Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02

OCTOBER 2, 10
irccr ami happier or tn, farm than in the city.
I believe every girl that lives on r farm
should have little garden of her own How
many cousins have my birthday, February 10:
| will accept ali letters and cards from my
cousins. Love to ali. ELLEN OWENS
Pioneer, Tenn, Route J.
Dear Aunt Julia: win you please allow all
other North Carolina cousin into your happ!
band of boys and girls; I live in the eastern
part of North Carolina and thikk il is the dear
est state in the union.
What do your cousins do for pastime?
crochet. make tatting and play the piano.
live on a farm of about 100 acres, so you see
we arc very busy about With love and
best wishes remain your new cousin oss,,,p
Jonesboro, y. c.. Route =.
p. S.-would like to correspond with some
of the cousins.
Hello Aunt Julia and Cousins viii you
please admit little girl from the dear old
state of South Carolina into your lovely circle 2
| twelve years of age and will be in the
seventh grade when school opens. For pets
have little puppy and three little chicks. For
pastime read and crochet. Well my letter
Is getting long, l will close with a riddle
crooked rainbow, cross as q cat, guess all
YOUR HIetlme you never guess thdAs rum
your cousin.
PAULINE BOWMAN BALLENTINE.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Won't you
let two little Florida girls squeeze IL between
some of you cousins. Our ages are twelve and
ten. We 20 70 school and like to 20 very much
our school will start in September. II has
been raining here all the week and the rivers
and small branches are OVERLOOKING We have
put up some plums this year. We Will close
by asking a riddle when does man weigh the
AGNES AND EVELYN TURNER.
Brownville, Fla
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I am writing
my first letter to The Journal and hope it will
escape the wastebasket. am a young man
from North Carolina, who wishes 10 receive let
tiers and cards for pastime and pleasure. You
mail receive Who has my birthday, May 207
AS don't want to impose, will ask riddle
and close. What is it that when you begin cut
''' JESSIE HINsoN.
Nashville, n. c.. Route 8, BOX 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you let
little brown haired, curly-headed girl join
1t is between IL and II. go TO school and like
It fine my ambition is TO be a school teacher.
Some Of the cousins write to me and IN an
swer all. With love, ESSIE J.. NEY.
Quincy, Fla.
Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins Here comes
Il south Georgia boy to Join your happy band.
| a Pig club member and like the club
fine. Cues l better 60, for / hear Mr.. Waste
basket coming. With love to all, am your
new cousin, A. A. RIVALS.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you ad-
init two North Carolina girls into your happy
band of cousins? We live in the country and
like country life fine. We cousins and are
great chums. DO any of you North Carolina
girls know Maggie salient? Would like to
near from her, as we used to be chumS. We
are in the eighth grade and are seventeen
years old. What is wrong with your letterst
North Carolina girls? l haven't seen very many
from you. Let write and not let others
get ahead Of us. We will close by saying we
would like to correspond with some of your
cousins. Love to all.
INEZ L. BRNSON AND LEONA r. RABY.
Rabun Gap, Ca.
Dear Aunt Julia: Viii you admit another
boy from the dear old state Of Alabama into your
happy band. am about three feet five inches
tall. My age is between thirteen and nineteen
Can you guess it? For pets 1 have cat. l
had better stop. Love to Aunt Juyia and cous-
ms. Your new cousins,
GOLDMAN BARRON.
CastIeberry, Ala. p. o. Box 81
Dear Aunt Julia: 1t has been quite while
since l wrote to the cousins, and thought l
would write again. have enjoyed reading
the letters from the cousins and also yours. We
are having some hot weather down here 1t is
making the cotton open and the fodder is eady
TO pull. see we are having new cousins
have been making tstuIng this morning and
picking dry peas. | will be glad when school
opens We are going to have our same teacher,
Miss Trammel. ] like her very much Doris
PLllen, i would like very much to read the
hook Aunt Julia gave you. Is there any one
reading 1t? My letter is getting too long so
Harason Ga. FAY MARTIN
=. s.-Will answer all letters or cards re-
ceiyed.
Dear Aunt julia and Cousins | live near
Tuscaloosa, a city of about $4,000 population.
II is almost level, being situated ON the banks
OF the Black Warrior river, small but i'm
portant stream of Alamama, being admirably
situated near the great mineral resources of AL
ALBANIA and on the banks of the Warrior, which
reaches almost to the farthest extremity Of
the mineral district, renders Tuscaloosa a very
important city of Alabama.
Tuscaloosa has broad streets and beautiful
avenues lined with giant oaks on either side,
which presents very pretty vista TO the on-
locker. One can stand in the heart of the city
and look down Greensboro street, which is level
and direct for more than a mile. This though
reminds me OF the fact that my grandfathe
many many years ago, passed through the ex-
act spot where this street now lies, before
Tuscaloosa was founded. on his way from his
home in Tennessee. driving swine to Mobile,
Ala. Tuscaloosa is somewhat an old city, as
evidenced by there being many antebellum
siOns and the University of Alabama which has
been founded ninety-one years. The University
was burned by General Croxton when he entered
Tuscaloosa near the close OF the war.
This city is also very prominent educational
high school, University preparatory school.
Central college (Baptist. a Methodist college
and last, but most prominent of all. the Uni
versity of Alabama, which. / am glad to say,
is In my home city. This university is des-
tined to be. If not at present. one Of the most
prominent Of the universities Of the southern
states. Many states are represented in this
university. and has a large attendance. there
being nearly 1000 students enrolled in the reg
ular session. About One-third that number at
tend the summer session Of six weeks dura-
ton On account of the war. the enrolment
The Alabama State Insane asylum 1.-THE Bryce
hosptaD is also locate here Its inmates num-
N"r nearly 1000. and sad TO say, is increasing.
This and the university have been two potent
factors in increasing the Importance and the
ponula ton of this city of west Alabama.
My letter is rather long, / know, but trust
Il will pass the censorship. by the kindness
Of dear Aunt Julia. Before I close would
like TO make this suggestion, II Aunt julia does
rot obiest. that If any of You wish to know
more about Tuscaloosa. write to me and j will
send you views Of the city. I should he glad
to hear from Alabama cousins also aN others.
I am lovingly your cousin.
C. n. RAINEY.
Cottondale. Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins am an
Albanian and have been living in Butler
county all NV life. live Butler Springs.
the most interesting place in the county. 1t
has three springs within 4 radius of five
feet. the water Of each being very different
from that of the other two. 1t is great