Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-10

nsar Amt Iulia. With much pleasure ami
delight have received many interesting let
kuoVn aud widespread newspaper. The Atlanta
Journal. in cuanecttOn with the grandest game
! Rave ever entered, The Letter Box. -
As l wsS reading some Of the letters Win
deem content. IL seems that a spirit OF CORE
xponding disposition told me the waste oasSet N
aunt Julia's office would be pleased 10 hear
from gue more Georgis boy. 50 ] guess i viii
Efrs him g chance 81 this letters destination
Ven there he = now. He wants 20 waliop
me- " like Jonah swallowed the whale
Put dear Aunt Julia. hear me now Ia sure
IKE 10 b acquainted with some-vith some
ali there comes that old happy waste basket.
Shucks. what's the use Hes snsppins nose
hack and let me have the floor and dictate 10
vou what would satisfy my unfortunate mino.
nv mind estimates that II was personally
Accumulated with some Of the correspondents
ceS-wia blue eyes ! would be as happy as the
Girls would be themselves IL their midnight
summer dreams were % come true:
Well as my letter Is stretching Ike ruooet,
svta,afnr bevuud the superlstive degree ana
not trup-ovfnE in its advance. i guess had
better ring OF for this time.
Wishing you and the cousins many consratn-
Iatious in the future. l an
ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSON.
~ tBut not q man Of war;
an n the seventh grade. fifteen years
old. and feel that my nerves assure me .ha ri,b
another letter O. the friendly cousins and
you
De.r Amt IIIia and COUSINS The prlncipal
IL iris: A lady in Marianne. Fla. by the name
81 Miss Gertrude Sills. brought forth a 49,,
lem in the tJtter box month ago ana re 49,
some Of Is cousins 10 sclve II Tor ner. l Has '.
t.Een n upou myself - perform the task 10
the best - .hy ability Aunt julia. please pIlht
mis- for me snssit OF Miss Sills- Here Is th
example reIOs7 as follows: Problem; Nhat
!. -Ts area in acres Of circular plot II ground
whose circunfersEee is LBS yards solution;
IIs5 yarts circumference, 1.lS0 yards dl ylaeu
by SI416. equals 56l--S Plus yarHs lS -
ssl = var.Is diameter divided equals lSO.ol
yar,Es radi.s. 1.I5J divided plus lso4i ra9lus
EQUALS 10e.5 - square yards IN plot IV-rotS-@
s.tua7s ya-is ritided BY 4s49 square yards 4. :
Rgie-To .ind the area of a circle. multiply
the radius - one-han the circumference.
- New IS I bid you farewell. I am in SIN
-rre hope that Aunt Julia and every one OF
the cousins :, happy and pleasant S SSWTsri
an ycur --iead, Z v: bOSM BUS, III:
Deer Aunt Julia: Here cones little Cal
fo-uia girl live on 4 farm Of 1,SOO aeres.
NIy grandpa taI IS The Journal Ny great grand
M, likes TO read II because she Is from Geor-
gia- We rise oats. wheat and barley; harvest
Is on now We hope TO have good harvest.
some are ma kfpg twenty sacks to the acre \
sack OF wheat weighs 40 pounds l am eight
years old and in the fourth grade. Ny brother.
Billy. has Shetland pony, it is a pinto and It's
u-me is Swe sthsart. j can ride her. i take
music lessons hut don't like 70 practice much
Your new niece. NElMA DAVIS
Montpelier. Cal
Dear Aunt -uliR and Cousins: As don't see
many Letters fTCm here, thought would try
70 write few lines Well what are y2l
cousins doing this beautiful weatherE ! am
hoeing. as I live on the farm and like farm
life fine. Have lived on the farm all my life
ia ChiItoa- couIty. Alahaus the central county
~ rfe-sts-e rnf dearest II them all Well. i
will tell yous ssuethin< sbout the family.
lave fataer. mother. me brothers and three
sisters al L-.rz on brother and one sis
ter married SRI brother in Birmingham. So
ven see I neser get lonesome. I Will answer
Vera T. WhittsI and y. l. Turnage's riddles.
The answer 20 Ters's il q girl. and 70 the other
= pint 4 VIII ask -id';ls- What il the long