The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
Conducted by Mrs. VIM King, coutand Ave, Atlanta

I In s45 the first railroad Of Georgia ter
minated at this place, then called
Terminus. The state authorities named
it Marthasville for a daughter of Gov
ernor Lunpkin This name was also
changed by the state legislature to At
lanta There is 1000 miles OF railroad in
Georgia now. ! could tell you cousins
lots more about this dear old southern
enough TO have this in print. i bid you
all au revoir. Correspondence solicited
either sex.
Maud bearing. Griffin Ga.-Dear Jun
ior | am farmers daughter X years
of age | live five miles north of Crit
fin Griffin is The county seat of Spald-
ing 1t has five cotton mills and also one
knitting mill. ! have no sisters and only
one brother. have IN organ; can play
very we'll | am saving all Tho Junior
pictures. Much love TO Aunt SUSIE
d NJ. Sandlin, Wilburn, Ala.-Dear Jun
ior: | have been reading your page and
| see so many nice letters that | have be
come tempted to write. l will take for
nv subject "Farming.' Farming IS a
healthful occupation There are tnany
farmers who are seeking other employ
ment: they are not cOntented on the
farm. They cannot realize the many
pleasures chat can be had on the farm.
While many of us are trying To live TOO
fast. some are not frying to live fast
enough; they are dragging along trying
TO get through without doing very much
work. hut that will never do. we muSt
hustle i. we do very much good IN lnlS
world We dent need to be rich TO pc
nlsasant We can live pleasant HE
without riches but we do need TO accuil-
ulate enough means to live comiortaply'
so we can do that if We VIII only Try.
| wish Aunt Susie ana all the co"9''iH :"
long and happ- life
Private J. W. Pounccy. Second Battery
Field Artillery. Fort Sam Houston ieA.-
Dear Junior: Most of the cousins write
on some subject but | will tell the cou-
sins something of the army this tlinc
and if this misses the waste basket !
will can again. How many OF me
cousins read the ''Will Of the prunNara
Also the "Wandering Boy On. lSh II
sad to think how father or son can
bring sorrow and shame to nus nome.
BOYS. let us remember the good o,t SoaE
Turn Your Glasses Down. boys our
roor mothers pray for rs daily that we
may live true and sober lives, am gao
that can say that | don't drink any
wha tsoevcr And again, Lot us think
of home Oh isn't 1t q halloWed name !!
Its the dearest spot ON carth heF'
is bat few of Us think how it slicNeS
our poor mothers hearts when we leave
for awhile We'll. ! guess You think
am getting vcrv much off my Subject
an, only n soldier hoy ard viii tell YOU
about my first encampment. ndcr tne
law the militia becomes part OF the
forces of the United states. and tho regu-
lars go in an encampmcNt with them
once wear This encampmcnt was a /
Camp MabrY. miles from Austin. rms
battery was present AMI four others
There was said to be five THOUSAND in the
oncamprncslt We went through The coun-
try there and enjoyed ourselves the best
kind. I must say that the sham battle
WAS good After the batteries tire ON
tho infantry and calvary for some time
they had to retreat as we were getting
too close on them for safety. | am Slad
to say that there WASH any one to get
hurt except a few tainted. The ambu,
lance was soon in the battle field and had
them up ! am expecting a nice time at
Dallas the Goth Instant. as this battery
is going for parade there. | Will clcSo
with best Wishes to Aunt Susie Core
spondencts solicited.
'Ike." Pine Level. Ala.-Dcar Junior:
Please admit this rude fellow in your
happy circles one tine. ! win try to
behave myself | am a country kid and
have all the rough and tumble all tho
rest have. Ono day my brother and
yoked two yearlings up to a two whe ell
cart we fixed up We put a large goods
box on for boGS. could not b" con
tent to stay on the ground. 50 | crawled
i i.'e noedlase 10 eav Tho calves ran ava
NV brother stumped his toe and fell as
of course let go his rope. Well. ON We
went The farther we went the faster we
went Finally they turned the wheels
over TOP SiAe down ana me sun ~ liie
box dd hot i%ei very CONF COME "a az, li'.,t
PIT II was apou' lle nc3' gouio 90 ~ ~
me present Mas no, fipIils at o,,i ~
over the land all right enough At last
nush cue 10 inA iG'ItI' NIo.N'as ,lie
ppX dm !' Wdiye'9 on me s4l %, Fe ny