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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-06
OUR HOUSEHOLD


chicks. Next day you cannot miss
what was gathered today.
I have begun to ship baby chicks
and always keep a few. the most I'M
likely, out Of every hatch. to see
how thrifty they are. And there are
some now in a box doing nicely. I
suppose every one gets directions
with those they order from the big
hatCheries, but 1 want to tell you
that you can let them drink too
much in these first days. They
should be given three Or four sWal-
lows Of fresh butter milk before
they are given feed, then no more
butter milk until time to feed again.
I feed mine five times a day, and
after they are a week cd I have a
large box in a warm room, the
kitchen is my most convenient
place, and they scratch and eX-
ercise in there from ten till they be-
gin to cry, then wrapped up and
kept warm till they want to get
out. 1t is about as often as I feed
them, usually. If you can put your
box on rollers you can move 1t to
follow the sunshine. and 1t is music
to hear them as they twitter and
proen themselves in the sun.
Now comes the annual question::
How must l give nux vomica for
hawks? Will it hurt the eggs as
food? Can We eat the chickens? To
one pint Of meal put a heaping tea
spoonful of powdered nux vomica,
mix it with cold water, put it on a
board or piece of pasteboard, and
let the little chicks eat all they
want. I give mine one night, the
next morning, another night, and
then usually have Mr.. Hawk dead.
AS soon as the chicks leave the
meal with the poison in it, take it
up for it will kill dogs and cats in
fact, anything that is born with its
eyes shut. I put mine that is left, up
on the poultry house to kill the
sparrows. I am going to mix some
today for The Farmer, he has Just
told me that they are destroying
his seed oats. They peck the seed
through the sacks and Tennessee
seed oats are getting scarce right
now. The nux vOmiCa does not at
feet the eggs, and I feel sure that
most of the readers of these lines
have at some time taken nuX VOm-
lea in a tonic. l have put it in nest
eggs for the proWlers. have caught
dogs and 'pOssums with it. If you
only want to make a dog sick put
a good dose of calomel. about two
little pills, in an egg, and I promise
you that you can almost offer that
dog a fried esg after he gets through
with his Calomel.
I am glad to receive the letters
asking about carrots, there is not a
vegetable that does more for health,
and pretty soon l am going to pat
in 4 number of carrot recipes. They
can be planted now and last all the
year, or can he planted later.
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EAitShtAS 10
I am getting a number Of letters
about green stuff for the young
chicks, as so much Of the winter
oats were killed. Right now turn to
your calender and in the Septcm-
Der or October month, make a note
of the fact that you must plant rye
or rape for the chickens. We plant
two acres of rye and let the calves
winter on it. That is where the
poultry that is not penned stay a
good part Of the time, Then in the
garden plant one or two rows of
rape just as you plant fall turnips.
Pick the leaves as close as you
please, and it does not kill it for
the bud to be pinched, if you have
some leaves left for sprouts to come
as they do on cabbages.
Many people like rape salad. We
mix it with turnip or mustard, and
enjoy it. as it is more like rutObaga
salad. You will be amazed how long
you can thin it out and how much
you will have for the chickens that
are penned. 1t takes rank land, how
ever as 1t Is such 4 vigorous grow
er.
Two weeks ago there was a lit
tie of our garden that was not too
wet for cultivation, so the farmer
planted rape. mustard and lettuce.
The next day the heavens opened
and the floods descended, and for a
week the sun was not seen. We
are not sure that we will have a
seed to sprout, but it can be done
over after a while. The rye is green
once more, and the rape that was
frozen and eaten down last fall has
tiny green buds. In Georgia and
wherever it is not so cold, the rape
planted now, very thick, can be
pulled UP as soon as there are four
leaves on it and fed to the baby
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One Killed, -Four Hurt
When Auto Is Driven
Into Freight Train

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March g.
One woman was killed, a man and
woman were fatally hurt and two
others were painfully injured short
ly after midnight when an automo-
bile in which they were riding
crashed into freight train at a
crossing here. -.t-
Mrs. Mabel Patton was killed, Al,
vim Taylor aand Mrs. Mary Bowden
were fatally hurt, and Chester A.
Massey and Orren Lockett were
slightly injured.
Massey, the driver, told police he
did not see the train until it was
too late.
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DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME

poor, ShiftleSS husband who COuldn t
make a living, l could not resreCt
him, and I'd have a mighty strong
! hunch that the noise of the bill col
Iector beating on the door would
drown out the billing and the cooling
in any home.
Next. [ would pick out a man
who was keenly interested in his
! business or profession. A number
of reasons would enter into this
selection.
First, I would want Il husband
whom I could be proud, in whose
career [ could take an interest, and
in whose success 1 could share, for
a wife invests her all, of brains and
talent and hopes, for the future in
her husband.
Secondly, I should want hus-
band who was too busy with his
own affairs to NEEDLE with mine, for
[ should loathe the sort Of man
who was always shopping around
the ice box, and who picks out his
Wife's clothes.
md lastly, I should know that
there is no better chaperone for a
man than for him to be too busy
with his occupation to have time to
philander. 1t is the idle men and
the unambitious men, who are going
nowhere in particular, who have
time to notice what perfectly Won
derful hair their stenographers have.
Next I should pay particular at
tention to a mans disposition. If he
was jealous, and suspicious, and I'M
reasonable; if he took offense east
| Iy; if he was mood" and sullen; if
he was high tempered and said
cruel things when he was angry, ]
should have none Of him, though he
was as rich as Croesus, as hand
some as Rudolph Valentino, as NOR
al as Sir Galahad.
For it is a mans disposition with
which his wife has to live every
day. His virtues are mere outside
Communications for Sunday wear. So
should pick me a husband who
was good-natured, who was jolly,
who turned an optimistic eye on me
along with the rest Of the world
and believed that I was trying to
do the decent thing instead Of the
wrong thing.
You know the kind Of man who is
humorous, and kindly, and philo-
sophical; who has a pleasant word
! for everybody, a kiss for a child and
a pat for a dog; who makes the best
| of every situation, and who makes
you feel simply by his presence that
Gods in his heaven and alrs right
with the world. That is the sort of
man [ would pick for husband.
T would nick ont a generous man
for a husband, a just man, man
who would not expect me to run a
house on air. I would never marry
a man who always roWed with a
waiter over a bill and who carried
his change in a purse that he had to
undo three clasps to get into.
Finally, I would pick out for a
| husband what the old-fashioned
novels used to call "a man of senti-
ment." I would want a man who
was understanding, who was sym
pathetic. on whose tenderness
could throw myself as secure of
comfort as on the rity Of God.
There are plenty of men who
| measure up to all of these standards,
and if girls would select their hus'
bands with as much care as they do
their hats there would be mighty
few unhappy marriages.
(COnvright, 1920
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F ARM EDUCA TON
BY DR. ANDREW M SOULE

food from one source is worth about
as much as from another There is
a difference, however, in the degree
of rapidity with which plant food
becomes available to crops. Cotton
produced under boil weevil condi-
lions should be forced to maturity as
quickly as possible. Hence, carriers
of readily available plant food ele-
ments seem to be the best to use in
preparing the fertilizer for this crop.
On heavy clay soils, we would advise
a formula containing 9 per cent
phosphoric acid. 3.5 per cent nitro
gen, and 3 per cent potash. From
500 to 500 pounds of fertilizer should
be used per acre. We would put at
least two-thirds of the fertilizer un-
der the drill row before the bed for
cotton is made. The balance of it
may be used as a side application as
soon as the crop is chopped to q
stand. If you prefer, you may use
a formula containing only 3 per cent
nitrogen and then make a side ap-
plication of 100 pounds Of nitrate Of
soda per acre. This application
should be made during the pre-.
square stage of the cotton
The most economical way of fight
ing the weevil with poison is through
the use of calcium arsenate applied
as a dust spray. Use it as soon as
the weevil has come out of hiberna
ton. Use it again just as the young
squares begin to form. Then make
three applications about four days
apart, as soon as the squares show
evidence of considerable weevil in
festation. It may be necessary to
make three concentrated applications
Of the character suggested two
weeks apart, but if you use this ma
terial with intelligence and skill, you
should be able to minimize weevil
damage very materially
Fruit trees do best, on a Well-drain-
ed, elevated soil. Air drainage is an
important matter in selecting an
orchard site. We presume you are
interested in growing fruit trees for
home use. In that event, we think
you should plant out some peaches.
The varieties we would recommend
for your locality are the Mayflower,
Greensboro, Carmen, Hiley, Georgia
Belle, and alberta. Of plums, the
Wild Goose and Abundance will
prove satisfactory Of grapes, the
Concord, Delaware, and Diamond.
Of blackberries, try Hinalaya and
Eldorado. The Lucretia dewberry is
the best. OF Strawberries, Lady
Thompson and Klondike are likely to
prove the most satisfactory. The
Kieffer and La Conte pears are
standard sorts. OF apples, the Terry,
likely to succeed. We suggest that
you set out Stuart and Schley
pecans. 1t is important to buy only
from a reliable dealer and thereby
insure your obtaining good, healthy
plants and trees of the varieties sug-
gested which are true to name.
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Protecting the Supply of Good
MauurPS

NidnuEeS
M. p S., Commerce, Ga,
writes: have a herd of seven
ty-five c3ws and have been haul
ing the manure out of the barn
and dumping it in the open and
letting it stay there for several
months before putting it on the
land. Please advise me how
much more value the manure
would have if it was kept under
shelter.
When farm manure is stored for
4 considerable period of time, it Is
fesirable that it be kept under shell
Ter. If it is to be kept out iii the
Ppen, certain precautions should be
laken which will greatly lessen the
Fosses which may otherwise occur as
/ result of teaching. The pile should
Pc made on level ground and the
height OF it should be great enough
10 insure the absorption of the wa
Ter that falls in the form of rain The
fIdes of the pile should be kept
straight and smooth, and the top
should slope towards the center. A
compact pile is desirable. 1t is not
he water which falls on the pile
hat does the damage, but the food
|aden waite which runs away from
Where the manure is handled i'm
properly, the greater part of the nj.
|rogen is likely to be lost, and the
Pther fertilizing constituents, phos-
bhorus acid and potash, reduced as
well. Aside from these facts, the
fermentation of the manure in the
tOll jG n hn Of i,1
bsnefit to growing crops. 1t is there
prs desirable to have this process
eyb or in the soil rather than on the
Nltside of it. 1t is quite possible for
manure to be deprecated in value to
be extent Of So or SO per ton
through improper care.
You can readily see from these
Facts that the construction of a con-
Erete storage floor which can be
FOOTED over constitutes a good in
Festment. You can build a structure
ff this kind with the labor on your
|arm and at a relatively low cost.
EfIlen and How to FertiIize the
Cotton Crop
H. G, B., Flatwood, Ala,
writes: I desire information as
to the kind Of fertilizer to use in
growing cotton, and when it
should be applied. Is there an
economical method of poisoning
the boil weeviI on a small acre
age? I am also interested in
fruit growing, and would like to
know the best varieties of
peaches, plums, grapes, apples,
etc.
There is no one best fertilizer to
Fse under cotton. Available plant
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ures There are so few boys and girls
around here we get real lonesome and, blue
and, worst of all, we are all related Ia reg
ular village Of kinfolks), so there, we have
cause for the blues and, let us tell you
something, only don't tell anyone else; we
are almost "old maids" Now honest.
that's too bad, don't you think? We don't
think we're horrible, neither do we think
we are beautiful, just commonly good look
ing, you know. Yes, we paint and powder,
too, and have bobbed hair. Oh, my! Though
only. one OF us has hers bobbed. We think
we're smart, even if others don't. We GER
tain1y like to read and if any of You
cousins have the books, "Ben-Iur, The
Prince of the House Of David and Titus,
will you please write The author OF
"Ben-IIur" is Lew Wallace, but we don
know who wrote the others mentioned. We
are very anxious to get these three, and
! especially "Bcn-Hur," so, if any of you
have them, we will appreciate it awfully
if you'll lend them, and We'll pay the post
age both ways and take especially good care
Of them. We're going now, asking every
| body to write us. Send letters separately
(MISS) EUNICE GIDDENS.
(MTSS) DRUCILLA GIDDENS.
| (MISS) MARY GIDDENS.
To
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partner she almost invariably uses
her heart instead of her head. and
lllis causes her to be deaf, dumb
and blind to any warnings that her
common sense might offer her. Nine
women out of ten marry a man be-
cause he looks like a sheik, or is a
glib taller and good dancer, rath-
err than because he possesses the de
sirabIe qualities that go to make d
good yoke mate.
Now, If [ were young woman
contemplating matrimony I should
choose none but a strong, healthy
husky man for a husband. No wan
cadaverous dyspeptic would set me.
nor would L undertake the job OF
being a. human buffer between the
world and the nerves of any neu.
rotic and ten1peramental gentleman.
no matter how poetic and soulful he
was.
/ wouldn't want a husband whose
thoughts were so centered on his
stomach that he forgot he had a
heart, and who was 50 bilious and
pessimitic that he kept the whole
domestic atmosphere the color of in
digo. Nor would I want to always
be walking on eggs for fear of say.
ing or doing something that would
iangIe the raw nerves Of ar irrlta-
BILE man who was about as soothing
to have on the premises as a sore
headed bear. 1t is only in stories
that sick people are patient and
angelic. In real life they are
grumpy and unreasonable, So, I'M
less. l felt call to martyrdom, |
shouldn't choose an invalid for a
husband.
Next, 1 should give a mans bust,
ness ability the careful once over.
I would not expect a young man to
support m Elm the way in which
had been accustomed to live if my
father was a prosperous man. L
would not demand a car and a fine
establishment, nor imported frocks.
But I would not marry any man
who had not proved that he could
stand on his feet and by his own eff
forts support a family.
I should know that love and ro-
nance have to have a substantial
financial backing if they are to en-
dure, and that while l might pity a
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Boy Killed in Fall
Off 5-Story Building
While Flying Kite

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March s.
Hubert Fenton, aged eight, was kill
ed here at noon Sunday, when he
fell from the roof of a five-story hos
pital under construction while fly
ing kites with other boys.
Children had been using the roof,
it was said, as a playground where
they flew kites and even tried
49, Ii. Il l-t-.1.rl,S
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Dearest Aunt Julia: Will you please give
room in your corner for South Carolina
girl? 1 have been a silent reader of the
cousins corner for a long time, hut this is
my first attempt to enter the circle.
Cousins isn't it grand for Aunt Julia tc
give us a corner? l think she is a very
dear lady. How many of you like poetry
from any of the cousins, also some pretty
songs. AS this is my first attempt, I will
tell You something about how L look.
have brown bobbed hair, blue eyes ant
SO you know l am some sport" Listen
cousins! 1 am very fond of receiving let
tiers and would like for all you cousins to
write to
(MISS) MINNIE NEIL INTERIM.
Greenwood s G.. Route g.
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keeps ms wife
ON her knees
thanking G o d
for her luck In
getting him, or
makes her spend
the time from
her wedding day
to her funera
wondering what
the Fool Kille :
was doing the
day she was
married that it
didn't get her.
Furthermore,
when a woman
C1,oOSnc hon, 7if \
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Nrarcb's ChangeabIe Weather

The changes in weather in March
cause many coughs and colds. FOL-
EY'S HONEY AND TAR COM
POUND is excellent for coughs,
colds, hoarseness. John r. LyonsS
Prescott, Arizona, states: 81 had a
bad cough, used FOLEY HONEY
AND TAR COMPOUND and it re-
lieved me promptly" Sold every
where advertisement
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and I would think I couldn't live. [
would have hot flashes, then would
come weak spells. was so weak l
would think l couldn't ever get a
meal ready. My work was a burden
to me. l was not able to do my
housework half of the time. A friend
advised me to take Lydia (. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and it
has given me strength and health.
The hot flashes left me and | got bet
ter of the numb spells. That summer
I could do my homework and worked
in the garden a good bit. I tell all
sick women what your wonderful
medicine did for me, and will always
recommend It. l am known to all
my neighbors, and you can publish
this statement because it is true. =
Mrs. JOHN w. WALSH, R. No l, Box
S., Warrington, West Virginia,
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StaAham, Ca, Route ..
Stop Rheumatism
In 48 Hours

Don't suffer from those terrible stabbing
pains Of Rheumatism sciatica, neuritis. govt
and swollen joints. No matter how much
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case-no matter what you have tried
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Many sufferers get amazing relief in only
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does not Obligate you in any way. write
for the free treatment today, and prove at
my risk that YOU can be rid Of Rheumatism.
AUGUST ENSSELL, Dept. 2l1, EysselI
LahOra toricS. Kansas CITY No
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the turn OF lite. l
had been sick for
s even We ars. |
would get a little
b e tier. t then l
broke down again.
1t would be hard
for me to describe
howIwas,fo was
a perfect wreck.
[ suffered with
a pain in my left
side, then l would
have 0ur0b smells.
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Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Ia there
room for another Mississippi girl? l haven't
been reading The Journal long, so I am a
stranger. ! enjoy reading the letters, and
especially those who write on subject. /
will write> few lines on "Friendship."
We all want friends, but how many of us
realize what we must do to make friends
and keep them? Do we share with them
our joys as well as our sorrows, Or is it only
when in need Of help and consolation that
we turn to these dear ones? One Of the
greatest incentives to good work in this
world is to know that we can share the
glory and reward with a friend. To have
good friend ia one Of the highest delight
Of life; to be good friend is one of the
noblest and most difficult undertakings
Friendship depends not upon fancy, imagna-
ton or sentiment, but upon character
There is no man so poor that he is not rich
If he has a friend there is no man so rich
that he is not poor without a friend. Real
friendship is abiding. Like charity, it suf-
fereth long and is kind, and, remember, the
only way to have a friend is to be one.
will stop for fear I will break the rule.
Aunt Julia, please print this If you think it
worthy Of space. I would like to hear from
some Of the cousins. Your niece and cousin,
(MISS) LETTIE TURNER.
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Road Bond Issue Voted

BUSHNELL, Fla. Feb. 20.-Sum-
ter county voters Tuesday voted q
bond issue of $3.50 600, with which TO
complete the good roads system be
gun three years ago,
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LavOnia, Ca, Route

Dear Aunt Julia Will you please let an
other North Carolina boy enter your happy
band of boys and girls? l have been a
reader of The Journal for some time, and
also a subscriber. and 1 like it fine. 7 am
just a country boy and l live on a large
tobacco farm in Chatham county. / have
black hair, blue eyes, fair complexion and
have the Goth Of February for my birthday.
Won't some nice, good-Iooking cousins write
to me? I will guarantee you an answer by
return mail Aunt Julia, please print this,
as this is my fifth letter to the Letter Box
and l haven't had single one printed.
Write to a new cousin,
(MR.) MANSON E.. DARNELL.
Durham, n. c., Route 3, Box ia.
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Eden. Miss

Dearest Auntie and Cousins: Here we are
viii YOU let us in for a tiny little visit?
As this is our first visit, we'll promise to
be very good and make our visit "snappy."
We have been readers for quite long
while, but never had the nerve to venture in
until tonight. We, like most of you, are
country girls, and dearly love farm life.
although don't have very many pleas
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WOMEN or
MIDDLE AGE
Read How Mrs. Walsh Was Helped
by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Observation-Disclosures 556 l been IS 81

Warrington, w. Virginia. took
the Vegetable Compound whenhaving
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Statham, Ga.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
reader of the Letter Box for a long time
and surely do enjoy reading so MANY nice
letters. think it is so kind Of Aunt Julia
to print these letters and cultivate friend
ship between boys and girls all over the
country. am nineteen years old and real
Jolly MlsslssIppian, and would like to hear
from some of you cousins, and I will answer
all cards and letters received. As this fs
my first trip, 1 will so. with love to all,
your cousin, JULIUS PIpKINS.
KittreI, Miss