The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24


cooper about girls helping their NOM
ers. Would like a few correspondents,
either SEX My age is IS summers
Jimrah J. Smith. Mist Ark.-Dear
Junior: l am a newcomer. but hope You
VIII all welcome me as an old chum'
for l have been an admirable reader OF
the dear old Constitution good while
and enjoy reading the Junior page very
much.
| live In southeast Arkansas. My home
is in the northern part Of a large prairie.
called Pine prairie Just why 1t was
given this name 1 do not know. Perhaps
because the eastern side OF 1t Is SUIT
rounded by tall pines Be this as 1t may.
1t is pretty place in summer Wheh
every thing is green and the sun senos
forth its beautiful rays most dlrectiT
upon the verdure.
How many OF you Juniors delight IN
eating watermelon? | am quite sure you
all do AMI l wish some of you were here
to help me eat few An immense guam
tity abound here this summer. crops
generally are very good. If YOU can
come, please bring your parasols ana
fans, so You may keep cool ou1o
like few correspondents AN reVor.
Marie e. Guidot, Hand p. O., Mich.
Dear Junior: You no doubt have forgotten
me by this time. as it is about three
years since 1 have written to our Junior
page. and l was quite a little girl Their
We have taken The Atlanta Constitution
for at least six years and do so ENJOY
the Junior page. a Michigan girl seems
to be quito a treat because one so sell
doms writes from here. The last time l
wrote | was still attending country School
but now l have completed my second
year at High school | attend school at
fll
here Our building is one Of the most
beautiful in the state. The average num-
Der of students Is about 1.500 Our scho-
lastic year begins September this year.
have to be away from home ten months
or the year. and vacation does seem so
short, although l enjoyed this very
much. Did any one of the cousins leave
home ten months for the first Eme with
out getting homesick? | assure you that
that has been the greatest Ill of my life.
but II person wishes to gain one thing
they must expect TO sacrifice others, and
think any one who will not get a good
education when he has q chance is very
FOOLISH. | would appreciate letters from
any of the southern cousins, either sex,
between the ages of is and 90 Like Wal
ter X. Giles. l Will let you guess my age.
Alva A Donaldson. Leeds Station.
Route NO. 2. Sioux City. Ia.--Dear Junior:
am newcomer from the north. Papa
has taken this paper for many years,
but l have not ventured to write before
live In the northeastern part of Iowa.
on Plum Grove farm, ana like it very
much. Our farm IS seven and half
miles east Of Sioux City. The land west
of here Is very hilly, but going east it Is
level.
1t is harvest time now and all tho
farmers are busy with the grain. The
wheat is quite poor this year, but the
n
plum and few apple trees. but there is
not any pnms this year; the blossoms
froze this spring.
We have vacation now, but school
starts in about three weeks and am
glad of it, have one and a half miles
to go TO school. My two oldest sisters
are school teachers. and the next sister
is going to be, but am not l am going
to stay at home.
wish | could get a taste Of ripe
peaches and oranges. AS you eat them,
suppose they are awful good The fruit
grown in the south that we get IS PICK
ed half ripe But we have apples ana
plums and strawberries, tomatoes aha
melons. Well goodby, Aunt Susie ana
cousins. Would like to correspond with
any girl of my age. 10
Annie 8. Herndon. Eutaw. Ala-Dear
Junior: l will take for my suo1ec'
Home" Home IS a genuine saxon "oiu
Perhaps there is no other word III any
language that clusters WITHIN IL SO iiin'
ana so stirring meanings. Home "he"
4 Is All that nature and grace can make
~ has n hles<edness and beauty OF reNl-
Nv mat Imagination In It's talrest pc
trres would find nothing to excel. but
the sad fact presents itself that IN many
a spot called home neither nAluIe , mG.
grace Is found Under the catousnI'
that rage above the brain of the de-
hanchce deep down and lonely III pls
hrart there may come to him the WINS
pers of parental eXhortatlon ana tne ilu
sIcc of domestic hymns. The very c'iil..ai
In his dismal cell will often have vista
ttors ministers to exhort, got demons
to scott. The sentenced culprit even
during his last days on earth dreams
not Of his dreadful imprlsonment out
Of the rustic home Of his cllld'.oou.
the brink of eternity tina treshness OF
emotion, hore and desire with when eN-
istence on earth began WHAT Is pnt
into the first of life Is put into the Who'e
of life.
India Rubber Kid, Prattville, Ala
Dear Junior: Who said the kid was
deado All these many months l have
been a silent admirer OF the letteE NIL
ing the Junior column. | would nave
ventured a letter before this good date
hut have been afraid of some twentieth
century girl--not exactly afraid of her,
but afraid she might keep quiet for at
lea ST nrtv seconds at one time. winch,
under any circumstances, would prove
fatal.
Bows. it's up to us. We should be up
and doing. or we might get to the point
where nothing would be left for us to
do. and am sure that we have nothing
to say as the "fairer crowd nave al
ready said everything Our town Is stll
in the same location. Setting close to
very good stream but just after Some
thing social has taken place here the
water always runs up stream. having
been Obstructed by gossip. OF course,
they" do the most of the talking, al
though we have some pretty good not
air twirlers among the boys BOYS
generally discuss matters which at least
grow out of something real, but am
very much of the opinion that girls en-
10Y a conversation much better which
bears no relation whatever to facts, but
had rather dive into the mysterious, tic-
titious something which never did nor
never will have being or existence.
have calculated some on Ethels let
ter and while ] am considered by some
as being just a little game" | am sure
that | do not care TO play any kissing
games" Girls are not in great danger
along that line, and 1t is not necessary
for them to lose much sleep on the
subject
Schmidt Moore. Abercrombe Ala .-Dear
Junior: If qou will hear me we will have
a personal talk Let's talk about the
things that are essential to achieve sue
cess First and foremost, let us agree
that an education is the fundamental
basis OF all eminence. The mass of hu-
mainly have each special vocation in
life for the benign Creator would not