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URlBOYS AND GIRLS Department is conducted by, Miss Lula Davis Jackson, Miss., to whom all communications concerning the same should be addressed. The boys and girls are invited to take an interest and make the Department valuable in every way, A \A' ; V ' Â jA \a (A \A\ k *A '.A A .A \A' Dear Editor, I I I As I have seen so many nice lot I ters from the bçys and girls, 1 thought I would ask for space I enough to let the children know Sfiat I think they write some very Mj|ice letters. I am a little gifl, 11 ^Peara old, and I can pick 132 lbs. of cotton a day. How many of the boys and girls like to go to school? Ipo. My papa is a member of the Union, and takes The Advocate. The only pet I have is a baby broth er ten months old. His name is Willis, and he is so sweet. If I see this in print I will come again. I will surprise papa with this letter. With best wishes to all, Miss Lula, I will bid you good bye. IK ». ; » Evelyn Bryant. Clara, Miss. i Dear Editor: Will you admit a farmer's little daughter 13 years old into your happy band? My papa takes your paper and likes it fine. I like to read the children's letters. Papa thinks the Union is a grand organ ization. Spring Hill Load has 23 members. The County Union met here in the spring. School is now going on at Spring Hill. Our teach er's name is Mr. Rob Davis. My pets are the hoe handle, dish rag and the cotton sack., I have four sisters and three brothers. We have a good time every Sunday eat ing sugar cane. My brothers' names are Henry, John and Dee; p r . are Callie, Della, Susie and Evelyn e Bryant. L*s Dear Editor: Will you let a farmer's daughter jK>in the boys' and girls' department I have seen so many nice letters and have decided to write one. Papa and Mamina belong to the Union, and think it is a good thing for the farmers. I am 14 years old, and I picked 150 pounds of cotton the other day. We have 17 men and 6 ladies in our Local. Our school is going on at Spring Hill. We have not started yet, as we had so much cotton to pick, but will go as much as we can. Our teacher is a fine one. I I study six books; I like arithmetic best. I will give you a pen picture of myself. I have blue eyes, light hair, dark complexion and weigh 125 pounds. Papa raises com, cotton, peas, potatoes, cane, groundnuts, etc. We have a very good crop. We have gathered five bales of cotton and 4fl*bushels of potatoes and four barrels of peas. We have a nice patch of cane,. Good bye, Mise Lula, I will close with best >mhes to The Advocate and i^ readers. Kite Susie Bryant. Iar Editor: Will you let a little girl of 16 sum mers join your happy band? My pie takes the grand old Advo f L and I enjoy reading the chil li's letters very much. Papa is " a Union man, and thinks it is a grand organization. I have three brothers and three sisters. Four of ns go to school. I like school very much. How many of the boys and girls like music? I do. I have black hair, brown eyes, light com plexion and weigh 125 pounds. I five feety high. I will ring off for this ti «i#,-* J am . Good bye. Subie Guluck. ■ [k/A Dear Editor: As I have noticed so many nice letters from the boys and girls I I thought I would write a few words. I am fifteen years old. I like to go to school. My favorite studies are history, spelling, and grammar. I will soon have some pretty flowers. As this is my first letter, I will close. If I see this in print, I will come again. I Dear Editor: A little girl of eight years wants to join your happy band. I see so many nice letters from the boys and girls. I think it is so nice for the children to have a department. Mamma, papa, and my three sisters belong to the Union. Papa takes The Advocate. Bye, bye. Ethel Rutland. Mt. Olive, Miss., Route 1. Dear Editor: I am a little boy eight years old. I am in the third grade; my teacher is Miss Mary Allen. I like her so much. I have for a pet a little sister, nearly three months old. Her name is Evelyn. I live one mile from Crystal Springs. My papa is a truck farmer, and belongs to the Union. I will close, hoping to see this in print. Your friend, Edell Roper. Crystal Springs, Miss. go I I Dear Editor: I am a school girl 12 years old. I go to school in the winter, and have a very nice time. I am in the sixth grade; my favorite studies are geography and spelling; our teacher is Miss Sophie Farr. I have three sisters and 4 brothers; I am the youngest child. Papa and three of my brothers belong to the Union, and think it is a very good thing. Mary Ivey. Olio, Miss. Dear Editor: As I have a few spare moments I would like to spend them talking to the dear boys and girls of The Advocate. I think it is so nice for the children to have a page on, which their thoughts may be print ed. Miss Lula, you said we could write on the subjects you gave us did you not? I believe I will write about my school life. I love to go to school; our teacher is so good and kind; her name is Miss Nan Bond. I have spent some of the happiest hours of my life at school, but I have spent many more around the family fireside. My favorite studies are arithmetic and history. I live about three quarters of a mile from the school house. I love my home; I think there is no place on earth like home. We cannot realize how dear home and mother are. until we are far from them and among strangers. Then it is that we know how precious they are to us. Hoping that God will give us strength and courage to fight our battles, I remain, a I Hilda Bankston. Riceville, Miss. Dear Editor: If you will give me a little space in your paper I will write a few lines. I am a little girl nine years old. I haven't any pets except the cotton sack and a little cat. I have two little brothers large enough to pick cotton. I like to go to the woods to pick gum and gather flow ers. I have dark hair, fair com plexion and blue eyes. Papa be longs to the Union and thinks it is a fine thing. I will close for this time, with love to all the little girls. Mary Josephine Williams. Bigbee, Miss." is Dear Editor: I will write a few lines to the boys and girls' department. I am a farmer and I like the ways of farm life. Several of the children men I tion their pets. I haven't any pets except a gun and a bird dog. I like to hunt. You girls can't beat us boys writing. Boys, write a letter for this department, let us not let the girls get ahead of us. If we are ugly and can't help it we can write. Miss Maud Neterville, come again. I love to read your letters. I have been hauling cotton to the gin to day and I am tired. Come again, Cousin Addie. Your letter was good. # Wash Carter. Winona, Miss., Route 1. Dear Advocate: As my letter was printed before, I will come again. Come on, boys; don't let the girls beat us. Our school is going on now, but I am not attending as we have to gather our crops. I like summer better than any season because I can go swimming. My grandfather and grandmother live just up the hill from our house. As it is getting lat late I will close, hoping that this will reach The Advocate. Howard Bankston. Riceville, Miss. Dear Advocate: As my other letter was printed, I will try to write again. I haven't started to school this session, but will start in a few days. I like to go to school very much. My teach er's name is Miss Florence Newman. Who has my birthday, Feb. 4th? I would like /or all who write to the children's department to send me a post card on that day, with the name and address of the sender on each. I will be twelve years old that day. I am very small for my age. I am very fond of music. I have a guitar and can play a little bit. I help my aunt do the house work. Come again, Mary Alice; your letter was very nice. I have dark complexion and black curly hair. Wishing The Advocate and Miss Lula much success, I am sin cerely, on Audrey Williamson. Durant, Miss., Route 2. Dear Editor: As I see so many nice letters from the boys and girls, I would like to get one printed. Papa and Mamma belong to the Union and think that it is a grand organization. Papa takes The Advocate. Our school will soon begin, and I will be glad. Our teachers' names are Mr. Otis Harney and Miss May McGee. Come again, Angie and Allie Biggs. We do not live very far apart. I want to ask the children to send me some post cards. There will be speaking at Pine Grove Local this afternoon. Come again, Tommie Brown. Your papa spoke not very far from our house this summer. He made a grand talk and we had a nice picnic. I live about three miles from Chunk ey. We have a rural mail route in this settlement. I will give the children a pen picture of myself: I have light hair, blue eyes, fair skin and weigh 84 pounds. Good bye. Eva Estella McGee. Chunkey, Miss., Route 2. Dear Editor: Will you let a little girl ten years old have space in The Advocate? \ Cayce has a nice Union. Papa be longs to the Union, and takes The Advocate. I like to read .the let ters from the boys and girls. My school will begin in a few days. I love to go to school. My teacher's name is Miss Sallie Hinton. She is a fine teacher. If this does not find the waste basket I will come again. Lillie Wade. Cayce, Miss. ' Dear Editor: As this is my first letter I hardly know how to start. My pets are the hoe handle, dish rag, broom handle and the cotton sack. I am 14 years old. I love to go to school. I am in the Mirth grade. I want to get through picking cotton so that I can go to school. I have two brothers younger than I. We live six miles from Red Lick and one mile from Blue Hill Local Union. Papa is a Union man from his head to his feet, and weighs 186 pounds. Can any of you beat that? If this escapes the waste basket I will write again. Your friend, Ida Rushing. Red Lick, Miss. Dear Editor: I will write to the Children's De partment for my second time. I have seen many interesting letters from the boys and girls. My father farms every year; he raises cotton, com, peas, potatoes, sugar cane, Wytyoonot WWW* W WWW V* : |Aini»niAAAA A AAiAAAiniAAAAAAAiAA Ai The McKay Nursery and Floral Co. j Nursery and testing Greenhouses and cold frames at Jackson. Miss. grounds at Madison, Station. Miss. Fall is the best time to plant most kinds of bulbs, roses, orna mental shrubs, hedge plants, lawn grasses, shade trees, fruit trees, grapes, strawberry, blackberry and raspberry plants. Mature your plans. Prepare your planting grounds thoroughly. Let us book your orders as soon as possible. Address all comunications to A.B.McKay, Mgr., rrÄ ro i:°* f K& Jackson, Miss. \rv THE Union Leader Wagon THE FARMERS VALUED FRIEND IN TIME OF NEED Being made of the best selected materials, by skilled workmen, combining strength, durability, correct proportion and symmetry— It Is the lightest draught wagon made. Hence, indispensable to the discriminating farmer. Handsomely finished, attractive in appear* ance—the I "Union Leader" i ill V ' IS A PARAGON OF BEAUTY, STRENGTH AND UTILITY. Not a "Trust" made Wagon. For Special Prices Write W. W. WELCH, Stats Business Agent, hazlehurst, HSS1 (tf) etc. We have a cane mill, and papa makes molasses for the whole neigh borhood. They are building a cot ton ware house about four miles from our home. Your friend, Willie Shoemake. Collins, Miss., Route 2. + Put in a word for Unionism every time the opportunity is pre sented, help along the cause which is benefitting you. Don't imagine you are going to get rich by visionary schemes. Go to work, build you a home—"There is no place like home, sweet home." You who live in the country have the chance to own your home, while millions of poor boys and girls in the congested cities can never know what a home is like. Don't keep more stock than you can properly handle. Better fewer and more thrifty animals than large herds of scrubby stock. Dear Advocate: Tap, tap, tap! Will you open the door and let me in. I want to warm my fingers this cold morn ing. Oh, how I love to hear Mamma read the nice letters from the children. I am 8 years old, I have large black eyes, brown hair, fair complexion. I am on my way to school, so I can't write any more just now. I must go. Edna Leggett.