Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-28


lima only a few months. l live something like
twenty-five miles from Charleston, the cher
city of the state, and ] spent about month
there before coming TO Summerville. charleston
is large city and II has so many places of
historic interest. as, for instance, the Battery.
on Ashley river, where monuments are erected
to the memory OF those old heroes who SO
bravely defended their city from the enemy.
Many old cannon shown, and the whole
place is kept cool and inviting by great shnle
trees and flowers.
The Military academy is near the citys play
grounds. and IL is interesting to see the stu
dents drill. II ranks next to West Point.
The Fairgrounds are well-kept and there is
every form Of amusement for children well
as for grown-urE. There are two basketball
courts, trapezes swings. and nearly nearly. every cry
their nurses, as well grown folks, flock to
the Fairgrounds every afternoon especially Sat
urtays, TO enjoy themselves In the cool shades,
NAV and watch the military students drill.
The Calhoun monument stands on the campus
in front OF the academy and there are also
two artesian wells on either side The water
from these wells is warm that can hardly
drink it.being used to pure, cold water In North
Carolina.
The isle Of Palms and Sullivans Island are
two noted summer resorts the city. The
latter has had many interesting historic events.
Summerville Is more like a park than a town.
III, one OF ne Ps GOV Sesn,r ever I'M S% tNe
old moss-coyered oaks and pines and planting
flowers and shrubbery.
will now close with best wishes to all.
Summerville. S. c.
Dear Aunt Julia: Once there lived a boy
named Conrad. And stork made its nest
nearby every summer, and as Conrad often fed
il, 1t became quite tame. When Conrad grew
to be a young man he away to Con-
rad had a hard time at sea- Some pirates at
tackled the ship and told Conrad he must ne
their slave unless he had some rich friend who
could redeem him. One day at work he saw
stork flying above him. He whistled to it,
The stork knew the sound and flew down.
The time drew near for the stork to go to his
summer home. Conrad wrote a letter and tied
ii TO the storks leg.
When COnrad's mother got the letter she
raised large sum Of money and sent it to
redeem him. Your nephew, 49,.
Rains, S. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and All: You said South
thought l would write. For pastime 1 tat,
crochet and play the organ. l 90 to school
We had a schoolhouse last fall and two
good teachers, but expect to have three teach
ers this school. Last year we had nature
you and the cousins should my nature
study book, garden book and domestic science
FRIDAY a0 viii hss TO eVf Cr
Aunt Julia said Mr.. Wastebasket liked fat
letter. Hoping to see this in print remain.
" s@s'. KATE p. SMITH.
p. s.-will answer cards and letters.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you please
move over little and make room for another
South Carolina girl? live on a farmm. My
father takes the dear old Semi-Wpekly Journal.
! sure do enjoy reading the cousins letters.
Who of you cousins crochet and tat? | do for
one. | would like to exchange tatting with
any of the cousins, who Of you cousins like
been a single time this year. have been
canning fruit all summer. We have lots of
apples and watermelons, but not 60 very many
neachek. I nOficp nil thn cOusirS their
ages, l guess | will have to tell mine.
will be eighteen the twelfth of October. Come
the other states beat us guess | will have
to close, as my letter is getting long: With
love to all. MONA VAUGHN.
SimpsOnville. s. c.
p. ST. would like to correspond with all the
cousins.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you let
me Join your hand? / am a little country girl.
live five miles from the county seat. We
live at beautiful place. small branch
runs just below our house. Mamma has fine
garden down there, and pape has a grist mill
there. too ! have "a fine tomato patch, bur
cans out Of it, I peel them then put the
rest in the car. Sort IN and boil them fifteen
minutes, Mamma and have canned together
about three four hundred cope. We MT
eighty five mp in one day. ] don't know how
mnny we can can woul dixie 20 have the
prize. would like to correspond with some
Of Won violets. I nromise I will answer all
get. will close for this tine ,,>.nrpn
Lexington, s. C., Route ?.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
little South Carolina girl TO ton your haruv
bond If BOYS and girls. 7 am twelve years
old AMI am in the fifth grade. J have bIua
oves and brown hHir. Come on South Caro-
ira bows md girls. don't let the rest boat vnu
For nets have big dog and some chickens
I viii close ny asking riddle: II has ewes
hut cannot see. with love TO Aunt Julia and
the letter box Your cousin
s. r. D.. Pendleton. &. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I come
knocking for admittance again. live in
town called Pearl Of the piedmont But it's real
name Is Gaffnev. what are Won cousins doing
for nastimn; ! have been canning fruits. we
cousins will have 10 get busy. for Il is almost
time for school to begin. We have lovely
nnrk here. We have almost everything imagin-
able: Eriga Berry Hill, the answer to you-
riddle Is a barrel. Am ] not right? I will
close by asking question: What word is I
you can spell backward and forward and il
pronounces the same? Your loving niece ami
cousin. ETHEL HICKS
CARNEY. 8. C.. R. F. D. No /. ''N'>'''
Dear Aunt Julia; win .you admit boy
Of about 900 inhabitants. How many OF the
| cousins like to go in bathing? do FOR one
especially Leon sasser. Coffee. Ga. new
cousin. Lovingly.
JOHN MARION GARRISON
Iondo. s. G.
Am printing the names Of some Of the cons
ms who want 10 know you and would like 70
correspond. Victoria Eason. Homerville Ca /:
Howard Alexander. Berry. Ala. Route g. Box
80: William Clayton. Camden. Tenn, r. F. n
box "a: Mart Howard Fowler. shuford.
Miss; Gladys Gossett Quincy. Fla. John
Odum. he Land. Fla; Stella Harner. ElIiiay
Ga. Rout" l. BoV "a; Lizzie Nav Nixon. Row
ersvine. Ca. Route l. Boz 10, SalIie MAY
Adams. Newton. Ga: Route g. Rox 90: J. G.
Childres Camden. s. c.. Route g. Box "a:
Emanuel WET. wavnosville y. C.. Evn Paul
inc Ppll. Wildwood Y. C.: Mrre Thignen
Adrian Ga. Route I: F1ovd Poseh"rv. Stock.
bridge. Ga: LCln 7 Ne stills Dunn. n C.: Hum
ter Hpvwond. wRvhHw. " C.: Orr Dowell.
Crandnll. Tenn. Iris Pritt. Tucker Ca:
Rdanche HnrtseIl. Monroe. y. c.. Route s: Rar-
sc Steen Mt. Croghan. &. e., Rout~ l: Eddie
pitts Evergreen. Ma Route A: Hattie VI.
Wn7lntt 1ognrville. Ca: Route .: Ruth X
Ronsev. Clrrkrsvilln Go: Lois I. Orr Tunnel
TilI. Ca. Rout" ., Miriam Bowers nnlton
Va Routc I: R'enche Hadrecock. TTieh Point
Y. G.. Routa l. Pov 01' Erlpnp REYNOLDS Ron
Hill. Ca: RNatrirc Saude-scn. Madison. Ala.
Route q VerCie puctntt Walnska 0H.. Routs
I: Mand skipper Allshrook. 8. e.. Route ..
Ro~ 81.
Dear Aunt Julia: 7 am Girl from ono "f
tho grandest statas in rho union. South Caro-
lima. 10 Won hovs and girls ~ South Caro-
lima renliZn whit q noble state she is. and
that We must stand bv her she has stood by
MS? Aunt Julia. ] am young girl hut
realize the great strife before us, the present