Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-29

| Dear Children: A friend of mine
was rebuked recently by a dear old
lady, a friend OF her mothers. The
rebuke was so just that, she told me,
1t taught me such a lesson that l
am telling you, because no doubt
| you have made the same remark
without thinking.
1t had been raining and raining
and raining, and my friend wanted
to get out in her garden and work.
Oh" said she, what horrid day"
The dear little old lady spoke to
her: MY dean child, all days are the
Lords days. There are no horrid
days"
Had you ever thought of it, that
all days are of His making and that
We should accept them as being right
for that day?
If you think this over I believe
that you will all agree that you
won't complain of the weather.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonder
II some Of you cousins would like to know
something about my state, Iowa, the Hawk
eye state? 1 heard you say yes, didn't I?
All right, l will tell you a little of the his
| tory of Iowa.
Local historians have disagreed regarding
the meaning of the Indian word Iowa, but
it is commonly believed to mean 1.-The Beau
| tiful Land" and the first time the name
appears in public records was in 1929.
In the year 1907 Captains Lewis and
CLARK were sent out by the United States
government upon the famous expedition to
| the Pacific ocean. 1t was during this year
| that they visited the western border of
| Iowa, near the northwest corner of the pres
ent county of Poltawaltamie, they held a
noted council with the Indians and named
the great bluffs of the Missouri river at
| that point Council Bluffs. Since then this
name has been transferred to the city of
Council Bluffs, the county seat of the
county.
| In 1888, Julian Dubuque, a Frenchman a
native of Canada, was the first white man
state of Iowa. September %. 17Ss, Du-
| buque purchased from Blondeau and other
chiefs of the Fox Indians the right to occu-
Ply a tract of land covering the site of the
present city of Dubuque.
| After this more people came to Iowa and
settled and as they felt the need of having
some local government for their territory,
Robert Lucas selected by the president
| to be the first governor of Iowa. In De-
cember IS, 1886, congress admitted the ter
ritOry of Iowa as state and we have been
advancing snd making progress upward ever
since and Iowa is splendid state. l
think that ''Tacitus Hussey," of Des Moines,
Iowa descSibed our state beautifully in his
song, "Iowa-Beautiful Land
| A Song for our dear Hawkeye State!
Iowa, Beautiful Land"
AS bird sings of love to his mate,
Tn Iowa Beautiful Land
The land of wide prairies and trees,
Sweet clever and humming Of bees
While kline breath adds perfume to these,
In Iowa Beautiful Land"
| Chorus
Crown herl Crown her! Grown her!
Crown her with corn, this Queen of the west
Who wears the wild rose on her breast
The farest. the richest and best,
Iowa, Beautiful Land! Iowa, Beautiful
Land"'
The cornfields of bflllowy gold,
| In Iowa, Beautiful Land"
Are smiling with treasures untold
In Iowa, Beautiful Land!'
The food hope of nations is she,
With love Overflowing and free,
As her rivers which run to the sea.
In Iowa, Beautiful Land"
Her tale of past has been told
| OF Iowa, Beautiful Land,
The future yet is not unrolled.
| Of Iowa, Beautiful Land. -
! The Past. How high on flames SCROLL
She has written her dead heroes roll
The Future! Fear not for thy goal,
Iowa Beautiful Land
Chorus
Then sing to the praise of our Cod
| OF Iowa. Beautiful Land.
And our fla Tiers whose feet early troo'
This Iowa Beautiful Land"
4 land kissed by sunshine and show'rs'
OF corn lands, wild roses and flowers
Oh. thrice blessed land, this OF ours
| Our Iowa, Beautiful Land!
Chorus.
know that I have already. STAYED too too
Hong So l must leave at once. woulG AAe
to near if0" al " GOLDA N. FREY.
Van Vert. Iowa, Box ito.
Dear Auntie and Cousins:t enjoy read.
| ing the letter box very much ana am NV. NV
| soH tho second time asking to be admltteu
;nto vour happy band of boys and girls
7 wonder if every boy and girl has an am
hilton to do great things by ana py. :.
life. they should early in life nave an alh ,
hilton and try to overcome all EVIL, anu
then we will know and feel that we nav law.
not made a failure of life. cousins hoT
We all would smile despite our gloomy mis-
fortunes hardships and despalrs, as the
moon or sun shines through clouus' even
so we should smile through tears 90 i ieu Us
| ali look at the sunny side of life and ignore
| fine dark. Be cheerful, lght-hearted ana
greet everyone with smile. Smile, ana
fbe world will smile back at you Lls.en,
| cousins, how many of you enjoy reaolne
good boys3s / do for one I surely DO
like TO read Zane Grey's novels, for they
| are scenes laid in the west Next 10 tn n
south love the west. Aunt Juila, l 'T hono
| this one will be lucky enough TO escape
the wastebasket. If it does, l promise NOT
to come SO soon again. Friends, don 10r-
| get to smile, and listen, try to make the
| most of time. and opportunities, for time
is life, and life is short, and opportunities
seldom, if ever, knock twice at. the same
door, Lovingly ELLA SANDERS.
Gaffney, S. c., Route 6, Box s..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
another new cousin. I have never seen
letter from this part OF the state: SO
| thought l would write. l live on farm
and like it very much. Grace Browne, you
have my birthday. I am also in the nlnth
grade and will be fifteen on my blrthday;
can sew and do housework but Would
| rather read and practice on the piano:
William and Rennie Russell, 1 wonder II
you are related to us. We had an uncle
John Russell WING lived in Alabama. He
was very old man when ne dled ap go9t
| South Carolina before the war between the
states. He lived near the border, as he
received his mail from Caledonia MISS.
We live near an old battle ground. 1t is
lust eighteen miles to Kings mountain.
was there last summer and saw both
monuments. The smallest one was put
| there in 1881. A larger one mas been erecteu
since. My letter is rather long but hope
that it will be printed. like to read the
EVELYN RUSSELL.
Sharon, S. c., Route l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: AS 1 have
| never seen any letters from Florence, l de-
| cided I would write and see if l would be
admitted. I surely do enjoy reading the
cousins letters. 1 am a country lass OF
| eighteen summers. I like the farm, for
liNyod oil NV
cousins do for pastime? 1 sew, read, and ]
like TO take long walks and gather wild
! flowers and go kodaking. ] would Ike TO
exchange kodak pictures with some of the
cousins about my age My home is fourteen
miles north of the Wilson dam. Some of
you cousins come and we will take flying