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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
The Story of O Young
 Soldier, a Ring and
 Some EuiL Temptations

out. But later she brung him the telegram, and when he read it., he cried bitterly. He had the blues: so he went down to the river and met a friend They went to get drink so they, drank kocane. Then the boy grew worse. The girl who sent the telegram went to look for him, and found him, then asked him to kiss her on her check as he would his sister. He placed a kiss on her cheek. Then she went away.
 The youth was tired and worn out and staggered his way home. went up to the gate. smelt of the Hours, then walked in and walked up on the poarch and knocked. but no one came to the door.
 So he started back to the gate, and he got halfway to the gate and his love came out and met him.
 He was so glad to get home that he fell down on his knees and wept bitterly. Then she smoothed his hair back, and bid him come in the house. Even the dog was glad to see him.
 Now he showed her the ring, and she asked him if he was going back to fight again, and he said, 70, no, never again. I came home to stay with you forever and ever."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
OUR TWOLITTLE CHUMS

My name will be Mrs. Smith and my dolls name will be Jane smith.
 well. my house is all fixed, so you go and fix yours"
 "All right"
 So Mildred went to the other side of the room, because Dot had taken one corner.
 q will be dressing my doll while you are fixing your playhouse" said Dot.
 So she got out her dolls pretty lit- tie red -checkered dress and her little bonnet.
 Mrs. Smith, I am going to let my little girl go to the store for me, and won't you let Jane go with her"
 "Oh, yes, will, for I would like for her to stay out while am fixing the house, but I will have to slip a clean dress on her and her bonnet.
 So Dot put her doll over in the cor ner with Mildred and after Mildred fixed her doll she put them little ways out in the room to pretend that they were going to the store.
 Well. I've finished my house and it's nearly lunch time. It doesn't seem like we have been up here hard 1y any time. does it? I'll tell you what let's do," said Mildred. Let's go down stairs and get mother to cali up your mother and see If you can eat lunch with me-"
 "AlI right Won't we have fun"
 But just as Dot and Mildred got to the door Mrs. Cannon, Mildred's mother, opened It. And what do you suppose she had. A tray of good things to eat, two cups of cocoa, some little cakes and a sandwich apiece. And l wish you could have seen the faces of the little girls. their eyes got as big as moons.
 Mother, can Dot eat lunch with me?" asked Mildred.
 Yes, dear, have already called her mother up
 And then both little girls jumped up with delight.
 "Mildren, run down stairs and tell Madie Chats the cook) to bring a napkin up for the tablecloth."
 Mildred ran down stairs and in a
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thing. Dorothy Cesar. No phone. 511 Seventeenth street.
 I want doll--a big doll. as big as I can carry. I haven't got any thing to exchange. but want it just the same. No phone. 710 First ave- nue, north.
 I have a reading book which has poems and speeches to read in it. I want doll stove for it. Annie MorNoblona, 364 Third street. Thomas.
 have bicycle to swap for a pony. It has new tires and it is fixed up. IT you haven't got pony. make me an offer. Peter Kelly. 730 SeventeeH.h street. north., Main 9S2.
 Two goats for sale. 'by me; trained to pull a wagon. I will take $5 for the big goat, which is billy goat, uaa He8 the little goat. which Is a
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Mildred and Dot are two of the best friends. It is hard to find them apart. They are both 4 years old. but Dot Is two months older than Mil dred.
 Dot came running up to Mildreds house early in the morning.
 Well" she said, what are we go- ing to do today?"
 Lets play dolls" Mildred said to Dot.
 "All right" Dot answered
 That suited both of them so you see how easily they can get along. Dot ran upstairs to Mildred's play room while Mildred went to tell her mother where they would be if she wanted her. Of course. everything was all right with mother So up stairs Mildred went. When she got up there Dot already had her play house fixed.
 All right, what Is your name go- ing to be, Dot?" said Mildred
 "Oh, my name will be Mrs. Davis and my dolls name will be Mary What will your name be. Mlldred?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

Aren't you just dying to hear the stery that one of these little girls of Aunt Ann's page is telling an other?
 Aunt Ann caught them relating the story right out under two big peach trees that grow in their yard at Edgewood
 They are Margaret and Sarah Elizabeth Bates; and Sarah Eliza beth---to the right--told the story.
 "Once upon time" said the story teller, there was man and wom- an who had two ehildren--a little boy and little girl. Their mother their beau-t-i-ful mother-died, and their father decided he was going to marry again. But hc didn't pick out anybody like their mother She was a mean woman"
 The narrator lifted her little tea cup to her lips, while Margaret was visibly impressed with something aw- full to come
 Pretty soon after their father was married their stepmother persuaded the little boys and girls father to take them out into the deep woods and get them lost, so they could never come back or bother her any moro. You see, they didn't really bother her, but she Just didn't like little boys and girls
 "Oh. oh!' said Margaret
 Before the father, left the children In the deep woods he gave them each a lot of seeds. and the children lost them along the path. But they were fairy seeds. and pretty soon after their father left them lost. the 1ittlo I. al l |. the seeds had sprung up into beau tlfui flowers, which made the big gest. beautifullest path right back to where they lived.
 The children were so happy they didn't know what to do. They didn't know their father meant to lose them and so they jumped and skipped and gathered their arms full of flowers and ran right back home"
 The story at this point Jagged a bit--enough that Margaret Gin pie ture Nc, 9 felt she could ask for q cup of tea. Sara Beth reached out and supplied her (Picture 9. But interest Jagged only a mnute--fos the story began to get scary.
 When the children got home their stepmother was so mad she didn't know. what to do. She told the chill dren's father he would have to lose them again, or she would make away with them herself
 That meant she would kill them, or something, I guess" said Sarah Beth
 Margaret shivered. "So their father lost them again. But the children took some more seeds and flowers grew right away, and they got home just like they had before.
 This time the stepmother got so angry she said awful things, and the little boy and girl were frightened. And when their father took them away this time he didn't give them anything but some crumbs In their hands. They didn't get any seeds, and when they scattered the crumbs little birds picked them up, every one, so there wasn't anything for the children to find their way back home by--so they were lost and never could go back any more" The eyes of Margaret grew very big and sorry.
 "while they were sitting there right in the middle of the woods and crying, because they didn't know what to do. big fairy jumped right up in front of them" "Mercy!" said Margaret. and what did she do?"
 She waved big wand, and then the little boy and girl saw something right down in the woods that they hadn't noticed before.
 Tt was little teensy house, just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
CHILDREN, FROM EVERYWHERE
 ARE WRITING TO AUNT ANN

Aunt Ann is delighted to have let ters this week from children all over Alabama. More and more they are coming in each day, and the big fam fly is increasing until Aunt Ann knows that some of these days her children will be sending in money that little sick children might go to the country next summer.
 Aunt Ann hopes that everyt child who reads this paper will become a member of the Humane club, be- cause by joining it little folks learn to be kind to animals. and always re- member to do kind things for them.
 What are you doing to make little dumb creatures happy? There are thousands of things you can do. If you see a man beating his horse un- mercifully, you can walk up to him and tell him that you are going to report him to the court. That will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
THE FOOTBALL TEAM
 OF SHADES -CAHABG
By sADIp MARARrrl

By SAOIE VARIABLE One of the best features of Shades.
 Cahaba Is her football team, Tney are always very jolly and up te|
 some good scheme With vigor and force they enter into every game,
 For Shades-Cahaba. they will soor
 have made an everlasting good
 name.
 lnterchurch team came over yester. r.
 day to tackle our crew, But after our first showing wert
 made to feel blue. Ihey acted as if they had never heard
 Of tickets to a game, Consequently, by their being se
 stingy made for them no fame A most exciting moment was when Guy Acton made astouchdown. He is one of the finest sports tbs,
 can be found anywhere around Ills swiftness when running wouId
 compare well to the deer. For he grabbed the ball and ran rich,
 on without doubt or fear. All of our boys did fine from, the h, ginning to the end. The winning of the game seemed a
 ways our way to trend Cheering by both faculty and stu.
 dents for a long time didn't
 slack, For our boys had won a game fo,
 the much honored Red ard
 Black. MT. Arthur Acton is our coach. ard
 one of the best, II everyone will back up the team
 ne Will tend to the rest. ne IS always smiling, and working
 for our school,
 'O it h. inahlng ia Tor us good team.
 ne Is an excellent tool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
SATURDAY LUNCH.

what I like to eat on Saturday
 Is really plain, you see l always like some chocolate mi1le-- Maybe coffee or hot water tea. First of all eat my breakfast And l like cornflakes. you knau, But sometimes I like puffed wheat With plenty of cream, just so. And l. like some nice hot buns.
 With butter. and. think. Some cheese or some sausage
 Will close the breakfast link. But when to dinner I go
 like some chicken, baked or fried UT sometimes fish or steak
 When from the table I partake. And now to dessert we come
 And like jello or ice cream. To eat with nice hot cakes.
 Which are pouring out the steam And when to supper I get
 All l want Is bread and milk: But now l think I've made 1t plain That I can eat without one main
 JESSIE CLAY SHEFFIELD Pine Hill. Ala.
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moment Madie was up there with the napkin. So she spread 1t out on the table and then Mrs. Cannon set the lunch down on the table for them and. they set their dollies up to the table and calltd 1t doll tea party. So they ate their lunch happy to- gether and not very long after lunch Dots mother called up and said for her to come home now, for 1t was time for her to get cleaned up and take a nap. So they kissed each other goodbye and Dot told Mildred to come to see her tomorrow. So Mildred went to the front door and watched until she was out of sight, and then she went in and said:
 Mother, sure have had 8 good time today"
 WILLIE ANNA RICE.
 1921 Thirtieth Street. North.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
The Exchange Corner

Help these children to get what they want if you can-because it will make little hearts happy.
 This is Jeaney Salvaglo speaking. I live at S69 Third street. north. Thomas. I want a doll-a. big doll. have a third grade geography l will give you. for her. Please hurry. It Is Tarr and McMurray's geogra- phy. also have two fourth grade Bison readers. I will give them for some offer. They are worth 40 cents each.
 Alma Ruth Cross of 1921 Third avenue. north. have book. Alice In Wonderland" I will give you for a doll. It Is good book, but know It now most by heart. Phone Main ss7s.
 I have a small dictionary. I'll take anything for it. don't; need it. Somebody make me an offer. Any.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
AUNT ANN WANTS
 CHILDREN LIKE THIS

Bessemer, Ala. My Dear Aunt Ann: I am reading the junior page every Saturday, and I love to read it; my sister and I see which one can get the page first, I have written some poetry that l will send you in my letter. l think I shall write every once in awhile. am 13 years of age and am a bru- nette. My friend, P. Avis Rush, writes to the page. With best sue cess to our page I am very sincerely your friend. GLADYS MITCHELL, Bessemer, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
THIS LITTLE GIRL WAS
 BORN ON BLACK SEA

Oct 2h born the black the ship called bun, and born in the middle of the My mother the about three months before she landed the shoar of california;
 twelve and half pound baby and mothers weight eighty pounds, oh what a large mother
 raised in california farm father the farm california and little children from the from dollars the packing brothers and three they drills drill oil ahoma father the of "A od like old. have made only
 LILLE PAPPAS,
 1911 N. 9th Ave. Birmingham, Ala
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make him stop beating his horse. perhaps. because he will be afraid he will be punished.
 Don't fail to send in your sketches and short stories to the children's page, telling what you like your par ents to do for you Friday night and what you like them to cook for you Saturday for lunch. They like to please you. and The Age Herald is trying to get parents to play with their children more on such occasions especially, because it will make everybody so much happier. Funny poems are wanted and little jokes that you have enjoyed hearing other people tell.
 Aunt Ann is giving you a bunch of letters from her children every where this week to read. She knows you'll enjoy them.
 All sorts of love.
 AUNT ANN.
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DEMAND HERE FOR
 PORK AND BEANS
Robinson School.

ftOp1nSOn OCHOOis Dear Aunt Ann:
 think that this will be the best composition ever wrote. Now. to begin with, I like soup, real vege- table soup, with crackers, round steak with catsup, frog legs and good old pork and beans, ham and eggs bread sticks with butter. sweet pota- toes, Irish potatoes and good old pork and beans, rice pudding and cream with nuts on top, macaront, tomatoes and cheese, too, with good old DOT kand beans. ham and eggs and buttermilk and good old pork and beans; and for dessert, oh my! cake, pie, bananas. grapefruit. Be- sides that, I don't believe want anything. Of course, I could tell lots of other things if I were hungry. %
 CECIL SPRINGFIELD,
 Senior Seventh Grade.
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LIKES TO SIT WITH
 "NIOTHER AND DADDY"

Dear Aunt Ann:
 l have the best time on Friday night. Sometimes go to the Show and go to ride with my mother be- fore my supper. and when we come home mother has supper all ready and she has vegetables and a glass of milk, and after supper l go to bed or play in the yard or sit on the front porch with mother and daddy. Yours truly.
 DOROTHY DRENNEN. Grade IVA, Elyton School.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
A LOT OF FOOD
 BUT NOT ENOUGH
Robinson School.

 What I like for Saturday lunch. Of all the subjects I ever heard l never heard. of subject for a hun gry seventh grade pupil to write on. What an imagination have just be- fore noon, tool
 can eat most anything and en- joy it tool But for Saturday lunch I can't think what I would like best. But after l have worked in the morn ing and I'm awfully tired--I really hslieve I could enjoy nice glass of iced tea, some hot corn sticks and some nice brown broiled steak with tomatoes and onions. and celeryseed on top. My. it's .goodi
 But don't think for one minute l could make out on this, Yours sin cerey, MYRTLE HOWE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
The ChiLdren's Letter Box

day for lunch like sandwiches, tea, pie and teacakes.
 I know of many ways not to cause so many fires, but l will write about that next time. Boys and girls, get busy and write to the page. Just think what an honor 1t Is to have a page of your own and to see your let ters in it! Write and make the page interesting. When you write, say in your mind: What am I going to write ahout?" Never write unless you have something real interesting to write about. Oh. l mean write about anything that you think good. I will write again soon. Get busy now and write soon. Yours till next time. PAULINE ALV1S RUSH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
LIKES TO SEE A POSSUM EAT.

Dear Aunt Ann:
 I will tell you what I like to do on Friday nights. First, I like to play blindfold and then go possum hunting and carry some dogs. for I would like to catch possum and would like to see him eat. When he got fat I would kill and eat him.
 For dinner on Saturday I would like potato salad, boiled ham. fried chicken, orange pudding, fruit salad and my possum.
 I read the Childrens Page every Saturday l like to read the letters and enjoy them very much. Your un. known friend, RILEY STONE.
 Leeds High School.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
DREAMS ABOUT JUNIoR p.cu

Dear Aunt Ann: Here is list of the things I like to cat on Friday nights: Chicken with dressing. Potato salad. Ham and eggs. Toasted bread. Glass of milk. Then like to go to the movies, come back home and go to bed, 10 dream of The Age-Herald Junior Page and Aunt Ann. Yours truly,
 CORENE OWEN. T.aadu A1o
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GOING TO HELP
 THE CHILDE-cN's PAGE
Bessemer, Alabama

Bessemer, Alabama. My dear Aunt Ann:
 I think the page is fine and en- joy reading it. I am 13 years of age. am going to try and help the page all can. I write stories Have you ever heard of "Lincoln's Homer" It is very good but short story. have continued story. 'Marjory's Own Home" and I am going to send 1t in soon.
 On Friday nights I always like to go to a picture show, and on Satur-
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change 1t for something or other. John Duke. 5ls Sixteenth street No phone.
 have three paper dolls. with dresses-one crocheted; doll sweater. which will fit doll 12 inches tall; one doll dress pattern, will fit doll IT inches tall three cut t-outs-Ths King of Hearts. Peter. Peter Pump kin Eater" and Three Wise Men of Gotham" and small souvenir flag made of tin. Anyone may have Alexander City.
 Has anyone wheel in good condi- tion1 If you have and want a req sonable price for it please let me hear from you. Alma Smith. Gran ford hotel. Jasper. Ala.
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DOUBLE-BARRELLED
 LETTERS TO PAGE


 Here are two letters from the beau tiful little daughters of William l.. Harrison, newly elected city com missioner. Tn this letter one of the little girls tells about her Kitty and the other about the parade and the President.
 Birmingham, Alabama. Dear Miss Hall:
 My sister is writing a letter for your children's page and want to write one too.
 am 51s years old. Will go to school with sistef next year. My pet 1t a large brown kitty. His name is "Jumbo Killian Harrison" l love him very much l got to Sunday school every Sunday at First Metho- dist. Mrs. Scott Is my teacher. l lovc her so much. We are in our new room now, and it is so nice.
 Bye-bye.
 EVELYN MAY HARRISON,
 l420 Peter Street.
 Birmingham, Alabama. Dear Miss Hall:
 I want to write line for your children's page. I will be years OlQ next moillH- bo lo SSHVo' ~ Graymont. This is my second year in school. I am in high second. Miss Allen Is my teacher and l like her very much. take music, too. My music teachers name Is Miss Parrish. I like her too. I have one little sis ter. She will so to school with me next year I went to the big parade, saw the President and his wife. I enjoy the children's page very much. With best wishes to all.
 RUTH MARIE HARRISON,
 1420 Peter Street.
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IS COMING TO
 SEE AUNT ANN

AS OVMANU IO SEE AUNT ANN
 Palmer. Tenn. October 27, 1891. Dear Aunt Ann: N.
 How are you? Fine. I hope. have been reading what the lit- tie children have been putting in the. paper. I sure enjoy the childrens s page. am a little girl years old. am in the third grade in school. My daddy takes The Age Herald land we are coming to Birmingham some day and coming around to see you. We lived In Talladega before we came up to this place. Hope to- rec my letter In print, and if do will write again.
 Your little Tennessee friend.
 LUCILLE PRINCE
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nanny goat. Peter Kelly. Address above.
 Florence Joyner has music book. fourth grade, to exchange for a big doll. If she can't get a big doll. will take whatever size doll she can get. No phone. Address 1oS0 First ave-. nue.
 I have a baseball want to ex. change for glove. It Is a good ball. Harry Jones. s15 Sixteenth street. north.
 Saliie Flowers has second grade reader to exchange for anything. She lives at 500 Eighteenth street: north. Main 1889.
 fourth grade arithmetic to ex-. change for a doll-a little doll. By Ethel Cowgirl, SIP Seventeenth street. north. No phone.
 have fate book-a reading book ito exchange for doll. Mary Mon- toblona. s64 Third street. Thomas. No phone.
 My fourth grade music reader to exchange for a baseball suit. need the suit right away. John Cassimus. liIf fllSn dfcHucs Hot VI. No pnonc. If I caa't get a baseball suit I want a little steam engine.
 I have a fourth grade dictionary. Have you got any girl bicycles to swap for 1t? Bannie Monte. 1918 Nineteenth street, north. Just any thing will do, but l don't want the dictionary any more.
 I want to exchange a fourth grade music book for baseball mitt. Al bert Romano. 1Ss Second street. Thomas.
 "A baseball bat--a slugger--worth 75 cents. for a baseball mitt Is what I have to exchange. Luther Prince, 615 Sixteenth street north. No phone. I've got fine story book named Jefferson and the Cherokees." It's nice. thick book and interesting. I want to swap 1t for steam engine. No phone. Leonard Hutto. 1907 Third avenue north.
 A little Webster's dictionary for a toy bicycle or a big bicycle. I'd rather have the big bicycle. John Dipizza, 510 Fourteenth street, north. No phone. Call.
 Have dictionary to swap for a toy tricycle.. Albert Romano. 1Sa Second street, Thomas. No phone.
 A sU. S. Az book-all about fight It's good for anybody. I want to ex-
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This little chaps picture was snapped by The Age-H Herald photog- rapher somewhere in Birmingham.
 If he comes to The Age Herald and identifies himself he gets dollar to buy anything he likes with.
 Wonder how long he'll take to get around to The Age-Herald office?
 The last two pictures which Aunt Ann had printed have not yet pro duoed the owner. And so two whole dollars have been 'uncalled for. They were snapped at Avondalo park dur ing the mi-centennial, and were printed last Saturday on the Chtl- drens page. and last Monday in the regular paper.
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junior of the AgeHerald newspaper boys girls All boys and girls asked to contribute Original stoies ces sketches photographs of ceptabe only side paper all mail to Aunt Ann Age-Herald Birmingham, Wednesday.
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fourth grade arithmetic to ex- change for doll--a little doll. By Ethel Cowgirl, SIP Seventeenth street, north. No phone.
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I have a fate book-a reading book ito exchange for a doll. Mary 'Mon- toblona, 364 Third street, Thomas. No phone.
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Saliie Flowers has a second. grade reader to exchange for anything. She lives at 500 Eighteenth street; north. Main 1889.
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I have baseball I want to ex. change for a glove. It is a good ball. Harry Jones. 615 Sixteenth street. north.
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My fourth grade music reader to exchange for a baseball suit. need the suit right away. John Cassimus. TIA Fifth avenue. north. No phone. If I cas't get baseball suit I want little steam engine.
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nanny goat. Peter Kelly. Address ah0va
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I have fourth grade dictionary. Have you got any girl bicycles to swap for 1t? Bannie Monte, 1918 Nineteenth street, north. Just any thing will do, but I don't want the dictionary any more