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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
OUIPS AND>QUIDDlTIES>

Mrs Barnett had the reputation of being
very keen on making bargains. When she
was seen approaching the salesman knew
that he might just as well bring out his best
goods at once, for it was useless to offer her
anything but the best
Accordingly, the poultry dealer was very
much surprised one day when she entered his
shop and said, in businesslike tones:
please pick me ought half dozen tough
chickens
The man looked surprised but did as she
asked, selecting them from IL birds dis
played on the counter.
care these all the tough ones you have?"
she asked.
eyes, ma'am; these are ALL was the reply.
"Then send the other six home to me at
once" said Mrs. Barnett
The hired man was tinkering around the
farmyard. The patent churn man gave him
cheap cigar and asked him how things
we're coming along.
Different times" growled the hired man,
different times"
man.
Il used to enjoy giving an apple to a
horse"
"And now?"
''Well. [ suppose the tractor is glad to see
the oil can, but it never whinnles with Joy.
After inspecting the prison thoroughly the
visitors paused for glance at the grounds.
On the lawn a convict was engaged IN rak-
ing flower beds. Now and then he looked
about him furtively.
'Who is that mani" they asked.
''He is a trusty,' it was explained.
"Do you allow him to be at larger" asked
the visitors.
Gust around the grounds" said the guard.
"But aren't you afraid he'll run away?"-
mot at all. He's here for bigamy. He
doesn't feel safe out of jail"
They met by accident in bank and be
fore long were exchanging loud words. Evil
IDENTIFY there was an old grudge between
them.
"You looked down on me when was
DOOR" bawled one To-day I can write my
check for million"
He wrote a check for million.
"Now I'll show you what I think OF mil
lion dollars
And he tore the check up.
A meek-looking little man, with bandage
around his head, black eye, and sundry
scratches on his face. walked into the news
paper office.
''You have some professional humorists
among your compositors?" he asked the ed
itor.
The editor gave MIN a surprised look
do you read your own paper?" the little
man continued.
Sometimes"
''Did you read my poem in your last fssue?'
"Well, I'm afraid 1 didn't the editor had
to admit.
| II thought not In that poem I put a line
that read I love you better than my life. "
"Quite so; a very neat line
'"Well, one of your compositors put it, =
love you better than my wife I'm married
man, and my wife read it, Now, look at my
facet!
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26

and 1 am now sending my renewal. l enjoy
reading The Tri-Weekly Journal very much"
Della G. Hale, Experiment, Ga, writec:
after being subscribed for The Tri-Weekly
Journal for twelve years have been with
out it for about four months land have been
so lonely without that I am forced to renew
Please start it just as soon as you can. 1t
will always hereafter have place in my
home"
w. A. Rogers, Corley Ark, writes: II am
Georgian and was a member of Company B,
Second Georgia battalion, Macon Volunteers;
was in every important battle in Virginia;
wounded at Gettysburg, surrendered at Apo
mattox. l have been reading The Journal or
thirty-one years. and can't do without 1t. MY
wife and have lived together ffty-six years
am past eighty and still love Georgia and
The Tri-weekly Journal. 1 am sending 81
for my renewal"
J. L. Barnes, Galliver. Fla, writes: "The
Tri-Weekly Journal is strictly fine"
IL. Hewitt, Columbia, Fla, writes; II miss
The Tri-Weekly Journal so much that can
not get along without 1t. So please start II
on"
L. E. Teal ,Bowdon, Ga, writes: my time
for The Tri-Weekly Journal is nearly up and
can't think of letting it stop. I am salts
fed subscriber and think The Journal far ex-
cells the other papers"
Jeff Williams, Route I, Waverly, Ala.
writes: 81 like your paper and really don't
think l can do without it."
Jimmie Vines, Route 6, Box SO, Greenwood,
S. c., writes: II have decided I would renew
my subscription as I have missed The Tri-
Weekly Journal so much"
Miss Iona Traggart, Route 4, Box 70, Con-
cord, n c., writes: II congratulate you on
your paper, which has no equal. think more
of The Tri-Weekly Journal than any paper |
take I appreciate reading it so much and
think the Sunday school lessons are just fine.
I will always speak good word for your pa
per-"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
SHAKESPEARE SAYS

How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this
bank!
Here will ne sit, and let the sounds Of
music
Creep in our ears; soft stiffness and the
night
Become the touches of sweet harmony.
Sit, JeSsica Look how the floor Of heaven
Is thick inlaid With patineS of bright gold.
There's not the smallest orb which thou be-
holdst
But in his motion like an angel sings,
Still curing to the young-eyed .cheru6ins
Such harmony is in immortal souls;
But whiISt this muddy gesture of decay
Doth grossly close it in, ne cannot hea'
The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet
sounds,
Is fit for treasons strdtdgems and spoiIS;
The motions of his spirit are as dull as
night,
And his affections dark as ErebuS:
Let no such man be trnsted--Mark the
music!-Merchant Of Venice 81.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
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 he is deter
mined to win her love and on their hon
eymoon they are swept irresistibly to-
sether. But, having won her heart,
Steele begins to think about Anne's
past, and to wonder about her secret
They return home, and on certain occa-
sions, Anne disappears and says nothing
about where she has been. Finally she
is gone overnight, and when she re-
turns refuses to talk about her absence.
She admits, however, that Steele has a
right to know, and offers to go away
His love for her is so great that he can
not contemplate this and there is a re-
Cancellation of sorts.-Now go ON with
the story.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
DREAMS
BY BERTON BRALEY

"a n UGH time and toll I've given for
MI The things that 1 have striven for,
~ My car, my clothes, the little
cash I own;
Possessions not imperial
But solid and material,
Which give to life a certain dulcet
tone.
I like to have and use them all
And yet if l should lose them all
Still [ could smile and watch my
wealth depart;
Let worldly chattels stray from me,
But, fate, don't take away from me
The little dreams deep hidden in my
heart!
Oh. povertys no joke at all,
I don't like being broke at all,
I'm very fond of comfort and Of ease;
l dread their loss most fearfully,
Yet l could bear it cheerfully
And start again to earn them by de-
grees;
Life's pretty. bleak and bare withal
To one who lacks the wherewithaI,
1 know because I've often made the
test;
But not a wall you'll catch from me
If fortune doesn't snatch from me-
Copyright, 1929
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
QUIX

@. When does the human skull stop grow"
ing? M. Y
A. A brain specialist says that the skull
increases in size until person reaches forty
years of age. However, it does not necessarily
increase as the brain increases.
O. What city is situated on two conti-
nents? G. OBJ.
A. Constantinople is the only city that can
claim to be situated on two continents, Eu-
rope and Asia.
@. Can rats and mice live without waterf
A. M P.
A. They can live no longer without water
than the average animal. They have no ca"
pacity for carrying water such as a few AMI
mails possess.
A. Il Il why are Boston terriers 50 '@lisu' =
A. This breed of dog originated in Boston
in 1870 and is so named on this account.
@: How many men are employed by Henry
Fords plants? f. h.
A. The Ford Motor company says that
about 95 900 or $4,000 men are employed
Approximately 81 900 men work at the High
land Park plant; $4,000 at the~River Rouge
plant, and the rest at the Lincoln plant, and
two or three small subsidiaries.
@. How much chewing gum is sold during
a year? NJ A. S.
A. Figures show production rather than
consumption. In 1921, the value of chewing
gum manufactured was $3S, S65,OO0.
O. What is used to flavor tobacco? E. E. K.
A. Tobacco is uaVOr0u ny uApptHS LILO
leaves into a receptacle containing the sauce
used for favoring. This liquid is also the re-
suit of experiments by the manufacturer
some using one formula and some another:
Licorice paste, cane sugar, maple sugar ana
molasses are among the ingredients most COM
monty used. r.
@. How many newspapers and magazines
did Lord NorthcIiffe publish? G. K.
A. Altogether Lord NOrthcliffe published
more than one hundred different publications.
@. Who is the little boy. who has trained
his dog to howl in time with his brothers
saXophone?
A. Alfred Brandt, Jr., of Indianapolis, has
trained the family pet, clash to perform
in perfect time with the playing of Norman
his five-year-old brother
@. Is there any girl in the United States
who is heiress to million dollars a month?
A. Yes, Miss Abby Rockefeller, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, is part
heiress to such a fortune Her fathers in
come from his oil stocks alone is a million
month?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
MY FAVORITE STORY
BY IRWIN COBB

At Camp Wadsworth, in South Carolina, in
the early stages of our participation in the
war; trainload of raw recruits arrived one
day. Within twenty-four hours after their ar
rival one of them, patriotic but gourd-green
youth from the mountains of Alabama, above
Birmingham, found himself in guard duty.
Along toward a. m. the new sentry heard
footsteps in the darkness. He uttered the
challenge in the language which a sergeant
had laboriously drilled into him.
HALT" he cried. "Who goes there?"
Back came the answer:
"Offcer of the day."
eco on, DO! Beat it while the beatin is
good. and quit your kiddin'," was the aston
ishing retort "Whut the hell would an Of
ficer of the day be doin' out this time of
night?"
Copyright, 1929
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Never judge the beans by the size of ths
pod.
When you do a man favor do 1t his way Ii
you would please him.
Love makes woman believe lot Of things
that she knows are not true.
The average man includes his cigar bills in
the cost of supporting his family.
When people get divorce the real reason
doesn't always show en- the surface.
Most people have things that money won {
buy-because nobody would have them.
The bark Of the average dog is much worse
than his bite; the bark is usually kept up all
night
The average woman will forgive man any
thing except his having let her make fool OF
him, and he often forgives that.
The telephone girls gets more earrings than
finger rings. sasaasszs
=sYEgS 5H2E
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
Just Among Ourselves

w. PARKER, of Highland, Fla, who
says he Is a bright young fellow of
three-score years and ten (come
next July 10) writes us very pleasant and
entertaining letter of criticism.
Master Parker wants to know why 1t is that
he sometimes reads the same article in two
issues of our paper.
That's easy.
In order to get our readers the benefit of
the very latest news, we divide our press run
on Mondays, Wednesday and Friday into two
parts. We start at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing and print all the papers we need to catch
the early trains to get the paper to the more
remote subscribers. When we have printed
the number of papers necessary to catch these
early trains, we stop and wait till 430 in the
afternoon. We put in this later edition all
the very important news that we have OBJ
tanned since $50 o'clock in the morning.
That's plain enough. But, in order to give.
all the news to our subscribers whose papers
go out on the early trains, we have to put that
late news into the paper we print early on the
next publication day, and we take it out in
the afternoon and put new importan news in.
See? 1t is perfectly simple.
But how did Mr.. Parker happen to get
different editions on two days? Why it was
like this:
Living in Florida, he normally gets what
we call the "late rum" that is, the paper
printed in the afternoon. But one day, the
addressing machine failed to address his pa
per properly, and 1t had to be done over again
later. And one of the earlier papers instead
of one of the late papers was by mistake used
for the purpose.
Young Mr.. Parker also wants to know why
an article in which he was interested the 9TH
er day was not concluded logically, but broke
off into a piece about the Atlanta baseball
club.
The answer is that printers are human.
Sometimes editors are not willing to admit
that they are, but really they are human and
make mistakes. In the case in question the
mixed up the type of two different articles.
Fortunately, the errors we make are COM
paratively few. When the editor looks over
the days mail from his patrons and sees let
ters without signatures; letters intended for
other concerns; orders without remittances;
mistakes in amounts of money, and all that
sort of thing, he oftens wonders that the
newspapers do as well as they do.
We had little item in Alabama news the
other day telling how Sam Cristwel, of Low
err Peachtree, is the champion hawk killer of
his neighborhood. ]. A. Lambert, of Glenn
Ga, wants Mr.. Cristwell's address; says he is
the champion in his county, having killed
twenty-three last year, and wants to write to
Mr. Cristwell for one of his calls, Address
Mr.. CristwelI at Lower Peachtree, Ala. He
will probably get the letter.
]. W. Fairchild, Paron, Ark, writes: 81
am well pleased with The Tri-Weekly Jour
nal The price is very low
Mrs. j. T. Glenn, Route 1, Ashville, Ala.
writes: 81 am an old subscriber to The Tri
Weekly Journal and don't see how could d.
without it,
J. NJ. Riddle, Anatone, N. c., writes: ."
am very sorry let my subscription run out
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
OUIPS AND QUIDDIT1ES

Some ladies had organized political club
and it was then suggested that they seIecL an
emblem of some appropriate nature. This
seemed a good idea, and there was debate
as to what might be attractive and distinctive
Madam Secretary finally recommended that
they adopt a miniature cut of the venus OF
Milo. that weII-known beauty without any
arms
won't do at ALL" declared Nine: Presi-
dent. "Some alleged humorist will immedi-
ately start the report that we are going to
adopt hands-off policy"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask
of God, that gipeth to all men literally,
and upbraideth not; and it shall be gipen
him. But let him ask in faith, nothing
wapering. For he that rpapereth is like a
wave of the sea, driven with the mind and
tossed For let not that man think that
he shall receibe anything of the Lord
IaHeS TO-. saasaa. ISL aalsl eaa .a1sse ~
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
MUSINGS OF ABE MARTIN

Upton Bud has got joke on his wife
She thinks he's losin his hearin'. It's mighty
fine t. be satisfied with yourself if you kin
walk without shown it.
Copyright National Newspaper Service,)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
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LITTLE MISS FIXIT

If anything is wrong in the service you
are due to get from The Tri-Weekly Jour-
nal. let us know. Send letter or postcard
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to Little Miss FiXit, VINO
will quickly and cheer
fully see that things are
made right.
We want every sub
scriber to get his Tri-~
Weekly Journal regular
ly and punctually. We
want all of them to re-
ceive what they haze
paid for. And if you
are not getting that
write it to Little Miss
FiXit.
We want only salts
fed subscribers. A
percentage of
errors are unavoidable,
rrect them quickly.
e MISS FIXIT,
EY-I-I--
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-06
BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY G. 1923
CLEAN HANDLING OF THE PIGSKIN
 IS AN ESSENTIAL.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Herbert Reed says there will be brought before 1hc next meeting of the fC Cotball rules committee a suggestion that the pen alty for fumbles, not a rules pen atty, but penalty Imposed by the conditions of play, is too heavy. Un- der the modern conditions of play there must be great deal of free
 dom in handling the ball: there must be the willingness to hand it around and a desire to go in for the passing game even more than has been the case most of the season. It must be remembered that the men who work with the pass. who must catch kicks. who in a wo'd, do mcst of the ball handling, are after all just youngsters who are goins to col lege presumably for other purposes than footfall, and who therete 70, can hardly be blamed for feeding that an entire college career need not hang on clean handling of the ball.
 Old-timers will maintain that the clean handling of the "oblate sphe- roid' is about ten-tenths of the game and that any easing up in the regu- lations is a fatal blow to fundamen- tai football. There was man at Harvard named Brewer who never dropped a kick in any game, impor- tdIt Or otherwise, ana there were other fine backs on other elevens who made the same record. They were playing fundamental football in those days, and of course, no one should ever let go of kick. But at that time they were playing in in- closures not troubled with the com plicated air currents that exist to- day If the colleges keep cn building them nigh enough, and sinking them deep enough, the kicking game will
 be less of a problem for the back who has to face it, and he will be able to work with or against what Dr.
 Bull of Yale calls a true wind"
 Even under such circumstances. however, kicks will be dropped. and 1t may be that one dropped kick will cost the game. It may be that the very man who is working out the generalship that leads to victory will be guilty of the fatal tumble. in which case all the other good work that he has done is gone-the se-
 lection Of plays, the diagnosis of the | opposi~ defense. the choice between deception and power-is set down as just so much waste.
 The burden on the man running the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-06
IMPORTS FUR 1872 T0 SHOW |NCREA EASE DIRECTOR ASSERTS
Trade With Foreign Nations Nears Balance, Klein De- clares in Survey of
 Situation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Imports for 1922 probably will show an in- crease of about s4O0, 900, 900 over 1921. pr. Julius Klein, director of the bu- reau of foreign and domestic com merce, reported today on the basis of statistics for the first nine months of the year. The value of exports for 1922, he estimated, would be S700. 100000 below the exports of 1921.
 The falling off in exports pr. Klein said. was more pronounced in the case of raw foodstuffs and manu- factures than in prepared foodstuffs and semi manufactures. He traced the decline in value to large ex- tent to the change in the price level. This was indicated, he said, by a comparison on a, quantitative basis On the basis of these statistics, pr. Klein estimated that the years fla vorable trade balance would be re duced from nearly S2.000. 000.000 in 1921 to s750, ,00O, 900 in 1922. The di- rector said that from the tendencies shown in last years foreign trade, the American trade balance here after would be more in harmony with the country's international economic
 
 dencies Indicated in the foreign trade figures thus far available for 1922. he outlined as follows:
 "A strong movement toward a more normal balance of trade; ex- ports have been recently decidedly increasing: Asia is taking more prominent place in the whole picture, especially as market for our ex- ports and also as an increasingly im- portant contributor to our imports; American purchases abroad seem to be more and more predominantly raw material and basic modities for further use in manufactures"
 The director called attention to the general trend of purchases of so- called tropical materials which now constitute approximately one-half of America's foreign purchases. Before the war this character of commodi- ties made up approximately one-third of the American impOrtS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-06
WHALES EXIT |NCT IN TEN YEARS UNLESS HAL I IS CALLED ]
Profits From Whale Fishing Are Enormous and Attract
 Many to Industry

LONDON, Jan. 5. - If the kill ing of whales continues at the pres ent rate they will be eXterminated before another decade, is the warn- ing given by Sir Sidney F. Harmer, F. R. &, director of the natural his tory department of the British mu- scum. Recent investigation carried out in the whaling areas has revealed this alarming condition, he says.
 The whaling industry has survived since the time of Alfred. the, Great, despite the fact that there has never been year known when scores Of boats did not leave the ports of Eng land. France, Spain and Scandinavia to hunt the sea animals, Sir Sidney declared in recent address in which the urged legislation against further hunting of whales.
 The Greenland variety of the whale is already thought to be extinct, and the hunting of the last few years has been confined almost entirely to the southern seas
 The profits derived from the kill ing of these cataceans are enormous and they increase yearly as the re- tail price of the tail and bone ln- creases. A fair sized whale has ton of whalebone in it's mouth, which alone is worth $1o.OO0. It also pro duced about 30 tons of oil worth about S100 a ton. In the season Of 1915-1916 the oil production from Antarctic whaling station was 654,- GOO barrels, or about 94,000 tons.
 During the war this oil was recog- nized as of vital importance in tn manufacture of notro- -glycerine. It Is now used in the making of soap;
 The principal whales caught today are species of rorquals, or fin. whales; the blue whale and the sperm whale. The latter, the hunt ing of which is principally confined, to Americans, not only give sperm oil. but often contain ambergris, which is sold at s20 an ounce and used in the perfumery trade. The o. used for iubricating the wheels of watches comes from the dolphin, and is the finest oil known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-06
HIGI TEAM FUR NfSHES UPSET TO BEAT BAPTISTS
League Leaders E all Before Second Division Club,
 Score 11-10

North Highlands Methodists pulled the biggest upset of the Sunday School basketball league season Fri day night by walloping the south side Baptists, Il to 10, in one Of the most thrilling and exciting games ever played on the Y. M. C. A. court. Other results follow:
 First Methodists 43, St. Johns l.
 Fifth Avenue Preds 24. Handley Memorial II.
 Friday nights games were the first in two weeks, as there was no meet ing of the league last Friday, due to the Holidays.