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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19
DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME

idle, with nothing to do but to think
and think, and build air castles dur
ing the lonesome hours of lone
some day? VERY TROUBLED.
Answer: I do, indeed, Troubled. 1t
is true that Satan finds work for
idle hands to do, and he invariably
gets on the job when a woman has
nothing to do. You nave only to
read the newspapers to have this
proved to you. The women who fig
ure in the scandals are the idle rich
or the well-to-do women who live in
boarding houses, and who, having
nothing with which to occupy their
time, go out and hunt for trouble
and find it.
1t is the idle women who are the
victims of lounge lizards and tea
hounds, not the hustling business
woman nor the busy housewife, VINO
find the day all too short to do all
the work that is piled up.
1t is the women with nothing to
do but think and think and think
about themselves who are the neu-
rotic invalids who enrich doctors and
| fill sanitariums. 1t is the idle Wom-
en- who have the leisure in which
| to vivsect themselves, who discover
that their husbands do not under
| stand them, and are not their SOIL
mates. You never hear of the WON.
an who has to cook and sew ana
patch, and scrub for half a dozen
children, wondering if her husband
is her real affinity or not.
Work is the salvation of women
inst as much as 1t is of men. And
any husband who doesn't see that
his wife has plenty of. real, con-
structive work to do-Work that
counts and that she is responsible
for doing; work that keeps her hands
and her mind fully occupied-is not
only doing her a deadly wrong, but
he is steering his matrimonial boat
straight for the rocks.
DOROTHY DIX.
Dear Dorothy Dix-P1ease give a
rule of thumb for telling when a
man isatn love: oUAERE'
| AnsI d.: There is just one infalli-
BILE rule, and that is when man
pops the question and names the
wedding day.
All other signs are worthless. Put
no faith in words, i'll oaths of de-
votion that are not backed up by a
bona fide marriage license. A man
may come to see you for seven years
and mean nothing more than that
he finds you good company, and
your house a comfortable place to
spend his evenings.
He may look sentiment and talk
sentiment that always stops just
short OF popping the question. Pay
no heed to any such manifestations
If he really loves you and wants you,
he will ask you to be his-and that
is all there is to that.
Copyright, 1924
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19

Why Not Tell Husbands How to
Hold Their Wives Love for
Change?-The Young Wife
Whose Husband Forces
Her to Be Entirely
IdIe-HOw to Tell
When a Man Is
in Love
N EAR DOROTHY DIX-Why
J do you write so much about
wives trying to hold their hus-
bands love? Doesn't it ever occur
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19

are really reStful to tne1n. IL seems
TO be the general opinion that
woman remains in love Win neL
husband, regardless of his hanlts
and Observation-Disclosures ne Is tluS
around the house, whether ne IS ell
Pertaining eor stupid, grouchy OF
pleasant. Also that wife shouiu
be attractive, vivacious and ready
to humor her husband In order TO
hold him, while he doesn't need u
do anything to hold her.
So far as I am concerned, If my
husband doesn't stay in love WIN
me when I act my natural SELL anu
the way I feel, he can just look OUT
for somebody else. l have OFTEN
been bored with him, and dlsgusteu
with him. So are other wives WIN
their husbands at times. SO why
not tell husbands how to MAKE thelr
wives contented and give them a III
tie of the romance they crave!
N- E. H. B.
Answer: Yea, verify, sister; you
have said a true thing. Wives do
get Just as fed up with their hus-
bands as husbands do with their
wives. and many a husband would
GET the Jolt of his life if he knew his
Wife's real opinion of him. A slouchy
man with q two days stubble OF
beard or his face and spots on MS
clothes is as illusioning and as I'M
kissable an object to woman as
any lady with cold cream on hef
face and a soiled kimono and curl
papers is to a man. 1t is just as
much a mans business to keep his
wife fascinated as it is Wlte's TO
keep her husband enthralled.
Why, then, is the loud pedal put
on the wifes part i'll making a nap
py home and keeping marriage
going concern? Simply because,
in the words of President Cleveland,
1t is a condition, and not a theory,
that confronts US" There are GER
tain amenities of domesticity that
must be practiced to make it a sue
cess, and men won't take the trou'
bic and make the effort, or even
realize the necessity of practlclng
them. so there is always a hope that
women will. Also. it is more I'M
portant to a woman to protect her
home than it is to a man, for the
home means not only the love nest,
il means her meal ticket as we'll. 1t
means not only her happiness, but
her physical comfort.
For a woman to say tht,t she Will
not make an effort to make herself
attractive to her husband is to take
a. dishonest advantage Of her sltua-
ton. She would have to make
mighty strenuous effort to be agree
able if she got along with her boss.
She daily does things she doesn't feel
like doing in order to get along in
society. SO it seems to me that 1t
is an obligation of honor to try to
plea the one man who is legally
bound to stand you.
DOROTHY DIX.
Dear Miss Dix-What do you
think OF a man who does not allow
his wife, who is hot yet twenty-five
years old, and who IS healthy and
strong and vivacious, to make any
acquaintances, or to go to parties,
not even to occupy herself at home
or outside, but just to sit up at home
with nothing to do and wait for his
return?
My husband knew when we were
engaged that [ was used to a very
active life, and to having my time
we'll occupied. Now I have nothing
to do and l feel as if I would go
crazy. Do you not think it is dan
gerous for a woman to be absolutely
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19

DEAR Dorothy Dix-Please give a
rule of thumb for telling when a
man is lin love. QUAERE.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19

Ans r: There is just one infalli-
BILE rule, and that is when a man
pops the question and names the
wedding day.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19
MISS GLADYS SMELLING.
Elberton, Ga, Route 4.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
two Alabama boys. This is our first time
to write. We have been readers of The
journal for long time, and surely enjoy
the Letter Box. We, like most of you
cousins, live on farm, and like it fine.
We are going to school, and like it. Aunt
Julia, please print this. We will thank
you so much. We won't describe ourselves
this time, as we think it is not necessary.
/, william, seventeen. |, Jesse, am
sixteen. SO any of YOU cousins who want
to write u.s. We will appreciate all letters
received and will assure you all answers.
cip
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19

No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides OF
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
Dear Children: This is our last
installment of the American Indian.
[ am going to make it is brief as L
can.
When an Indian boy was fourteen
wears old he would blacken his face,
retire to a lonely place, if possible
the TOP of a hill Or mountain and
stav there many days, fasting until
he could, in his weakened state,
imagine he could see visions. These
visions usually took the form Of a
beast, bird or fish. Immediately
after this vision came to him the
Indian youth sought to gain the
favor and guidance of his dream
animal by tatooing himself, usually
on the breast with the design OF
whatever beast had appeared in his
vision. If his vision was an eagle
or bear he believed that he was to
be a warrior and he would practice
self-torture to prove his bravery. 1t
he proved himself sufficiently cour-
ageous almost any Indian boy might
become a chief. Some times the
chiefs were chosen by hereditary
method, but they had to prove their
ability to rule, or they were passed
over in favor of the natural leaders.
When it was a matter Of inheritins
the place Of chief, it was rather
through the mothers line than
through the fathers, which is un-
usual. This we do know, they had
to be brave and worthy to hold the
place of chief, and we have lesson
in that.
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Yes, Aunt Julia. I'm going. I have had
pleasant call. Thank you. would Ire
glad to hear from NIL the cousins. Will
assure all answer who write Wishing
Aunt Julia and everybody r merry, merry
Christmas and happy New Year, ! Will bid
you all adieu. Lovingly,
EDNA LOGAN
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Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May Ge0r-
gia girl join your happy band? We do not
take The Journal, but ] read the letters
whenever | can. l. am a school girl, ana
like very much to go to school Some may
remember a letter from here a Nlile back
from Miss Zelma Parkham. She is one of
our teachers, and she surely is a sweet girl
am fifteen years old and in the ninth
grade. l would love to hear from any of
the COUSINS, and to the first one who writes
will send one Of my pictures. l will
try and answer all. Lovingly, your cousin
and niece,
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THE. LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
Help for the HeIpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
RnI0G

No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides OF
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed $50 to 200
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idle, with nothing to do but to think
and think, and build air castles dur
ing the lonesome hours of a. lone
some day? VERY TROUBLED.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19

My husband knew when we were
engaged that L was used to a very
active life, and to having my time
we'll occupied. Now I have nothing
to do and 1 feel as if I would go
crazy. Do you not think it is dan
gerous for a woman to be absolutely
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22
PREVENTION OF CANCER

The cure OF cancer has baffled the
medical profession. All sorts OF treat
ment are in vogue and all more or less
ineffective Claims are made now and
|again that cure has been discovered.
The Abrams treatment was proclaimed
as one such method the idea being TO
dcover the rate OF vibration of the dis
case and destroy the vibration with d
like vibration. The difficulty lies. how
ever. in determining the vibration, this
involving the most exact and expert
diagnosis.
The medical section OF the League of
Nations which will hold its meeting in
Rome in May. will devote its entire ses-
sion to methods of fighting this disease.
At that time. Professor Gaetano Fichcra.
Director of the Institute of Surgical
Pathology of the University OF Pavia,
will announce his latest discovery in
the Study of cancer. He has devoted his
life to this work and spent MS whole
fortune and income on his researches and
several years ago announced his diScov-
,ery that cancer is produced by an alb
sence in the human body of certain
serum which dissolves centers of infec-
ton as soon as they are produced.
He first thought to extract this serum
from healthy individuals and inject it
into sufferers from cancer. but he found
that the treatment, to be efficacious. had
TO be repeated every few weeks and
that the extraction of the serum weak
o.oJ , to,I.i,,- ;,J.,-;I,,,I'e -a-;e+,,,co a.
cancer and made him liable to the dis
case himself. He claims to have next
discovered that this serum which gives
immunity from cancer is produced in a
small gland in the neck. This gland
becomes less and less active with the
tpassing of time Until at about fifty
years it ceases TO function. He thcr
tried to stimulate this gland artificially
and met with a fair measure of success
But it could not be stimulated stuff
ciently to protect those who have pre-
disposition to cancer.
He now claims to have discovered
how TO produce the serum artificially
:. land this discovery he will announce a
the Leagues medical section next month
This is preventative measure. solely
J.. like vaccination or NEGOTIATIONS of var
ious kinds. but his idea is to use tn
serum: as cure also He believes tina
in connection with surgery, advance,
cases may be cured.
If this is an actual discovery that cal
be demonstrated and not just anothc
one of those chimeras dancing before tn
hope of sufferers. Professor Fichera wi
!, come to be known as great and out
standing benefactor of mankind.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22
ADONAIS.

Shall we meet no more, my Lave at the binding of
the sheavcs
In the happy harvest fields the sinks
When the orchard paths are dim witL the drift Of
fallen leaves,
And the rcapers sing together in the mellow.
o, happy are the apples when the south winds
blow,
Love met us in the orchard, ere tn corn had GAL
cred plume
o. happy are the apples when me south winds
blow I,
Sweet as summer days that die when the months
in bloom,
And the peaks are ripe with sunset like the tas
sells of the broom.
In the happy harvest fields the sun sinks low.
Sweet as summer days that die, lcafing sweeter
each to each,-
o, happy are the apples when the south winds
blow
All the heart was full of feeling: wv. had ripened
into speech.
Like the sap that turns to nectar IN the velvet oil
the peach,
In the happy harvest fields the sun sinks low.
Sweet as summer days that die at the ripening of
| o, happy are the apples when tie south winds
| blow.
Sweet as lovers tickle oaths, sworn to fathless
| maids forsworn.
| When the musty orchard breathes like mellow
Over happy harvest fields as the sun sinks low.
Love left us at the dying of the mellow autumn
/ o, happy are the apples when the south winds
| blow
When the skies are ripe and fading like the colofs
! of the leaves.
And the reapers kiss and part, at the binding Of
the sheaves,
In the happy harvest fields the sun sinks low
Then the reapers gather home from the gray ant
misty meres - ,
o, happy arc the apples when tie south wind
blow.
Then the reapers gather home, and they bear upoi
Il their spears
One whose face is like the NON. fallen gra!
among the spheres.
With the dayght's curse upon it, as the sui
sinks low.
Faint as far-off buglcs blowing sft and low tn
rcapers sung -
%, happy are the apples when tie south wind
. blow,
. Sweet rs summer in the blood, whtb the heart
ripe and young.
4 Love is sweetest in the dying, like the sheave
q he lies among,
In the happy harvest fields the sun sinks low
Il William Wallace Harne!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22
CHAPTER MI.
SalIie'S Apology.

Sallie came to herself with dull
ache in her wrists, throbbinS pain
in her head and the echo in her ears
of hoarse agoni2ed voice which
seemed to whisper over and over:
Water, Water"
She opened her eyes to stare up at
low, heavily beamed ceiling and
slowly her raze travelled about at
ancient stone walls, modern but
damp concrete floor. and huge fur
mace. black and cold, which stood
before her.
A cellar. How had she got here
mstinctively she tried to raise her
hand To her bewildered head but the
ache in her wrists sharpened to
agony and she glanced down To find
that they were bound tightly to-
gcther. In flash it all came back
to her: the bald. weazened old man
with the cold, bright eyes who had
declared that she was not Diamond
Bess, her own vehement agreement
with that statement and demand t.
be set free and the slow smile and
shake of thr head which answered
her before the curt command camt
to take her away.
"Water."
SO there was someone there. after
ALL Sallie turned her body over ant
stared. transfixcd.
On canvas cot against the wal
another girl luy.-a girl with MOI
of coal-black hair and great. burning
eyes staring, out of wasted face.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22
as THE SKY A SHELF

What makes the sky blue? The
explanation. long current, was that
this was due to the presence of so
much nitrogen in the atmosphere.
Professor Vigard, of Ch.istiana uni
versity. rcconciles the traditional
scientific explanation with something
more primitive and more ancient.
He believes that the earth and its
encasing atmosphere are inclosed i'll
hollow sphere of crystalizcd nitro
gen of blue cast. Through thi'
the moon and stars shine and the
sun sends its heat. Because of the
crystalline barrier. radio waves travel
parallel with the carth's surface in
stead of taking n tansential course.
The ancient Hebrews. and the
Plains Indians of our own West knew
nothing OF nitrogen or of radio
waves. but they did believe that the
heavens were crystalline and solid.
If they and the Morse professor have
il right. there must be something
glutinous and self-mending about this
azure Shell. for the rest of the solar
system is bombarding it pretty con-
stantly with meteorites and somehow
they get throsgh without leaving q
trace of fracture. As the shell is
only twelve miles from the surface OF
the earth the cracks should be visible
| through a telescope. Aviators have
Travelled more than half Of this dis
lance. PERHAPS they can yet nego-
tiatc the remainder, and bring us
back piece OF the sky.-Cincinnatl
| Times Star.
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tons. especially the third ono, seems I'M
anSwerable.
The declaration of conviction of guilt
was made some time ago by Chairman
Brookhart who is conducting this in
vestigation. He recently made in the
Sera,e d statement i'll which lie sad
aI::ong other things:
"TEore is no rumor and no uncertain
~ upon the proposition"
The proposition to which he alluded
was. that, in his opinion as chairman
OF the investigating body the evidence
was competent to prove that there had
been a conspiracy entered into by Man
nington and others to protect criminals
for money received.
This statement was made by Senator
Brookhart at a time when Warrington
was preparing to appear before the COM
mittee and when Senator Brookhart
knew he was preparing to appear.
The uttcrancc not only denounced
Warrington as criminal before he had
b:en granted hearing, but announced,
in advance direct finding of guilt.
Is it any wonder that Warrington re-
fused to appear before a committee so
dead to common justice?
And the men who are doing these
thirgs, are. Heaven help us, our ma
tional lawmakers.
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NJ lSS
A " AS
BY DOUGLAS GRANT
; DOUGLAS GRANT
9 ss% MA sSSvitt INC

| arrive. Fitch has come before: there
| is q light under his door and / heal
him walking-Doctor, the lights have
| gone out :"
1.-The end Is near. Be quick th,
] doctor cautioned in whisper as III
held the glass again to her lips.
what happened tonight" Mike
motioned the almost distraught Ire
cor TO silence.
1T is discover that the girl w
have here Is thief and still | do not
believe that Fitch. too. he is crimi
nal; - Theresc's breath was coming in
great gasps now. Tonight. M'sier
Sloat he guards her door till the time
comes TO take her away and l myself
have put the drug in her dinner that
she may slep-Fitch leave his room
he has revolver in his hand. and
one in the pocket of the hip-I watch
over the stair-rail-he leap upon
M'sieu Sloat, he strike. him down !.
The voice ceased and only her ster-
torous breathing showed that
Thcrcse still lived, but she rallied
once more.
Fitch open the door-the girl she
is waiting--they go-together. What
is the hour. please?"
"A quarter to two" The doctor
glanced at his watch.
If is one hour and half that they
have been gone. .ien, for in but. ten
minutes the warning comes from
M'sieu Bellows. At twenty-five min
utcs after midnight madame call to me
and i descend to receive-this. The
reese strove to lift her hand to her
wounded side but it fell back Imply
They fear that | talk. you see. though
would have kept silent, but now you
know-all.Y
"Not all, Therese. - Trevor cried as
though by mere force of will he
could hold her back from death
There is something you haven't tod
us about that house in the park, where
Fitch went. Think"
"That house? The figures. M'sieu
mcaps? The figures of stone bcfort
the door the lion ard the bull which
guard" AN at once, she sat up with
a ringing cry, "Frcderic. Frederic :"
Ono of the detectives had sprung
forward but all eycsNwcre on Trevor
as she slumped back upon her
cushions and lay with slight smile
curving her thin lips.
"She's gone" the doctor rose
"Cantain. shall 7 see to-"
Say, / know that house," the de-
tcctitc who had thrust himself for
ward cried cxcitedly. It's just be-
yond Van Cortlandt--an old mansion
that used to be occupied by some
consul or other. A bald. little old
Scpzer lives there now"
"C9me. them" Mike rOarcd and
lcaped for the stairs with Trevor be-
hind him. Bring all the men you
can. SPARE from here. Captain. for
there's likely to be battle. It's the
headquarters of the gang
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Hello" said Sallie. "Where did
they catch you."
THE other girls face twitched in
the fitful flare of the single gas jet
but only the moaning reiteration
escaped her lips.
Wafer"
well. whoever YOU are lou Look
as though you needed it," Sallie re-
marked. Gotta see what | can do
Darn 'cm. they've tied my ankles,
too, but / amt fastened to anything.
You watch me. sister,"
She lifted her bound arms to pro-
tcct her head, unmindful of the tor
tured wrists, and deliberately rolled
off the cot. landing on the hard floor
with thud which Jared every nerve
in her body and made her set her
teeth to avoid screaming. For mo-
ment she lay still until the first
/ racking pain had ceased and then
started rolling over and over toward
the furnace.
A little wailing cry ESCAPED from
the other girl as she saw that Sallic
was not approaching her but the
later gasped reassuringly:
Just be patient! I'm coming
back :"
Not for nothing had she tended
the furnace which Ma Brennan had
so proudly installed with her first in
surance money acquired through the
sudden demise of Mr.. Aloysius Bren-
nan beneath wildcat engine. To
be sure the clutter Of the winters
fires might have been cleared away
but Salie Judged that a household
like this wasn't any too particular
and where kindlings were used there
was likely TO be an Ak to chop them.
She rounded the furnace, striking
her head smartly against the cold
iron as she did SO, but the little ex-
clamation which escaped her was one
of exultation rather than pain, for
there before her Law just the imple-
ment she sought. Its blade loo,..i
dull and rusted but she was proof
against all Encouragement now and
gritting her teeth as the cords cut
deeply into her. ankles she maneu-
vered, after hcaying her 1.-the young
body TO q sitting posture, to wedge
the head of the AK firmly between
her. feet with the blade lfppermost.,
Bending p. forward. Sallic sawed
away at the cords about her wrists
while the pathetic moan of the other
girl came family to her ears. The AK
was more dull even than she had
anticipated but the strand. separat-
cd one by one and at least her hands
were free.
Continued in Our Next Issue)