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AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE
Hie Future of Our Agriculture
What of the future? This is a
question which looms large on the
' horizon of human thought at the
present time. It is indeed a portent
ous problem qnd one that many an
individual would be glad to envision
60 that he might know what to an
ticipate. Fortunately for us this is
pot possible and so we must view
present conditions and prognosticate
therefrom that which is likely to
come to pass or which may be
brought to pass if human agencies
and efforts are properly conserved
and directed. It is not claiming too
much or over-stating the question to
say that the future of agriculture is
the main issue now confronting
civilized man. It affords mankind
the only means by which the high
cost of living can be met and over
come, ana that sort of halcyon pe
riod which prevailed in the world
previous to 1914 brought again into
existence. Everyone is therefore
tremendously interested in the fu
ture of our agriculture, and a s it is
such a basic and fundamental in
dustry to the welfare of mankind it
seems only wise, judicious and prop
er that we should take forethought
relative thereto and try to see what
problems lie, immediately ahead and
"how we shall proceed to solve these
to the best advantage.
A review of existing mrcum
stances and conditions shows that
there is a great dearth of farm labor
and a tendency probably for most of
the comparatively few who live in
the country to move to towns and
cities, where congestion has now
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THE ATLANTA TBI-WEEKLA JOURNAL.
; reached a maximum never experi-
I enced in this country before. As a
result costs tend to pile up, the in
dividual staggers under a load which
he can no longer carry with equa
nimity, and the boby politic is dis
eased and the human beings con
cerned intensely unhappy and dis
satisfied. A further accentuation of
this condition can bring no relief to
humanity and can only aggravate a
condition which has already reach
ed the breaking point.
What has tended so greatly to
cause this great exodus from the
country to the towns and cities?
Briefly it is this: Short hours, high
wages' and the desire to enjoy the
so-called privileges and opportuni
ties of city life. Can you blame the
countryman for moving to town un
der these circumstanuces? Not if
this analysis of the situation is cor
rect, because it is only natural for
people to seek to congregate where
they think they will find .the most
entertaining spectacles and live the
easiest and most sumptuous life. Un
fortunately, many who have gone
from the country have not found
things as they imagined they would.
In times similar to those through
which we have just passed, when any
sort of labor was at a premium,
urban residence might be regarded
as fairly satisfactory, but with ris
ing rents and food costs, due to the
release from the army of skilled la
borers and the reduction in working
hours, the unskilled laborer finds
himself in a very unhappy position.
After all, the things he went to the
city to obtain and enjoy are of a
rather fleeting and temporary char
acter which has resulted in filling
him with a restlessness from which
he cannot escape because all his ac
customed habits and ways of think
ing have been changed. The city of
the present day, with its socalled
manifold attractions, has taken the
average individual out of the home
and made him more Or less of a
street wanderer. He has no place in
which he feels happy and contented
and where he can sit down and re
lax and feel that he is in a restful
atmosphere. This applies not only
to the man recently moved to the
city but to the turban resident as
well. Our so-called modern city life
has quite effectively destroyed the
home and it has given us nothing
worth while in its place. This, how :
ever, constitutes probably a digres
sion from the main subject, and so I
return to the original theme with
the thought that one solution of the
future of our agriculture lies in re
turning to the land a reasonable pro
portion of that part of our popula
tion which so recently left the coun
try.
A large percentage of individuals
who went from the country to the
city under war conditions now find
that they lost more than they gain
ed. If these people will do what is
clearly to their best Interest for
themselves and their families it will
help to solve a part of our aggra
vated labor situation as is pertains
to agriculture. If they do not it is
difficult to see how the high cost of
living can be materially reduced in
a short time, because there will not
be sufficient laborers available to
seed, cultivate and harvest abundant
crops, even though nature aids us
with the most favorable of seasons.
On the other hand, there is a so
lution to some of our difficulties
which promises material aid under
existing circumstances, and that is
the more and more extensive use of
machinery in our farm operations.
It may be said that we now face the
farm machinery era in our agricul
ture. Os course this calls for heavy
investment on the part of the farm
er. In some cases he will be able to
make the necessary outlay and in
others he will not. It seems quite
clear that the man who farms with
machinery, and a minimum of labor
and on an extensive scale will have
the advantage over his smaller and
less fortunate neighbor. It would
seem also that the more general use
of machinery will call for a reorgan
ization of the farm on a scale dif
ferent from that which has been
followed in the past. It would seem
as though land must be aggregated
into larger tracts and plantations
presided over and directed by men
who have been skillfully trained
along specialized lines.
It is quite certain that the use of
large quantities of machinery in
comparison with the relatively cheap
and abundant labor of the past will
tend, at first at least, to increase the
cost of production. It is self-evident
that the automobile has changed our
idea about money, has made us a
far freer-spending antion than we
were before, and has added to the
cost of living not only to the indi
vidual who owns the car but even to
the one who is not fortunate enough
to possess an automobile. Thus while
we may be able through machinery
to intensify production and to bring
as large areas under the plow as in
the days when labor was abundant,
the chances are that we will not ma
terially lessen food costs for some
time.
While machinery may be depended
on, therefore, in the matter of plow
ing, cultivating and seeding the land
and the harvesting, threshing and
preparation for market of a good
many of our farm crops, it will not
by any means solve all the ills from
which our agriculture is suffering at
this time. In the production of
staple crops machinery will be of
greater value than elsewhere. In
spite of all that can be done agricul
ture will always call for a large
amount of man and horse labor. It
is comparatively easy, for instance,
to lay down great areas of wheat ip
Kansas, but it is a tremendous prob
lem to secure enough men just at
the right time to harvest the crop.
This illustration is typical of the
difficulties which our agriculture will
meet from time to time, even though
machinery be employed to the
widest posible extent and with the
highest degree of skill and effi
ciency. On the other hand, it is im
portant to remember that we cannot
turn from hand and horse labor to
machinery immediately with entire
satisfaction. Aside from the great
investment entailed we have com
paratively few men who are capable
of handling and operating machinery
with the degree of skill and success
essential to its profitable use.
A good deal of our machinery is
relatively new and untried. It proved
immensely serviceable,under war con
ditions where cost did not enter in
as compared with the necessity of
production. Under the new regime,
which is now developing these prob
lems must all be considered and ade
quately solved in order that we may
stimulate agricultural production to
the point necessary and still keep
costs within reasonable bounds. We
will, of course, solve and work out
all these problems eventually, but
just now they present many diffi
culties and will call for the exercise
of all the erudition we possess as a
race. Under existing conditions it is
self-evident that we must utilize ma
chinery as completely as possible,
that we must seek to return to the
land a very considerable proportion
ot the labor which we have lost,
that we must endeavor to organize
and hold our agriculture on a better
economic ard constructive basis than
has prevailed in the past. Unless we
do these things there does not ap
pear to be any probability of over
production along any line, and un
less there are accumulations of re
served stores of food there can hard
ly be a material decline in prices.
On the other hand, if we succeed in
organizing our agriculture along the
lines which have been indicated there
is no reason why we should not pro
duce abundant food supplies and the
necessary amount of raw materials
needed to correct a good many of the
conditions from which we are now
suffering, and place the whole com
mercial and economic life of the na
tion on a safe and sane basis.
In conclusion there is one thought
which we must keep constantly in
mind. It is this: That the laborer
is worthy of his hire. It is useless
to talx about stimulating agricul
tural production unless we can as
sure the landowner of a reasonable
profit on his investment through a
fair return for his crops. In other
v ords, the urban part of the popula
tion of the United States must be
willing to concede to the farmer and
those who labor in his vineyards a
fair living wage and satisfactory liv
ing conditions. Those who till the
soil are not operating a charity but
a business essential to the welfare
cf those who live in towns and
cities, and the urban resident must
be ready and willing to share and
bear his just part of the but dens and
responsibilities associated with our
agricultural enterprises.
Storing Dry Salt Cured. Meat
M E. S.. Camden, S. C., writes:
Will it injure dry salt,cured meat
to pack it in dry oak asnes? I
am anxious to be able to keep my
meat and would Me your advice
in the matter.
Dry salt cured meat should be
smoked, before it is put away to keep
for summer use. After the dry cur
ing is accomplished, you should pro
ceed in the handling of this meat as
if it were brine cured. In other
words, when taken out of the dry
cure, hang it up for two or thr.e
days. Then smoke it according to
your taste. It will take some days
to accomplish this process. You
should, of course, use either hickory
or some form of hardwood. If no
hardwood is available, corn cobs will
answer. Smoke every second or third
dav for a peril dos about two weeks.
Then take the meat down, wrap it se
curely in heavy paper and cover it
with burlap or canvas and hang it in
a cool, dry place to keep. Flies
should be kept away from the meat
and as nearly a uniform temperature
as possible should be retained. A
fe ocd plan after covering the meat
with paper and wrapping it with bur
lap or canvas as indicated ’s to paint
it with a lime wash to which a little
glue has been added.l
A Good Concentrated Bation for
Work Stock
T. F. H., Rydal, Ga., writes:
I wish to know if I can feed
corn and oats and cotton seed
meal to work mules and what
proportion each should be used
in mixing them? How much
should be fed to a mule that
will weigh about SOO pounds?
The best proportion in which to
mix corn and cob meal, oats and
cottonseed meal used in preparing a
ration for mules is as follows:
Take six hundred pounds of the
corn and cob meal, two hundred and
fifty pounds of the whole or ground
oats and one hundred pounds of cot
tonseed meal. These should be
thoroughly mixed by means of a
shovel. Then feed this mixture on
the basis of the animal's live weight
which you very likely already know
or can closely approximate. For a
one thousand pound mule doing hard
work, the basis would be fifteen
pounds of this mixture. Animals
under this weight should receive
less, and those over this weight
more. These concentrates should be
fed in combination with twelve to
fifteen pounds of well-cured, clean,
bright hay or pulled fodder. When
a mule is staying in the stable and
doing virtually no work, the ration
should be cut down materially.
The Desirability of the Tuberculin
J. O. M., .Felton, Ga., writes:
Will you please give me some
information on the tuberculin
test for cows, and if you think
it is necessary? Any sugges
tions on how to make good milk
and butter will be appreciated.
The consensus of opinion leads to
the conclusion that tuberculin is a
remarkably accurate means of ascer
taining if an animal is affected witn
tuberculosis. The use of this test
will not in any way impair the
health of a cattle beast. It is the
most certain and definite method
available of detecting and thereby
making posisble the removal from the
herd of diseased animals. If this is
not done, tuberculosis, being a com
municable disease is likely to spread
rapidly through a given herd of cat
tle. One having any considerable
number of animals on his farm
should have them tested as a means
of self-protection if for no higher
motive.
In feeding dairy cows to promote
a rapid and uniform flow of milk,
one should provide immediately or
as soon as practicable an abundance
of silage to feed at those seasons of
the year when grass is not avail
able. Then feed a concentrated ra
tion in proportion to the need and
requirements of the individual ani
mals concerned consisting of one
third to one-half corn or corn and
cob meal and one-third to one-half of
velvet meal, peanut meal or cot
tonseed meal. You may replace a
part of the corn meal with bran to
advantage. Keep the stables in a
sanitary condition, milk with clean
hands, aerate the milk and remove it
from the stable as soon as possible.
These suggestions, if followed,
should give you an abundance of
high grade milk.
In making butter, it is best to
skim milk with a cream separator.
The cream should then be ripened
either naturally or artificially. When
it shows a mildly acid flavor, churn
it in a stone or wooden churn. When
the butter gathers into granules,
stop churning, draw off the butter
milk, wash the butter and allow it
to stand in this condition for a little
while. Take it out and put it in a
cold place. Salt it according to
taste and work and pack it the fol
lowing day.
The Merits of Varieties of Grasses
J. J. Y., Douglas, Ga., writes. I
would like information as to the
different kind of grasses to use
for grazing cattle. What variety
of grass will grow best for early
spring until frost? What do
you think of Johnson grass? I
want to sod a pasture for dairy
cattle and any suggestions will
be appreciated.
In your section of the state we
imagine the best grasses for grazing
purposes would be some of the pas
palums or Louisiana carpet grass.
These grasses are found more or
less extensively in the southern half
of Georgia and they seem to be the
best grasses for grazing available
for your section. The paspalums do
especially well on low, moist bot
tom lands. It has been difficult up
to this time to obtain seed in any
considerable quantities, but probably
this condition will improve in future
In purchasing seed of this character
you should deal only with reliable
concerns who are in position to fur •
nish you with a good grade of seed.
Bermuda grass may be of some
value to you in certain locations. Os
course, it may not live well on cer
tain soil types in your section.
Johnson grass may be of some value
for grazing or hay making purposes,
but there is an objection to its use
because of the impossibility of
eradicating it from land where it
has once established itself. More
over, when it is seeded on one sec
tion of land it will, on account of the
freedom with which it seeds, spread
out to other areas of land and soon
all your farm will be more or less
covered with this grass. The seed
will also be distributed in drainage
waters and scatter throughout your
county.
On low, moist bottoms you can
also possibly grow red top to some
advantage and possibly some of the
other tame grasses will be found of
value as well. We think, however,
the first two mentioned offer the
greatest possibilities from e> “Tac
tical point of view.
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MARY MEREDITH'S ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME
Here comes two broken-hearted
sisters, age fourteen and sixteen, I
fourteen. Do you think I am old
enough to have boy frends? I was
corresponding with a real nice young
man, age twenty-two and my parents
stepped me from writing to him. Do
you think they did right? As they
haven’t anything against the boy,
but say I am too young to have boy
friends yet. Do you think so? I,
sixteen, am in love with a young
man, age twenty-one whom my par
ents object to me going with. He
seems to be a nice young man, but
my father dislikes him and says
harsh things about him. He says
he loves me better than any girl on
earth. I also think a lot of him.
There is another boy, age twenty
five, that I have been going with,
but I don’t care anything for him
only as a friend, but my parents
seem to think a lot of him and want
me to go with him, so please advise
me which one of these boys to go
with as I am in love with the one
twenty-one. Please answer in the
Tri-Weekly Journal in next issue.
JACK AND BILL.
At fourteen a girl begins to
think much about boys, and
there isn’t any use trying to
turn her thoughts in other direc
tions, so it is up to the mothers
to see she meets the proper boys
and have them- come to the
house occasionally. It is the best
plan, and will save lots of heart
aches later. I have questioned
many mothers on this subject
and they find it is better to en
courage their daughters to bring
their company home. With tact
and good sound judgment and
interest, they can manage to
pick their daughters’ company.
It is a wiser wav than forbid
ding their girls going with boys .
for it generally happens that the
girl will form a habit of meet
ing the boys out somewhere, and
there is the real harm. I have
seen many cases and heard of
more in my life. Therefore, I
think that when a girl reaches
the age of fourteen, and desires
the company of boys, the moth
yer should then begin to arouse a
new interest in her daughter,
and see that she is happy and
contented at home. She should
teach her many things pertain
ing to womanhood and what it
means, instead of letting her
daughter grow up in ignorance
of life, and its, meanings. Many
mothers are to blame for their
children’s misfortunes in later
years, because of their lack of
guidance, and interest in the
childs welfare. The ‘‘soul” must
be fed as well as the “body” and
this is the mother’s job. A girl
and her mother should have the
closest ties on earth, and it’s
the sweetest. I cannot ad
vise you which young man to
go with. Listen to the better
promptings of your heart and
conscience. Do the thing that is
right, and you wilt be happy.
We are two girls coming to you
for advice, our age is 18 and 20 years.
Miss Meredith we are not crazy
about boys, like some of the girls
write, for I think they are so cranky.
We are thinking of taking training
for nursing and wish you would give
us the name and address of some
good hospital in Atlanta and we
want your advice on whether to take
training or not, we have a common
school education. Please publish this
in the next Journal so that we can
get those addresses, with love to all.
TWO BROWN EYED GIRLS.
Nursing is a splendid vocation
and if you are in earnest, you
can learn. You do not necessarily
need a high school or college
education to become trained
nurses, if you are naturally in
telligent and apt. There is the
Davis-Fischer, the Grady hos
pital and the Georgia Dant'st
hospital. The Grady belongs to
the city of Atlanta, and they
need trained nurses, your train
ing there would be very good.
You might write to superintend
ent of each hospital, send self
addressed envelope. I am sure
you will get a favorable reply.
I am writing to ask your advice
as I am a widow and my age is 4 6
years. My busband died in Decem
ber of last year. How long should
I wear black and what colors should
I wear after I stop wearing mourn
ing? Do you think it would look
bad or be any harm if I should re
ceive company from men and my
husband been gone so short a time.
There is a man that I think a great
deal of that wants to call on me,
but, of course, he is only an old
friend. .
Please give me your best idear
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1920.
AUNT JULIA’S
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The Country Home
BY MRS. W. H. FELTON
Marrying One Cousin
A dear boy, is perplexed. He
writes to his old Journal friend,
Mrs. Felton. He is violently in love
with his lovely young girl cousin.
They are willing to marry but some
body has whispered, “It is not the
best thing to marry own cousins.”
That is a difficult question to an
swer. Writers on heredity tell us
that every member of a family—
children born of the same parents,
inherit the peculiar tendencies—the
idiosyncrasies the facial resemblance
—the peculiar shapes of Angers and
toes and that the same walk, the
same tricks of eye and gesture are
often reproduced in their progeny.
These are symptoms (if not in
heritances) that the recognized as
family traits by many observers.
Along with these traceable simi
larities we are told that inherited
diseases are in evidence. This is a
more serious matter. Tuberculosis
and cancer are very stubborn ail
ments. I have known consumption
to sweep off nearly all the mem
bers of a large family in a short few
years. Science and skill are doing
wonders to alleviate and abliterate
such insidious and supposedly in
herited diseases. So much on that
side of the argument.
There is another side which is
the full acquaintance and affection
of young people who have grown up
together. We know the ways, and
the manners of their cousinly sweet
hearts, which anybody will agree,
mean a great deal to happy married
life.
Shall I leave the subject just at
this" point?
I believe I will.
Mariage is generally a lottery,
and it must be narrowed down to
one conclusion:
If your love is strong enough to
bear all things, endure all things,
and “can’t live without you” condi
tions, these cousin sweethearts
must settle the problem for them
selves, and risk it!
TWenty-one Years With Journal
Twenty-one years is a considerable
period in state and church and indi
vidual life. When a child grows
into maturity it has arrived at a
place where the United States gov
ernment says “You can now stand
alone. You belong to yourself. You
have ceased to be a minor. You can
take your allotted position as a cit
izen in this great country. You can
vote for your representatives, and
you are privileged to be a represent
ative if your neighbors should desire
you to do so.” While the child is un
der age then the parent must do his
or her part for it. The father is le
gally entitled to the child’s services
up to twenty-one years of age, and
the child’s wages can be claimed
from the employer.
All of this preamble has little or
nothing to do with Grandmother
Felton’s connection with The Semi-
Weekly and later The Tri-Weekly
Atlanta Journal for twenty-one years.
I am only telling you that twenty
one years is a good long time to serve
one employer in peace and good will,
and I might add kindly regard a’nd
loving kindness.
In this world of rush and hurry
and ups and downs, war times and
peace times, "by waters still and
troubled sea,” and yet to live so
much in harmony and good will that
the aged contributor to the Country
Home Column can truthfully say to
the outside world that The Journal
people are first-class and amply de
serving of all the good fortune that
has come to them is a pretty good
record.
Twenty-one years ago, on the 25th
of August, I made my initial entry
into the columns of The Semi-Week
ly Journal. I expect I am the only
survivor of those pioneer workers.
Week after week my pen (or pencil)
kept on at the steady task of con
tributing to the paper. So far as my
memory serves me I have never failed
or missed a single week in all of
these eventful weeks that count up
now to 1,092 weeks, counting 52’
weeks to the year. That is some rec
ord in itself. It speaks pretty well
for the stickability of both of us.
If the scores of letters that I get
in a steady stream from January to
December from the readers of our
cherished paper are worth anything,
they are still glad I am yet alive
and well enough to write my articles.
That is also something to cherish and
to be proud of .
I am as fond of their good opin
ion and hearty good wishes as any
grandmother could be fond of the
respect and reverence of her own
household. It is a great thing to
have so many tell me by letter that
the world is the better because Mrs.
Felton- has lived in it.
What higher tribute could I ask
or anybody deserve? In all these
long years I have kept one mam idea
in my mind, namely to give the very
best advice my experience and af
fection could furnish, and to chron
icle everything that was w
knowing, in current events, and first
and best of all, to write the words
of truth and soberness as we’ nnist
give an account for every word and
act in that final day. I .expect I
have been sometimes mistaken in
both my opinions and
It is human to err, even with the
very best intentions, but I have been
do ng mv little best as prompted by
my heart, and especially my con
scYence I have always deemed it
a privilege to meet my congregation,
so often and regularly. It has been
such a privilege as few ° rd^” e 4 c ut”
isters might regret or depreciate,
it is not exactly a pulpit, but it
Hornes pretty near it. Wherever I
FdV, S’K
ye‘S> O? S'“j
SYyTppreciate 3 neighbors
go abroad and then come home, they
tpll me they meet people all over
Georgia who ask about Mrs. Felton
Manv voung people write me that
their fathers %?d mothers loved to
read after this aged scribe lately
mssed her eighty-fifth mile post,
and always active and interested in
the caurse of right and humanity.
Heaven be praised for these preserv
‘n In™ losing this article, accept from
me the best wishes of a loving heart,
for your continued happiness and
»«““ rELTON .
about this and I ■will do my best
to follow your advice. Thanking
you very much and hoping to see
this in print in the next Journal.
J AxS E.
It is proper for a widow to
wear mourning for one year
after the death of her husband.
After that it is entirely a mat
ter of choice with her what
color or colors she wears. You
may receive men callers if you
desire, or go out with them.
Times have changed considerably
and mourning isn’t worn as long
as it was some years ago. And
It is a matter of preference
whether you wish to go out in
company or stay at home. It will
not be a breach of propriety to
receive gentlemen callers if you
wish them.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit another Georgia girl eight years old
in your happy band of boys and girls? I
will describe myself. I have black hair,
large blue eyes, fair complexion, 4 feet
5 inches tall. I am the oldest of set"
little girls. My baby sister is seven
months old. We live on a farm'. I help
mamma and go to school. I am in the
second grade. Please print this, Aunt Julia.
Love to all. EUNICE ALLEN.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
allow a North Carolina girl to join your
happy band of boys and girls? As it is a
rule I will describe myself: Light hair,
blue eyes, fair complexion, weight 98 pounds,
five feet tall, 17 years old. I will be
glad to hear from all you cousins. From a
cousin, TIPPIE SUMMERLIN.
Kenansville, N. C., R. F. D. 1, Box 4.
Hello there, Aunt Julia and cousins! Will
you all admit a Georgia boy into your
merry band of boys and girls? Well, as it
is the rule, I will describe myself, so here
goes'. Black hair, brown eyes, about 3 feet
6 inches high. Well, if any of you cousins
want to write to a lonely boy, let your let
ters fly to GRADY MILLER.
Colquitt, Ga., R. F. D. 2, Bbx 3S.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: Wil you let
a way-up-north girl join your happy bunch
for a while? I think auntie is just lovely
for giving us cousins a corner, don’t you? 1
also think it fine to give an American child
an education, ond will try and do my bt to
help. I live way up north, in Wisconsin, on
a large dairy farm, only 2% miles from the
beautiful city of Milwaukee, which means
“in the valley.” It is one of the largest
industrial centers of the United States. We
have twenty-five municipal playgrounds for
children, and one of the finest zoological gar
dens in the country, Wisconsin is one ot
the largest cheese producing states in the
vnion, and has many beautiful rivers and
lakes. tThe Menominee river flows through
the west end of our farm, and We also have
a spring water pond, where we go swimming
in summer and cut ice in winter. Well, 1
will give you a brief description of myself.'
I am about 5 feet 7 inches tall, brown hair,
large blue eyes, fair complexion, and a bit
plump. I will be twenty years this summer.
Now, cousins, write to me and 1 will an
swer every one. I hope this escapes the
wastebasket. With lots of love to auntie and
cousins,
MISS BERDIE KATHREN FREY.
Wauwatosa, Wis., Route 1, Box 163.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Just a short
time ago Aunt Julia asked if any of the
cousins had ever had a pet turtle, so I
reply that I have a neighbor who kept a
turtle for about six months, but could not
tame it. Half of his head was cut off (the
turtle, I mean), and he would eat as though
he was always hungry, but in spite of gentle
care he was always wild. I have some tame
fish. In fact, I often go on camping trips
on the beautiful St. John’s river, and
wherever I camp I will, in two or three days,
have the fish so gentle that they will eat
out of my hands. I thank Aunt Julia for her
advice about cleaning our teeth, for I be
lieve that if we cousins would use more
powder on our teeth and less on our faces
the world would be made the better by our
examples, and our hearts made the cleaner
and iiappier. All the cousins who differ
with me on this will please make it a per
sonal matter and write me.
Sincerely,
DON CUPODA.
Geneva, Fla., Box 94.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: What are
you girls doing for pastime? ’Tis raining
here. Well, there isn’t any need of de
scribing one’s self, for no one can tell how
I look. Come again, Miss Thelma Potts.
Your letter was good. I guess your age to
be fifteen, Thelma. Miss Georgia Tyson,
your letter was nice. Miss Elizabeth Free
man, com eagain. I do enjoy reading The
Journal, especially the Letter Box. Who
has my birth date? It is September 6. How
many of you girls like to receive cards or
letters? I sure like to get a little word of
cheer, as I live in a very isolated place and
very seldom go any place. So, little friends,
if you want to write a card or letter to some
one who will appreciate it, just write to your
little friend, PEARL GREGORY.
Mandeville, Miller County, Arkansas.
Hello, Aunt Julia! Let me in. I am a
long way from home. I want to get in so I
can meet all of the cousins. My brother docs
not believe that the letters are printed.
Although I have tried several times, my let
ters were not printed. Cousins, don’t de
scribe your—Oh, Aunt Julia, there is Uncle
W. 8.1 All of you cousins write to
Your new cousin,
PEARL STEPHENS.
Kinston, Ala., Route 1.
Dear Aurtt Julia and Cousins: Here I come
again knocking at your door. Please let
me in. It has been some time since I have
written but hope I will be admitted. Well,
cousins, what have you all been doing for
pastime? I have been going to all-day sing
ings and havng a fine time. Cousins, do
any of you have the blues? Well, I ever
do now. I used to, but am contented with
my life and am as happy as the day is long,
but some time. I get lonesome and thought
1 would write Aunt Julia and perhaps get
me some more friends to correspond with.
I like to correspond 'with both girls and
boys, so if any of you all find my letter
interesting please write to me. Aunt Julia,
I believe I will describe myself. Hope you
all won’t think I am tryng to flatter my
self. I have light brown hair, hazel eyes,
age nineteen, weigh 118 pounds, height 5
feet 4 inches. Now I hope this will not
cause any one to not write to me. Listen!
Where has Mack Rowel gone; also Jesse
Grinner and Bessie Coffee? I thought they
wrote good letters. Well, if you cousins
write me will try to tell you about myself
and my home. Love to all. Lovingly,
BESSIE FISCHER.
P. S. —If any one of the name of Fisher
sees this letter, please write me.
Cave Spring, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia: As von, said for us to
write to you and tell about our gardens, I
will write and tell you about mine (my
little baby one I mean). I have a row
across our garden with onions. Some are
big ones; also a patch of mustard and have
a lots of tomato plants. As I have written
before, I won’t describe myself this time,
but will tell my age: I am twelve years old.
I sure bad bad luck last night. 1 had a
pet hen and she was setting and today was
the day for her to hatch and this morning
I went to see about her and she was dead.
Well, I will have to close for this time. Let
the cards and letters fly to
MARY DANIEL.
Douglasville, Ga., R. F. D. 2.
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