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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
Cedartown. Ga

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here we come
again knocking for admittance into your happy
band of cousins. We like the motto OF the
letter box fine.
AS we see all the other cousins give their
description we will do the same. IL You all
will promise not to get scared. So here goes:
l. Matte, am five feet four inches tall,
weight 11S pounds; have blue eyes, light brown
hair and medium complexion, and nineteen
years of age.
l. MoIlie am FIVE feet FIVE inches tall,
weigh I20 pounds, have blue eyes, light brown
hair and medium complexion and am fifteen
years of age.
Say, what has become of all those soldier
boys? We uld be delighted to hear from
some of them.
Come on, all you Florida cousins; let's not
let all the other states get ahead of us.
Guess we had better be going before our
letter gets too long, we have written once
before. but failed to get admittance. Letters
and cards will be appreciated from any Of the
cousins. s here's wishing Aunt Julia and
the letter box great success.
Your nieces and cousins,
(MISSES) MATTE AND M0LLIE HALL.
Pal A ROx <
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

to 60 You and the cousins come to see me
some day. What do you do for a pastime?
crochet and play a pisnO. | am sending dime
for club button. Yours truly: .rS
Zolfo. Fla. Route 4.
Dearest Aunt Julia: Will you admit North
Carolina girls into your happy band? live on
the farm and like farm life fine. Well. will
describe myself. / am four and half feet
tall, brown hair and eyes, medium complexion;
weigh 1O5 pounds age fourteen years.
Your cousins.
RENA SIGMAN.
Conover. y. c., Route ..
p S.-EncIosed find 1Oc for club button.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you admit
two little blue-eyed Georgia girls into your
happy band of boys and girls?
SAY, cousins. what do you all do for past1me
We crochet and read. Among the books we like
best are st. Elmo, Lena Rivers and the
Elsie Dinsmore books.
Well as we see most all the cousins describe
themselves, Will also. ], Annie Bell, have
feet 3 inches tall, weigh 100 pounds !, Effie,
have blue eyes, brown hair and fair complexion,
am feet inches tall, weigh 125 pounds. We
will leave ages for you all to guess. They
are between twelve and sixteen years.
Eta Mae Keys. come again; your letter was.
fine.
Why don't more of the soldier b,ys write:
We all enjoy reading their letters. Come again,
Jesse Griner: your letter and poem we're fine.
Well. will bid Aunt Julia and the cousins
good night. With best wishes to Aunt JULIA
and all the cousins, lovingly,
Two chums,
ANNIE RELL MORRISON.
EFFIE HALL.
Calhoun Ca R. F. d. No. f.
p. S.-We would like to correspond with
some of you cousins. Will answer all received.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Ct selected a very rich piece OF bot
tom land for my corn club acre" said
Houston Pullen, of Glenn. Ga. in talking
OF his work last year. Houston won the
big state prize, and this was the first
year that he had ever been in club
work He thought once of putting his
corn on the upland. but finally decided
on the bottom land that had been COW
cred with rich dirt by several overflows
Of the creek.
Prize winners always begin at the
bottom and do things we'll 'I broke
my land with 4 two-horse pillow on April
IA and then narrowed and rolled il the
next day. said Houston. He wanted to
give his seed the very best chance to
grow that they could have and so he
fixed good seed bed. or home for the
seed to grow in All the CLOGS were
broken and the land was left to settle
for a week before Houston planted. And
so the story goes, he got a good stand
Since this was rich bottom land which
mad been overflowed every year. no
manure was applied. but commercial
fertilizer was put down at the time of
planting. In most cases IL is well to
make a good application of stable
manure broadcast over the soil and
pillow IL in we'll If cottonseed meal is
used, it is best to apply it before the
corn gets knee high. Equal parts of
cottonseed meal and acid phosphate
make a good fertilizer on ordinary Geor-
gia soils. and from 200 to 400 pounds an
acre will generally give good results
The kind of corn used by Houston was
Marlboro's Prolific, and the seed were
specially selected ones A prolific corn
Is one that makes a number of medium
sized ears rather than one large one
Hastings, Whatleys and a few other
prolific corns give excellent results in
Georgia, and their use is recommended
TO club members
My rows were three feet apart and
] left my corn as thick as IT came up
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
7@sED ANDREN N, SOULE.
SUCCESSION FARMING

sands OF them are growing corn. Others
are engaged in raising calves. Many
are members of the pig clubs. Others
are raising poultry, and still others are
engaged in what is termed the work
OF the Four-Crop clubs In this under
taking they handle three acres of land,
growing four crops thereon in year
There are between $4,000 and 10000 OF
these eEterprising young farmers at
work in Georgia. There is hardly
community where some of them cannot
be found. They are enthusiastic be
cause they have modern points of view
and know how to use their facilities TO
the best advantage. Therefore they are
obtaining wonderful results from the
soil and the animals they handle. They
have blazed the way for new type
of agriculture in Georgia These young
farmers first established beyond the
question of a doubt that we could
raise more than 100 bushels of corn
per acre and do it at a profit, that hog
raising was one of the most profitable
industries in Georgia, that chickens,
when scientifically handled, would prove
profitable; that beef cattle could be
raised and maintained successfully in
Georgia OF course, they have had the
aid. cooperation and support of their
fathers but without their efforts Geor-
gia would be far behind the status she
now enjoys as an agricultural STATE.
Ii is a great privilege to have such an
army OF leaders developing to carry
forward the standard OF scientific agri-
culture in Georgia and so insure the
states continuing to hold and advance
the proud position she now occupies as
a producer of food crops. 1t is appro-
pirate that we should salute these young
gentlemen: that we should recognize
the value of the service they are rem
dering, and that we should support them
to the utmost of our ability. Upon their
shoulders rests the future of Georgia,
and judging from whar they have ac-
complished in the past the progress
Of the state from an agricultural point
Of view is in safe hands.
In this connection IL will be inter-
esting. therefore. TO learn something OF
what these junior farmers are doing.
and so a summary of some of the ac-
tivities they have in hand has been
presented for the information of our
readers. Keep in touch with these jun
ior farmers. Help them to get over
the difficult places. They are the states
worthiest leaders. They are holding the
second line trenches for the forces who
are across the ocean lighting for lib
erty.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Dearest Aunt Julia: Here come three chums
from Cedartown TO join you and the cousins.
l. Clara Belle. am sixteen years old, have
light hair and complexion, and am feet
inches tall.
]. Agnes, am fifteen, have brown hair, blue
eyes and am , feet inches tall.
l. Susie Mae, am fourteen years old, have
blue eyes, light brown hair and am also feet
3 inches tall
frankie Braun, the answer to your riddle is
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
Ba soon, Fla.

Hello Aunt Julia, Here / come asking for
admittance. | am girl of fourteen summers,
dark hair. blue eyes, five feet tall, weigh 119
pounds and pretty good tomboy.
Oh Aunt Julia, I have Just come from my
chicken yard, where / took off fourteen little
Barred Rock chickens. They were pretty.
Aunt Julia, | think all of the mottos were
just fine.
Who has my NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1? Come
again. Jesse Griner; your letter was fine.
| VIII answer Susie Hendricks riddle,
What is il that goes all around the house and
doesn't make but one trackT' 1t is a wheel
barrow.
Well. I must 80. as my letter is growing
long. Best wishes
ESTHER oVERSTREET.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
The MANAGEMENT Of Fresh "orse
Manure

II. c. H.. Augusta, Ca. writes; ! am
o,fared three or four hundred carloads OF
fresb horse manure at $1.s5 per ton un-
loaded from the siding on my farm.
innd ~ which I could apply this manure
The bulk of it must go on land now planted
10 corn and cotton and De worked INTO son
In the cultivation Of the crop. DO you
think it would pay me to use ths Han"ie
at the price indicated:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you please
admit two Tennessee kids in your happy band
of boys and girlsI
As the others describe themselves. we will do
likewise. i. Allie am , feet inches in
height. have brown eyes, light hair and fair
complexion, weigh 100 pounds. l, Ida, have
hight hair, dreamy blue eyes and fair com
rlexion.
We live in the eastern part of Tennessee, in
the great Smoky mountains. We are raising
some garden vegetables, and enjoy ii fine. We
go to school at C.. NJ. s. and are in the ninth
grade. Well, as our letter is getting rather
long, We viii close, hoping to see this in print.
IDA GREENE.
ALLIE GREENE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
(MISSES) MATTE AND M0LLIE HALL.
Palatka, Fla, Route A. Box 81.

HelloA Aunt Julia and Cousins! May l come
in? Yes I? Where am I from, did you say? And
what do l want? Well, l am from the little
town Of Cleveland, nestled down among the
dear old hills of Georgia, and l want to join
your happy band.
l will tell you a little of myself 1 a
little over five feet tall, weigh between ninety
and ninety-fve pounds. l have light brown
hair, blue eyes and light complexion. As
notice q lot of you tell what you do for pas
time, l will, too. l taking the ninth
grade this vacation, / study in the morning
and will practice my music, too, when my
sister gets home to teach me. In the after
noon l play tennis take walks and read.
do like to read. l crochet some, too, but
don't like to much.
Our Dearest Aunt Julia please don't let Mr.
Letter Eater get this, because l want to
hear from the cousins, and they won't know
me if he gets this.
My! my! Aunty. this is getting long /
am afraid Mr.. Letter Eater will get this
after all; good-by, Dearest Aunty and cous
ms until l hear from you.
Your niece and cousin,
p. S.-By the way, / forgot to tell you
how old / am, and I always want to know
any ones age. Well, l am between twelve
and sixteen. Who has my birthday? 1t is
December 10.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Nv all means accept and utlllze the
manure at the price indicated. 1t shouio
he worth a good deal more than TINS
per ton for the plant food 1t contains
You can broadcast it over the land on
which both corn and cotton are grown
now to considerable advantage anu
worked in with a one or two-horse cul-
tivator. 1t would, of course, be better
TO incorporate it in the soil by spreading
Il over the surface of the ground ana
narrowing it in. 1t contains conSlo-
cradle amount of humus and qulcNly
available plant food, and at the price
indicated it is a bargain in view OF the
relatively high cost of commercial fer
tilizers. We would not hesitate to use
as much as three to five tons per acre
If YOU have land still not planted you
NAV either broadcast the manure ana
cut il in with a disk harrow, or put L
under the drill row. We have founo
this a great advantage in the case OF
both corn and cotton. The manure holds
and attracts moisture. decays with
considerable degree of rapidity and.
therefore, helps to keep the soil loose
and moist and provides satisfactory
area in which the main roots OF the
various crops planted on the land can
develop TO advantage.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

COnover, y. c., Route ..
P. S.-Enclosed find 1Oc for club button.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
FISH FISH FISH

Drop us a card and we will put you
on 10 something with which you can
turn your neighbor green with envy by
catching dead loads OF them in streams
where he has become disguised trying
70 catch them the oId-fashioned way. It
will tickle you to see ii catch house and
musk rats. and will soon clear your fish
ing place of terrapins and crawfish- II
catches at all seasons. something no
other tackle will do.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
Is Z y
Second Crop Irish Potatoes

NJ s., Macon. Ga, writes:y ! have a
piece of land from which l will harvest
crop the latter part of June and 1t was my
intention to replant to Irish potatoes, but
! told that Irish potatoes planted tnat
late will not do anything, apparently on
account of the heat. | would like your ad-
vice in this matter and is there any par
ticular variety | should plantE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Late Irish or second-crop potatoes
can be produced with considerable sue
cess in some parts of Georgia. The
best results are obtained, of course, in
The high table land, that is, in the
sections where the summers are not
so hot or dry. North Georgia, for in
stance, could produce all the potatoes
needed for the remainder of the state
II this were to become Thoroughly
established industry in that section. In
some parts of Georgia where an at
tempt is made to grow second crop
Of potatoes the following method of
procedure is instituted: Prepare the
land and cultivate it as thoroughly as
possible with the idea of freeing 1t
from weeds and insuring it's containing
a sufficient amount of moisture to in
duce rapid termination. open up fur
rows about 3.5 feet apart to good
depth. In the bottom of these fur
rows put a liberal amount of fertilizer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: l thought I
would write again. I wrote once before but
l guess il was Mr.. Wastebasket's dinner
time when it arrived. l will describe myself:
| am five feet and four inches; weigh ninety
five pounds. My age is thirteen years. l am
a member of the canning club. I have my
tenth Of an acre set out. I have some little
ones. What do you cousins think of the
war? / think il is just awful. Well, l guess
/ had better close for this time.
Your new cousin.
ANNIE LAURA TALLY.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins l thought 1
would write a few lines, as the other cousins
were writing. / am in the sixth grade at
day school and in the junior class at Sunday
school / have light complexion and weigh
eighty nine pounds, and am twelve years old
Well l guess ] had better close, as my letter
is getting long, as this is my first letter to
the letter box. Your cousin.
KATIE LOU BEVIS.
Bascom, Fla.
P. s.-would like TO hear from some of
the cousins.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Calhoun, Ca. R. F. D. No. 4.
F. S-We would like TO correspond with
some of you cousins. Will answer all received.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
AtmOre, Ala, Route B, Box 131.

LILLE BELL MINIS.
VinemOnt, Ala, Route 2. Box 20.
p. S.-Enclosed find 10 cents in coin, for
which send me a club button.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please print a
short letter for me? l received card from
Pearl BTanham, and the postoffice stamp was
on her address and / couldn't see il, so if she
will write again 1 will answer.
Your cousin,
ALICE DEMPSEY.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

G. A b., Groyania, Ga, writes: Am
planting some soy beans. Do you thing it
necessary to tnoculate them? Please give
me table of standard weights and meas
ures for Georgia for grains and yegetab Ies.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-23

Lyric Dancing Academy at Tele-
scope hall. Regular Wednesday and
Saturday night dances. Lessons in
standard and modern dances. every
evening. E. NJ. Kerr. instructor. j29tf
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-23

ORIENTAL NEEDLE WORK AND
KIMONO SHOP-Mdeira, Cluny. Fill
let. Florentine. Venetian. Turkish
Rugs. Silk Underwear. Negligees,
Shirt waists. Japanese Kimonos and
all kinds OF Oriental Goods. whole
sale and retail. NJ. Lamey, 4S5 Rail
road street. Goods will be sent C. o. ID
to any address.-j21tf.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-23

LONDON. Feb. 23.-Ronald Storrs.
who succeeds Borton Pasha as gov.
ernor of Jerusalem. with the rank Of
lieutenant. colonel. is son OF the
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-23
The ELKo DAILY INDEPENDENT

Dean OF Rochester. He had a brill
liant career in the service OF the Egyp-
tian government and filled important
posts under Sir Eldon Gorst and the
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-23
TOWN TALK

9. N. Wolf is here from Metropolis.
o. s. Rice is a visitor from Metrop
oils.
Miss Carrie oIassr is here from Hal
leck.
Halieek Mayer is here from Ell
burr.
Or. oImsted and wife OF Wells are
here.
Ed HeIth is a visitor here from La.
mobile.
C. q. welshons is q visitor here
from Lanoine' .tasA
e. W.. Anderson OF Deeth is here
with his wife.
e. Tracy FairehiIds came in from Tus-
SaAot9 JSoSoiu1S.
Constable John Mccombs Of Wells,
Is an Elko visitor. d..
Mr.: and Mrs. A. Gobie were here
yesterday from Wells.
J. w. Smiley and wife of Deeth
we're Elko visitors yesterday.
Mr.. and Mira. c. X. Black are visit
ing in Elko from Deeth.
Edward Doyle and c. C. Caption
were here from Battle Mountain yes.
terday.
IT. Popovieh, ]. r. Free and Har-
~ Gristy are at the Commercial from
Carlin.
Mira. W. p. Baker, OF Salt Lake City
Is visiting In Elko with Mrs. C. E,
Renner.
Miss Hattie Ward and Miss Marga-
ret Lee are visitors in this city from
Wells.
Mr.. and MIRA. Mel s. 5adt OF Wells
came down yesterday and returned
this morning.
Senator n. w. coryeII and Mrs.
Coryell attended the exercises yes
terdsy from Wells.
II. A. Aoee and wife OF Wells were
ton exercises at the high school.
AZ a meeting OF the local lodge of
l. o. o F. held last night the follow
ing officers were elected: Linzy
Messerly, N. G.; II. II. Duke, v. c.;
J. E. Worden, secretary; e. r. Keyser,
treasurer; B. Critchley, warden; II.
Preickschat conductor, Mr.. Nelson,
chaplain; R. w. Hesson, r. 8. N. c.;
T. J. Critchley. L. s. N. G.: A. NJ.
Bruce. r. s. v. c.; Albert olln. L. s.
v. G.; Geo. Hardesty. I. G. ,....-
. 200.
Henry Carat. son OF John Carat. OF
the Carat Land & Livestock Co., met
with painful accident yesterday
while riding horseback. His horse
slipped and fell, catching the young
mans arm beneath him and fractur-
Ing It below the elbow. II was at
first thought that the injury was not
serious but today upon examination
by a physician 1t was discovered to
be in dangerous shape. Henry'5 IA
Their came up from San Francisco last
night and will take his son to the city
this afternoon on No 10.
The announcement that the action
OF the county commissioners upon the
formation of a County Council OF De-
tense was unanimous was an error.
As q matter of fact, as quickly as MI
Lennon had finished laying the plan
before the commissioners, both
Messrs. Jones and Gregory !mmedi.
ately rose and endorsed the plan say.
ing that they were willing to give Il
every encouragement and assistance
Commissioner Voight, who was pres.
ent sat tight and had nothing to say
for or against the proposition
P~N-.~oS-srS-S~<S<rS~-~S
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-23

the old high school building will open
Monday from IL to IL a. m. and from
2 to 5 and to 9 D. m.-f23.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-23

Try our special chicken or pork
noodles and you will call again. Elk
Cafe.-f2ltf.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-25
OIL LAND. LEASES AND STOCK

| NEW PROGRESSIVE CO. OPERATIVE
OIL AND REFINING PROPOSITION
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b. \ f,w dollars today maybe hundreds
tomorrow Lots go 90 each s. 90 cash
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soon start. then lots viii DO S. 90 each
Send YOUR rh,.k today
OKLAHOMA TRUST COMPANY,
.0N-l0 Insurance HlIR oklahoma city
WILL SELL 300 shares Lucky BOY at
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VALUABLE Iru.nrrc Miami lead and
zinc and oil Tense Joining rich strikes.
now organizing company. opportunity 10
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-25
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-25
S0A What Do You Know About Oil?

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-25

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-25

second payment made additional paid of
payment not made then will be entitled
ton that an additional $1,000 will be paid out dividends
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-02
Editor Gazette:
THE LATE MIR. WILDE.

:our nct.ce of the death OF Geo.
C. Wilde and reference TO his rcsid-
ING in Alexandria, recalls to my mind
an Incident that occurred while lie was
editing the Virginia State Journal.
i Young man whose conduct was not
euch as would "pass muster at "!
times, I presume, attracted the AZ
traction OF Mr. Wilde, wheroupon N
~ editorial he published some rather
caustic. if not personal remarks. The
head lines were q quotation from
Shakespeare, "Man in his life Time
plays many parts" e5c. The article
vas SO pointed, that those who did
not know 20 whom it referred, could
firt: out by inquiry. The young
man referred to, read between the
lines. concluded he was the party al
I,,ded to and called at the office o. the
state Journal" He found Mr. Wide
engaged in writing, w-ho very politely
requested him 20 be seated, e%cusmg
himself for few moments. In q few
moments Mr.. Wilde opened his desk
PRODUCED a revolver. laid it OF til"
Gesk and requested the iptcrvicwc'
to proceed rs h" WAS '"ready !
is hardly worth while TO state: Thar
Mir Wide WAS left III Il very %"
seconds. Perhaps. had the young MAJ
who called for ar explanation iroT
a!r. Wide needed tie s"gg2S
tons contained i'll tie article y
M.o;pIi not have died as1 unsimeiE
death, as was The case.
Y