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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11
THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS
BY H. Addington Bruce =,


TEW parents really appreciate the SUI.
II preme Importance of the first seven
years of chi1ds life in their bearing
on all the years that follow. 1t is not too
much to say that those first years largely
determine the whole course of maturity.
And whether they shall determine it for
good or i'll is largely matter for the par
ents to decide.
1t is known, to be more specific, that the
first seven years are not merely figuratvely,
but literally, years of Notwithstanding for
the physical health of adult life If they are
years in which particular care is taken
to promote growth and to develop bodily re-
sistivty to disease through providing the
proper conditions of diet, air, sunshine, and
play, then adult life is all too likely to be a
life Of weakness rather than strength, no
matter how good the heredity.
Nor is it enough to make the first seven
years Eeriod of good general hygienic care.
Special precautions need to be taken to
safeguard the growing child from physical
defects which, if neglected, may later serve
as starting-points for systematic disease
There must be close and frequent medical
supervision, with special reference to the de-
lection of postural defects, local diseases of
the mouth, throat and nasai passages, and
weakness of the lungs, heart and other
organs.
To wait until children reach school age
before providing regular medical supervision,
is mistake many parents make. That it is
a costly mistake is evnced by the prevalence
of tuberculosis and other diseases the seeds
OF which are known to be commonly soWn
in early life.
Also to emphasize the importance of the
first seven years is the now we'll established
fact that nervous and mental disorders, so
widespread today, frequently have their
origin in errors of upbringing during child
hood.
Ihose same GEOGRAPHICALLY errors in
failure to train for unselfishness and emo
tional control-if they do not eventuate in
nervous and mental disorders, are certain TO
eventuate at least in serious character de-
fects
Every waking hour" to quote from a re-
cent radio broadcast of the National Com
mittee for Mental Hygiene "the child is
reacting emotionally to situations that arise
in its environment Through these expert
ences it forms emotional habits-ways of
meeting unpleasant situations, ways of look
ing at things, ways of feeling about things
These habits tend to become fixed and
If they are bad habits they lead in adult life
to much unhappiness and inefficiency to
warped, twisted, and odd personalities and
sometimes to nervous and mental break
downs"
(COpyright, 1924
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11
Copyright, 1924
MY FAVORITE STORIES
By Irwin s. Cobb


Cissie LOTUS, the gifted English imper-
senator, has been giving a merited circula-
ton during her present visit in America to
story Of fye-year-old boy who, as a
special treat was sent to spend the week-en
at the country place of a friend of his par
ents.
On the first evening of his visit every
thing passed. off very pleasantly until the
hour came for the small guest to retire
Then disturbing situation arose. 1t de-
veloped that his mother, in packing her son Is
bag, had failed to include a sleeping suit
for him.
The lady of the house had an idea
Don't worry, EgbeTt," she said comfort
ingly. You're just about the size of my
little Helena here. Well tuck you away in
one Of her nighties and you'll be quite com
fy. I'm sure"
Egbert burst into loud walls.
Il won't put on little girls nighte!
he proclaimed. - won't sleep in little
girls nightie. Id rather go to- bed raw!"
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THE APPROACHING PRESIDENTIAL PRI-
MARY
BY MRS. W


MOT day passes that | do not get let
M ters asking my views voting for
presidential aspirants, and these sub
scribers to The Tri-Weekly Journal are fiat
tering in their expressions of confidence.
The man out in Colorado who decided to
stab me in the back, ebetween the shoulders,
as one of the editors of the Country Home
column, might live in Georgia and still send
his advisory letters to Colorado to be mail
ed. Some people very small in their own
bailiwick, but who assume giant slZa in the
west, where oil leases are frequent and big
money is handed over to consplrators. This
is my first, and maybe last reply to the man
in Colorado.
The present primary system as passed in
Georgia has some glazing faults 1t is very
unpopular outside the officials, known the
''ins' and the outs" 1t debars all but Dem
ocrats from the primary in national elections.
This could not happen outside the domain
known as the "Solid South" 1t is tyrannical.
1t is unfair. 1t is, however, fair to state
facts and appreciate their bearing, and at
the same time remember the real election
will come in November, 1924.
This presidential primary in Georgia is
to secure delegates to the New York con-
vention on June "a, 1924. AS it stands to-
day it is battle between Hon. Oscar Under
wood and the well-advertised lawyer, Hon,
w. G. McAdoo.
A so-called Democratic primary was held
four years ago in Georgia. We were not
so barren of talent in 1920. We had two
prominent Georgans on the tickets. Hon.
Thomas E. Watson and Hon. Hoke Smith.
They had plenty of votes, but the Frisco
convention would not allow either name to
appear. Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer was heralded as Georgia's choice
for president in the year 1920. 1t is known
of all men that Hon w. G. McAdoo was
running like a race horse i'll the Frisco con-
venton He was New Yorker at that
time. His delegates assisted in ruling out
the Georgians, l suppose, but he did not pose
as a Georgian. He was well acquainted with
Attorney General Palmer, and that team
pulled together, without the shadow Of a
doubt. According to late developments Mr..
Doheny had charge of the money side of
under the mill and down the mill stream
that has washed up the oil lease excite
ment under the Teapot Dome
1t is an open fact that the campaign
for 1924 started promptly after all three
dropped out and Hon. Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio,
went under The wire. Hon. Mr.. McAdoo de-
cided to hitch on to Georgia along with
California in the present campaign. Some
great men have been known to run twice for
president. Hon. w. J. Bryan ran three
times, and his vote grew smaller and small
er until the third time it bankrupted the
circus. Hon. McAdoo has entered the second
race, and he appears as the choice of some
of our big politicians in the Empire State
of the South.
AS no Georgian had sufficient standing
| before the nation to be presidential timber
those who were not obliged to vote for Mr.
McAdoo decided to put their neighbor, an
| Albanian, on their ticket. This Ala
bamian was nominated Georgia's choice
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Loyal Friends Club
THE Loyal Friends Club is growing ev-
cry day. Look at the list, with mem

THE Loyal Friends Club is growing ev-
cry day. Look at the list, with mem
bers from Georgia, Alabama. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Ken
lucky.
We are going to put at the head of the
list G. +. CritCher, Route |, Boone n c..
who renewed his subscription for three years
and sent new subscriber. Brother Critcher
is mot going to run the risk of missing any
issues
Here are the other members since the last
report:
c. E. Blalock, Route 2, Clanton, Ala. re-
news and sends four.
W. F. Wright, Route 2, Princeton, N. c..
renews and sends one.
NJ E. Lusk, Route 4, Guntersville, Ala,
renews and sends one.
r. NJ. Warren, Route 1, Chocowinity, ~
T., renews and sends one.
Nj. p. Brown, RHEIMS, S. c.. sends one.
). +. Jones, Crescent, S. c., renews and
sends one.
j. o. Stocks, Bughill, n c., renews and
sends three.
w. FL. Wingate. Route 2, Doerun, Ca. re-
news and sends one.
Mrs. E. F. Holland, Route 2, Bailey, Ca.
reneWs and sends one
n. j. Melvin, Route 2, Garland, ~ c., re-
news and sends one.
j. +. BrantIey, eRoute I, South Greek
C., renews and sends two.
T. ). Bolden, Route ,, Paramount, Ca, re-
news and sends one
Nj. L. Lord, Route A. Wrightsville. Ca
renews and sends one.
Lee McCaghren, Route g. Danville Ala
renews and sends one.
>. L. Nixon, R0opevile Ca. renews and
sends one
o. 5. SpradIin, Route 2, Cullman. Ala. re-
news and sends one
J. Nj. Stevens, Wauchula, Fla, renews and
sends one.
w. j. Smith. Route 9, Cullman. Ala re-
news and sends one
p. P. Mitchell, Route 1, Wray, Ca. re-
news and sends two
ID. u. Pike, Route s. Greenville, S. c.. re-
news and sends one.
Mrs. l.. j. Grimes, Route II. Elberton.
Ga, sends four.
W. l. klcrease, Auburn. Ca sends four.
Mrs. H. +. Carpenter. Route 2 Elenboro.
n. c.. renews and sends one
|. T.. Lyons, Route 2, Box So Perry. Fla
renews and sends one
W. K. Childers, Route Hazel Green. XIV
renews and sends one
+. B. Allen, Route 4, Cleveland. Ga. re-
news and sends two
j. NJ. Stephenson, Route /, Rock Springs,
Ga, renews and sends two
The Loyal Friends Club is composed of
those who obtain the subscription of one or
more friends for The Tri-Weekly Journal
thus doing favor to>us and to the friends.
Want to join?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11
AT NIGHT
BY DR.. Frank Crane

TTT HEN all the worlds asleep | some
w times take my stick and walk out to
see what old Nature is doing while
she is not being watched.
Yes, it is going on three, the eternal mill
of things, the ceaseless workshop in which
there is no eight-hour law. Cravitation
does not sleep, nor heat, nor light, nor cleo
trlcity, nor lives, nor the wheeling heavens
nor God.
The young moon is holding high her
torch Ships of clouds sail by bearing car
goes of shadows All the streets of heaven
are lit OriOn's buttons are glistening bright
Around me the breezes moving whis-
pering some hint to the trees, which nod
knowingly. | wonder what it is all about
| am an outsider. | do not know what is
going on in the conspiracy of things.
Yonder is the church tower, bold against
the sky. The chimes play little tune ush-
ering in the hour-strokes, which speak in a
deeper voice-one, two, three -
[ wonder how many hear that voice? Per-
haps in one of the houses around me is a
fevered one, counting, thinking how many
ages have elapsed since he heard it strike
two, thinking how many more cons and CEN
turtles there are to come before morning
light
The bell in the tower is the rendezvous
of souls.
How different the city street looks by
moonlight! The shadows are thicker, their
edges keener. The paving stones are whittier
There are many things l cannot see that
by daylight | could see, But also some
things come out clearer now. never no
ticed the line of that roof before nor the
contour or that tree. That statue at the
corner also has a new pose apparently.
Even so there are things surging up in
me that knew not in the press of the
days affairs. There is sensation of small
ness am so little, face to face with the
somber silence of the houses, the mightiness
of the great town around me- the still mai
esty of the sky above. My soul feels like a
raindrop must feel falling into the ocean.
There is sense of my extraneousness, my
outsideness to everything. Nescience OPP
presses me, just as in the daytime science
Expresses me- How vast is that universe
which l do not know at ALL
l am a stranger. I do not know what the
cosmos is all about. What is this huge ma
chine wherein 1 walk, not knowing why |
am here nor where nor when 1 am going
away?
A sense of the infinite purposes of the uni
verse invades me. 1t is all a part of some
gigantic plan. The swaying leaves of that
tree, the loud laugh of those night jewellers
L near in the distance, the weaving stars,
the thin moonshine, 1 myse1f-we are all
wheels, coss, pinions and shafts of the over
towering machine, each of us going his ap-
pointed way for some reason but what?
l am confronting the everlasting riddle
Nature. | am before the stone-Ipped
sphynX-Nature
I can only wonder at night. Daytime
think l can know few things.
But at night 1 can only wonder Perhaps
that, too, is Natures intention.
For from wonder it is only a step to
worship.
Copyright. 1924
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11
Just Among Ourselves

xry HEN we get to feeling especially we'll
w pleased over our paper and the express
sions of friendliness from our readers,
along comes somebody with brickbat in hand
which he slams against our head.
It's probably not bad thing for us, at that
Greensboro, Ala. He sends in his renewal for
our paper, for which we thank him kindly,
and adds this postscript to his letter:
"Why do you waste so much SPACE on letters
praising yourself? That isn't news or inter-
esting reading.
81 think the serials may be of interest to
some CHeaven help their tasteD but I doubt
that the letters prasing your paper interest
anyone save the writer's and recipients
thereof"
Well say this for Brother Withers-he hits
straight from the shoulder without wasting
any words. And we feel complimented that
he renews his subscription for another year
in spite of the fact that we once in a while
give up an inch or two to kind word about
The Tri-Weekly Journal from some subscriber
who has an affectionate interest in an old
friend
And also that while we have found it ex-
pedent to print less than one out of hun
bred complimentary remarks we receive, we
plant to the full extent of our ability
There seds man once Who loved his scite
rery dearly. But for thirty-tipe gears he
nerer thought to tell her So SO she and the
neighbors didn't knooo it. -. A 1oiM Uio7et
may gno,o in deep forest and be as lovely
as eUer flo,oer toas but it 1ojU fail to delight
the eyes of those sOho neUer see it.
Miss Fixit is always on the job Her main
business is to hear what's wrong with your
service and to see that it is set right. But
please, good folks, don't waste our time with
foolish complaints. We take drastic steps to
correct mistakes, and .4nvestigate every COM
plant to the full extent of our ability.
When we find that name is correctly
entered on our mailing list and is leaving our
office regularly, we then turn to the postoffce
department. And the department does it's
s duty Railway mail clerks, postmasters and
carriers all are ordered to keep careful
watch as to delivery in every case reported.
About half the time, word comes back from
the person who complained that he had
missed only one issue and that he didn't go
to the mailbox that day and that it was proba-
bly, his fault after all
And lot of busy people have been forced
to lose much time over nothing.
We want to hear from every subscriber
who has reasonable complaint. We want
to set things right. We want every subscrib
cr t. get in full what he has paid for.
Blu don't waste our time.
The winter has been very severe, we all
Know. Up in Michigan, where the nursery
from which we obtain the fruit plants is To-
Gated. the ground was frozen practically all
winter and all through the month of Febru
ary
1t impossible to dig the grafts then;
they would have been killed
Shipments now are being rushed and all
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

A London taxi driver, putting on a squirt
to reach railway station at a certain time,
ran down cart, upsetting the contents.
\ policeman, confronting the taxi driver,
demanded his name.
Michael O'Brien" came the reply.
Indeed" said the policeman. That's my
name, too. Where do We come FROM"
Cork"
and so do I. Now just stand there a
moment while so over and charge this man
with backing into We"
Mr.. Smith was employed by a large bank
which had many foreign branches He was
gazetted to town in South America close
to which was a volcano which had nasty
habit of waking up occasionally.
One morning soon after the arrival of the
Smith family there were low rumblings heard,
and before very long the volcano had thrown
in its lot with an earthquake to stir up the
peaceloving inhabitants of the town.
Little Tommy Smith was Immediately dis
patched TO an uncle up-country in order that
he might be out of the danger zone.
Two days later the parents received 4 tele.
gram from uncle which read;
ka
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

Lay not up for yourselves treasures
upon earth, where moth and rust doth cor
rupt and where thieves break through and
steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupf>and where thieves do moi
break through nor steal. For where your
treasure is, there wHl your heart be
also.-The Gospel of St. Matthew 6:19-21.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11

Q: What was Edward Bok's first ,joby
R. R. r.
A. Box cleaned the show window of
bakery for so cents aNweek. When he was
twelve he was an office boy in the Western
Union Telegraph company. At 10 he was
stenographer Box became editor of the
Ladies Home Journal when he was 2e.
y. How did men shave before the razor
was invented? R. H.
A. Razors were in use at a very early
period, and were known to the ancient
Egyptians. Many razors at that time were
merely sharpened flint
NJ. H. 'H' 'H"i@ Desert ever freezer
A. The desert itself does NOT reach
freezing temperature There are. however
mountains on the Ahager plateau in the
Sahara, the peaks of which are 5000 feet
nigh on which snow lies from December to
March ~
20, q. On what river are the Thousand
A The Thousand Islands Is a CORRECTION
or small islands, numbering 1,7OO, situated
in an expansion of the ST. Lawrence river
aDouts 40 miles long and from to miles
wide, between Ontario, Canada and Jeffer-
son ana 81. Lawrence counties New York
They are favorite resorts for summer ,opr-
lists on account Of their picturesque beauty.
Many are private property and contain the
summer homes of wealthy American and
Canadians.
O. When was the swastika first known?
T. H.
A 1t first appeared in the Bronze Age
It's original significance is unknown, but it
has been used as a symbol of good fortune
from early times
O. Is there more than one religion
among Chinese? L. L. F.
A. There are five religions In China,
with many followers Buddhist
Taoist, Mohammedan and Christian.
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

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flXlI, WIZ Will QuASA
ly and cheerfully see
that things are made
rights
We want every SUBJ
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able, but we want to
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Pungent Paragraphs

Then again, hope chest is something a
girl can keep adding to after she gives up
hope, if ever.-st. Joseph NewAPress
Sympathy for the under dog isn't so much
good craftsmanship as the memory of hurts
received from some upper dog.-Nashville
Ten0essean.
It's a case Of real love if he can get the
same thrill when he hugs her now, fur coat
an alI-Xancouver Sun.
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Tell It to Little Miss F1xit

If anything Is wrong in service from
The Tri-Weekly Journal, let us know.
Send a letter or postcard to Little Miss
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Amy Tri-Weekly Journal reader can
get the answer to any question puzzling
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kin director, Washington, ID. O., and in
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who ordered the tree and vine collections will
shortly receive theirs.
Plants set out even as late as April and
early May will have as good growth this year
as those set out in February
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11

" ETER stood waiting, his face white and
~ set. Althea after one look at him said:
81 promise
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11

NT HEN all the worlds asleep | some-
w times take my stick and walk out to
see what old Nature is doing while
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Continued Thursday. Renew your subscrip.>
'ion now so as not to miss chapter of this
absorbing story.
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
MOCK VOTE TO BE HELD
ON COUNCIL OF NINE

> Washington will enjoy the privi.
lege Of voting tomorrow night at
the mock elections to the council of
nine, proposed new form of gov.
eminent for Washington, being held
under the auspices of the Penguin
Club. The election will be in con.
nection with talk by George Hal
lett, jr., consultant at Cleveland
elections and advocate Of proper.
tional representation.
Names Of fifteen prominent Wash.
ingtonians who have been selected
as candidates" follow: Charles j.
Bell, banker. Henry Lansburgh
merchant: Louis F. Post, writer
jackson Ralston. lawyer; Mrs. Clara
Sears Taylor, Of the rent commits
sion; Miss Alice Paul, of the Won
ans Party; Edward Heating, labor
organizations; Charles e. Russell
socialists; Rabbi Abram Simon, at
representative Of the Jews Of Wash
inSton; Miss Grace Abbott. Of the
children's bureau; Gen. Anton Ste
phan, Julius Peyser, member OIL
the board Of education: Harry
WardYf1an, member of the real estate
board, and DR.. Kelly Miller, Of
Howard University, and L. M
Hershaw, to represent the c0loret
residents of the District.
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
D. c. NEAR TOP
. IN NUMBER Of
DRY CASES
Territory Comprising WASH
ington Second in Arrests
Made During Month.

Washington. together with Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia, and
Delaware, known as the fourth pro-
hibition division, wins the, distinc-
ton Of rolling up the second largest
number Of arrests made during the
past month, Acting Prohibition Com
missioner James e. Jones announced
tiday.
Out Of q total for the country Of
2.S62 cases. 1877 arrests were made
and 2,1S9 prosecutions recon-
mended.
The banner area for the past
month was Division 2, comprising
New York and northern New Jer.
sey, which reported total Of LOSE
cases, S26 arrests made and 975
prosecutions recommended.
Division IA, comprising eastern
Pennsylvania and southern New
Jersey, reported the second largest
number Of cases during the month
with 394, and Division 4, Maryland
Delaware, West Virginia. part OF
Virginia and the District reported
the second largest number Of arrests
1874. and prosecutions recommended
173 ~ .-f ,s-- 80