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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

ter June g. / hope this wEr viii close.
OF course / mean to say hope the dear old
United States will soon win. What do most
Ct you cousins do for pastime? 1 crochet read
and sew. How many of you like to read! / do
for one especially Aunt Julia's Letter Box.
I live about six miles from Hartwe1r Yes;
I live in the country and like country life fine.
There isn't any to fuss about which Is
the best. country boys and girls OF city boys
and gilIs, for there are some of both good
and bad. 1 weigh 100 pounds, have dark brown
Lair medium complexion, and am in the ninth
grade. | will leave my age for You To guess
There are ten children in family, five boys
and five girls. We are all at home but the
Oldest girl mad she, is married. l am glad
TO say my father and mother are 10th living.
Louise Mont gomery. your letter fine, come
again. Aunt Julia and cousins, You just ought
to have been whit Us; have Just had lot
Of good peaches. but they are about gone now
I will close with best wishes TO Aunt Julia
and cousins MINNIE SHIFLET.
HartweII Ca RoUte L
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

Preserving the Fruit supply OF the Farm
The fruit supply OF the farm con-
Stitutes one OF its most important assets.
Physicians tell us that fruit is essential
in the hurran dietary. 1t is valuable
either in its raw or its preserved state,
rs II supplies certain elements which
We do not easily obtain from other
sources. such as the fruit acids There
is An idea that because sugar is scarce
much effCrt. should nCJ be made To pre-
serve the fruit as usual THIS is a mis-
take, rs almost any type OF fruit can
be put up and kept for an indefinite
period with the use OF a minimum
amount OF sugar. Just how our surplus
fruits, or which there are more Dr. less
available or every farm, can be made
into Jams, fruit buffers and marmala6es,
is explained in the following article.
Every housewife should cut II out and
keep it These recipes are absolutely
reliable because they have been pre-
pared under the direction of two Of the
best domestic science experts in the
United States. namely. Miss Mary E
CreSveiI and Miss Ola Powell. The
former is now associated with the Geor-
gia State College of Agriculture and the
latter with the United States department
of agriculture.
Jams are made of small fruits which
are not whole or firm enough 70 use for
preserves. No attempt is made 70 re-.
tain the original shape Of the fruit. the
finished product having a uniform con-
sistency. Marmalades have a more jelly
like texture and thin slices of fruit ap-
pear suspended throughout the mixture.
In fruit buffers and pastes frequently
less sugar IS used than in jams and
the product is more concentrated. Con-
serves may be made OF large or small
fruits. cooked in the same manner as
jams Sometimes nuts are added.
With hams, preserves and jellies, IL
is advisable TO use chemical thsrmo-
meter. Centicrade reading ranging from
O degree TO 10 degrees which. having
fewer figures than a Fahrenheit instru-
ment. is more easily read The stem
OF this instrument should be IL or
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

Il inuches long. so that the reading
will appear far enough above the sur
face to be easily seen. Fahrenheit read
ings given in recipes are approximate.
Well-glazed, Theoretically sealed stone
ware jars Zig. 15), with capacity OF
ounces and up, are suitable and attrac-
tive containers for packing jams mar
mRlades, relishes and pickles.
Jams and marnalades may be packed
hot in hot lars and sealed Immediately.
When packing for market, however, IL
is far safer to process them both TO
insure a tight seal. Process pints for
80 minutes at simmering, 1888 degrees +.
(S7 degrees c.
Apple Butter
Measure the apples, wash TO remove
dirt, slice into small pieces, and Tor
each busheI of apples add gallons OF
water: boil until the fruit il soft, then
rub through a screen or sieve. To the
pulp from each bushel of apples add 2
gallons of cider that has been concen-
trated to one-half its original volume.
Bring TO a boil and add ~ lbs Of
sugar. Continue to cook and just be-
fore the consistency desired for finish
ed apple butter is reached add spices,
cinnamon, and cloves according to taste.
When the butter is as thick as desired,
place in hot containers and seal i'm
mediately.
Citrus Fruit Mar1nalade
CThree-day Method)
One grapefruit; orange: 1 lemon.
Wash fruit and then cut very thin
through pulp and rind, discarding all
the seeds. Weigh the fruit and to each
pound Of the fruit add 3 pounds Of
water. Let stand overnight. Next day
boil for 80 minutes and let stand for "a
hours. Next day measure or weigh the
fruit and for each pound or portion Of
fruit juice add / 10. of sugar. Bring
to n boil and cook until it Jellies, stir
ring so as to keep from burning. Place
in glasses or jars while still hot, allow
TO cool. and then cover with paraffin.
Sweet Orange or Grapefruit Mar1nalade
Wash the fruit, weigh the peel and
discard one-fourth Of IL, and note the
weight of edible portion plus remaining
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
Lmberton, N. c.. route 4

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you let
another North Carolina girl join your happy
band of boys and girls? l a girl of Is
summers, five feet tall. brown eyes. dark brown
hair and fair complexion, weigh 1914 pounds.
/ have been a silent reader of The Journal for
short time but just can't keep silent any
longer. My father does not take The Journal,
but my sister does, and I am spending the
summer with her. So If any of you cousins
write to me (which hope some of you wild
please write TO Rowland, n. c., which is my
home address. How many of you cousins have
bought War Savings Stampsi Papa gave me
one s. stamp, and l two medals at school
last spring and they gave me War Savings
Stamps instead of medals, which l appreciate
very much. l am a Red Cross junior. have
knitted one sweater, one muffler and have an
other mUffIer nearly done. Some of you Cou
sins answer this riddle: What is the strong
est day in the week? Calle Sue Anderson,
agree with you that Wilson should be presi
dent until the war is over. Don't you Cousins
Well, as / promised not to stay long, guess
had better go. Hoping TO hear from some OF
You cousins real soon. YOur cousin and niece
FLORA McC0RMIC.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
Rowland. N. @.

Dear Aunt Julia: Will you allow another
Georgia girl to join your happy band Of boys
and girls? /, like most of the other cousins,
live in the country and wouldn't exchange for
city life. What do you cousins do for pastime
crochet and play the organ. Well as the
other cousins describe themselves, will do like
wise: l have blue eyes, dark hair and medium
complexion. and weigh 123 pounds and am sweet
sixteen. Now don't off for l am through.
Come on soldier boys, enjoy your letters
very much. Well. as my letter is getting long
had better ring off. If this escapes the waste
basket l will come again. Your new niece and
cousin.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
July %. 1918

July -, 1910
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Have often heard there's always room for
one more Cousin. I'm not very large, Just a
little room is all l need shove over. enjoy
all the letters Of the Cousins so much. Write
often soldiers, none fail to read your letters
Now, / truly like the idea of the Relief club,
for should show the ones that 20 over the
top that willing to do anything for
their comfort The situation is becoming more
serious each day. Oh! the cost before We
arar the grand news Gin foreign lands freedom,
Justice and peace reign supreme and the boys
returning home" Money doesn't count but
the lives of our youths, yet that which is worth
while costs. l often wonder when a from
the land Of the free, in the heat Of smoke and
ratte mind on home and God, falls and gives
% the ghost, the soul regretting to leave it
warm and handsome mansion If he isn't con-
feyed very tenderly TO the commander grea ter
than the ones that capture cities. Cousins let 3
buy all the War Savings Stamps can. Uncle
Sam is very cautious the morals Of our
soldiers, 80 let's help him build Y. NJ. c. A..
buildings by doing our bit" They need them
over there more than realize
My home is Rocky Face mountain. Per
hapS some Of YOU have heard your GRANDPA Their
sneak Of il while relating TO you some of his
adventures in the Civil war It's a wonderful
old knob or this beautiful orb 10 me. While !
away in school hampering the pests
Trlgonometry and physics, l longed TO see it.
I'm yet in my teens" brown hair and
eyes, complexion betwixt and between. reckon.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
Abbeville, Ga. July 81. 1918,

Dear Aunt Julia: VIII you please let another
Georgia girl join your happy band of boys and
girls? / will try not make much noise com
ing in / am like most of you cousins, think
this wpr is awful. l haven't any close rela-
tiyes in war service, hut had brother to regis
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with me? blessing though
bring pleasures
and
perfectly
pillows
Ourw is geting aIong fine
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AGRICULTURAL
ILl6EDUCAT1oNl
- SUCCESSOR FARMING d
RG:ED ANDREA N, SOUL
SVcoSsSFoL FARIiINe-

Information
uIturaI "a.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
Zolfo, Fla.

Aunt Julia: am sending you a song for
your letter box. Here IL is:
so MUCH MORE. PRAYER FOR SOLDIER
BOYS
Are praying for them at home?
Are meeting together in prayer,
Or going still the old way
As We did when they were here?
They thank us for our letters,
They thank for our care.
They say, Oh, Just tell them, mother
They were needing so much more prayer.
They say, Will You ask them, mother7
To meet at our Fathers Throne,
That we may be kept from faltering
When feel are standing alone.
There are moments when courage fails US,
When dangers around stare.
Oh, tell them again, Dear Mother,
We needing much prayer.
Think of the soldier boys. Forget them, not.
CORA BAILEY.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
Jasper, Ga.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: / have been
a silent reader of The Journal, but saw so many
interesting letters in your page, thought
would write. Aunt Julia, 1 think your relief
club is just fine. l haven't any feathers to
make the pillows bu twill make anything else
l haven't any brothers in the army, but have
one brother-in-law and some cousins there.
live on farm and don't like farm life very
much. / help work in the field. One of the
cousins asked who would like to be a soldier
1 sure would. l think the sorriest boys in the
world would join the army and be honored
There are not many pro-Germans down here
for they are afraid of the tar and fea Tiers
viii describe myself and go: Have fair com.
plexton, brown eyes auburn hair and about
feet inches in height, weigh 40 pounds and
Is years old. viii exchange crochet with
any one that will write. Your niece and
cousin,
RENA LOWE.
ZOlfo PIE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
New Feather Beds only 5000

New Feather Pillows sl.SO per pair Write for
Summer catalog. Buy now before prices go higher.
SoUtHERE FeATsEA PILLOW Co. Desk 49, Greensboro C.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: T"
Through my carelessness l didn't notice what
Aunt Julia said, and i wrote on both sides Of
my paper. So here l come again.
How are you Cousins enjoying this fine wea tn
err. 1t is a good time to work for Uncle Sam.
/ go 10 the Red Cross and work for him.
How many Of you Cousins play the piano7 i,
for one. l play Hawaiian and classical music.
/ played two pieces at our county commence
ment which was in May. ! am also fond of
reading good books.
l guess I had better describe myself, so
here she goes. l have medium complexion,
brown hair, and blue eyes / am 10 years OF
age. Who has my birthday? August 18th.
am five feet, four inches and in the seventh
grade. I live only miles from Tate Ca,
where much marble is found The town in
which ] live is very small, but can have a
good time here.
| enjoy swimming and horseback riding
just learned last summer.
II any of you Cousins wish TO write to me
let your letters roll. Will answer all received.
With love and best wishes
Yours new Cousin
MARGARET GoHLE.
Ha
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
Marietta, Ca, Rt. 2, Box 81.

Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins:
l just wonder if you will permit a little
Georgia girl into your happy band of girls and
boysf have written twice before, but failed
to either of my letters in print.
/ think IL is just grand of Aunt Julia to let
US have space in this paper TO write letters
to the Cousins and, oh! do enjoy reading the
letters, especially the soldier boys letters.
Say! Why don't more of you soldier boys write
l think The Soldiers Relief Club is just
grand and am going to do all l can to
help win this war
going to describe myself. l have dark hair,
blue eyes, fair complexion, five feet and two
inches tall, my age is sweet sixteen.
Some of you Cousins write to me. I will
answer all received. Aunt Julia, please print
this letter.
Your Niece and Cousin,
100 ~ ORA BRIDGES
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

Dear Aunt Julia: Will you cousins move
just little and let me have a seat be
fore Mr.. Wastebasket comes in? Ny father
takes the dear old Journal and ! sure do en-
joy reading Aunt Julia's letter box. / have
eight brothers and two sisters and have one
brother in the army. Guess he has sailed for
Frarce, have not heard from him lately
and all are married except three brothers and
one sister. For pets, / have nine nieces and
nepLews 1 know you think l have a plenty
of them, and every of them are as cute
as they can be. I will describe myself and
run, so get behind the door. / have dark
brown hair, blue eyes and have fair complexion.
and am thirteen summers, weight 1Ol pounds
and am feet inches tall l sure am ugly.
/ know you all will agree with me on that.
will try and answer all letters and cards re-
ceived. i will close by asking a riddle: What
kind of leaves are those that don't wither by
the sun? Hoping to see this in print, / will
close. Your new niece and cousin.
INEZ WILLIAMSON.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
Apricot Paste

One-pound powdered sugar 10 LID
Emit nuIp Rub the fruit pulp through
a nuree strainer and weigh it, Add the
sugar. put it over a slow fire, and COOK
until very thick, so that when spoon
has been passed through it the mass
des not run together Immediately. Then
pour the paste upon flat dishes which
have been rubbed with oil and allow
II to dry. Cut and pack in layers as
directed above.
In the same manner raspberry, straw
berry. and currant pastes are made.
0ufnce Paste
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
viii you please admit a south Georgia boy
into your happy band once more? Aunt Julia.
! think your relief club a great idea and !
hope it will be great success, and 1T will
Cousins are slackers. l am living on tarn
helping to raise food for our soldiers. l think
we should do all we can to keep them from
dom and for the freedom of the world
l would like very much to be soldier or
sailor and to fight for our great country.
put in my application for service in the navy,
but have not heard whether it was approved
or not. What has become Of our little Chris
tian Cousin from Florida? and our Cousins from
Aunt Julia, I thank you very much for my
nice club button Middle Georgia Cousin thank
you very much for your nice wishes. Well, as
/ described myself in my other letter. will
leave that off this time, as my letter is get
ting long. will close, hoping this will escape
l remain your nephew and Cousin, CONN
WILLIE A. SASSER.
Cairo. Ca, P. o. Box 1913.
Dear Aunt Julia:
Enclosed please find one dollar (S1.OO) which
is given by three Georgia boys to your relief
We are regular readers of your letter box
and enjoy reading yours and the Cousins nice
With much love to you and the Cousins, we
Your Nephews,
RoBT, HENRY HSB; AMOS GEORGIA.
Dear Aunt Julia ami Cousins:
VIII you all admit another Georgia girl into
your happy band of boys and girls? l have
been silent reader of The Journal for a long
time Father takes The Journal and l enjoy
reading the letter box. l think it's a grand
paper.
Aunt Julia what do you Cousins think about
this war? l think ID is just dreadful Guess
most of you Cousins have relatives in France
or in training camps. / have one uncle at
Camp Oglethorpe, Tenn, and two cousins fight
ing the firing line in France.
How many of your Cousins are going to join
Aunt Julia's Soldier Relief club? l, for
one will. will give you Cousins idea of
How / look and run. girl of ii sum
mers, blue eyes, light hair. medium complexion,
sixty inches tall, weigh 100 lbs, and in the
seventh grade. Would like to correspond with
any Of you Cousins. Say (Pruit Luther Huff
write again. your letter fine. How many
of you Cousins have bought any War Savings
Stamps. Father has bought $25 worth and is
going to buy more. l think every person should
do their part in this awful war.
Cousins there have been train loads of boys
going away cover there" to fight. / hope they
viii get that old kaiser and kill him. II
is so said to think how those Germans did
those poor. little Belgian children. They are
nothing but brutes I hope the United States
will win this war.
l guess l mad better stop. Hoping to see
this in print, l will close with love and best
wishes to Aunt Julia and all the Cousins.
ARGE0N MURDOCH.
Marietta, Ca, Rt. 2, Box "a.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

saucy waste basket up in the cellar and throw
the key in the WELL
Love to all,
MARY KENEMER.
Rocky Face, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia: As this is my third attempt
10 write maybe my letter will succeed in get
ting printed. l know il will if il reaches you
while Uncle Wastebasket is away. Your cous-
ms say Mr.. WaStebasket, but / think Grand
Papa would be best for him, for he has been
receiving some of my letters for a long time.
Say, How many of your cousins beling to the
Red Cross? Some Of you tell of yHE< pets, so
will too. 1 have the broom ar1 11shrag like
some of the other cousins. Anna Kieff, your
letter was fine. Come again. Come you
Florida girls and boys, let's not all be slackers.
How many of yOpr agree with Aunt Julis's plan
for soldiers -Gfef clubs? I think it is just
fine. SONG of you cousins write to me. 1 live
on a farm and like very much to get letters.
Well, my letter is growing fast / will
close with a riddle: What in the q. 8.
A. the largest hat? l won't describe
myself this time, will only tell my age, II sum-
mers. How many of you have written to Luz
ther Huff? 1 did. With love to Aunt Julia
and the cousins.
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MINNIE LOWE.
Zolfo. Fla.

| p. s. 0ran Bishop: Please answer your
| riddle. l don't know what could eat all the
| time and never get enough.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
FARM LANDS FOR SALE

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

Three-Quarters pound powdered sugar
for each pound of fruit pulp. wipe Ihe
fruit. cut into quarters, remove Flower
and core. and cook in water until very
tender. After rubbing the pulp through
a sieve, weight 1T and add the required
amount of sugar 1t is then cooked until
very thick. Scalded and chopped nut
kernels may be added. The pulp remain
ing after the juice has been extracted
for ounce jelly may be used also.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20

Stayed too long! Auntie, please don't put ms
tangent and the rest in the circle. Loeb
saucy waste basket up in the cellar and throw
the key in the WELL
Love to all,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
Tomato Paste


One quart thick strained tomato pulp,
4 tablesponfuls chopped sweet red pep
per pulp, or 1 teaspoonful paprika, !
slice onion, one-half teaspoonful SALT l
teaspoonful sugar and 1 tablespoonful
mixed spice.
Cook spices, tied in bag, with tomato
pulp over boiling water for about three
hours. or until the paste is thick enough
to hold the shape of spoon when tested
by dipping out a spoonful. Pack hot,
process small jars Is minutes in water
bath at 212 degrees F.
Peanut W.. Peav1ne Hay for Live Stock
Mr.. II. G.. of Albany, Ca, writes: Please
furnish us what information You can as to
the relative market and feed value Of pea
nut compared with native peavine hay
Peanut vines without the nuts cou-
tains about per cent digestible protein,
81 per cent digestible carbohydrates and
3 per cent digestible fat In this respect
peanut hay compares very favorabl5
with red clover. 1t contains somewhat
less protein than cowpeaS or soy beans.
and considerably less of this element
than alfalfa. When clean and free from
dust, however, it must be regarded as
a hay of excellent value to feed along
with such roughage as shredded stover.
sorghum or kaffir corn to beef and dairy
cattle. small amout of it run through
chopper and fed with the materials
mentioned in a molstened condition can
often be used to advantage to balance
the roughage ration Of work stock Pea
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-07-04
MORE OBSERVATIONS BY
THE ELLA SHEEPHERDER
(Alex Lindsay, Ione.)

While out with the lone demon
strating weeder on the Poe & Thomp-
son ranch, known as the Stoops place
the writer had his first experience
with what seemed to him to be Ger
man tank, making a bee line to be-
gin operations by first attacking and
annihilating the weeder, and then
proceed over the hill and attack lone.
There seems nothing impossible. Mr..
Editor, with the Kaiser; it is his de-
light to strike blow where it is least
expected and mutilate as many inno-
cent women and children as he can,
and just on such. days as this when
people will be collected from far and
near to watch the suns eclipse But
insead of being a German tank and a
foe, it was a Holt caterpillar, and it
had come to plow the field that / had
just about Weeded.
To a canny Scotchman, that had
been almost raised between the stills
of an Old Counry plow, this was a
sight long to be remembered | have
recollection of the steam plow in
the Old Country when | was a young
ster, but it was operated by two trac.
tion engines, one at either end of the
field. They sat stationary while the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-07-04

plow was pulled from end to end by
a cable. But most of the farmers
were very skeptical at that time about
how the ground should be plowed
In those days it was mostly plowed
by foot burners and ! imagine what
some of the Old Country farmers
would think about a caterpillar
where they were so particular about
plowing the ground 6 inches by 8
inches and corner up, but that was
the days of Auld Lang Syne.
| will give the Kaiser a rest and
try and pass my opinion on cater
pillar. ! don't know whether it got
its name from the caterpillar or not,
but it surely crawls and | and the
wceder took to fresh pasture just
across the fence. | always had my
doubts if the work could please a
Scotchman that had rceived his train
ing behind a Scotch plow with JOCK
and Jean that moved like a snail on
a gallop, but glance from behind
the cat dispolled my prejudice, if |
had any, against these new tangled
ways of plowing Here were plOws
lining it up just like ribbon and
not only cutting the ground 6 by 8
but 10 by 16 inches and making beau
tiful work, turning over burrows
each round Of the field This may
sound like a fish story to Scotchman
if he had never seen one of these
work, and besides the ploughs he had
packers behind. The average Ore
gonian of rs years ago would have