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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23
(MIss) MAMIE COCHRAN.
Winfield Route

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have Just
learned of you and your address, and, as l
understand you are operating correspond
ence bureau for anyone who would like to
correspond with some else. [ am a
sailor on board the U. S. steamship Penn
sylvania - and, as might be expected of a
sailor far from home, l am rather lonesome.
l am ) feet inches tall, have dark brown
hair and eyes, weigh about 145 pounds. My
home is in Louisville, KY, but at present
my ship is in San Pedro, Cal. 1 am doing
yeoman work in the flag office on board
the ship. My duties are those Of writing
up and routing around of all dispatches ad
dressed to the ship.
I will greatly appreciate hearing from
any one of your correspondents, and shall
also enjoy answering any letters l might
receive. l would like to correspond with
some cousin between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-one. l am twenty years Of
age, but, in my opinion, a few years either
way make little difference. If you or any
of your correspondents should care to write
me letter l will try to supply any further
information you might ask for. Hoping to
be favored with an early reply from some
one | am sincerely,
COCKRITT
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23

A. L. B.: I have asked a book con-
Germ to write you regarding the book
you wish.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23

Hello, Everybody: Wonder If you will
admit another Georgia boy into your happy
band of cousins? | live on a farm and like
it fine. | want to say few words about
music. What wonderful power music has.
1t will force the soul to bow down and wor-
ship, it wrings alteration from it, and COM
pels the heart to yield its treasures of love.
Music is the greatest love maker known. 1t
touches the heart in way that words which
are spoken can not. Music sweetens the cup
Of bitterness, softens the hand of want.
lightens the burden of life and makes the
soul cheerful. The writer says, at is pos
sible that at times song is as good as
prayer" Music is healthfu. There is no
better cure for bad humor, and no medicine
more pleasant to take. We can think Of
nothing more genial and heart warming
than to hear the whole family Joining in
song. Music can be acted as well as sung.
The heart may make music when the lips are
dumb. The world needs music Our lives
would not be happy without it. We could
not forget our troubles so easily sometimes
IL it were not for music. So let us now
realize what benefit it is to us. Goodness"
I've stayed too long for the first time. Ex-
cuse me. please, and all you cousins that
like music write me please, viii you? Will
answer all mail. Your new cousin.
WILLIAM PURCELL.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23

Dear Folks:
SO glad you liked the Christmas
suggestions. Thank you for your
personal letters, they certainly make
my work easier and more pleasant.
A quaint letter came to me the
other day, asking this question,
what has become of the lavender
bag?' My reply was that 1 thought
among the dainty housewives the
lavender bag was quite as much in
evidence as it had 1r been. Many
of us are not fortunate enough to
have lavender bed in our garden,
but we will either buy, or accept
with deep gratitude at Christmas
time these bags of delicious fra
GRANGE for our linen chests.
The letter suggested to me the
thought that possibly some Of you,
who have lavender beds had grown,
so accustomed to them that you
overlooked the fact that a set of
these bags, made of fine net or tarl-
ton, .-.akes a most acceptable Christ
mas 1T to some friend or relative
not having such a bed.
Do look around among your
f lends and where you find them
without lavender in their garden
add this gift to your Christmas list.
Cordially,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23

Mrs. J. o. J.: We keep our coleus
either by taking up the whole plant
and. putting the roots in water, or
where the plant is too large, we
break off cuttings, place the ends
in water and it grows its own roots
by spring. We use a fish bowl for
this purpose, but we have no fish
in it. Just the water. This way is
particularly good for the trailing
.coleus. T think as you do that the
blue serge would make nice suits
for the children. The patterns come
showing how to use the brain; like
the white best. Three-Quarter and
full length coats and one-piece
dresses will be better than coat suits.
Write Dorothy Dix, care of this pa
per.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23

The Shrewdness OF Reddy Fox
The shrewd take note of everything
That may advantage to them bring.
--Reddy Fox.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23

Flag Office U. S. S. Pennsylvania. care
Postmaster, San Francisco Cal.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23

Dear Cousins: Will you admit boy from
Alabama, whose age is between sixteen and
twenty? l will take Birds for my sub
ject. We boys must protect the birds. We
can do it by encouraging them to build their
nests near the house and orchard, and give
them food and water in the winter, when
nature does not furnish it. Boys, what
Joyment do you get out of shooting and
throwing stones at the poor little, innocent
things? Just think how cruel it is to kill
the mother, and her young ones die for the
want of food. It's not only the thought of
killing them that counts; they are the
farmers best friends Just think how the
insects would increase if it were not for
our feathered friends. The boil weevil has
set an example which other insects are fol-
lowing, since their natural enemy, the bird,
has been destroyed. The people com.
planning about having so many insects never
heretofore seen. Who is to blame for this?
Everyone is to blame who has killed bird
or destroyed their home. Why do insects
become pest? Because their natural
envy has been destroyed. Who are their
natural enemies? The birds
What would 1t cost to have lot of birds
1t would not cost cent; but to have them
we must protect what we have and stop
killing them II don't, in few more
years our birds will be gone and the insects
will take our crpos SO, you see they are
good for something besides their sweet
songs and beautiful plumage, which I enjoy
seeing and hearing, in fact, l enjoy every
thing that nature has scattered over our
beautiful forests.
Now, boys, instead of shooting them,
scatter some grain for them, and see out of
which one you get the most enjoyment.
Girls and boys, read all the good books
you can. While doing so always notice how
our best writers describe things, and maybe
some day you may be great writer. Never
read bad books or poor books, or go to poor
moving picture shows. | would be glad to
hear from you all.
poke MOSES.
Roanoke Ala
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23

Maude: In signing a letter, if you
are writing a business letter, sign it
with your married name; for in
stance, Mrs. John Smith. If it is a
social note in a case where the init
macy is so slight as to necessitata
the addition of your husbands
initials, sign thus: (Mrs. john
Maude Smith.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23
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(MIss) SALIVA CRAVEN.
Loo Routp

Auntie, you and the cousins open the door
quick and let two Georgia girls in, If you
please. We are between fourteen and sew
enteen years of age. We are some crackers.
YOU know. We want to ask favor. Won't
some Of you cousins send us the songs,
Missouri Waltz and "Birds in the Cage|'
Come on Georgia boys and girls; don't let
the other states beat us. How many or
you cousins are fond of horseback riding
We surely are. We have good times riding
We go COW hunting and after the mail, as
we do not live on a route. I, Mary Ruth
ride q red horse named Dolly. I. Bertha
ride a black named Daisy. You boys
and girls write to u.s.
REpTrIA PITTAIAN
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and girls write US. We will answer all let
tiers received.
JAMIE RUTH STABLER.
LOIS STABLER.
EUA pApKER
1eorgiana, Ala, Route 2, Box 81

Georgiana, Ala, Route 2, Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Is there
room for another Georgia girl in your happy
circle? l live in the country, and there are
many times when ! am very lonely and
have found the cousins letters to be very
interesting. l just think the Letter Box IS
one Of the hest corners in The Journal. l
also enjoy Dorothy Dix's talks. They are
fine
Well, see that most of the cousins like
to read. That is good. There is an educa-
ton in reading alone. I like to read, and
have read number Of books, among them
"The Harvester" which is wonderful, and.
oh! I could tell you OF many others If
had time and space to discuss them.
Now cousins aud everyone else, as [ have
already stated, l live in the country and
get very lonely at times ; not that I do not
like it out here, for I do, but, then, you
know there is not so much, to amuse one
here as elsewhere. 1 live in the foothills
of the Blue Ridge mountains of Georgia.
The scenery here is beautiful. Would De
glad to have some of you visit me and let
me take you for a hike through the hills.
Anyway, I want you all to write to me and
you may surely expect an answer. With
love to Aunt Julia and all the cousins, sim
cerely, a new cousin,
G
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
What We Gained From the
Shrine COnClave
Dollars and Cents Mere Incident to Unified Civic
Spirit For Doing Big Things.
By BILL PRICE.

Since successfully put the greatest undertang
Washington people shoulderedhe perfect
of hundreds of thousands Of people attending the recent
Shrine conclavewe still hear talk Of how much the salts
factory Job in dollars and CENTS or now mucn
money may have been left here.
These course all business factors that are OF
but they relatively nconsequental to the sodled CIVIC
spirit that we have inherited from atha confident 1ee
ing of Washington people that when they put their
together they do the biggest sort OF thing Tor tner
and its further Qualification.
That cemented SPIRIT that to Guido all other clues
in anv effort we begin boost WASHINGTON day IN and
dav ont can be measured in money It wonderful
future accomplishments that yield untold millions OF
dollars splendid growth and continuous prosperity supreme
confidence produces immense results more or less
ble but nevertheless, felt on all sides
We don't have to go back far to remember when some
Washington people joined the familiar knock that Wash
ington business and folks generally never subscribed
dollar for anything unless they expected to get every cent OF
it back That generally in connection with presidential
inauguratons.
within the last SIX MONTHS the pubcpiited people Of
this city have subscribed
Six hundred thousand dollars for the erection Of fine
auditorium to accommodate national conventions and gather
ngs that will be doub DESTROYS Of coming here now that
y hundred ho1 0 pad dollars do
unusual entertainment to the members OF great traternal
100000 in individual expenditures for decorations and
Identification.
done here unless Congress took the lead and
pated of the money That has passed out of existence
with aCMJu0e congress OF never doing
Washington avoid leaving the continued development
Of Washington largely in the hands Of Washington people,
who accept the responsibility willingly and cheerfuly and
making good in the job Of foster father to the NATIONS
CAPITAL. g
whole showing it will be long before Congress will
respond it did in the past and will have
team that will carry this city into unthought Of realms Of
greatness grandeur, and power.
Congress will be nightly influenced into square
of the District when it becomes Of the unified public
spirit that is visible to any onlooker.
There will be many ways in which this substantial
muny spirit will this beautiful the future
should be encouraged fostered and not allowed
in intensity Washngtons chief today is the lesson
have learned that community unicaton cooperation
free from petty individual organization jeaoues
body pulling for the finest city in the universe the
power behind GREATER WASHINGTON
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
GIRLS BARRED
FROM WORK
In AMMAN
Of the Dead
IN sea is the ancient city Of

AYORTHEAST OF the Dead
IN sea is the ancient city OF
\ Amman. Amman was orlgi.
nally in the independent Arab
state of Ghassan, under the pro-
lection of Rome.
The name OF this historic town
was originally Raboth Amnon,
called by the Romans "Philadel-
phia."
Today it is in what Is known
as Transjordania. and is strug-
Cling to maintain its independ-
ence with the assistance of. Great
Britain. Turkish rule is now his
tory, and the Trans ordanians are
doing all in their power to build
UP a progressive state.
The Transjordanians are very
ambitious for their country under
it's newly acquired freedom.
Schools of all kinds have been
started. An Arab hospital has
been founded, with Arab physi.
clans in charge. A newspaper
and electric lights will soon be
installed in this capital city.
One of the interesting features
of this Eastern city is the ruins
VI lHC AOuAuct1OiS VI the dHClGnL
Roman temple, which was the
pride of ancient Philadelphia.
The prince and ruler of, this
country is a real Arab and pre-
fers to live in a tent rather than
in the city. This endears him
doubly to his subjects. Even his
court are camped out around his
tent on the edge of tho city
or course, many people live in
the low brown houses in the
town. But housekeeping is very
difficult for people Of the class
who are accustomed to servants.
And away off there in western
Asia, in Transjordania, whose
neighbors are, Mesopotamia and
Palestine, servant trouble Is a
favorite topic among the house
holders.
The Bedouin women cannot be
broken in to domestic service,
The centuries Of desert life be-
hind them have left their mark.
They are unsettled and untidy.
And the Circassian girls can
not work. Not because they are
not able to or because they do
not want to, but because their
fathers forbid them to do any
kind Of mental labor.
This Is not from a standpoint
Of pride or rank. but simply be.
cause they might in1urs their
looks and grow old or worn be.
fore their time.
If this misfortune should visit
them they would not bring as
big a price at the marriage mar
ket as they would if they were
fresh and unframed by work.
To prevent such a possibility
the Circassian fathers, with q
keen eye to business, absolutely
forbid their daughters to work.
Copyright. 1923. King Features
Syndicate, Ino.)
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
Study Banking

~ ERKELEY, Cal.-The ancient
banking system of China is
- doomed for change-but
the change in question is for the
Improvement over the old and
present systems.
Two young Chinese maidens,
American educated, have taken
up the study OF money and
banking" at the University Of
California with the intention of
going back to China after COM
pleting their course and endeavor.
ing to reform the banking system
The young women are Miss
Sung Wei Chang and Miss kyien
500 Chen.
The young women are pioneers
in this field of study. Most Chi
nese girls after completing their
course of study return to the
Orient to teach. A few take med.
ical courses and become doctors
and nurses. Now a new field is
opening to them.
I'VE hope that other Chinese
girls will follow our example and
come to the United States and
study commerce." said pretty lit
tie Miss Chen. Then we will be
able to work together and bring
about some much needed reforms
in China"
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

NE EN- moraIize among ruins.
AV4, Most Of US are the slaves
of opinion.
If we would have the kindness
OF others, we must endure their
follies.
A small fire that warns you is
is better than a large one that
burns you.
Error of opinion may be toler-
ated where reason is left free to
combat it.
Wisdom denotes the pursuing
of the best ends by the best
means.
Men of age are apt to object
too much, consult too long, ad-
venture too little, repent too son.
The more haste we make in a
wrong direction the further we
are from our journeys end.
1t is a thousand times easier
to contract a new habit than to
get rid Of an old one. il,
To live long is almost every
ones wish, but to live well is the
ambition of few.
Those who make their dress
the principal part of themselves,
will, in general, become Of no
more value than their dress.
The first faults are their that
commit them, the second their
that permit them.
We carry our neighbours fail.
ings in sight--we throw our own
over our shoulders.
He will never be dull to strang-
ers who joins in sport with his
own family.
Copyright. 1923. Newspaper Feature
Service. Inc.9
The Washington times., 1923-06-12

90 the king fell into furi-
- Gus rage, so that none
~ burst go near him for
fear, and he gave out that
since the. Princess Astla had
disobeyed him there would be
a great tourney, and to the
knight who should prove him
self of the greatest valor he
would give the hand of the
princess.
And he sent forth herald
to proclaim that he would do
this.
And the herald went about
the country making his desire
known, blowing a great tin
horn and riding a noble steed
that pranced and gamboled;
and the villagers gazed upon
him with awe and said: "Lo,
that is one of them tin-horn
gamblers concerning which the
chronicIers have told u.s."
And when the day came, the
king sat in the grand stand,
holding the gage of battle in
his hand, and by his side sat
the Princess Astla, looking
very pale and beautiful, but
with mournful eyes from which
she scarce could keep the
tears.
And the knights who came
to the tourney gazed upon the
princess in wonder at her beau
ty, and each swore to win her
so that he could marry her and
board with the king. Suddenly
the heart of the princess gave
a great bound, for she saw
among the knights one of the
poor students with whom she
had been in love.
The knights mounted and
rode in a line past the grand
stand, and the king stopped the
poor student, who had the
worst horse and the poorest
caparisons of any of the knights
and said:
"Sir Knight, prithee tell me
of what that marvellous shaky
and rusty-looking armor of
thine is made?"
"Oh, king" said the young
knight, Seeing that we are
about to engage in a big fight.
| would call it scrap iron,
wouldn't you?"
Gods bodikins" said the king.
"The youth hath a pretty witt"
The tourney lasted the whole
day and at the end two of the
knights were left, one of them
being the princess's lover.
Here's enough for fight.
anyhow" said the king. "Come
hither, 0 knights, will We jcust
for the hand of this lady fair ?"
I'VE joust WILL" said the
knights.
The two knights fought for
two hours and at length the
princess's lover prevailed and
stretched the other upon the
ground. The victorious knight
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

Uncertainty is the spice of
romance.
peats history will continue to do
the same thing.
When law hits you your first
impulse is to declare it unconsti-
tutional.
In looking for temptation you
don't have to take long journey
to find it.
One OF our commonest plumbers
is judging man by what he has
instead of by what he Is.
Men are buried in the ground,
while most books are buried in
libraries.
When Fate wants to make a.
fool out Of a young man she sees
to it that his dad supplies him
much pocket money and the plan
then works automatically.
A mans real character can be
accurately judged by his action
when his lawyer shows how he
can evade big part of his Just
taxes.
HeZ Heck says: when a gal
says she Is crazy about a Teller
you kin understand why after
you see him."
Copyright. 1928, Premier Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times., 1923-06-12

indicate: Inc.)
made his horse caracole before
the king, and bowed low in his
saddle.
On the Princess Astla's cheek
was rosy flush; in her eyes
the light Of excitement We'd
with the soft glow of love; her
lips were parted, her lovely hair
unbound, and she grasped the
arms of her chair and leaned
forward with heaving bosom and
happy smile to hear the words
of her lover.
"You have fought well, sir
knight" said the king. "And If
there is any boon you crave you
have but to name it."
"Then," said sthe knight, 81
will ask you this: have bought
the patent rights in your king
dom for Schneider's celebrated
monkey-wrench and l want a
letter from you indorsing it."
"You shall have it," safe the
king, "but l must tell you that
there is not a monkey in my
kingdom.
With yell of rage the victo-
rious knight threw himself on
his horse and rode away at a
furious gallop.
The king was about to speak
when a horrible realization
flashed upon him and he fell
dead in the grandstand.
"My God" he cried, as he ex-
pired. "He has forgotten to
take the princess with him."
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
One Married Lady Student
What Do You Think of Her?

Mrs Clay living in Newark graduates Barnard College
with honor modern languages and top in some other
branches This she did without neglecng three children
or her husband her doing of her studying
on the railroad and street cars going to and from the college
That's sample of womans Inmate nferiorty that might
interest foolish men.
Women knowledge they are willing to work and
deny themselves for it, and they will make any sacrifice
educate their children.
Twelve public schools had spelling bee These are the
names OF the six best spoilers all girls with
OF possible 90O showing complete command English
language Paskowitz, Yommer Goldsen, Lu Zgefu Weis
ent These sound foreign to our ears Some of them
might interest old friend Henry Ford.
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
"A Better Postal Savings Bank
1t Would Mean Greater Prosperity
It Would Mean

The savings banks raising their to 40 per cent
Why doesn't the United States Postal Savings Bank set the
example?
the United States Postal Savings Bank would make it
easy instead of difficult for depostors the United
States Postal and decent of keep
in this country hundreds of millions abroad It would
save millions of little people from being by the getrch
quick vtures and the Postal Savings Bank deposits would
enable the country to finance itself with savings in
stead OF borrowing at the banks
The banks would not suffer- for the deposits taken in drops
by the Government would go banks in great umps
And banks where the country in general
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
RusSia'S Worries
Ownership and Success Are Not ALWAYS Together

Russia is disturbed by great strikes according to nee f
Berlin The workers the factories are learning that
IT Is one thing to own factory and another thing to make
it pay. e ~ ~
Peasants that famine ahead fighting against confs
eating OF their grain for shipment abroad Troy is said tn
plan great army maneuves the people with tho
power of the Red army. FF ~ ~
finished last in the Derby was named afet T;r+
Of today. T ~0N'
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
When Need Driues, EUen Kings Obey.

PRINCESS ANTOINE MURAT, lately grandame in ST.
= Petersburg opens eating house at Nice. Noble
and several generals of the old regime
of the kitchen staff One of the Promenade hotels
employs prince dancing master, and when off duty he
passes time of day with erstwhle dandy who
has invested his jewels and hopes in garage.
The governor of Kiefs gratefully accepts the
ary tips of hall porter and admiral's wife and the
widow of former banker respectively, conduct Riviera
millinery shops and cake bakeries
lesson nations that don't watch their Waves
wreckage The last of the Louis
once taught French In Manhattan school, But that didn't
teach the Car anything.
few characteristic happenings in this spoonful Of dirt
we call the earth.
The Washington times., 1923-06-12
G Gems sl'9rt O.E4ENRY
TREASURE TROVE OF HUMOR FROM HIS
NEWLY DISCOVERED NEWSPAPER WRITINGS
THE PRISONER OF ZEMBLA


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