Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-08


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| Ny Dear Friends:
When 1 wrote you last I was in Cuba
| Well, after one week there we left fol
| the Panama canal zone, there to join
| the Pacific fleet in trip to South Ameri
| can ports.
We left Cuba on Monday and Wednes
day afternoon sighted the mountains OF
Panama. The Atlantic side of the canal
| is approached for distance through a
low marshy territory looking very much
| like big ditch. Proceeding slowly under
first of the locks; here the canal mar
rows and the banks are of solid concrete.
On these banks are electric motors called
mules and it looks just like a farm
tached to the ship from either side aid
she is towed through the first gates.
az These gates are Of steel feet s. thick
high, weighing from 400 to $50 tons
each. All the machinery works by cleo
| tricity and works smoothly and rapidly.
After, the ship enters the first set OF
gates they close and she is rapidly raised
distance of % feet by water being
pumped in; then she is towed to the
next set of gates where the same proc
ess is repeated. Each lock is one thou
sand feet long and one hundred and ten
feet wide. BY the time the last locks
are passed the ship is in Gatun lake, 80
feet above sea level. This lake is semi
artificial as the huge Gatun dam makes
it possible. 1t is supplied by the waters
of the Chagres river.
We spent the night in the lake and
finished the trip the next morning. The
last locks are 1.-The reverse of the first
as this time the ship is lowered in each
set of locks instead of raised, so that by
the time she gets through she is on sea
level again.
The entire canal is fifty miles long
and can be passed in eight or ten hours
with ease. 1t is heavily fortified on both
sides and is constantly policed by cavalry.
We dropped anchor after greeting the
Pacific fleet at Panama City for two
days rest and recreation and then sailed
with. the entire fleet of more than fifty
vessels for Peru
A large crowd was out to see us pass
through the canal and were very cordial
in their hospitality both at the canal and
This city is extremely tropical; some
beautiful homes; others Of primitive build,
every color is seen. Gold is the standard
of value and you are informed as to the
price of anything, SO much lin gold"
great celebration took place when
we crossed the equator. At eight o'clock
in the morning of the oath we stopped
for ten minutes and assembled at quar-
tiers while King Neptune with his queen
and court took possession or the snip
and inspected it and the crew. His males
tv fond the ship in good condition but
found that the men needed dental W to
medical attention, ha1rcuts, shaNes' ete'
In anticipation of his coming great
tank had been erected and the king was
soon busy. He took the men by the al,
phabet and sent them first to the royal
dentist who cleaned their teeth thorough-
Iy (?), then the royal doctor gave tnem
a rather mammoth pill and then sent
them to the royal barber, who gave them
a haircut and shave, and then, letting ms
4lnxr
same manner into the tank where they
were taught CD to swim and !ater were
chased off by the kings royal bodyguaa aa.
/ don't know what that was the ue 5n
tist used. but it tasted like formaldehyde.
1 do know that the doctor gave pm
that tasted like the essence OF qulnlne
and everything else bad and 1t was as
large an egg while f the d TdrIer things
for his lather, and few got away WIFI
"H When en- the king took the ship he host
ed the flag of skull ana p eposs,pon the
rattle Mother.'' Everyone went through IN
= fine humor and i'll few WORDS tne
king presented each with peau'll ,snl COW q
tificate and babe them always meico 4he
shin once more to our own neiQVe1qr b co =,
tain his band played Farewell 10 ihe ri,
Now we are nearing Peru ana Il
write again from there
FELTON, RICE,
L. S. S. Delaware.
oh, Dearest Aunt Julia: Please do let
mo in ont of the cold wind, as am 81
innpsome out here this rough weather
am from the dear old state OF Alapana an
live on the farm, pretty wen conlehleu, VIZ n
life papa owns two large farms ana we
also lots of fine hogs, cows and cotton
corn, peanuts, sugar cane, potatoes, etc'
have only one sister and two brothers, ana
am the oldest one of the kids , ageo NO.
weigh 1872 pounds: some %ng 81 2 LOOK STu | 90 to
school every day, but our school Will sooh
be out. Gee! how L hate that. say, eous-
ms. 1 like flowers and would IKE 10 ~ ~
change some with you all. | nave a p'
Of mixed zinnia, also Brown-Eyed Susans,
So send quick, as it is almost time 10
plant. As for pastime l help mamma anu
our our dear auntie to adopt the sweet little
child Write to an Alabama girl.
o-ii'O FREDDIE ELoISE HALL.
Dothan, Ala, R. F. D. 8.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes six noisy Georgia kids to JOIN your
hope to be admitted. Our fathers take
the dear old Journal, and we dearly ENJOY
reading the most interesting letters eaG .
week You cousins should De WIN US 'i nII
have n nice time, for ''believe old par we
are certainly having nice time TOT we
are all sitting on the grass writing thls.
We will not describe ourselves, only say
we are between ten and twenty-five years
OF age and if any one wants TO Kno" Ao"
we look, let your letters fly to
TRUDIE TAPLEY,
THERESA LOGAN,
MYRTLE LEE TAPLEY,
RUTH LOGAN,
CLYDE burden,
MAMIE LOGAN.
Soperton, Ca, Route l.
oh are
dreaming and wondering If Aunt JuHa Will
let us in this, snowy day, as we are lonely
and want to converse While WIN -Llc
cousins! So listen to what we say we
won't give n description OF ourselves oil, OIL
and flowers. Our favorite music is the
VIOLIN We girls read the letter box aad
enjoy it fine. Hope all you cousins derive
the benefit and pleasure tnat we 90 from from
it. Aunt Julia, we are sorry indeed that
we cannot give you any lnIorma ion aDoat
tulips Mr.. Guy, your resolution is good
ard we are glad there are rev cousins
Bible, and other books that are interesting
and beneficial to Us. We live four miles
from our home town, Greenwood; 1t IS q
progressive little city, the population pc
ing about 10000. We also have numhHr
of good schoos-Lander college for girls
and Bailey Military Institute for boys. We
also have some good chUrches ana NEE
Carnegie library and lots CT other real nice
buildings in the town. How do you cous rs
like to sew and cook? We like 1t llne.
Have you cousins anything planned for Val
entiue day? We are contemplating NICE
time. Cur wish is a long and happy life
| to all.
ESTHER KLUGH,
SARAH KLUGH.
Greenwood, S. c., r. 7. D. 4.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Stop, lock
| and listen! Whose here? No one but new
cousin hailing from the dear old state OF
III -f,,s ,I1nt ~.