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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME

lection for us is great enough to hide
our defects from their eyes, and that
they see us not as the poor, falterlng
creatures that we are, but ideallzed
into what we should be. We like to
think that we are romantic heroes
to them, and it hurts to find out that
we are capering clowns at which
they iibe and mock.
"This is why it is rash and ldotlc
thing for woman ever to get funny
with her husband. He doesn't enjoy
the repartee that leaves him feeling
like a dumb-b bell. He doesn't want
any wife sharpening her wits on him,
nor will he stand being made the
goat in her side-splitting anecdotes Of
domestic life.
80 a woman begins driving the
nails in the coffin in which he hus-
bands love for her will be buried
when she commences making sarcas-
tic speeches to him that probe some
little weakness that he never dream
ed she perceived and when she bur
lesques his mistakes to amuse
strangers.
That is more than masculine van
ity can stand. That strikes at his
self love, which is deeper than his
love for any mere wife. And so, If
woman wants to get rid of her hus-
band, she can find no quicker or
surer way to do it than just by ridi-
culing him.
LAS a matter of fact, the woman
with the serpent tongue makes no
hit with men, anyway, They walk as
wide of her as they would be a rattle
snake. Not many men like a witty
woman, and they even fight shy Of
the woman who laughs much, and
who has a keen sense of humor, be-
cause they are always afraid that
she might possibly be laughing at
them and see something funny in
them.
They can't stand that. There is
something in a man which demands
that a woman respect him and ad'
mire him and look up to him. He
can't endure being just a human joke
to her, especially if he is her hus-
band. That is why men are not only
able to endure, but even to cherish
and admire women who have no
funny bone, and who have to have
a humorous story d;agramed and
explained to them in words of one
syllable.
Therefore, my dear" continued
the older woman, remember that wit
was never intended for home con-
sumption. 1t is strictly company
dish. Never indulge in any bright
comebacks to your husband. Swal-
low the sarcastic speeches that rise
to your lips even though they choke
you, and, above all, never yield to the
temptation to tell q funny story OF
which your lord and master is the
hero.
Laugh with your husband, but
| never at him. So shall he enjoy your
from torturer who flee from you as
from torturer who is likely to skin
him alive for the amusement of a
guffawing crowd.
"a woman's weapon is her ton
que. She can use it to hurt her hus-
band and drive him away from her,
or she can sing with it a siren song
that will bind him to her foreverI'
| Copyright, 1889
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@Io23 REPUBLIC SrhD
Taxes

Taxes
Doth not your master pay tributel
Matt. 1924. ..-
The question of taxes is one
that comes home, In Daniel Web ?
ster's phrase, to our business
and bosoms."
Thoreau went to Jail rather
than pay tax which he thought
unjust.
Jesus Christ cheerfully paid
tribute to a government which
he neither loved nor approved.
OF the two examples 1 prefer
that of Christ.
Certainly under democracy it
is unreasonable to refuse, and
dishonest to evade, taxation.
If you do not like the system,
you can vote against it.
That is your lawful weapon OK
resistance.
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I will send more OF my recipes. Wonder
what has become of L. II. F., Of Jack
Miss HELEN D. swINK.
Fee Dee, n. C.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: Just wonder
II any of you cousins will remember me? 1
wrote to the Letter Box about three years
ago and received lots Of nice letters from the
cousins. Well, aunte and cousins, what
are you all doing this cool Wednesday after
noon? / sitting by the fire reading
good story. The name of it is ''Set in Dia
monds." How many of you cousins enjoy
reading? surely do. If any Of you cOus-
ms at Homer, S. c., sees this write me for
[ visited my sister down near there last
winter and attended the revival meeting at
Oakland, held by Rev. Ed Caldwell of Dill
Ion, S. c. He surely is a good preacher.
Who has my birthday January IS? l am
eighteen years cid. If any of you cousins
wish to write to me. do so. With lots of
love to Aunt Julia and cousins. Your old
cousin. GRACE BLACK,
Sanford. n. c., Route 1, BOX 70.
Dear Aunt Julia: I am new reader of
the Tri-Weeky Journal and like it fine, es
pecially the Letter Box. | always look for
Halifax county. so will venture to write, al
though I'm afraid Mr.. Wastebasket will
get mine. l enjoy reading the cousins let
ters very much. live away out in the coun-
Roanoke Rapids. If any one cares to know
blue-eyed, curlyhaired girl, write to me,
will try and answer some Of the letters l re-
ceive. Hoping to see this in print, new
cousin, Miss FANNIE FAUCETTE.
Thelma, n. c., r. f. d. J. Box 90.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Ny broth
or takes The Journal and l have been think
ing for quite a time that l would like TO
join your happy band. l like to read the
letters, especially those that describe the
country and those that takes up some inter
estng subject. Powder and paint. bobbed
hair, so forth. I think bobbed hair looks
pretty on most young girls and it is so easy
to keep the hair well cared for when it is
short And l think the boy who said q
freshly painted house looked better than a
weather beaten one, was right. have just
been reading in a paper about cigarette
smoking. L hope it is not SO bad as the
paper stated; but l do think cigarette smok-
ing is bad habit to take UP and that boys
that smoke will fall behind in school work.
My sister says to say they will fall behind
in life work too. l wonder how many of
the cousins can typewrte. My sister has
a typewriter and ! have been practcing on
it, but can not go fast like she can. l would
be glad to get letters from the cousins. Your
new cousin,
ROSELLA HARDEE.
ThonOtosassa, Fla.
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A BEDTIME STORY
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS

long. long time to Boxer she seemed
to make up her mind that all was
we'll She dropped down on all four
feet. turned and made a funny ut
tie sound at the entrance under the
old windfall.
At once a funny little face ap-
reared there. Then out came cup'
a cub so small that Boxer couldn I
believe he himself had ever been as
small as that. Hardly was this one
out when another appeared. Neither
one was very much bigger than
Peter Rabbit.
at knew there were two, mutter'
ed Boxer to himself.
Mother Bear touched them gently
with her nose. Even at. that dis
lance Boxer could see that she was
very proud of them. Then she
turned again to the entrance and
once more made the funny little
sound. A second later Boxer nearly
fell from his perch with surprise.
Out of that entrance came another
baby Bear just a wee bit smaller
than the other two! Mother Scar
had triplets! Yes, sir, Mother Bear
had triplets.
Copyright. 1928, by T. w. Burgess)
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sister in-law told me to take the Veg
etable Compound when began to
have the same old dreadful sickness
and headaches and was so worn out.
Since then I have only had two
headaches, had a good appetite and
scarcely lost a meal. I have fine,
healthy baby girl who has never had
a sick day. The incest part is that /
am healthy, too. 1t did me a lot of
good, and If I should ever have another
baby ! will take your medicine at
once. MRS. BESSIE WARD, 1927
Park Avenue, Springfield, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is an excellent medicine
for expectant mothers, and should be
taken during the entire period. 1t
has a general effect to strengthen
and tone up the entire system.
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that way and the other way
he had no trouble in getting UP high
enough to look down on that old
windfall Somehow he expected it to
look different. He didn't know why,
but he did. Of course, it didn't look
different. 1t looked jus tthe same as
it always had.
All was quiet there. For a long
time there wasn't a. sign of life
around it. Boxer wondered if Mother
Bear was at home He wondered how
big those babies were. He was sure
there were two, for he had heard
two cries that morning when he had
discovered that there were babies
in the old home.
For a long time Boxer kept his
perch up in that big hemlock tree.
At last he began to grow tired. He
had Just about made up his mind
to climb down when he saw his
mother look out of the entrance un-
der the old windfall. Boxer held his
breath and waited. In a few mo-
ments Mother Bear came out. She
sat up an looked this way, and that
way, and the other way, and held
her nose out so as to catch every
scent the Merry Little Breezes
might bring. After what seemed a
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
Two Killed; Three Hurt
In Crossing Smash

REIDSVILLE, N. c., May 3d.
James Pillow, aged IA years. and his
sister, Birdie Pillow, aged 16 years,
son and daughter of John Pillow,
of this section. were killed; John Pill
low, the father, so critically in
jured that he may die. and his fa'
ther, L. c. Pillow, probably fatally
injured, while Mrs. Thomas Mitchell,
aged %, was seriously ''urt about
o'clock last night when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
was struck by Southern Railway
passenger train number 35 just
outside of Reidsville.
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Mother Bear.
Boxer, the young Bear who had
been sent out into the Great World
to make his living, knew that the
wisest thing for him to do would be
to keep as far away As possible from
the old home where Mother Bear
still lived. But having discovered
that there were new babies in that
old home, and as a result having
grown sulky and jealous, he some
how couldn't keep away from that
mart of the Green Forest. He didn't
dare go very near the old home be-
cause he was afraid of Mother Bear.
But he spent much time hanging
around as near as he dared go. You
see he couldn't forget those new
babies. He wanted to see them and
he didn't want to see them. He was
so jealous that the very thought OF
them made him ugly.
Then one morning a great idea
came to him. He didn't dare go near
enough to that windfall on the
ground to see it, but he might climb
a tall tree and see it from there. He
knew just the tree. 1t was a big
hemlock tree. He could climb up
among the upper branches and look
right down on that old windfall
where Mother Bear and the new
babies lived 1t wasn't likely that he
would be seen up among the branch
es of thta big hemlock tree. He
would be quite safe up there.
So straight over to the big hem
lock tree Boxer shuffled, and up he
climbed. 1t was an easy climb for
such a good climber as Boxer, and
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riage is about to
go on the rocks.
John has ceased
to care for me.
AS you know,
when we were
married t h r e e
J ears ago, he
was wildly in
love with me,
and never could
get enough of
my society. Now
he avoids me,
and never wants
to go out any
where with me,
an d [ don't
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SpI0IIuIu AllCuASlAAO
for me before my
fourth child was
born. With the
first three / had
been sick and
weak, andhad sick
headaches twice a
week. / couldn't
keep enough food
down to do me any
good, and my work
was left undone
MANY a time. MY
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$500 Persons Laundry
Is Damaued bV Flames

ROANOKE, Va, May S0.-Laundry
belonging to more than $500 persons
was damaged by fire early today in
the plant Of the Ideal Steam Laun-
dry here. Company officials placed
the total loss at $4,000. The origin
of the blaze has not been deter
mined
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That Bjq Toe Joint

NEW YORK.-Orthopa sur
geons report foot trouble rapidly in.
creasing among women because
high-heeled. narrow shoes throw too
much weight on the big toe joint,
causing it to stiffen.
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MUST NOT be included in letters Tor
Aunt Julia's Letter Box. The ques-
tions must be sent separately and
must be addressed to Aunt Julia's
Question Box, The Atlanta Tri~Week-
ly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Folks: Such a splendid, nail
saving suggestion has come to me
that L want to pass it right along
to you.
M mother once said: You can't
have pretty hands and pretty flow
ers." OF course she meant we peo-
pie who do "our own digging" and
there's a truth in her saying that
we will all agree to, but friend
has given me this suggestion that
will at least save us the CRIME under
our nails.
Before starting the 'hand work.
in your garden, dig your nails into
a piece of soft kitchen soap. The
turpentine in the soap is good for
your skin, and the soap packed
we'll under the nails prevents the
filling up with disagreeable, stain
ing dirt. When you are through
Withiyour digging, wedding or plant
ing just scrub your nails. The
soap of course dissolves easily and
your nails are nice and clean.
Cordially,
AUNT JULIA.
Ethel: Gents" is a vulgarism
and refined people never use it in
place of gentlemen.
Laura: Answering a person who
has spent the day with you and
expresses pleasure at having been
with you, a gracious reply would
be, Thank you; it has certainly
been my pleasure to have you with
me-" To some one who has dined
with you and expresses appreciation
of the meal you could properly re-
ply that q housekeeper always APP
preciates the compliment of a meal
enjoyed, or that you were delighted
that he or she had broken bread
with you.
Beauty Spot: My dear girl, can't
you realize that your face is much
more attractive as the Lord made
it than with court plaster patches
of horses, cats, etc, decorating it?
There was fad for this fashion,
but I believe with the better peo-
pie it never really lived, at any rate
it is dead now.
Alfred: AS you live some dis
lance from the girl you wish to
see, it would be advisable for you
to always write her a note before
you make the trip and ask her if
she is going to have an engagement
the evening you wish to be in town.
Surely it is not her fault if you
have not notified her of your in
tended visit and you find upon your
arrival in town that she has as you
say, another date" Just take it
to yourself; suppose some boy came
to your home town to visit and q
girl broke. an engagement with you
to see him, how would you feel?
Mary: Thin blouses are not worn
as much as last season. Crepe de
chine, figured satin and the heavier
crepes seem more popular.
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TO EXPECTANT
MOTHERS
A Letter from Mrs. Ward Tells
How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Helped Her
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIII

Springfield, Ohio. Lydia E. Pink
ham Vegetable Compound proved
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ny DOROTHY DIX

"T,augh with Your Husband-Never
at Him.: Sane Advice to Women
Who Possess Gifts of Epigram
and Mimicry.
A BEWILDERED young wom'
II an went to an older woman
and said:
"I've come to ask you what Is the
matter with John and me. Our mar
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02

Dear Children:
L wonder if you will do something
for me?
In a few weeks the Fourth of
July will be here. I want you to
do your bit towards making it a
"saner Fourth"
Many small places have meet
ings on that day. If one is held in
your community. won't you try to
have a group of young people sing
patriotic songs?
If no meeting is scheduled, won't
you try to have a patriotic meeting
on your own account? If you go
on a picnic can't you have part Of
Your program patriotic?
Write me what you plan to do.
Possibly it will help another group
of young people to plan their day.
Lovingly,
ATTNT JTTTTA
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Lexington, N. c., Route 6, Box 12o.

Dear Auntie and Cousins: Please admit
west Florida girl into your happy circle. l
have been a silent reader of the Letter Box
ting so interesting, ] just can't stay away
any longer. l am Washington county
school teacher. ] am very fond Of children
ana there Is nothing I like better than
working to develop their young minds or
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Oh, don't
leave now for it's only Georgia Cracker
asking for admittance. l have written once
but was not admitted and it seems L can't
resist the temptation any longer. Cousins,
I think there is joy in every things heart.
Tn. dark, gloomy days Of winter are over
now and the rays Of sunshine and beauties
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THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
~Help for the Helpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
Rules

No unsigned letters printed.
No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
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Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonIer
If you will admit little girl from the state
Of North Carolina into your happy band OF
boys and girls. AS this is my first attempt
to write, won't take up much space. How
do you like to milk cows? | like to milk
cows when they don't kick. My father sells
milk and my sister and myself have to milk
most of the cows sometimes, and the other
evening we went to milk and we have COW
which kicks sometimes. and we had all the
others milked, and l forgot all about her
being a kicker, so I fed her and sat down
to milk her, and the first thing knew I
was sitting there on the ground almost I'M
conscious OF myself. The COW had kicked
me and had spilled milk all over my face.
But l don't reckon she'll get a chance to
kick me any more. If any Of You cousins
want to correspond with a twelve-year-old
girl, my address is
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Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit little girl from the dear old state
boys and girls? Please move over and give
me seat by Aunt Julia, as it is raining
here tonight. I think the letters are surely
fine. ], like most Of the cousins, live OH a
farm. and like it fine. For pastime I read
and work with flowers, How many of you
like flowers? l surely do. We have sew
eral varieties. My favorite flowers are
geranums and roses. l have three brothers
and three sisters, one brother and one sister
married. I will not describe myself: 1 will
only say my age is between fifteen and
twenty. Who has my birthday, May 10?
l will 90 now, as Aunt Julia says not to
stay very long. All of you cousins write to
a little North Carolina girl. new cousinS
GENEVA HEDRICK.
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80
THE QUESTION BOX
FOR EVERYBODY

Rules
1. All questions must have full
names and addresses signed. 1t it
is desired that names do not appear
in the paper, add your initials or
some chosen name in addition to
your full name.
.. All questions must be written
on ONE SIDE OF the paper only.
3. No legal or medical advice can
be given, either in the Question Cox
or by personal letter.
4. ALI letters requiring personal
reply MUST inclose stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope.
S. Letters for the Question Box
MUST NOT be included in letters for
Aunt Julia's Letter Box. The ques-
tions must be sent separately and
must be addressed to Aunt Julia S
Question Box, The Atlanta Tri-Week-
~ Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
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AUINT julius COUNCIL
Friendly Meeting for All TrWeey Journal Readers

helping some one. Should anyone desire to
correspond with me. I'd be perfectly de-
lighted. Best wishes for all.
MRS. ETHEL GRIMES.
DOnalSonviI1e Ca
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Boxer Sees His New Relations

For jealousy there is no use,
And for it there is no excuse.
Mother Bear.
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Copyright, 1923, by T. w. Burgess
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I will send more OF my recipes. Wonder
what has become of l.. II. F., Of Jack
sonville, n. c.?
MISS HELEN D. SWINK.
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"And we are especially sensitive to
ridicule from those we love, because
we hope that, somehow, their az
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-21
DOG CAUSES
HIM TROUBLE

s. Parker. az. manufacturer
was so annoyed by the barking OF
dog that he threatened 10 shoe,
both the dog and It's owner. accord.
Ing TO Captain l.. l.. Hedges. Mon.
day.
The landlord OF hotel at Eighth
ave. s. and Weller ST. awoke TO
find note pinned TO his door. In
broad black letters the missiye
stated. keep that d. dog from
bowling or both It and YOU will be
shots' The note was signed with a
skull and crossboncs.
Ridden with fear Of an unknown
terror. the landlord rushed to police
headquarters and told his story to
Capt. Hedges. Parker was immedi.
atcly arrested. and. according to
Hedges, admitted that he had writ.
ten the note
II couldn't stand Il. cap'n," Par.
ker told Hedges: that blankcty
blank brute howlcd all night and
deep was impossible. II sounded
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-21
CAN FILL DEMAND
FOR ANY WORK

a. Il. Mccabc. head Of the en-.
ployment division. of the Veterans
bureau. Is cndcayoring 70 find jobs
for the men as they complete their
courses and declares he can fill any
demand made upon him.
Since the war 1900 men have been
rehabilitatcd in the 18th district. and
this summer will find 500 moro men
In Seattle ready TO again assume
their share OF tho worlds RESPONSE.
bilitics.
Mccabe asks Seattle employers
and others in this vicinity TO advise
him OF their needs and whether they
want hair dressers or piano tuners,
he will supply the man.
incidentally, Enslcy. aside from
mastering the art OF hn'r culture. is
learning much OF Fronch history.
Asked yesterday who the three
greatest Frenchmen were, he re.
sponded unwayerinsly, "Foch. Glenn.
enccau and
Marcel"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-21

CTUART r. ENsLEY. former Ida.
- no wheat rancncr and veteran
of tho Rainbow division. is several
wavc lengths ahead u other dis
abied veterans taking vocational
training under the federal govern.
ment.
lie II riding to rehabilitation on
tho crest Of marcel wave.
He has found where the oil II
thickcst on the troubled waves. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-21

like II was in misery and decided
TO execute IT ut the first opportun.
lily. I'm a nervous wreck anyway
You'll get a good, long rest in
n place where dogs are unknown II
you keep on writing letters like
that" Hedges told him. Parker was
released. TO find another rooming
house where dogs howIeth not.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-21

II secure In tho knowledge that no
combcr will break thru upon him
for no Is one Of them.
Ensley Is ,axing q course in hair
dressing and beauty culture in q
shop at us Pine vt. He has forsak'
en- the pillow for tho curling iron
and tho bayonet for the course
toothed comb.
No longer does he braid the tails
Of his farm horses In wet weather
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-21
Nicky Arnstein's
Writ Is Approved

WASHINGTON. May 2i.--The su.
preme court today upheld the ac.
ton OF the Now York district court
in issuing writ OF habeas corpus
which some months ago freed Jules
w tNiclty) Arnstein from Jail in
connection with bankruptcy pro.
ceedings.