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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-13
FARM EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

bin, covered. 1t has no drainage
holes provided. Should this have
been done? Also tell me the
best way to save manure. [
have thought of adding lime and
acid, but do not know the
proper proportion. Have also
planned to haul in leaves as
time permits. Your advice in
this matter will be appreciated.
Yard manure constitutes one oe
the most valuable materials we can
use on our soils. This is not only
due to the content of plant food, but
to the fact that it contains many
forms of bacterial life which appear
to exert a beneficial influence on
the soil. These bacteria act not
only on the available plant food in
the soil, but benefit the growth OF
plants as well.
Do not make any drains in your
manure pit. [ presume you have
built the pit with sloping approaches
SO that wagons may easily get in
and out thereof II there is eX
cessve moisture accumulated in the
pit, presumably you can absorb it
by the use of such materials as
lIuCHY IICH NOObS bctI liz 81 lW- "
other refuse accommodating about the
farm. Manure, when placed in pits,
should be kept alright: that is, it
should be covered with material
which will tend to slow up fermen-
tation. Certainly, it should be kept
moist to keep it cool. If fire-fanging
takes place, undoubtedly much of
the nitrogen the manure contains
will be converted into ammonia and
so escape into the air
Lime, of course, may be used as
an amendment in connection with
farm manure. In that event, raw,
crushed limestone rock should be
used. The finer it is ground, the
better. A good coating of it may be
applied to the manure pile every
few days. This material, of course,
is not so good for the purpose you
have in mind as gypsum or sulphate
0? calcium. Floats may also be
used. Floats consist of finely
ground phosphate rock. We favor
The use of either gypsum or floats
for the accomplishment of the our
pose you have in mind The right
amount to use will depend on the
number of animals you keep. Any
where from one to three pounds per
mature animal may be scattered in
the stable each day, or used as
covering over the manure which is
placed in the pit each day.
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DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME

dle-aged men who have given up
work and who let their children sup
port them because their poor feet
will not permit them to stand behind
Il counter or a work bench, can stand
beside a pool table.
Doesn't understand me-" is the
alibi of the wife who lies down on
her job and quits trying to make her
self attractive to her husband and a
pleasant home for him.
She expected matrimony to be all
thrills and kisses, and lovey-dovey
sentiments. She thought her hus.
band would remain the perpetual
lover and spend his time paying her
gorgeous compliments. She has
found out that matrimony is a dull,
deadly grind Of doing your duty; that
it is full of work and worry; that her
husband is a commonplace human
being instead of a romantic hero, and
she has got tired of it all and quit
cold.
She thinks it isn't worth while to
dress up for man who apparently
doesn't notice how she looks She
thinks there is no use in preparing
bles them down without saying
Thank YOU" SO she feeds him out
OF tin cans and paper bags, and she
gets disSruntled and peevish and lets
her marriage go on the rocks be-
cause she hasn't the grit or the
nerve to row away from them and
save it from shipwreck by her cour.
age and SeamanShip.
Disillusion is the alibi the philan,
dering husband makes for his side
stepping.
His wife didn't prove to be the an
gel he thought he was marrying
She has nerves and a temper. 1t
takes money to support her. She is
unreasonable and eXacting. They
have dissimilar tases. She is toe
domestic and smells of bread an6
butter, or else she gads too much
and, anyway, she has got middle
aged and fat, and is not slim, and
pretty and gay like some young
flapper in his office or some vamr
who has her eye on his pocketbook
The man never blames himself
and admits that the reason that he
roams is because he is tired of do
mesticity, he Graves adventure and
romance, and he hasn't got the rock
bottom principle that makes hin
stick to his bargain and be faithful
to the wife he has sworn to love anG
cerish, just because he is in duty
and honor bound to do so, even after
the gilt has rubbed off the ginger
bread.
A mothers alibi for spelling hel
children is love and tenderness
She inculcates selfishness in them by
denying them nothing because she
can't bear to disappoint them.
She does not teach them obedience
because it is too much trouble tC
fight strong-willed youngsters. She
does not form habits of self-contro
in them because it takes time anC
patience and strength to do it. She
makes them weaklings by ramperinG
them and spelling them, but she
never blames herself when they turf
out to be rioters. She excuses her
self for running their lives by think
ing how she loves them.
A great and glorious thing is the
alibi. 1t keeps us from seeing our
selves as we are. There is always
somebody or something we car
blame for the misfortunes we have
really brought upon our own heads
DOROTHY DIX.
Copyright, 1920
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Family Wiped Out
In Mississippi Tornado

BOLTON. Miss, Dec. 10.-Monroe
Anderson, his wife and child, negro
tenants on the Graddis plantation
north of here, were killed, and con-
siderable property damage was
caused when a trnado struck that
vicinity late yesterday
Numerous other tenant houses, a
church and schoolhouse were also
destroyed. Heavy rains preceded and
followed the high wind which COW
cred only small area.
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CHAPTER VIII
The Waltz
IT ARLINGTON was speaking to
his daughter.


ii his daughter.
"Lyra, why don't you give
Mr.. Hunter a dance. I'm sure he
would enjoy it, wouldn't you, Tex?"
Il don't dance" Tex protested
quickly, but as Lyra turned toward
him slowly he found himself look.
ing directly into those starry gray
eyes, and the protest died on his
lips.
Don't you?" she said lightly.
Why, l saw Miss Graves dancing
with you after dinner. I'm sure /
can't be mistaken
Il am afraid Miss Graves was
sorry for having done me such an
honor, Tex went on, but Lyra only
laughed, and with mocking light
dancing in her eyes, held out her
arms to him. 1t was sheer impulse
that prompted her to do this. i'm.
pulse backed by the KNOWLEDGE that
she wanted to humiliate him. make
MN appear ridiculous But for q
moment as Tex stood there staring
Gown at her it seemed to him that
with her arms held out like that
there was a provocative invitation
III her manner.
Ills blue eyes famed. and instantly
her black lashes yelled her ewes. Rnt
as ne stepped forward some one AT
the monograph started a waltz and
the next moment Lyra was in his
arms. Nearly every man. no matter
now much time has elapsed since
NE has danced, can waltz There is
something about a waltz that can.
lures the imagination, one gets lost
IN the Tilt of it and foreets to no
self-conscious.
And so it was with Tex.
ne WAS vaguely conscious OF the
SOFT crescendo of the music the wall
, OF the Violins and the even femme
mat somehow guided his feet Ha
was conscious, too of the fact +bo+
ne was holding Lyra in his arms
he could see the shadow of bnr
lashes on her white checks and tbe
0elcate curves of her half.narted
lips. '''''''p parted
How O., slim she was, how incredibly
smaH in his arms. She barri,.
seemed to be made of flesh ga
| oiood, and aSain there leaned ~, IN
Slim that longing to rouse fee1inr -
'her Il nothing more than anun,,
inSensloly his arms around ber
ughtened, lie drew her cIose,,
against him. The sparklinp h1,a
stones of ~er comb almost bIindad
MN with their briliance. and as no
>sazed d1Nn at her face his oraS
fastened on her mouth. # was -
l. the Intensity of his caze drev haS
as it had during dinner. when '' bo
naG wlliei her To look at him. SLOW
" hei lashes lifted. the starr,, o,.a,,
eyes were looking directly into ~
FaSsionate blue ones. For j,,st ~
traction OF an instant of time so,,in-
Tins tiickered up in Lyra's fane
sulhet nlns infinitesimal. and yo,
ssciuethlnS great enough To make
l ~ mouth suddenly tremhle lnLe q
.siI'u ) The next instant howeye,,
sne seehnS, and whatever promnteI
~ WIS gone; those gray ewes wers
- COD as ice, and the slim bodv
st.de hau seemed as light as tbistIe.
wi ~ ms grasp had grown rigid
Inc music failed 10 a minor and
stopped, and at the same time Tsv,s
arms fell away and Lyra was free
a sound of clapping rang through
the room, tumble Of gay voices
rang out, and then Cynthia was by
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j. S. Road Machinery
To Fall to States

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.--The
senate committee on postoffices and
postroads went on record today as
favoring the sale to states at low
price of surplus roadna king ma
chinery in possession Of govern
mental departments which was left
over from the war.
Senator Dial, Democrat, South
Carolina, member of the commit
tee, brought the subject before the
committee, and declared this ma
terial could be used to advantage for
the Improvement of highways
throughout the country
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FOLEY PILLS REACHED THE
SORE SPOT

Mrs. Ellen Reighard, South Fork,
Pa, writes: Il had been suffering
with my kidneys and nothing seemed
to touch the aching spot until l pro
cured FOLEY PILLS. with wonder
full results FOLEY PILLS, a
diuretic stimulant for the kidneys,
gently and thoroughly flush and
cleanse the kidneys and help to
eliminate poisonous waste matter.
Try bottle today and you will be
we'll pleased with the relief obtained
The use of FOLEY PILLS increa SEES
kidney activity. SOLD everywhere.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Dr.. Broughton Honored
By Florida Baptists

LAKELAND, Fla. Dec. 9.-Offi
GERS elected Tuesday at the Florida
Baptist convention assembled here
are:
President, J. L. White. Miami;
ice presidents. A. NJ Bennett.
Tampa: Len G. Broushton, Jackson
vile. Executive secretary-treasurer
S Is. Rogers, Jacksonville: recorde~
and statistician. c. l.. Collins. Ocala;
assistant recorder, j, w. Senterfit.,
Mariana
The actual enrolment was over
500, with 500 more expected, The
annual sermon was preached Tues
day morninS by j. l.. White, of
Miami.
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CHAPTER VII
Runaway Thoughts

ROM the doorway leaulnS lntu
the living room Tex could see
Lyra in the arms of eter Girls
void. They were moving slowly in
the syncopated rhythm of one of the
latest fox trots. Corinne was dane
ing with a tall, sleek-headed young
ster named Bobby Blake. Gym
thia was lolling in one corner of the
huge davenport. She was tall
glass in one slim hand and was look'
ing up into the eyes of man who
was bending over her. His name
was Warren Taylor, and Tex liked
him the least of all the men.
Cynthia affected bizarre things
She was smoking a cigarette stuck
into a long, black onyx holder, and
she waved it languidly as she talked.
AS Tex watched, Warren Taylor
stopped down and touched his lips
lightly to Cynchia's bare shoulder
She smiled up into his eyes. a mo.
ment later she rose languidly and
with her cigarette still held loosely
in one hand began to dance.
That kiss had meant nothing to
her. No doubt she was used to sIch
things, and to a man like Tex the
very idea of such a thing was revolt
ing. He could not understand this
playing at love, this taking for grant
ed that such a thing as a kiss
meant nothing at all.
The fox trot ended with a blatant
flourish of instruments, and the
couples separated Tex saw Lyra
and Peter stroll over to a tea-wa gon
on which stood an array of bottles,
a large bowl of cracked ice and some
e-i,, 81 Il
two highballs and handed one 10
Lyra She raised the glass to her
lips and smiled up at him. Once
more Tex was struck with the SIM
gular GOODNESS of her smile. 1t
did not seem to light up her face
at all; it did not appear in the
starry grayness of her eyes, but
merely parted her lips. He wondered
at it. Could the girl really be SO
devoid of emotion? Wasn't there a
where, or did she merely repress
every impulse because it was the
think to do?
Have highball?" Harrington
was speaking in his lazy, good
natured voice, and Tex nodded. The
two men entered the room and pro-
ceeded to the teawagon. For a
moment, Tex found himself stand
ing very close to Lyra, so close that
he could see the sweep of her dark
lashes against the icy purity of her
cheeks, and could smell the faint
perfume of jasmine from her.
1t was as if he could not take his
eyes away. He had never before
seen woman so perfect Her sill
very blond hair was drawn back
from her white forehead in meticl-
lous waves, the comb of sparkling
blue stones was caught at Just the
right angle. Not a hair was out of
place, nor was there any color in
her cheeks.
She had been dancing, but she did
not breathe unevenly. Tex, quite
suddenly and amazingly, wondered
what 1t would be like to hold her in
MS arms to pull that mass of sill.
very blond hair awry so that little
Girls escaped here and there.
lie was letting his imagination run
away from him., He was investing.
l.yra with a personality that she
old not possess. What he wanted
When he loved was warmth and ten
derness, and a passion as consum-
ing as his own, not a slender, fra giIe
thlng of white flesh and lev Derfec-
tlon, not woman like I.yra Ora.
ham.
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Answers tn Questions


From the letters that have come
to me in the last two weeks | am
sure that there is an epidemic of
colds and indigestion among the
farm flocks, and am inclined to
think that it has been caused by
the continued warm weather, and
the sudden change. Most of the let
ters complain of the wheeling and
rafting. And right here l am go
ing to beg all OF you who have no
specific remedy for your flocks to
use just about the same remedies
that you would on small child.
All of the letters say that there
is a greenish stuff from the bowels,
and not one, in telling what was
done before writing to me, said a
word about any purgative. Remem-
Der that l do not advise drastic
doses, but if a child has a cold isn't
dose of castor oil as good a begin
ming as you want to start the cure?
That cleanses the system and takes
off the irritating mucous
Castor Oil or EPSON Salts for the
Hen
We were making lard the other
day and one of the hens was rat
d.
| J did not have time to stop and treat
her, so l put her in pen and fed
her all the cracklings that she would
eat. and after l finished with the
lard 1 rubbed her throat and head
and filled her mouth with camphor
ointment. I held her mouth in such
way that she kept the ointment
in her mouth, and inhaled it for a
breath tyUn
into her head, and the next day she
was a lively as any of the flock. |
use any OF the mentholated or cam
phorat ID salves that we keep in the
house, and the other day when a
little girl came to sell a box to me
| showed her seven different kinds
that l had on hand. But as a rule
L use carbolated vaseline; YOU can
set it by the pound for SO cents:
II your druggist has none on hand
he will get it for you. Some Of them
! want to mix it and a per cent so.
luton is what you want, but it is
pound, to be more uniform if mixed
| by the makers.
| am giving you little out of
| q letter, as some of the others may
| De troubled about the same thing.
g, 'N0 a CoCh llldl mas great
pumps under his feet. Do you know
what 1t is? 1t seems to me 1 have
heard it called humble foot He
STANDS around, all drawn up, but
eats pretty we'll
l have a pullet or two that seem
20 DE afEllcted In some way. They
40 not seem sick but they walk as
II they were on stills. and would
TALL forward. Is it contagious. and
is there any cure?
i have two young cockerels
PATCHED the first. of June. Will thev
De right to mate with bullets the
same age? [ also have a few twn.
year-old sens. What is your fee for
your advice?
thanking you, 7 am,
Yours truly,
| "MPC PINLN
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OF course, the
g L c a t general
alibi is heredity.
You never met
a drunkard or a
gambler who adj
mits that 1t is
because he hash t
the streng 9Th to
resist temptation
or control his APP
petite that he is
q sot and a card
sharper. Oh, no
He blames it III
on great grand
father. He says
it is in the blood.
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Mrs. L. H. Goss
This Advice is Vital TO You


Jacksonville, Fla. II have, at
different times, found relief by TAX
ing DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, when I began to be nervous
had severe headaches, and felt bad
in general. Usually two or three
bottles was sufficient. 1 also took
the Prescription during expectancy
and it was great benefit to me
at this time. My experience with
different remedies leads me to be-
lieve that DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the very best woman's
tonic on the market. Mrs. l.. II.
Goss, 504 Cherry Ave-
You can always find this Prescrip-
ton Of DR.. Pierce's in your neigh
borhood drug store in tablets or
liquid; or send 10c for trial package
and write for free medical advice to
DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Dept.
W., in Buffalo, n. Y.
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THE HUNDREDTH WOMAN
BY HAZEL DEYo BACHELOR
1T H1'1H' 1''1-' Y N1-NA NlINIINIOIN
Copyright, 1924, by Public Ledger Company

What has gone before-Lyra
Graham is to be married to Peter
Griswold in three weeks.
Thomas Hunter, better known
as Tex, a friend of Mr.. Ora
hams, is invited 70 come on for
the festivities preceding the
wedding. He feels out of place,
and thinks Lyra and her friends
extremely artificial-NOw 60 on
with the story.
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his side, grasping his arm eagerly
with both slim hands,
"Oh, Tex, you dance divinely! You
must waltz with me next. l insist.
IF only I had thought of a waltz
earlier in the evening" Corinne was
wailing.
But as the photograph started
again TeX's eyes were following q
slim figure in silver gown. He saw
Lyra go up to Peter and slip her arm
through his. The next moment
Peter stepped over to the French
window and unfastened it, and the
two disappeared into the garden. For
some strange reason a hot pain tore
across TeXs heart, and he felt n
fury out OF all proportion to what
he had just witnessed.
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If you have Epilepsy, Fits. Falling Sickness O.
Conyulsons--ro matter how bzd-wrte today for
my FREE trial treatment. Used successfully .,
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SIMPSON, li4s ". 44th ST.. CLEVELAND, o.
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Handling Yard Manure in a
Cnnrrpte PIT

7. ] c. AIilstead. Ga, writes:
farm a. large concrete manure
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Answers: The cock has bumble
ioot, and most probably received the
bruises that caused both feet to be-
come diseased from roosting too
hlSh. l can't understand why the
average poultry house have roosts
tour and five feet away from the
ground. Actually | went into one
mouse, that had a flock of Rhode Is.
land heds that she had paid a big
price Tor, and the roosts were the
rafters of house, not an inch under
clSht rect, no wonder that she sent
Tor me TO tell her what was the mat.
ter with her flock! Bundle foot
IS simply bruise that has been /. :
lected till it is full of corruption
Both Of them must be carefully llnc.
ed and the pus boiled out with hydro
gen peroxide, then some healing To-
ton applied. Again | am going u
suggest what we use for the little
grandchildren who get sores OH
them. We boil the place out and ap-
ply caustic. That seems quite heroic
but the little siX-year.old lad thai
IS standing by me laughs at the idea,
and says its fun to see it boil I buy
stick OF caustic, boil some water,
and put the stick OF caustic in a bot
tie that holds two ounces. fill it with
water, and pour some Of it on the
sore after it quits boiling from the
peroxide. Be careful not to let the
caustic water stain.
AS to the pullets, 7 think that
they are filled with worms. My
standard remedy is copperas, I have
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THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND RiRLS
"HeIp for the HelpIess--kindness to
All Dumb Things"
RulpS

No unsigned letter printed
No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to
200 words.
Dear Children This issue | am in
Producing you to another younS-old
friend, Mr.. l.. Il. Love. His letter
heads our letter box. He tells us
that he has passed the three score
milestone, but so young he seems
at heart that we can scarcely be-
lieve it. We will all want to clip
his verses about the Little Dog An
gel and his good joke We feel that
he and Mr. Latham are indeed pleas
ant additions to our circle.
One of the older boys wrote and
said that he thought | favored the
younger girls and boys. Possibly |
mother them "A bit more, but old or
young, if they care to join us they
are most welcome, | know you'll join
me heartily in this.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
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DO You Continually Blame Some
One Else for Your Faults and Fail
ures?-Your Ancestors, or Par
ents, or an Imagined lll-iiealth?
How Convenient, and How
--ITOW COnVenIcnt, and
IIutTupi

VIZ HAT is your favorite alibi?
wv What is the excuse that you
offer to your own soul and to
the world for your weaknesses, ana
vo,r faults, and your failures?
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TobaccOviTe, \. c. Route .
Z. S.-Lnclosed find 10 cents for the
orphan. Please send mail separately.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will Won
please move over and let another Georgia
boy in by the fire: l am q boy Of fifteen
wears old and in first year high school at
Flowery Branch, Ca. l like 10 20 10 school
fine. I have 10 walk about three miles.
which warns me up before I Get there.
live on 4 farm. and like farm life ve'y
we'll. have sill the fresh ar anyone needs
cut in the country. an glad Aunt Julia