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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
GOT CHARTER IN 1871

Birmingham is the county seat OF
Jefferson county, in Alabama, and is
81 miles northwest of Montgomery en-
the Central of Georgia. the Louisville
and Nashville the Alabama Great
Southern. the Seaboard Air Line, the
southern and the Illinois Central
railroads.
birmingham was laid out in JuSe,
1871, by the Elyton Land company,
and in the following December with
a population of less than 1000 inhabi-
tants, ii was chartered as city, and
did not progress rapidly until the
end of 1880, when the great natUral
resources of the vicinity in COAL iroa
and limestone began to be developed.
The chief industry is the manufac-
turing of iron and steel. Besides pig
iron furnaces, foundries, engine and
boiler works and by-products plants.
it has cotton seed oil mills and Elk
tensive iron and coal mining and
lumber interests.
Facts About Birminghan
Birmingham has dozen parks OF
great beauty, tn e,nost beautiful be-
ing Woodrow Wilson park, West
Lake and East Lake. There are sew
eral theatres and a,iarge number of
fine buildings, prominent among
which are Woodward and the First
National bank. Brown Marx, Hillman
and st. vincents hospital, city hall,
two great passenger stations. and
about five miles northeast of the city
is Howard college (Baptist5, organ
lied in 1871. LOLA MASSEY
Robinson SCHOOL,
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years old. OF the first people who
came over in the Mayflower she was
the last to die. The people told jokes
Governor Bradford was about to step
in a trap set for deer. but was
pulled out. The next day, which was
Monday, the women went to the
shores to wash their clothes ana
laughed about it. The men ran races
played games, had shooting matches'
Every night the Indians would dance
and sing for their friends. The In
dams learned to love Miles Standish.
Some called him Boiling Water" be-
cause he was so easy made angry.
Others called him Shrimp" because
he was so small Every morning the
captain would parade with his small
army Of men. During the week OF
frolic it was a wonder Jack Briliing-
ton hadn't played jokes on the In
dams. He was the one who shot his
fathers gun near a keg of gun pow
der in the crowded cabin of the May
flower.
The third day Massasolt had to go
back. He couldn't stay any longer.
They smoked the peace pipe, silently
taking their presents of glass beads
and bright trinkets. They began
their tramp through the woods after
they babe their friends farewell on
the last day of the Thanksgiving
party the pilgrims had service OF
prayer and praise. Elder Brewster
u cached the first Thanksgiving ser
mon. After thanking God they did
not forget the many loved ones sleep
ing on the hillsides.
Rosa. Standish, the lovely wife oil
Miles Standish. had not been foTgot-
ten. Her death had been caused by
cold and lack of food Dorothy
Bradford, wife of Governor Brad
ford. had fallen overheard OF the
Mayflower while her husband was
coasting along the bleak snore
searching for a place to land.
The first Thanksgiving was nearly
800 wears ago, and has been kept up
by the people of New England.
Children and grandchildren return
to their homes and spread long
table, and sisters and brothers miles
apart again sit side by side.
This custom has been kept UP year
after year until our present date TO-
faU
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Now when this little boy is around
better look sharp or bell capture
your heart and RUIZ right away
with it.
For childishness. sweetness of ex-
preston and steadiness on two good
feet, Master Arthur Ignatz Phillips
is right there.
Get on to that cunning right handl
Anybody would know he didn't have
an idea he was being snapshotted.
He is just as busy as anything won
dering what in the world is happen
ing anyhow. And that little hat and
suit-arent they cunning? Every
body let him alone now--Aunt Ann
wants to be selfish and play with
him herself awhile.
He is the beautiful little son of Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Phillips and mill
lion bags of gold wouldn't buy his
little finger.
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BIRMINGHAM, A COMMERCIAL CENTER

Throughout the beautiful city OF
Birmingham are scattered many
schools. churches, hospitals, literary
and social clubs. All denominations
worship in beautiful church build
ings, and engage able preachers. No
where else can be found more en-
thusiastic members of churches. CIV
ing more abundantly of labor and
money. time and prayers, to every
worthy cause.
A magnificent foundation for public
obstruction is seen in the elegant
g.chool buildings in different portions
III the city. Birmingham has prob
tbly the most complete and best
equipped high school in the south.
TEe Birmingham southern college,
Howard college, the Birmingham
seminary and many excellent private
sSnools impart tone to the intellec-
tgal life.
The Age Herald, the News, the Post
and many other newspapers are help
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they cannot enjoy Christmas half 50
we'll unless they have earned the right
TO be happy at that season. on account
of having done something for some
one else first"
wouldn't that be a fine New Years
resolution: Il will do something for
someone else the first thing this
year"
And strangely enough, when people
live like that, they always find that
as fast as they push the best things"
to some other fellow, the best
things" are being pushed to them
from some other direction.
God Just makes life like that. Try
it and see.
At the beginning of the year, Aunt
Ann also wants to emphasize how
important it is for all of you 10
study your lessons conscientiously A
good education is the finest founda-
ton for a happy life. If you haven't
done much in your school work in the
session just past. make UP for it an
this new session and see how much
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The Exchange Corner

Aunt AIMS children are telling Off
on you grown folks. They say you
aren't helping Thea to get what thew
ask for through the exchange COL
umn.
Little folks must remember. too,
that II they don't. get answers to
their ads lots of times it's because
no other little boy or girl has what
or maybe the right little "swapper"
didn't see 1t the first time.
This column is a very serious one.
and is really meant to be of help to
every child In this city. 1t should
be particularly useful to children
who have to buy new school books.
There is always some child who
needs just the book you are finish
ing. Try advertising your completed
books in this column and see if YOU
can't sell or swap them. Ads are free.
wash to exchange a pump action
air gun. which is In good condition.
for a good basketball Anyone wish
ing TO exchange, call Woodlawn
1861 and ask for Delmas Cardwell.
have a nice little doll rocking
chair. 1t VIII put any doll to sleep.
Win sell 1t for 10 cents. Write Mary
Ann care Herald, and I will
send 1t to Aunt Ann. where you can
get it.
Please write to Aunt Ann If you
have any school books you wish to
exchange for others. ! know lot
of children who have to buy new
books and want to get rid of the old
ones. A Good Snapper.
What will you give me for an old
fashioned bullet mould for lead bull
let's. You can make all the bullets
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AUREIIA BARLOW

,uring the reign of Queen Mary
ire was a dispute about religion.
) was a Catholic and wanted every
Y to be just as she was. The peo-
said they would search for
Ice to settle, and they found suit
place in Holland, and they were
sAted kindly by the people.
hey stayed there for many years,
Iii they were afraid their children
mid forget their mother tongue.
.ey went back to England, but did
: stay there long. They got two
ms. the Mayflower and the Speed
N. They bare their friends fare
II and set sail.
they were many miles from the
ire when the Speedwell sprang a
K, and had to return to England.
i , sea was rough, but the May
= wer sailed on. Some old men, some
men and children got sea sick.
After three months sailing land
s sighted, and everybody was filled
Nth joy. They landed in Decem-
r. The men began to clear off
i'd and build houses.
rhe first summer and part of au /
A mn the pilgrims were happy. They
kad planted and cared for their crops.
they found wild strawberries and
k4spberries in the meadows. On the
hillside wild grapes were found.
Wild game was found back of their
village. In the shallow water fish,
CLANS and Holsters were found. The
was mild, and they had
,,leuty of rain and sunshine. In au-
tumn the crops were fine. Governor
Bradford said: Lets gather fruit OF
aur first labors and rejoice together.
Eyes" said Elder Brewster. lets
set a day aside to thank God and
invite the Indians, because they have
been good to u.s.
The pilgrims said one day would
be enough. They planned celebra-
ton which lasted week. This took
place the last Thursday in Novem-
her. Massasoit. the Indian chief,
came with 90 of his brave warriors.
gailv dressed in deer skins, with
feathers and fox tails, and their faces
7. leai ed with paint. Massasoit wore
~ striig of bones and sack or To-
\ .co around his neck He carried
Tong knife on his belt. His face
Us painted red and he had so much
| IN his hair Governor Bradford SAID
u looked greasy. There were IL
.guses in the whole Plymouth village.
Z kscause there were not enough
VI uses. the Indians ate and slept ous5
! fdoors. 1t was no matter, because
Ne weather was warm. The people
lied enough game in one day to
Vt nearly week. Massasoit helped
st by sending some of his best
-iors to help get game. They
5r long table under the trees
where they piled clans. boiled FISH,
roasted turkey and deer meat. The
two fair girls who waited on the
liable were Mary Chiffon and Mary
AAflenton, who lived until she was Is
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fun it is to learn to know things
About Drawings
And Just final word about
sketches and drawings that are sent
In. If they are, not drawn on pure
white paper with coal black ink, they
cannot be used. How sad It makes
Aunt Ann to have to throw away
many a good drawing because it is gu
tablet paper, or ruled writing paper
and drawn with a pencil. Luther
Walker, Jr., of Cordova has sent in
a sketch which cannot be used for
similar reasons, and Aunt Ann is
mighty sorry. The drawing repre-
sents field with a man in ii sizing
down. He is singing and is idle. The
heading over the drawing is, Far
mers Go to Sleep on Their Job and
the Grass EatstThem Up" But may
be Luther can send us a clearer
sketch another time.
With loads of love-and oh. may
this new year make you every one
big and little, so happy, happy!
AUNT ANN
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mis- Is
mother, Ming little girl whose
president L. Taylor. is state
sociation. parent-Teacher as
in school. learning very fast
to be a bigE when she gets
club woman, s going to be a
Lena Taylor. pr name is Mary
Here is a
for the childAo has written
self, and you e all by her.
fectly she oanP pee how per-
write to n straF letters and
hard for grownA This is very
Deaf Miss H4times,
ond grade. I win the Sec
to see me. I Iik@ould come
doll and a doll I have a
mother and my md like my
you play on the D me. Do
you play good. MNhsr says
Miss Truss She iAs named
my playmates are Pome of :
ryn and Frances. n Kath-
tie cousins: Mary 1ny Ut
Mildred. Ruby and pie "
I study music with Itabsth.
Killough. Ny brotherl Mrs,
grade. 1 am s years fifth
a cook named Anna. haye
hopscotch with SOMEONE play
to go in swimming. / ike
Grandmother Vann's lido TO
apples and plums when, get
daddy went to New York My
people, Mother won't Atie
and me drink coffee. Lovheg
MARY LENA TAI.
Second Junior. Kennedy
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ing to educate and entertain the peo-
pie.
The Hillman and st. Vincent. num-
erous private sanitariums the Mercy
Home, the Ceche and the orphans
home dispense gentle services to the
sick and suffering.
Two splendid systems of street
railways connect beautiful suburbs
and neighboring cities with Birming-
ham. 1t provides easy trips to Well
kept parks in which nestle many
springs of pure water The basin
of one of these springs is As feet
deep. Its water, rolling away through
a rustic milkhouse imparts delight
fully pleasing effect.
Great trunk lines of railroads carry
freight and passengers to all points
of the compass.
Shipments of iron unload in the
ports of England, China. Japan and
other world powers, bringing to BIZ
mingham's manufacturers large biils
of exchange.
MILTON GOUDELoCK,
Seventh Senior, Robinson School.
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Sheffield, Ala.

Sheffield, Ala.
Dear Aunt Ann:
am writing you my first letter
and want to join the Fresh Air CLUB
! am years old the twenty-fourth
day of January. I am in the high
first in schools and my teacher is
named Miss Grace Jones. / love her;
she is so good and patient. I try to
read the Children's Page, and what
can't read my mother reads for me.
Please don't put this in the waste
basket. My papa is: "A street car
man and big JuniqT." Your little
boy, HOLLAND BAKER.
Box AZ.
Graymont School.
Dear Aunt Ann:
| am sending you my first story
that / composed myself. l hope to
see it in the paper. l am 10 years
old and am in the senior Fifth grade.
Here is the story:
Two Little Girls
Once there were two little girls.
They were sisters. Their mother was
dead and they had no house to live
in. One day they found small log
cabin. They put their play things in
il. for that was all they had. They
had a large doll, table and some
chairs.
They had nothing to eat but some
biscuits they had when they were
playing doiis. They were very hun
CRY and did not know what to do,
They got some hay out of field for
bed and slept very comfortably
that night.
The next day, after dark. a man
came to their hut. He appeared to
be pleasant. but was really a kid
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and a few chickens Every week she
went to market to carry her butter
and eggs. one day his mother said.
Christmas will soon be here. and I
have nc money to buy you any
Christmas presents" Tom said, II
don't mind. We will get along some
way" One day just before Christ
mas somebody knocked on the door,
Tom went to the door. When he got
there, there wasn't anybody there.
He looked on the porch and he saw
some. baskets. He carried them to
his mother and she opened them and
saw a lot of Christmas presents and
nice things to eat. There was a note
in one of the baskets; 1t said:
These things are to Tom and his
mother" But IT didn't say who IL
was from. So they had a happy
Christmas. and lived happily ever
after. From RUTH BURG.
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HOW j SPEND
MY FRIDAY NIGHTS

Fridays are always days of JOY for
the school children. 1t is the time
when they can have a night of rest
from their lessons. enjoy going to
town in the late afternoons. have din
ner and go to real good play, as
all children enjoy them.
Then sometimes when l don't go to
town invite some of my friends over
to a candy pull, and it's just lots of
funi
ELEANOR CONVICTION.
Seventh Grade. Barker SCHOOL
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you want by melting lead and
ing into IL. It's the kind USED
Daniel Boone. Address sheA
Holmes. care Aunt Ann, Age-HeA
I have a fine white rooster &
mamma is going to KIM II she cal
find somebody who wants to buy hin
/ love this rooster, and I wish soma
body would buy him right away
Address Aunt AIMS Little Blonds\
Girl. care Age-Herald.
noticed that little girl asked
If she could get some pictures for a
scrapbook once, and lady sent them
to her. | wish could get some Pic
lures, too. Mary Ella, care Chill
dren's Page. Age-Herald.
Who has a kodak they want to. sell
cheap or swap for somethiug? ANY,
thing considered Address Je--@
James, care Aunt Ann. Age HeralS-
I WIZ buy you dimes worth Of
nice. good chewing gum or candy for
a paper doll. Mamma said l could.
would like a blaclS-haired paper
doll. Address Emily Cameron. care
Aunt AIMS Page, Age-Herald. \
Could anybody send me a little
book of speeches? / have to say a loJ
of them every Friday, / live way
out in the country and l can't got
any speach books. Aunt Ann said
she would try to get me one Send
it to her and she win see 1 get it,
Phoebe Robinson.
want a little canary bird that Is
very yellow, or a polly parrot. Could
get one anywhere. and what would
you charge my papa? He said for me
to ask. Address Mary. Aunt AIMS
Page of Age-Herald.
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HOW 1 WOUL LIKE TO SPEND
MY FRIDAY AFTERNOONS

On Friday afternoons like to play
football. I think that there should
be a large vacant lot so that the boys
could play football, baseball when
the season comes and water foun-
tain so that they could get a drink OF
water. There snouId be some man in
terested in the boys SO that they
could get up team. Then they could
play other boys In other communi-
ties.
After 1t gets started good the boys
could pitch In and buy a basketball
and some goals, so they could play
basketball. If they could get enough
money and have an electric light then
they could play at night until a scout
troop was started. / think every COM
munity should have a troop.
HARRY NEWTON.
Barker School. Jr. VII Grade.
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SENDS PUZZLE FOR
JUNIORS TO SOLVE

Little Miss Willie Anna Rice has
sent a puzzle for the children of this
pag to work out.
She has mixed up lot of letters
that. If put in proper order, will spell
the names of some cities of the United
States Can you figure them out?
! Let's see how many of you can
HUNT Ann will print the names of
kll the successful puzzle solvers,
me olxry.
ihacog.
Enrbnigahm.
looted.
cts see who gets the first answer
~
Aunt Ann thanks Anna for the
s,utiful little Christmas card she
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his court came to make penance. But
II was the 2 pennies Of the little poor
boys that God recognized for
which he let the chime ring out On
their way to the church the little
boys found poor old woman who
seemed to be dying in the snow Pc
dro, the elder brother would not
leave her alone, so he sent his little
brother on to offer the two pennies
And when the little brother laid them
down, the perfect bells began sound
ing softly, sweetIy-showing the
people that God recognized and
blessed the sacrifice.
The two Birmingham children who
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you little folkS-and big ones, too
While you are making them, Aunt
Ann doesn't want yAu TO forget that
there arc many, many little boys and
girls who are much more unfortunate
than you are; that there are really
little boys and girls who must die be-
cause they cannot have enough fresh
milk to drink. nor get way out into
the country where they can enjoy
good air and sunshine.
VIII BE Unselfish
If you join The Age-Herald Fresh
Air club. and strive earnestly TO send
in some money that little folks may
get the benefit of such advantages of
fresh air and good food. You will have
begun the year planning how you can
be unseifish.
Aunt Ann was struck with some
thing Mrs. Dick Bowron had to say
the other day when she was out at
her house seeing all the playthings
that had been gathered up for the
poor. It was this:
Il am teaching my children that
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This is picture of the proudest
bird in the world, the peacock. and is
one Of the really fine sketches that
has reached the Childreii's Page edi-
tor. 1t would make most anybody
remember the days of long ago when
most of our grandmothers or great
grandmothers had lovely fine fans
made of the beautiful long tail feath-
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This altar was erected for the stag
ing Of an exquisite play. in which
two little boys offered their pennies
SO that once again some wonderful
bells might ring out in cathedral
where the bells had been long silent
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The Children's Letter Box

, Mother where is father7" And she
answered. HE is in beautiful land
not far away and some day we may
see him If you are good. Now run
out and play
And she went out In the woods to
try to find her father and she got
sleepy and went to sleep and she
was awakened by a voice, and II
said. Nora Moral Noraw And what
happened TO Nora? Read next chap
ter and see. MARY ROBERTSON.
Dear Aunt Ann:
This is my first letter and hope
YOU will print it. l am going to tell
you about the school ] go to. go
to the State Normal school at LiV-
lingston. lam years of age ana
am in the fourth grade. My teacn-
er's name is Miss Burns and l think
she is a good teacher.
Since dinner is nearly ready ] must
close. Your new niece,
ROSE MARY HARRIS.
p. 81 can hardly wait till next
Saturday to see the other little girls
land boys letters
Birmingham, Ala, Route s. Box 157-A
Dear Aunt Ann;
I am a girl 10 years OF age. go
to Patton Chapel school. My teacher
is Mrs. Annie Patton. like her JUS
fine. / am in the sixth grade we
are haxing examination this week.
I would like to join your Fresh
Air club. am saving tinfoil.
Yours truly, FLORENCE COOKE.
East Lake, Ala.
Dear Aunt Ann;
/ got to Robinson school and am in
second grade My teachers name is
Miss Ezzell. She says am doing fine
in school / love my teacher. She
is sweet to me. will write you again
soon. Love, from
MARGUERITE WHITMIRE.
1895 Sloss avenue.
On Friday afternoons / usually go
to town. While l am in town 1 go
to a picture show. 1 then go up to
the courthouse. Then come home in
the car with my father.
On Friday nights l go to the scout
meeting. 1t takes UP at 1880 and
closes after everyone is ready to go
home. After l get home from the
scout meeting / read few chapters
of some book. I then go to bed.
JOHN HENRY NOBLE.
Seventh Jr. Grade, Barker School.
Graymont School,
Birmingham, Ala.
Dear Aunt Ann:
am little girl IL years old, and
am in the fifth grade. / like to
go to school and I like my teacher.
Her name is Miss Martin. ] am writ
ing story; II is my first time. and !
hope to see 1t in the paper
Here is the story:
AN ORPHAN GIRL MADE BAPPY
Once upon a time there was a lit
tie girl whose mother and father
were dead. She lived in a poor little
hut upon a hillside. She never knew
what a pleasure 1t was to go to
school and to have books to read
There was a little boy who lived
close by. This little boy was sorry
for her.
His daddy was rich merchant.
The little boy had many toys and
books to read. One day his father
gave him $40. So he took some of
| his books and toys and the money
and put it in a beautiful box. When
night came he put it on the orphan
girls little porch and ran. When
she got up she was so glad she could
hardly stand still, and was happy
ever after.
Your friend. GRACE WILKEY.
Once upon a time there was lit
tie boy that lived in a thick forest
with his mother. His name was Tom.
His father was dead. and they were
very poor, His mother had one COW
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THE THREE WISHES


One time there was poor widow
and one little girl and IL was the
only child the mother had and her
father was dead: And she heard all
of her little friends talking about
their father So one day she went
up to her mother, and she was wash
ing her neighbours clothes, and said,
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ers of this most stuck-up and aristo-
cratic bird, which has no voice that
in the least would call for an encore
1t is very harsh and pitched in key
as If the bird didn't care whether il
pleased you or not. In fact SO long
as he pieases himself he is satisfied.
Aunt Ann thinks the peacock was
made just to let people see how ugly
Ii is to be stuck up.