The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-29

| be Illustrated by the two words: latitude
and longitude. which We get from the
,I1omans. Living on the Mediterranean
! they used that as a center and spoke OF
the country to the north and south as so
far from the side of the sea: their word
| for side was "latus." so we nave latitude
| In speaking of distance to the east or
| west they counted from the length of the
| sea- their word being "longus," so we have
our word longitude. Would be glad to
hear from any of the cousins Of either
| sex, between the ages of fifteen and twen-
~ years.
! Lonnie RaInes, Humboldt. Tenn.-Dear
| Junior: I live in the part of the state
! about eighty-tive miles from the Mlss1s-
| sippi river What pleasure 1t Is for a
| person when they are lonely to pick up
! The Constitution and read the nice letters
| on The Junior page. OF course some are
| better letters than others. but we need
| not stop writing because some one beats
| us n little Correspondents solicited, age
from fifteen to eighteen; either sex.
r. r. Mcconnell, Childress. Tex.-Dear
| Junior: | live in the little town of Chill
dress. in the grand old state of Texas. [
live between the Red river and Juan river.
These rivers are not like most rivers. There
| is about fifteen feet OF sand in the bottom.
When it rains they rise to a depth or
about five feet. | am thinking of going
| hunting Christmas and will 80 to the Pala
river CANYON. This canyon is about $50
| feet deer here. and wild animals of all de
| scrptions roam through it. would Ike
| for some of the cousins to write TO me
Loveridge and Mamie Coachman, Clear
water Fla.-Dear Junior: The orange
| trees are white with blooms. The SodleES
| arc leaving Tampa. going to various places.
| We live in thirty miles Of Tampa. We
went in bathing yoSttr day. What tlne
time we did have. They are looking for
! tie bicycle boys back this winter at Belle
air. We enjoyed their racing so much
| the past winter Clearwater is winter
| resort for the northern folks. Bill Arp
! comes very often. We enjoy ais lectures.
| His daughter. Mrs Brumby, has bcauti-
| full home here on the bay
Daisy p. Norris Columbus, Ga.-Dear Jul
| Nor | am a little country girl ten years
| old: live four miles from the city of Column
| bus. | like to live in toe country. We
| have nice time playing in the woods,
| gathering flowers on the creeks, roaming
| over the fields and riding horseback. I'a-
| Their krapE tt dairy farm. and brother helps
milk the COWS. willie sister and help
mother cook and do the Homework.
have no pets I would like to correspond
with some OF thc little folks OF my age.
Enclosed find cents for the Grady hos
pital.
jamie Hudson. TaImagc Ala-Dear Ju-
Nor: / am devoted to The Constitution and
peruse with pleasure the bright and inter
esting letters of the juniors. l enjoyed
reading about the Merry Smack" 1t was
a graceful compliment Miss Arnold paid
our hero Hobson. Don't you think his
brave men richly deserve a kiss. too?
Books are my pets. | never tire of
Dickens, Scott, Thackeray and Goldsmith
AS Mr.. Arp says: Books are truly an
index to the CharaCter?'
Correspondence solicited. Age fifteen. l
send Il small contribution to the Grady
hospital.