The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
Conducted by Mrs VIM King, 4so Courtand Atlanta Ga

ve., Atlanta, Ga.
.sss.sssssss
even though it be to some Junior depart
ment. | live among the grand old hills
of north Alabama. and truly love my
home. South of us is "A grand view OF
the majestic foothills of the Appalachian
mountains. and the gentle zephyrs watt
ing sweet incense over them from the glo-
rious southland makes one almost feel
like writing poetry. There are great
them are Indian arrow heads, of which !
have a great many. / am collecting old
relies and mementoeS and would be glad
the cousins would help me. Correspond
ence solicited.
Annie Hall, Lingleville. Tex.-Dear Ju-
nior: This is my first attempt to wri e
to our corner. Although | enjoy reading
others letters. / am twelve years old
and l am very busy most of the ( me
picking cotton. i don't like To pick cot
ton, and l don't suppose many gr.s my
age do. But L love To go TO school. and
will start the list of November oh, we
had such good teacher last winter lie
ruled by Kindness. and 1 think every stu
dent loved him. Some of the cousins say
they do not like TO read. but / do. ] have
several good books 4 have read and en-
Joyed very much. Those that like his
tory, why not read "lvanhoe?" and when
one Is tired and resting. what could be
nicer than to listen to the heart-throbs of
Mr. Holiness pen, Lena Rivers" and
Tempest and Sunshine" is hard to beat
IN portraying human life. 1 would like
some girl correspondents
Effie l.. Goodgame, Bearden, Ark.-Dear
Junior: | have been reading your inter-
esting letters. and think / would like TO
be a junior cousin myself. / see most of
the letters at present are about birds
and books. / like TO hear the birds sing,
end also To read good books. Our school
opened a month ago and | have been
going evtsy day. We have a beautiful
building and want to have a beautiful
school. 1. think every one should strive
10 obtain nm education, for the ignorant
must be Saves for the educated. 1 read
a letter on the junior page few weeks
ago from Laura r.. Collins, and thought
IL very interesting: would like to cOrre-
Sp1nd with her. VIII exchange words
ana music ia II Can't Forget the Happy
Past and For the Colors' for words
and music To - Bird in "A Guded Cage
ana Just one Girl" Correspondence So
licited.
" Y. Watkins. Dunnello. Fla.-Dear
Junior: I see 40 letter from this place.
and would like 10 join the cousins. | live
in the phosphate region Of the state |
will tell you a little about IL. IL is dug
out OF the ground with picks and shoveis
and loaded on nttlc cars and pulled up
10 the washer bN means of q wire cable,
and when Il is washed il is carried TO a
shelter and wood piled Gown and the
phosphate piled on il and burned. When
II is burned enough II is taken TO the
dry house and loaded on ears and ship
ped away. ! like 10 read the interesting
letters in The Constitution from the
boys and girls ! live in town ana help
my father in the store and go to school.
" ith best wishes for all the dear cousins.
viii close. / should like correspondents
from sixteen TO eighteen years of age;
either sex.
Mamie Hughey. TIughcy. Teun.-Dear
Junior: think the Junior page is i'm
proving. what do you all think2 1 have
read q good many books this summer,
among them are TO have and TO Hold,
"t.tcnaru CarNel. Janice Mer4deth,
~ hen KnishtLOud VI as ia Flower and
iN" ol AlScr MOgkS. am not gong 10
school tuts wihter. Aiy Oldest brother IS
"a sophomore al Vanderbilt university ms
roommate is "A Mr.. Pascal. ot Atlantic.
My oldest sister viii nnIsh al the high
school m Iaducah, lNy., next June.
live on farm cigat mites from
FayetieYlllc. there Is a new cotton fac
tory being buiit there and the town is
growing, n is situated On Xix river, has
HaterWorks and electric lights. one train
iDs school Of about l5J pupils. one hiEh
school oi about 2JW. and select school
of nearly loo. This country is fertile and
land is extra good aud real estate is In
creasing in value. ! am rrv for Lizzie
Burchet and ah the afflicted juniors.
Thomas r. Gaspin Flat Rock, s. c.
Dear Junior: Tow many of The Junior
correspondents take am interest in raie-
inS ChicllcnS2 I ann very fond of The
enterprise / have the white IcgnornS
and ann very fond of the breed. raised
ahout scventy-iiye thOrous nbrcdS this
spring the nrst one OF theiu began lay
iug @t five months and thirteen days old.
Z O.
first six months OF this year. / Was very
we'll pleased with tho results, but hope 20
make "A better record nest time. live
ON Il farm ana have a plenty of territory
on which t. ra ise chickens. but | THINK
hens lay better confined than when al
lowed 10 run at large. ! live about SIX
miles from the lively litue town of ker-
shaw where we do nearly all of our trad
fug. our poStalfice is ont in the country
about one mile from where We live: ii IS
named for a large rock near II, Whlch
covers about four acres. We nave a sap
list church two miles from mere, ana
Methodist church two and half miles.
1 ann a Baptist myself.
Matte carver. wilkins, Ga.-Dear Jun
ior. I have long been "a reader OF your
nanrr and thought ! would ike TO JON
your happy circle fl YOU viii allow me.
live eigltt miles from ths hustling niue
city Of KCTc. | ana a. farmer dadSht'r
and live in the country. ~ i rather fousl
ana lOtkN up mere Ut litN iDoeh4ttc. ~"
many of the cousins Ike 10 read9 l do,
ard / agree with some OF the cousins
about novel reading. ] don't think Il Is
wrong to read good novels Though don
aluaNs read rood oneSJ. l have read
many and / can't see any harm ii has
ulought upon rne yc,. / also love flow
ers too. i live close TO place callcd
Morrison camp ground, where meeting
is held annually for the purpose OF
preaching the gospel. I know Aunt Susie
would ike that, but the principal feature
OF il is the pure cold water that bubbles
cut from under a large rocky hill. How
this water would refresh Aunt Susie when
she is tired and wearied. Girls, put Il 10
Nobody's John. J would like few cor
respondents about fifteen or sixteen years
old; either sex.
Emmette Johnson Cauthorn. Ark
Dear Junior: ] am a farmers son. and
viii take for my subject the deer. They
are q beautiful pet, but are very mis-
chievous. They play Kindly with we
children at home, but when the neigh
hOrs' children come around they turn
their hair up ana stamp with their fore
feet, then the tight is on if the strange
boy don't 90 away at once. The deer is
.