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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16

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O. What is the oldest form of writing?
+. f. A.
A The Egyptian system of writing is per
haps the oldest of the known scripts This
writing in the form of pictures. The
most ancient Egyptian papyrus now known
contains accounts of the reign of King Asa
(35S0-3536 b. CD The earliest literary
papyrus is that known for the name of it's
former owner the Prisse Papyrus, now
preserved in Paris. 1t contains work
composed in the reign Of a king Of the fifth
dynasty, and is computed to have been writ
ten early $500 b. c.
Q. Why shouldn't kerosene be used in
stead of water in radiators in winter? w.
f. G.
A. The objections to kerosene as an anti
freeze in the radiator of an automobile gas
olne engine are the odor of heated kero-
sene; when heated kerosene evaporates and
is liable to cause fire if near a flame; on
warm days in winter there is a tendency for
engines to heat on account of difference in
co-efficient of heat of kerosene and water or
alcohol; kerosene rots radiator tubing and
will also deposit greasy mist over car.
Gas is also liable to form and cause expan-
sion and bullying of radiator.
Q. Where is the largest giraffe in the
United States? X. C.
A. 1t is in the Cincinnati. Ohio, zoo.
O. What is the difference between the
timber wolf and the loafer wolf? NJ. McF
A. The timber" wolf is one found in the
northeastern part of the United States. while
the "loafer" wolf inhabits regions in the
vicinity of Arizona. These may be regarded
as the same type, the only difference being
in the terms applied to them in various
parts or the country.
Q. How many languages are spoken in
New York City? f. r. S.
a. it has been said that SO foreign
tongues are spoken daily on New York
streets. About 100000 New Workers use
other languages than English
Q. Is the statement frye that the Girl
Scouts organization came out of the South?
n F.
A. A Girl Scouts organization was founded
in 1912 by Mrs. Juliette Low. n Savannah.
Ga. The original enrollments was but
handful, but now the complete registration
of the Girl Scouts Incorporated as they are
called, with headquarters at 1S9 Lexington
Ave, New York. amounts to 203.762 me.~-
berS. The extraordinary development of
this movement can be explained by one thing
only the tremendous demand and appreca-
ton of the wrok it accomplshes in taking
girls at formative period in their lives and
instructins them in mental and physical by
gieue and in the use of their minds and
bodies TO the benefit of their communities.
and, beyond these, Of their country,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
ON BEING TACTFUL
By n. Addinoton Bruce

BY H. Addngton Bruce
r T is to be feared that there still are many
people whose notion Of what constitutes
tact is identical with the notion held by
Robert Boon.
Boons notion may be stated In these
words--"Agree with people,
And so determinedly has Boon made this
the guiding principle of his business life that
he never has been known to voice dissent
ing word-at least never when in conversa-
ton with business superior
His, "You right" Quite so,' and
Eyes, yes" are phrases that he enunciates
with all the smoothness Of a good talking
machine in perfect order. To every one who
hears them as uttered by him they bring UNI
alloyed delight-for a time
After time they seem to be less pleasing,
and again after time they seem to become
positively displeasing. This certainly is the
inference that may fairly be drawn from the
curious circumstance that Boon perpetually
has to hunt up new business superiors with
whom to agree.
Once, for that matter, an outspoken de-
partment head rudey informed Boon that he
had not hired him just to be an echo. Boon
put this down to irrational irritability, and
blithey set about being "tactful' with his
next employer. t.'
Unfortunately for him. and for all who
think as he does real tact involves some-
thing very different from colorless, supine
agreement with the views of other people.
The really tactful are as likely to disagree
as to agree. Only they careful when
they do disagree, to convey their own views
in a way that will not needlessly wound or
give offense In their business-and their
social-dealings in general, they similarly
avoid hurting other peoples feelings while
yet maintaining self-respect and a healthy
degree of self-assertion.
They do not fatty contradict, nor do they
bluntly blurt out their ideas regardless of
the effect these may have on the people to
whom they are speaking. Always they are
mindful of 1.-The mood, the quality of per-
sons. and the time and always they suggest
and intimate rather than dogmatize.
Supine agreement, il long continued, is
actually the height of tactlessness. None is
so foolish that he cannot in time see through
it and perceive the miserable self-seeking
it is intended to mask.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16

spent several days in Colquitt county last
week; and his decision to remove to Geor-
gia is said to have been that also of many
of the others.
1.-The thing that appealed to me-" said Mr..
Currin, was the generous spirit and impair
tialty of the people and the land owners of
the county. They are not trying to sell
their lands at exorbitant prices. 1t is their
desire to attract as future citizens a type
of farmers who in training and tradition
are not different from the people now resi-
dent in the country" He also pointed out
that the enterprising citizens of Moultrie
and Colquitt county, through the chamber
of commerce and other agencies, have taken
options on all of the available tobacco lands
tiers may have an entirely fair deal. LAS
a result it is possible" said Mr.. Currin, ''to
purchase splendid tobacco land for third
or a fourth as much as similar land brings
in other states. The land as whole is
better, and will produce bigger crop of
tobacco, in addition to permitting the farm
to rotate his crops
The plan followed in developing Colquitt
county is distinctive in that only selected
prospects are being sought, and the only
inducement held out is the excellence and
relative cheapness Of the lands. The county
is not engaged in encoura ging promiscuous
immigration. 1t is realized that the land is
peculiarly and especially we'll adapted to
the production of tobacco, and that the resi-
dents are handicapped somewhat in the cul-
tivation Of his product by lack of ex-
perience. 1t natural in these circum-
stances that those interested in the de-
velopment turned to the North Carolina to-
bacco belt
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
MY FAVORITE STORIES
BY Irwin S. Cobb

NOME impious soul once ventured the
opinion that the streets OF Boston were
~ laid by a COW. Another suggestion was
that originally the thoroughfares there fol-
lowed reasonably straight lines but an earth.
quake came along and scrambled them. In
other words. Boston streets are crooked.
Just how crooked they are may best be IL
Illustrated by a story that is told of a man
who moved from Buffalo to Boston. On his
first trip back to his former home he met a
friend who said he had heard that Boston
was maze of twisting roads.
I'll say it is said the returned one
"Why when | first went there | couldn't
find my own way around at all.
THAT must have been bothersome."
"Bothersome? III tell the world it was
bothersome. Why, the second week after we
got there my wife wanted me to set rid OF
an old cat that had been left behind in our
house by the former tenants. So ] put it
in a sack and carried it clear over to the
other side Of town and turned it loose in
vacant lot"
We'll l guess you lost your cat all right"
Lost nothing. Say, listen, I'd never nave
found my way back home again if l hadn't
followed that cat
Copyright 1924.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
GEORGIA Tobacco Lands

"HE success of the Colqutt county de-
yelopment plan seems assured. AL
ready numbers of high class and sue
eessful farmers of North Carolina have been
attracted; others are coming. Mr. l.. A.
ers of Granville county, North Carolina.
testifies that the tobacco land of ColQuitt
county is better than the best to be found
in his own states justly famed tobacco
belt. He was one of twenty growers who
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
Samuel Gombers

THE death of Samuel Gompers marks
the passing of rare leader, staunch
American, a true citizen of the world,
and one of the great humanitarians of his
time. To the three million members of the
national federation of working people which
he aided in founding and of which for forty
two years he has been president, Mr.. Com
pers was first of ALL Labor's wise and trust
ed helmsman But to one hundred million
of his fellow-ctizens he was that and more.
In their regard however emphatcaly they
may have differed with him on divers issues,
he will live as a patriot reproachess and
unafraid. Like most men Of intense convic-
ton and strong leadership he incurred much
criticism, and in the course of long and
stressful career made many an error, no
doubt. But never was he wanting in heart
whole devotion when American" colors were
unfured for conflict or American principles
were put at issue before the world To
unflinchng foe. No sooner had the United
States entered the war against Hohenzollern
Germany than he announced for the Fedora
ton of Labor "full and unqualified support
of the government, and he lived zealously
up to his pledge Equally loyal his
leading in the midst of that worldwide in
Warning against extremists who challenged
the American tradition, he declared: There
has always been in the labor movement a
radical element which has tried to destroy
the very forces which have protected it all
these years. 1t is this element which makes
1t so hard for organized labor to make its
wiki have earned for labor countless enemies
and have represented us in an unfavorable
light. have no idea who is supply
ing the radicals with money to carry on this
propaganda; but there have always been
certain enemies to labor VINO are eager TO
use any means to weaken our organization"
If those words seem but natural today, be
it remembered that at the moment of their
utterance they We're of the very soul and
sword of courage. How beautifully charac-
terstic were his dying words: "God bless
our American Institutions May they grow
better day by day"
Potent III the social progress of his own
country, Mr.. Gompers was interested in the
lot of the worker everywhere, and was a
liberal believer in all that made for interna-
tional cooperation and creative good will.
There lived no sturdier liegeman to the faith
Then let pray that come it may,
"a. come it will for "a that
That Sense and Worth Ger a the earth
Shall bear the gree, an a that.
It's coming yet for a that,
That Man to Man the world Ger,
Shall brothers be for a that.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
OUIPS AND OUIDDITIES

The bachelor put up with burnt bacon,
raw roasts and solid piecrust for one long
dyspeptic month, and then he limited to his
cook that she was wasting her talents, and,
accordingly the lady of the kitchen departed
and sough situation elsewhere.
Shortly afterward she asked him for ref
erence, whereupon he sat up in bed and
wrote:
Mrs Muggins was employed by me for
month, but left owing to Illness"
An Irishman came running down to pier
just as the steamer starting. The boat
had moved off some half-dozen yards, so
he took a flying leap and landed on the
steamer head first. He lay stunned for two
or three minutes and when he came to- the
boat had gone the best part of a quarter
of a mile. Raising his head and looking
back, he said:
'Jehosaphat, what jump"
The lawyer was getting tired Of modern
methods A stranger called on him one day
and began in the usual fashion Il want to
know if | have grounds for divorce
"Are you married." asked the solicitor.
"Of course 1 am! Why
Then you have" {:
"My dear George" said wife, don't run
away with the idea that | am ignorant. [
know great deal more than l care T.
tell"
"Well, my dear. that is good news" re.
quire lot more of that kind OF knowledge"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
He that is faithful in that lphich is least
is faithful also in much; and he that is IN
Just in the least is unjust also in much,
II therefore ye have not been faithful in
the unrighteouS mammon, who Mill COM
NIT to your trust the true riches And
if ye hare not been faithful in that which
is another mans, who shall gipe You that
which is your own9 From the Gospel Of
ST. Luke 16I0-I2.
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
There Is no Substitute for Thinking
RY John CARLYLE

II URING the World war we learned lot
J about substitutes The nations of Eu-
- rope learned a great deal more about
substitutes than we did.
We became used to oleomargarine and
oIeo-this and oleo-that. The use of substi-
tutes for nearly everything people were &C
customed to was carried scientifically to a
great distance in Germany.
Not only in war time but all the time we
are offered a vast variety of substitutes for
the things that we want and seek to buy.
Some do very we'll. Some are bad.
There is one thing for which there is no
substitute. That one thing is thinking.
Curiously enough it is the thing for which
the greatest number of substitutes is Of
fered.
One Of the most frequently offered substi-
tutes for thinking is prejudice.
Some of us get along all our lives on
prejudice instead of on thinking.
1t is so easy to get into the habit of
holding to a pre-conceiVed idea that thing
is no good, or that we do not like 1t. We
simply won't make the mental effort to think
it through and arrive at the best conclusion
of which are capable
Members of one church deal with the
members of another church not in thinking
but in prejudice Followers of differing
creeds do not understand each other. They
do not make sufficient effort to understand
each other. They find prejudice so much
more comfortable IMAM l0tHhIDS processes.
Employers cling TO prejudice against labor
organizations. Labor unionists cling to
prejudice against employers.
Prejudice is so easy. Thinking is so hard
However hard it is, if we are going to
learn anything we must remember that there
is no substitute for thinking.
Copyright, 1924
Fault-finders are disguised when they
bump up against perfection.
No man is half good as he expects his
daughters husband to be.
A gem is not polished without rubbing
nor is man perfected without trials.
A girl seldom refuses man unless che
is reasonably sure that lie will propose
again.
When man makes mistake in marrying
he is as much ashamed Of it as he is of
losing an election bet.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
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A gem is not polished without rubbing
nor is a man perfected without trials.
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Faut-finders are disguised when they
bump up against perfection.
No man is half as good as he expects his
daughters husband to be.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-24

Flowers help make a house home.
Be sure that growing poultry is not
crowded.
The home owner takes a strong In
terest in his community.
Gather eggs twice daily. Take
them to market at least two times a
week.
Good seed is as necessary for good
yield and good quality of potatoes as
in any other crop.
No other crop will yield so much
with so little effort in % years as will
a crop Of timber on useless land.
Over-pasturing has done inestimable
damage to our pastures. Let's stop do
ing it. Why not let at least a portion
Of your native grass pasture rest this
year?
The Colorado potato beetle is con-
trolled by spraying with two pounds
Of powdered arsenate of lead to 80
gallons of water. This spray should
be put on when the insects first APP
pear. The various worms that feed
on the leaves of cabbage oan also be
controlled by this spray
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-24
BACON HOGS OFFER
GOOD OPPORTUNITY

Badger dairymen have an oppor-
tunity to add another high-class prod
uct to their already long. list.
The European markets are to re-
ceive American bacon If 1t meets their
requirements. This Is the opinion of
E. G. Squire, agricultural attache of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. He has spent the past five
years In foreign fields studying the
demands for American agricultural
products.
Bacon of the type demanded by the
European trade is best produced by
bacon type hogs fed dairy by-products
and pasture supplemented by small
grains. Parts Of Wisconsin where
corn Is not a sure crop are adapted to
this type of feeding, according to Fl.
J. Brant of the Wisconsin College Of
Agriculture.
Brant believes that development
along this line needs to be by COM
munlties. They can then ship in car
load lots, hold up their quality and
stand better chance on the markets
Some movements to promote the use
Of bacon breeds in parts of the state
are under consideration.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-24
STANCHIONS HELP
IN FEEDING CALF

Stanchions are a big help at feed
Ing time, especially when calves Of diff
ferent sizes and ages are kept in the
same pen. When they are loose, the
milk Is spilled and the larger calves
get part of the smaller ones share.
Stanchioning helps to prevent the
calves from sucking each other They
should be kept sanctioned for short
time after feeding. Feeding the grain
Immediately after the milk will keep
them from sucking ears and udders.
1t Is not an uncommon sight to see
calves with deformed ears caused by
freezing when moist after being sucked
by the other calves. Heifers are some
times brought to milk flow through
this means before being bred and oc-
casionally one or more quarters are
ruined as result.
A calf stanchion can easily be made
out of cheap or scrap lumber. 1t Is
usually three to three and one-half
feet high and with four or five-inch
neck space. When number Of stanch-
ions are to be built, they should be
from eighteen to twenty-four inches
from center to center. This Stanchion
Is built on the same style as the old
fashioned, rigid stanchion. A feed
manger twelve to fourteen inches
wide in front of the stanchions will
hold the milk bucket and grain.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-24

and with alfalfa, 20 cents more. This
gave a net profit, including the pork
profits, of $23.26 for each steer fed
clover, and $21.58 for each fed alfalfa.
One reason why this operation was
profitable, according to j. g. Fuller,
who had charge of the trials, was that
the cattle brought right at the top of
the market when sold. Good finish
and a desirable live weight from reg
ular feeding on the right kind Of a
ration brought satisfactory return.
Using home grown feed for home
grown beeves is one good way, Fuller
believes, to market the products. The
young cattle did not pay as big
profit on each animal as the steers.
When all the costs and risks are
counted up, however, the cash return
was comparatively good.
Only five animals were used in each
lot Of baby beeves. They were from
nine to twelve months old when put
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-24
POULTRY
FN1S
PLAN TO PICK OUT
GOOD LAYING HENS

IF you were going bird hunting,
you wouldn't take a hound. Starting
a dairy, you wouldn't buy beef CATTLE
Or If you wanted to go into horse rae
Ing, it would not be desirable to get al
Shetland pony. Yet many people seem
to think that chick is chicken, re-
CARELESS Of it's Individual qualities and
purposes"
While some varieties of chickens
are better layers than others, yet indi-
vidual selection will greatly increase
the laying qualities of any variety.
H. B. Lansden, Of the Florida Agri-
cultural college, says: ''When a bird
has laid through one season, you can
judge some of her performance quail
ties by color Of her legs and condition
Of beak and plumage." The explana-
ton continues: Select hen that has
a large space for manufacturing and
carrying eggs, and you get one that
will produce more eggs than another
with less carrying space, -even though
Of the same variety.
"It is no trouble to detect which
has the greater ability to perform by
examining the body outlines. The body
should be wide and deep and we'll
proportional, the back broad and
rather fiat, the breast bone rather
short, rocker-shaped and sharp, not
round and plump as in quail.
''The comb and waffle indicate the
condition Of the reproductive organs.
A hen with healthy, well-developed
reproductive organ, has large full
comb and waffle, with full circulation
indicated by warmth and softness of
texture. The hen with small, crowd
ed or diseased organ has a small,
shriveled, scaly, cold and coarse comb
and waffle. The distance between
pelvic bones and the pliability of the
skin and abdomen indicate the pres
ent performing condition of the hen
and not her ability to lay"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-24
Demand for Guineas Is
Increasing in the East

Wild game, such as partridge, quail
and pheasant, are becoming scarce in
many localities. Besides, most states
have laws which prohibit the sale or
game birds as a measure to discour-
age hunters from killing more than
they and their friends can convenient
ly use. There is, however, a good
substitute for game birds and 1t IS
found in the guinea. The guinea is
more than half wild anyway and has
many of the characteristics of game
birds found in the woods and fields.
The demand from hotels and clubs IS
increasing. This is particularly true
in the East and the taste for this bird
Is growing in the Middle West.
When well cooked, guineas are at
tractive in appearance, although dark
er than common fowls, and the tlesn
Of young birds is tender and Of espe-
cially fine flavor, resembling that OF
wild game. Like all other fowl, old
guineas are very likely to be tough
and rather dry.