Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-19

are plentiful and the climate is very pleasant.
The Coosa river flows through the center Of
this county.
As for pets l haven't any. My occupation
is washing the dishes and n1 feeding rs chickens
Gadsdcn. Ala. Route 4.
Dear Auat JClia and Cousins: Will you al.
nit another FLORIDA girl into your circle 81
happy boys GnG girls. l have been reader OF
the dear Did Journal for some time. / ENJOY
reading Mutt and jeff and 'One Nomans
story" but / enjoy reading the cousins letters
best OF all | live ON a fa-m and Ike country
lif. fine, Jut 1 like to visit in the city some
times. out n the country we can gather the
have such iJlly times. Some OF you cousins
SAY that you crochet and {: | can tat very
little but can't crochet but would like very
much 10 Iaarn. l think that IL Is 50 nice To-
Aunt Julia to write some. too. l think her
ideas about giving US the names OF good books
are simply grand. sure enjoy reading. We
have nice garden and mother has quite a lot
Of little chicks. l would like very much TO
correspond NTH any Of tie cousins especially
Mr. William Il. Green. l will close by askins
q riddle: IF a girl born in Florida and
lived I'm Georgia and died In Texas, what would
VERA L. WRITTEN.
Dade City, Fla, Route Is. Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: / haven't seen
any letters from this part Of the state, but l
am going 10 come IL you all will let me. because
am lonesome now and mother is off and has
been gone ')r nearly a month. We have been n
subscriber 20 The Semi Weekly Journal for
many years. oh. I do enjoy reading the let
tiers from cousins. think IL is so grand.
live on a farm Of $40 acres and like country
life fine. because you can raise so many differ
ent things 20 eat. l think this war is awful.
have three brothers old enough TO go, but l
certainly DO hope they won't have TO go. /
will b. seventeen years old June 18th. Who has
my birthday / agree with Lillian Miner. !
think IL nice for Aunt Julia to tell us her birth
date and all the cousins send her nice pres.
ent. I will for one. On I was surprised
TO see Aunt JuIis's picture at the top OF our
column. Come again. Ashton Ozln you, too,
Alves y. pafton, your letters were fine. Would
like to correspond with all the cousins or part
anyway viii answer Lois Ailison's riddle. Ii
Three cheers for Aunt Julia aud the letter
box. Lovingly. WILLIE BENNETT.
springvale. Ca. X. F. y. No. /, Box 9.
Dear Aunt irIia and cousins: Will you admit
srOndence club: I've been reading the cousins
letters in The Journal. and am interested n
them.
live on farm near the Chattahoochee
river and SIRE do like il fine. Papa carried
me 20 Port ST. Joe, Fla, on the Gulf Of Mex
leo May -. ] enjoyed my trip fine. We
brought home a collection Of beautiful assorted
scashells.
can eOoS. sew. embroider and do lots Of
various domestic work. MY age is fourteen
raises lots az chickens and hogs. Best Of all
her poultry sae likes Barred Rocks.
peas are In pint: Would like very much TO
exchange letters and cards with some Of the
girl cousins who are near my age. With best
wishes to Aunt Julia and cousins.
(MISSl y. L. FURNACE.
DonalsOnville. Ga. Route B.
Nv Dear iunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit into your happy hand Of correspondents
a girl from the gem state. Idaho. I once lived
In the dear I'D state Of Georgia. when a very
young girl. Ny father always has been
- grand al md
can't get along without IT, I have been read
Ing Aunt Tulia's letter box and as I have not
yet seen a letter from Idnko. I thought ! wouid
start. or course, as the people up here are
not interested in the sum- south. YOU can't ex-
pect many cousins from here. But. 7 can as.
for I 30 1--we TO hear from the Georgia bows
AMI girls. IL seems to me like I already know
you all personally. will be glad to exchange
like 20 correspond with any nv age As nv
letter Is growing long, I will have to draw
u 70 close. an eighteen years old. am.
Idaho Falls. Ida. Route No. 8.
Desr Aunt Julia: have inst finished read
write again. ! will not describe mseIf as I
did that before. Aunt Julia. 7 like the idea
~ you planning TO start book shelf fine.
The answer 70 lena Crosbv's riddle IS a mole
Hou Alabama boys and girls. wake up you
have slept long enough. ! think. So 7 win
close close asking riddle. Why did Adam bite
the apple Eve gave him:' love TO Aunt Julia
and all. HARVEY FILLER
HacOda. Ala, R. F. D.. No. /.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will Won admit little
Georgia boy into your happy band Of cousins
Have Just finished reading the cousins's let
tiers and think the are Just grand I thought
three letters from Wheeler county. SAY boys
how many n You have watermelon patch7 I
have one that looks very nice. Am expecting
n eat a rre melon the first day Of July n
they make good like they have so far First
attempt. will stop. With best wishes TO Aunt
Julia and the cousins.
stlckey. Ca. Wheeler Co.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII Won
admit a North Carolina girl to Join you
live in the country and don't like IL much
How many of you cousins can tatf I can
and Ike II fine. Here IL riddle. boys and
girls ] bet you can't. answer: washed
and dried them with towel that was never
woven nor spun. 7 have a little garden.
lettuce in IT, wrote once before and never
saw Il in print and I thought I would
write again. 7 hOpo 10 see this one In print
Well. ] see Aunt Julia coming with a switch
50 ] guess / had better run.
Wishing Aunt Julia and the letter box much
success. ] am.
NAOMI HARRIS.
P. 81 would Ike to exchange samples Of
tstting with some Of the cousins.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
please admit another Georgia girl in your
happy band Of cousins. Papa takes the dear
old Semi-Weekly Journal. What do you all
do for a pnstime? ] crochet and tat.
like TO read. I viii tell some OF my favorite
books: Elsie Dinsmore'' and Three Little
Women" Sallie Mae Mathis. / will answer
your riddle II is the tongs. Is IL not? I
will ask q riddle. When the clock strikes
thirteen. what time is it7 7 have a little
garden and DO like 70 II grow.
will close. Bye-bye.
SARAH WILLIS.
GAINESVILLE. Ga, Rt A. Box 229.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please admit
another Tarheel amongst the merry throng.
am exceedingly glad that Aunt julia organ
ized the letter box for the special benefit Of
We children Of the old L. 8. A. ] think we
should almost wholly devote agricultural
talent 10 the production Of food crops. Boys
can now do their bit by planting any edible
cron and thus weaken "old man starvation
to some extent. Girls. you most ef-
fectiveIy do your Bit in the household line.
Experts Of the department Of agriculture AT
Washington. ID. C.. have estimated that II Just
one ounce Of edible meat fat Is wasted by
each Of the 10000 600 families I'm the United
States each day II means a total Of 1880. 900
pounds per day. or the staggering total Of
as. 900 600 pounds per annum, the equal Of