yearns for
Tom, and the knowledge that she is to
become a mother, fills her with re
bellion When Courtney realizes he has
failed TO win his wife's love, he plans
to go away for a time, and LOrry is I'M
feignedly glad.-Now go ON with the
story.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
MY FAVORITE STORIES
Bv Irwin S. Cobb

An Englshman was staying on a big
ranch in the southern part of Texas. The
country abounded in game and the visitor,
who had done very little shooting in his life,
became filed with an ambition to kill a
deer.
His host fitted him out with rifle and
sent him on a still hunt under the guidance
Of a negro hand who had considerable ex-
perience at stalking The darby led the green
horn to likely place on the edge Of thick
ct. Before the pair had travelled very far the
keen eyes Of the negro spied out handsome
buck feeding in the thickets and by slow de-
grees moving in their direction.
He drew the Englishman down with him
into handy clump Of chapparel; but when
the buck almost was within gunshot he sud-
denly quit feeding, raised his head shifted,
snorted, and instantly was gone. The dis
appointed amateur turned to his guide:
Surely the brute didn't see us? did not
move, I know" he said.
Nav, sub, he amt see you-dst I'm sho',"
said the negro, "but / 'spects, boss, he must
a smell you"
But that couldn't possibly be-" said the
still puzzled Englishman. why, l had
barth only this morning."
Copyright 1929
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Even the hardened locomotive has its ten
der part.
Why is an unmarried woman only 30 on
her 40th birthday?
Roads to happiness and to misery fre-
quently run parallel. -~.
Sense is another thing of which the COM
mon brand is best. "q
The good luck of their friends worries
some people more than anything else.
Don't allude to the powder on woman's
face unless you want to get blown up.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
QUIPS AND OUIDDITIEs

The old man regarded hi7 last unmarried
daughter critically
LET me see. Alice" he reflected, young
Smythe has been calling on you regularly
for six or eight months, hasn't he?"
Eyes, father" simpered Alice.
well, continued her parent, "if he asks
you to marry him when he comes tonight
tell him to see me. Understand"
Yes" giggled Alice. But suppose he
doesn't ask me to mary him."
III M" reflected papa "In that case just
tell him l want to see him"
On sale at a beach booth were usual
comestibes in tongue and ham. They were
identified by a placard reading, Sand
witches"
A purist came along and took exception
to this spelling.
Zone would deduce," he declared, ga ref
erence to beach beauties or sand witches,
that is to say, witches in the sand"
The dealer was right there with a ready
response.
We've got them, too" he growled
The Homiletic Review says: "At the close
Of the forenoon session of ministerial con-
ference, In announcing the opening subject
for the afternoon session the presiding Off
Ger stated that Elder H would present a
paper on The Devil and added: please be
prompt in attendance, for Brother HI has
a carefully prepared paper and is full of his
subject Imagine his chagrin when an up
roar OF laughter reminded him of the I'M
happy wltt1cism he had blundeTed into"
One day Mr.. Simpson met friend In the
street Hello" said the friend, 81 see you
are advertised to write an article for one
of the papers. I didn't know you could
write.''
Mr.. Simpson smiled ,modestly: We'll" he
said '1f 1t comes to that, didn't know you
could read"
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A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house
and the SwaLIow a nest for herself, where
she may lay her young, even thine affairs,
o Lord of hosts, my King and my God
Psalms S4:3. Are not tho SparroWS sold
for a farthing9 And one of them shall not
fall on the ground without your Fdther.-
Matthew 1929.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07

Did you see the expression on the face
of Mrs. Brown when I told her that she
doesn't look any older than her daughter?"
asked Jones.
NO" replied Mrs. Jones, II didn't notice
it. l was looking at the expression on her
daughters face"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
MUSINGS OF ABE MARTIN.

TIL scarcity o. rail fences an tn merciless
blastih o stumps have done much t. discour-
age agriculture No farmer wants T. set on
barbed wire or stand up all thu time II
wish I wnz young agin," said Miss Maize
Lark, IA, t'day.
Copyright 1921
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Perhaps a woman loves secrets because OF
the pleasure It affords her to let them escape
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
HAGEN EXPLAINS HANDLING MASHIE-NIBLICK AND ITS USE

most common distance for the mashie-niblick is 13O yards or there abouts.
 One important thing must be re- membered in connection with this club and the back spin. Never play short expecting the hole to come down and meet you halfway. When pitch shot is used, always remem- Der that there is just s much space on the far side of the pin as there is on the short side. It is advisable at first, or until one gets used to this shot. to pitch for the top of the pin and net the cup itself.
 A high pitch does not carry much spin. This is what we call the pitch and run. a the ball has an overspin on 1t when it drops. The back spin shot requires a cut and must be hit on the downward stroke to produce the spin. Otherwise the ball is sim ply pitched into the air. Try playing the mashie -niblick the way l have explained it to you. A little experi- menting will do no harm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04

ALA. COACHES TAKING COURSES.
 AT NOTRE DAME

NOTRE DAME, Ind, August B. (Special) The first Notre Dame school of football instruction opened today with the registration limit filled. with football coaches from all over the country. Knute k. Rockne Irish coach. is in charge of the course. k. P. Humphrey of Punnene. Hawaii, came from the longest dis tance
 A number of nationally known coaches are taking instructions here including Frank Bridges, former Harvard star who is now coaching the championship Baylor team of Waco, Tex. ". II. cBudD Sauners of Clemson college and w. r. Sha- doan, former Centre star.
 "Bo" McMllin. aIl-American quar- terback at Centre college who is coaching at Centenary college, Louis jana, has registered and is expected Saturday.
 Well-known coaches from near Birmingham who are taking the course are: Rev. I3enno. St. Bernard college, St. Bernard, Ala; j. H. Ryan. Ensley High school Birmingham. Ala; C. w. Rawson, Davidson col- 1ege, Thomasvilie, Ga; W. Collins Moisey, Military school Pulaski Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
Seventeen Cities Enter MuniicipaL Net ' Tourney

ST. LOUIS, August 3.-Seventeen cities will be represented in the first national municipal tennis touFna- menI, to be held here August S11. The time of entering expired this afternoon It is planned to make the event an annual affair, and only persons holding municipal park championships in their respective cities are eligible to play. One pur- pose of the event is to develop ma tional stars from classes qs persons who ordinarily have few 6pportuni- ties to rise to great heights as ten his players, it was alleged. The af- fair is under the auspices Of 'ithe United States Lawn Tennis associa- ton.
 Cities to be represented include New York, Philadelphia, Jackson vile. Fla. New Orleans, Memphis, San Francisco, Kansas City Chicago and St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
FIRPO FAILS TO. KNOCK OUT SMITH
 M 70 = ROUND GO.
Argentianian Knocks KaIa- mazoo Boxer Down 10
 Times For Nine Count

OMAHA. Neb., August 9.-Luis An gel F'irpo. challenger of Jack Demp- sey for heavyweight honors, was forced to go through 10 rounds with Homer Smith, Kalamazoo. Mich | heavyweight. before winning by a referees decision. Firpo won the bout by a large margin, newspaper men a the ringside said, scoring knoekdowns almost at will.
 It was the first time since the Ar eentinian's entry into this country that he did not win his fight Via the, knockout route.
 Smith caught Firpo with a hard right to the jaw, which rocked the Argentinian I.sis retaliated with a series of jabs He was using the rab- bit punch repeatedly. Firpo knock ed | nine and had his opponent cautious. During the fourth round Smith rushed | Firpo to the ropes, sending in long rights. Newspaper men gave Firpo the first three rounds and Smith the fourth by a slight margin.
 Firpo knocked Smith down five times for count of nine each time in the sixth round. The South Ameri- can seemed to score at will, but could net measure his man. Smith was groggy when the bell rang. Firpo was plainly worried.
 Smith baffled the Argentinian by his clinching tactics in the seventh and eighth rounds. Firpo hit him with everything he had and after each blow Smith went down for a count of nine. jumping up spryly. In the first part of the eighth Smith hit Luis with a vicious right and re- ceived a seri s of hard right smashes and uppercuts to the jaw. Smith played for Firpo's stomach.
 k irrl lyp O.l- -a1 St,,f, !, 4 with a series of kidney blows. Smith again took the count of nine three times during the ninth round. The Kalamazoo heavyweight held on con tinudlly during the last round, the referee having difficulty sepafating him from Firpo. The final bell rang with Firpo ying to catch Smith for q knLCkO3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
TANK GOLF STARS LOW SCORERS IN CANADIAN MEET

TORONTO, Aug 3.-The first two rounds of the Canadian open golf championship over Lakeview golf course closed tonight with Laurie Aytol of Chicago and c. w. Hackey of Atlantic City leading with 147 each; the next lowest being Tom kerrigan of Siwanoy, who took 151 strokes to negotiate the 36 holes.
 The final two rounds will be played tomorrow. The lowest score for the four rounds decides the cham pionship.
 Only the lowest S4 players in to- days round go in tomorrow's play, and the gallery looks forward to a battle royal between Jock Hutchison, who starts with 152, and Gene Sara zen. with 154, who are paired for the final rounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
By WALTER HAGEN lRriiiSh Qnen Chrunninn

After all of the discussion about the barring Gf the punched clubs lesson on the playing the machine niblick would not be out of the way. When the ribbed clubs were put on the taboo list over on the other side golfers were permitted to use punched holes, the edges of which were a little rough. This took hold of the ball better than a straight faced club and the back spin was l produced without great effort. | Golfers can make ball stop dead without the aid of the ribs or the punches, but 1t requires little more practice and little more skill. However, any average player can acquire the art without much trou- ble.
 What Is PrOnation:
 Fer some time golfers have been reading about pronation and rota ton. Few know what the word means but it sounds pretty good and anything with an air of mystery in it is a big thing for the duffer, or I'll player. I know that the pronation movement is taught, but l am not enc who believes in it. Pronating means turning the right hand over as the ball is hit or, rather. just before the ball is hit The club starts 1 | that is to say. with the palm turned downward. When the swing is made l tke hands naturally right themselves at the impact. but by the fact that the club is turning into the ball ad- l ditional force is given to the blow.
 This idea is used by many of the best players for all the shots they play. including the mashie and the mashie- -niblick. l use a method which is just the reverse, but it obtains re- suits for me in the way l wish. will Illustrate the shot with the mashie- -niblick. The club Is never taken back very far. as all golfers knew, when we play the mashier or It's half sister. the mashie- -niblick. What county most in short iron work Is the follow through, Please do not mistake the follow through with the l finish of the stroke, which is some | thing else again.
 In taking the club back I roll the hands the other way. The club at the top Cf the swing, which should be about shoulder high and pointing | directly opposite from the line of flight; will be faced downward and the right hand palm down or pro mated. At the impact, the face is opened up just as the ball is hit and a cut Is imparted to the shot. At the finish of the swing the club is ex- tended well in front with its face pointing to the sky.
 | Fev' players. if any, play this shCt the same as I do. l can obtain great amount of spin on the ball in this manner. but it is much easier with ribbed clubs or with punched clubs.
 | O o O
 Distance Can He Regulated.
 The distance to be obtained can be regulated as with any other club. I play my mashie -nlblick for dis tances of ITO yards sometimes but | this is stretching 1t quite a bit. The