Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND RIRLS
Help for the HeIpIess-kindness to
All Dumb Things"


No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides Of
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to
200 words.
Dear children:
We have this month the birth
DAYS of three illustrous statesmen.
September 81, 1922 was the birth
day of Samuel Adams, called the
sturdy patriot" whose tongue and
pen probably did more than any
other mans to bring about the
Revolution and independence.
September, "a, 1875 was the birth
day of John Marshall, greatest of
American jurists, who was chief
Justice of the United States sur
preme court for thirty-four years.
September "a, 1884, Zachery Tay-
Ior. twelfth president of the United
States was born in Orange county,
Va. He was affectionately called
"Old Rough and Ready by his sol
diers in the Mexican war.
If YOU will just tuck away in your
minds the historical dates that L
am giving you each month, you
will be surprised some day to find
that they are just the very dates
that you wish to remember.
Lovingly, AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
again knocking for admittance, as l have
written once before, but was not admitted.
Some of you move over a wee bit ana let
me chat with some of those pretty girls a
while Now, boys don't get jealous. Don't
you all think this is one of the most inter-
esting pages that any paper could have! IN
fact, we ought to give our Aunt Julla mii-
lion thanks for being SO good to us. JUST
think! Where boys and girls can write
from different parts of the world almost to
this wonderful page, and later on boys and
girls will get to be real friends through cor
responding. l think it is grand don t You
all, But the help of our little page did II
all How many of you boys make fun of the
girls for using lipsticks and rouge and the
eyebrow pencil? Well, / guess about all OF
you, though I'll admit some boys hold up
for the girls and some don't, Listen! Smok-
ing and using tobacco and drinking strong
drinks, of which l do neither (I can't stand
the idea of anything like that, these habits
are lots worse than girls bObbed hair ana
paint and powder. AS for myself, L IKE
to see girl with enough pride in her
self to be popular, so let the girls hold up
for their style. Boys, let us keep up with
our style also, and don't NEEDLE with the
girls style, for it will not be good Tor our
health, and then leave off all bad habits,
melon. Now, boys, don't get mad at me for
giving you all a little advice. 1t will not
kill you all. At that, ] need great deal
of advice myself. l boy fifteen years
young, and full of fun. l have blue eyes,
have light brown hair and fair complexion.
Can you all picture me? 1 guess not, be-
cause you haven't seen me. | live in a
little town of over 2,000 population, and 1t
is a very busy little town. Jefferson is NOT
a new town. Don't think that 1t is an old
Dr hiS iS
the Georgia History, had his first doctor S
office here, in 1872 And the whole world
gives credit to DR.. Crawford w. Long as the
man who first suggested this great rellet
for bodily suffering. He was the first dis
coverer of the anaesthetic power of ether.
Many of the old buildings that served as
headquarters back there are still here. Best
of all, have fine school, Martin 1nstl-
tute. l attend this school regularly, and
intend to 80 on through this school if moth
ing happens. ! think everybody should
strive to get an education. al least gram
mar school education if they cant get a
high school. | am about to break Aunt
Julia S rule, staying so long. Has anyone
rot the book, "SeIf-Raised?'' If so, please
send it to and | will return the favor IT.
can. All you girls and boys write to me
and send photos and you will be sure to
get an answer bid you all ad en-; "A a new
cousin, JOE STATION.
jefferson, Ca, Box 217.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Will you
please admit your little niece and cousin
again? Here's a great big kiss, auntie,
for printing my other letter. Thank you.
told you I'd love you if you printed it
but | did not know I'd love you quite so
much. | am Il wiser little girl now than
was then. I received lots of letters, some
were jolly from Happy little gifls and
boys, and some were oh, so pitiful | did
not know there was much sorrow in
this beautiful world so many dear little
hon tor, -in for loyO md NAT nv Wp
that are blessed with father and mother
and n good home cannot imagine the suf-
teriugS of the orphans cursed with mean
step-reldtives or those without any one to
gifted writer and could say just what ]
feel and make you all understand how
glad | would be. Smiles and kind words
cost us nothing. CHEEKY letters cost us lit
tie, yet how much good they do cannot
be estimated, So dear cousins, scatter
love and cheer like sunshine over this
land of ours. | have had requests for
wire grass. pine needles, etc, from cousins
that did not know what they looked like.
| have answered most of the letters. If
the lady with the interesting family of
boys will write again, III be glad to an
swer. | lost her address viii be glad to
hear from those with my birthday, Decem-
Der 81. III be sixteen. Won't you please
give me a card shower? Naca ton time is
almost gone and | can almost see you
all NawninS behind closed fist You
try to enumerate how many pixies aud
redeyes YOU harelipped during the good
old summer time. Dearest auutie. please
print this and ! won't come again for a
long time. Love to eyerEbody, ,
Helena Ga, r. F. d, ,, Box 1O3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; As this is
SAD and quiet night. the katydids YELL
ing the night birds chirping, my thoughts
stray back to the dear old journal and
to the Letter Box. | thought | might try
TO write again ana l wonder if | shall
Just scared nearly to death of Mr. w
Basket. | have written once before. but
was not admitted. | see lots of You
take subject on your ideal" But |
doh t know whether to or not Hut maybe
c4n. would like very much for chin ;"
10 ne real true Christian SO he would
nave to leave drinking aud cursng and
smoking off. | really think drinking
tWhlSkN, meant is sin. but As for
smoking, | think it a real bad habit which
may quicken YOUR death, for YOU see ]
want my hubby 10 live just as long as
possible l wouldn't want him to weigh
over 40 or 100 pounds. Not too high or
low put Just so he is higher than l. /
wouldn't like for him to have red hair
or white. Any other color will do. Nor
does 1t matter what color the eyes may
, ue, ana An ne must be older than l. | guess
YOU al are wondering what l am and what
look like. Well, here goes: | am a farm
erS girl of II summers. am a lover of
the farm and natures beauty. l live on
farm OF about - or so acres. We raise
cotton. corn, grain and cattle. And as
Nou Know, farmer needs mules. pigS.
and IS In OBLIGED to say. about six cats
ahd TOUR Iierce dogs, so if You would like
to see a Fight. let a stranger walk in on
yard have dark brown bobbed hair fbnt
m going 10 let it grow outD, dark blue
eyes ana fair complexion when not paint
:" N mature TOR Won must know that
do not use rousel. rosy cheeks. viii be
ready for the eighth grade in tho fail
80 to Grassy Pond church CBaptist te
wuich l bGIonS) every sunday. We ARE to
nave haptzlnS tomorrow thank Won
very much, Aunt Julia. for lettin. me stsy
!A!S long. m something of stranger
II, I TINS Community. 50 if Aunt Julia viii
would be glad to have this printed 81
mat may gain some pen friends 81
near the clock strike bedtime Evervhodg
VINO vii, please write me. With lois e.
Jooo2iS0t KISSES to Aunt Julia and sweet