Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-05

Dear Aunt Julia: May 1 come again to chat
awhile with the cousins? Say. cousins, isn't
the letter box progressing nicely7 I think so.
Please move over and give me seat by Der
nice Beatty, as l think her letters are just fine.
Well, ! will close with poem:
If 7 had but the voice 10 reach
The German soldiers on the field,
Would tell them they would their homes
And lives II they would only yield.
If they would only call for peace,
Demand democracy as WELL
Then it would give them sweet release,
And stop the kaser's horrid hell
'Iwoud give them freedom, one and all:
'Twould give them back their homes again,
And make them free from kaisers call,
For war would never come again. -.,..
Oh, German soldiers. now arise.
SHAKE off your yoke of tyrsnny;
Demand your freedom meath the skies,
And evermore your liberty.
Aunt Julia: II Mr.. wastebasket comes in.
just give him box on the ear. Well. good-by
HOYLE o. MARTIN.
Concord, y. C.. R. F. d. 1, Box 112.
Dear Aunt Julia: Please admit another North
Carolina girl into yor happy band of cousins.
live in the country. 1 like country life fine.
! What are you cousins doing this cold weather?
am sitting by the fire reading. | am eleven
years old. in the sixth grade. Have brown eyes,
black hair. Now l close with a riddle: Brothers
and sisters / have none, but this mans father
l would IKE to correspond with some Of the
cousins Find enclosed 10 cents. Please send
me club button A new cousin,
REBA KATE SLAGLE.
Franklin. n. c.. Route /. Box 1O4
Dear Aunt Julia: The Atlanta Journal comes
as far north as jamestown, n, y, and
many cousins take great delight in reading the
many letters of the cousins addressed to you.
In the January Sth number letter from Cousin
Lucy Martin, Of Alabama, asked to hear some
OF the cousins from the northern states. So
we comply with her request.
We have had long, severe winter, and the
scarcity Of coal and wood has made il the
worst in many years
This is a dairy country; 1900 cows are kept
In the country. Butter, cheese, cream and
milk are sent the large cities of New York
and philadelphia. There milk condensers
over the county; milk nuOw brings SO 40 a hun
bred pounds
We raise cattle and horses. Apples and all
fruits in abundance. This is a good grass ana
Irish potatoes, $50 bushels TO the acre. We
keep As cows, horses and "a swine
We were in Florida at st. Augustine on our
way back stopped several days at Macon and
attended the Chautauqua assembly that was in
session, which very interesting and in
strucuVe, This was in March. The great
mother assembly is located in this, Chautaudua
county, N. y, near here and which we attend
every year, where we meet many. southern peo-
pie from Georgia, all the southern states We
stopped several days in Atlanta, beautiful
city. VIII go south again soon, expect 10 be
In Atlanta in February and March when We
hope TO meet our highly esteemed and veneer
ated Aunt Julia. whom we all have heard ana
read much about, and is so prominent ana
widely known throughout the whole country
have three cousins in the army, they are
captain In artillery, are at Camp sheridan
montgomery Ala. Our grandfathers both north
ana south, were in the war Of the states in
opposing armies: Now their grandsons are in
world. Yours VI"
MApcAp uvr ID pur-e,,ro,.