Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-17
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Dear Aunt Julia: win you please admit a
| boy from the dear old state of Georgia.
have been a silent reader of the letters from
the cousins, and decided I would write a few
lines to :he letter box and help to keep IT
going. How many of you boys and girls like
TO so fishing? have not been any this year,
but I going pretty soon. | am in the
sixth grade. our school viii close on the 3Oth
of March. The United States and Germa ny
are about 70 go to war with each fi other r., but
can to keep -hc United States out of war.
think that Woodrow Wilson Is the greatest
president we Rave had since Washington was
president. Wei l will cIOss. hoping that the
'''''' w. CHARLIE RITCHIE.
Colquitt, Ga, R. F. Z.
Dear Aunt Julia: / am very interested in
your letter ocK for Us children and think II
so generous Of you to offer us such opPor-
tunity to oxpcess ourselves in print. think
every boy and girl should take advantage of II.
I invalid, and have been for about
twelve years. l can't walk a step, but l have
a roller chair and go to church and other pub
lie places right often. Despite my afflictlon
enjoy life just fine. ! am sixteen years
old, and have brown hair and eyes.
/ live IN Rsbun county In mountainous
community, but / do not regret that at all,
for the scenery is so beautiful here In sum
We have some jolly little birdies that buiIi
on our back porch each summer. l am tx
peCt1ng them TO visit soon. 1 am extremely
fond of birds, flowers and music.
We have canning club agent In this county.
her name is Miss Maude York. We also have
farm demonstration agent His name Is
Mr.. Hendricks. 1 think every county should
have each Of these, because they are 80 oene-
fetal
be printed. If it isn't I will remember the
old saying, try. try again
With every good wish for your future sue
'''' NM NOBIA KEENER.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: / hope you will
allow space enough in your letter box, Whlch
believe is proving to be a grand success, Tor
a North Carolina boy.
enjoy reading The Journal. sub
scriber and think il a grand paper.
our school closed the 9th inst Wa gave an
entertainment on this day, which a sue
cess. finished the seventh grade this time
averaging e5 per cent nearly. My favortte
books are the Bible, Webster's unabridged die
tionary and books of history and adventure.
OF course, I can't skip my school books ana
the farmers bulletins published by the Unlteo
States department of agriculture. How many
of the cousins interested in these bulletins!
am not a lover of novels much. Believing that
when a person does his duty as to labor and
studies his other books he will have no time
TO waste these books.
What do you think of the European conflict?
Uncle Sam is being drawn into IT. think
we boys ought to be ready when we reach the
proper age TO offer our services to our country.
We have an excellent president this time. I'm
pretty sure.
Cousins, which is the shortest verse in the
Old Testament? How many times does the
words farm" arguments" hunting" and
Reverend occur in the Bible7 What two
chapters in the Bible alike?
Judging from the descriptions in the letters
TO Aunt Julia l know the girls that wrote them
these riddles. why is a girls thoughts like
the moon? why do girls look at the mOonF
Miss Horton, /. too, hope to see more letters
from the old North State.
I had /
to worry Aunt Julia in my first attempt TO
writo. with love to all. -
Fitch, \. c. Z. V. BOSWELL
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: / am glad
Aunt Julia has given little folks chance
to write We will some day be the grown
folks of the country. l can't tell what l am
interested in most. l try to take an interest
in all farming, caring for cows, mules and chick
ems, and my interest goes a long way toward
education. Am trying hard TO get good edu-
cation so 1 will be ready for most anything
when / am a grown man. But deliver me from
war! 1 think it the most cruel thing to shoot
down a mothers boy after she has 50 tenderly
cared for him-and to shoot the fathers boy
when he has planned so much about what ne
wants his boy to bel
we take the dear old Journal and think it
grand. For pets l have two darling sisters
Mary and Hazel. MARSHALL McCARTER.
Hamilton, Ca, r. II. d. ?.
Dear Aunt Julia: Please make room for me
in your column. What wonderful season tue
spring is! l never see the trees bud out, the
leaves and fields grow green and multi-colored
with flowers that / don't think OF the eternal
truths Of life and eternity. We need a return
to simplicity and modesty and clean mindedness
and all the nice attributes of real manhood and
real ygomanhood and In associa ting and seeking
a mate remember that the flash Of attractive
ness Of appearance and manners are the least
TO be relied on. Look under the surface for
the real qualities of manhood and womanhood
and never notice or associate with boy that
is all the time Boosting Of being sport
Keep company and associate with those whose
life is clean and honest and pure we young
ladies should be standard lfters' Of oivilisa-
ton. When young women demand OF their
escorts and associates the open, honest, clean
pure life that they willing to give IN return
ii would sound the death knell to a lot of
meanness on the part Of our young men.
Well, guess must close and let some one
else talk Before l 60 ! will say ] live on a
farm four miles from the little town of Newton.
l have brown hair and large brown eyes, am a
Methodist and I stand up for the right In all
sALLIE MAY ADAMS.
Newton, Ca, Rt. 8.
Dear Auntis and Cousins: wonder II you
will admit a little yellow hammer into your
happy band Of boys and girls. am girl
aged nine years. l wonder IL any OF the cous-
ms have my birthday, the Fourth OF July, In
dependence day. Mamma says l am pretty
independent some times. l 80 to school every
opportunity l get and l study the third grade.
I am a farmers girl and live in the country.
We live at the crossroads. 1t is almost like
being in town, so many cars, carriages and
so on pass from daylight till darkness. why
don't some more Alabama cousins writer Come
on, and let's not let all the other states get
ahead Of u.s. Let's show them that there ls
some intellect in Alabama. Guess l had better
hush before Mr.. Wastebasket Is called in.
A loving cousins, MATTE LOU TRULL.
Winfield. Ala, h. r. l.
Dear Aunt Julia: Am much interested In
the letter box department of The Journal Find
much OF interest therein. We live on farm
on the north shore OF Long Island, thirty miles
from Great New York, within one mile OF
thriving town Of 3 600 inhabitants on Hunting
ton bay where Matthew Hale was captured by
the British. Our winters are quite severe, the
glass frequently showing the mercury at zero.
Skating and coasting affords lots OF sport at
that time OF year EDDIE SANiMIS.
EDDIE S. SAMMES.
Northport, l.. l., n. \.
Hello, Aunt Julia: Here comes little
Georgia girl who wants TO correspond with the
cousins Of the letter box. l have been reading
the other children's letters with much interest,
so | thought / would write you a short LETTER.
] am thirteen years Of age, have been going
70 school at Naomi and study the eighth grade.
Our school has closed until summer on account
Of measles. ] live in the country and enjoy
country life. we can raise so many nice
things 10 eat.
For pastime I crochet. read story books and
study nv school books. Also help mamma
cook As my letter is getting rather lengthy
] will ring off, wishing you much success with
PEARL HARRIS.