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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
MARIE ROSENTHAL
Robinson School

In the year 1906 Queen Mary was
Queen over England. She was a
Catholic and wished everybody to
follow her religion. She had officers
of her own, which would do as she
told them to. Those that Queen
Mary and her officers would catch
not being a Catholic and obeying the
Catholic religion would have their
heads cut off on a chopping stone.
She was afterward given the name
of Bloody Mary. Somehow or an
other she was put to death, and Eliz-
abeth was made Queen. She was a
Protestant and wanted everybody
else to be. Some of the people. after
being a Catholic, did not want to
change their religion. so they were
put to death. A rule was made that
the people that did not belong to the
Protestant church could not read
their Bibles. So they would put their
Bibles under their chairs and tie
them there. Then they would turn
their chairs over and read the Bible.
and when they heard anyone coming
they would turn their chairs down
and sit upon them. Queen Elizabeth
was so severe in the prosecutions
that some people planned to go
away. AT last they started for Hol-
land.
The Englishmen, or Pilgrims" as
they called themselves, lived for 10
years in Holland. They then began
to see that their children were learn
ing the Dutch customs and ways, and
they would forget their native land
and their mother tongue.
So they returned to England. They
found 1t still the same. So they de-
cided to go to America. There was
not enough room for all of the peo-
pie to go, so those that were going
had to bid their friends good bye.
They at last started in two vessels.
the Mayflower and the Speedwell.
They had not been on the ocean but
one day when the Speedwell sprang a
leak and had to return to England.
So only the Mayflower. was left to
continue the voyage to America.
Many of the people got seasick and
homesick, mostly the old men, the
women and the children, who were
not used to such a voyage. 1t was
almost the end of the third month
when land was sighted. There was
Joy TO be seen in everyone. Those
that were sick and could be moved
about were brought out on deck. It
was bleak December day. Before
the Pilgrims went ashore the men
gathered in the cabin of the May
flower and signed compact. formed
for themselves a government and
bound themselves to obey its laws.
Then the men went ashore and
started building log cabins. They
filled in the cracks with mud, and
for windows they put oilcloth.
While this was taking place the
women and children were on board.
They tried to plant crops, but they
did not succeed. Before long their
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
AGE-HERALD BETTER
WITH JUNIOR PAGE

Gfaymoht School.
Dear Aunt Ann; 1 am sending you
a letter. like The Age Herald bet
ter with the children's page. I like
to read the letters and stories
go to school and play basketball.
l am on the midget team. We play
some other school team every Tues
day. I must study my lessons now.
will write you again. Your new
friend. JOE CoSINELLI.
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SEEMS TO ME-
Nancy Byrd Turner, in Youths Com
panion.
Seems to me the stars shine brighter
Christmas night;
Seems to be the snow lies whittier
Christmas night;
That the solemn trees stand
straighter,
And the frosty moon sets later,
And the hush it stiller, greater,
Christmas night.
Seems to me sad things are fewer
Christmas night;
Seems to me glad things are truer
Christmas night;
Seems to me the bells ring clearer
FROM their steeples, louder, nearer
Seems to me the whole worlds dearer
Christmas night.
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balls and three books that will ex-
change for a football. For quick ex-
change. James Vance, 2512 9Th ave,
north, Birmingham.
Wanted to Exchange-A cat for a
dog. This is a nice cat and l want
nice dog for him. Leverage Par
ker, 241S Sth ave-. n. Phone Main
1861.
have a ball and bat that I will
exchange for chicken. A big chick
en- is the kind want. John Cain. 1928
7th ave, N, Birmingham. ace
have the book. Alice In Won
derland,'' and Through the Looking :.
Glass; and will exchange for the
book. Dorothy Dale" Mary Wright,
sol Sd ave. Inglenook (Boyles), Ala.
To Exchange-The whole set of
Campfire Girls books for 'Mammy's
White Folks" and Just Patty" Gene
Garner. $500 9Th ave, n.
I want TO exchange five kittens
for an. Eversharp pencil Two of the
kittens are black all over and three
of them are black and white mixed.
Evelyn Abercrombie. 2120 4th ave.
N Phone Main 70isrJ.
Excbange-A billygoat for a bicy-
Gle. He is a white goat and doesn't
keep dirty He is about 2 years old.
is trained for work and can draw a
wagon. / have a set of harness to
go with him. 1t Is we'll made up of
solid leather. Claud Morgan. 2Sis
9TH ave, N, Birmingham.
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Postmaster of United States
Writes to Youngsters Here
Office of the Postmaster General.
Girls of the United States.

To the Boys and Girls of the United
* Christmas is almost here.
help.
Think what means to be SAM Claus 1ooooooo people
deliver Christmas family
the short space of few days and without disappointment
1T DONE
directlN hsfnr
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Here is letter sent with the above
poem:
Dear Aunt Ann: 1 am little girl
s wears old ! go. to school. I am
in the third grade. ] love to read the
Junior page. My sister'is in the fifth
grade. She loves the Junior page,
too. love to play nice games. I
love the daily dot puzzles.
Aunt Ann thinks the poem very
sweet indeed. How about another
pretty soon?
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THE WORLD

The worlds very happy place;
Where every child can dance and
sing,
And always have a. smiling face
And never su1k at anything.
BY Clara Virginia Hopple.
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The junior of the AgeHerald newspaper boys
All
cs sketches photographs of
ceptable only paper give name address
and Send all mail to Aunt
Wednesday.
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BETTER NOT KILL
BIRDS TO BE MEAN

Dear Aunt Ann
This is my second time to write
L want to write you story, THE
Two Boys"
.'The Two Boys"
Once upon time there was poor
woman. Her husband was dead. She
had two boys-Robert and Eward.
Robert was years old and Eward IL.
One day Eward and Robert were
walking in the woods They each had
a sling shot. They saw a bird and
killed it, and so their mother gave
them whipping and told them not
to shoot binds, If they did, they
would not go to heaven. So the little
boys wanted to go to heaven and
never. shot any poor birds, and was
good.
ethel, MAE LEE
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Did you ever pick up bright, new
dollar about Christmas time?
You never did?
This little boy will do this If he
comes down to The Age-Herald office
and brings this picture with him and
is found to be the original.
1nls little fellow is one of Aunt
AIMS unknown kiddies whose pic
lures have been snapped from time
to time in various parts of the city
by The Age HeraIds staff photog
rapher.
Hurry up, little man, get this dol
lari
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Some More Entertaining Stories of HoU
Those Pilgrims Landed on That Rock

merchants. but they could not all go
because their ship would not hold
but a hundred people.
They set sail for America in n
crowded ship. They had a bad trip
and were delayed by Gains. but at
last they landed at Plymouth. Find
ing the location suitable, they began
to build their rude huts Before the
winter was out half of them died,
but in the spring, when the May
flower went back to England, not
one of them wanted to go back
with it.
They planted their crops. and in
the fall when their crops were har-
vested. they set aside a day to thank
God for their good crops. and they
had feast and invited the Indians
to eat with them, and that was the
first Thanksgiving.
MERRILL FITZPATRICK
One bitterly cold day in Decem-
Der, the Mayflower, landed in Ply
mouth harbor. There was on the
ship band of Pilgrims. There was
no one to greet them and welcome
them, and there were no white peo-
pie living in America There were
no houses for them TO live in, and
they had to live in the ship until
Lney sCOulu Dullu mousse tHey Hdu
to cut down trees to build a rude
log cabin for them to live in. They
had many hardships. Forty-two of
them died and they did not want the
Indians to know it, so they had to
plant corn over their graves. There
was no school for them to go to and
they said there was no use of build
ing one. for there were not but IL
children to go to school. The May
flower sailed across the sea for pro-
visions. When the ship came back
it was harvest time and they had
Thanksgiving Day
CLOVIS vICKERY I"
Do you know the story of the first
Thanks giving Day?
In that time so far away, founded
by our Pilgrim fathers. i will tell
you:
After the ship landed the men went
to the shore in little boats and began
to cut down trees. They made one
great big log cabin for them to live
in, then they made 10 little log cab
ms because there were 10 families.
But some of them died and they
planted corn over them so the In
dams would not know they were
dead. If they did the Indians would
kill them.
After much hard work they got set
tied down and worshipped as they
wanted to. But after awhile they
needed more things and sent the ship
back again to get them. When they
went to church they had to take their
guns with them to keep the Indians
and wild animals away.
ANNIE ID. THORNTON
On a bitterly cold day the ship
Mayflower came sailing in Plymouth
harbor. A band of Pilgrims were on
II. There were 20 people here but
some wild Indians. There were wild
animals, too.
The Pilgrim fathers had to get out
of the ship and cut down trees'in or
der to make houses for them to live
in. AS soon as they got the houses
made the Pilgrim mothers had a
washday. For the Pilgrims were very
clean. These Pilgrims were kind and
good. AS soon as spring came the
Pilgrims planted gardens. They
planted all sorts of things. And then
harvest time came. They gathered
their crops. On the last Thursday in
November they gave thanks to God,
and called it Thanksgiving Day And
that is why we have Thanksgiving
Day.
CHRISTINE ELLIOTT
Once upon a time there was band
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Ensley. Ala.
Dear Aunt Ann
I am little girl, aged 10. 1 am
in the fifth grade. My teacher is Miss
White. She is very good I like to
go to school. I go to Fairview school
like my school very much Our
room went over the top in member
ships toAthe Red Cross, and / am very
glad that it did. Your new friend.
NELLIE ENLOE
4o1 Prospect Drive. Albany, Ala.
Dear Miss Hall:
| will write you a few lines to let
you know that l appreciated your
kindness for publishing my two
drawings.
and hope you like IT. l hope you
publish it next Saturday on the chill
dren's page.
Hoping you will print this letter
on the page, l will close for this time.
Your friend. PAUL L. JOHNSON.
Dear Aunt Ann:
l would like to become member
of the Fresh Air club and have been
longing to belong to the club for
long time and have chance to help
the poor little sick children. I am
feet inches in height. have blue
eyes and dark brown hair. and ana
fond of reading letters from the club.
Would like to geA lstters from boys
and girls of the -aao&. 1 will answer
all letters l receiee- AS have moth
ing else to write, will say good-by
to all. MAY THOMAS.
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1t is lndeed extremely interesting
to hear the same story told in many
different ways by as many different
persons.
1t has been long time since Aunt
Ann has received anything as inter
esting and diverting as the letters
these children have sent in about the
story of the Pilgrims and the first
Thanksgiving. The unconscious hui
NOR In them is delightful and the
children's frank narration of all de-
tails. as though they had been eye
witnesses, belongs only to that won
der realm of childhood.
Read 'em all. You'll love them.
RUTH VIRGINIA HOUGHTON
When our Pilgrim Fathers came
over their food was short. They were
very weak after such a long voyage
They were surrounded by hostile In
dams. A few were good and kind
to the white men and women, While
the men showed the white men how
to plant corn, the women showed the
white women how to make bread
from the corn.
They set day apart to pray for
more food and needs, but as they
were kneeling to pray they saw a
ship coming with food and provi-
sions, so they changed it to a Thanks
giving Day and invited all of the
kind Indians and had feast.
We still have our Thank sgiving
Day on the last Thursday in No
vember.
WALTER CARROLL
Long, long ago the Queen of Eng
land said the people had to worship
God like she wanted them to do.
Tho pil errir,,q vrb y
wanted to worship God like they
wanted to. So they sailed to Hol-
land. They stayed there ~ years and
they decided to leave. They didn't
want their children to marry the
Dutch or speak their language. so
they sailed back to England.
England gave them some land in
America and they set sail on the May
flower and another little boat. A
storm came up and drove one ship
into Cape Cod.
william Bradford was the first
governor The squaws taught them
how to make bread out of corn. The
men killed birds to live on during
the winter
by LEONARD BASS
On bitterly cold day the Pilgrims
landed in Plymouth harbor in De-
cember 1920.
When they anchored their ship the
men chopped down trees to make
houses to live in.
They made a big log house for all
of them to live together for while
Then they made houses of their own
to live in.
AS soon as they made their house
they got out the dirty clothes to
wash.
Then they made up their mind to
make peace with the Indians.
Then they had Thanksgiving and
asked the Indians to come
by GEORGE IL. KERR
Long years ago the Queen of Eng
land forbade the people to worship
God except in the way she wor-
shipped Some OF the people rebelled
and SO she burned their Bibles.
AS they saw that they could not
worship God in their own country,
they sailed to Holland, where they
could worship as they pleased.
They stayed in Holland IL years
and their children began to talk the
Dutch language and they were afra;i
that their children would marry the
Dutch people, so they decided to so
to America. But they did not have
the money to buy ship So they
borrowed money from the English
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Lakewood School.


Safety Rules
Everyone should be careful when
crossing streets.
Look both ways for automobiles.
BE careful when it IL raining, for
cars are apt to skid.
Always look over your brakes be-
fore leaving home. for this may save
a life.
Stop, lock and listen at railroad
crossings.
Watch for automobiles when get
ting off street cars.
One way to prevent accidents is to
drive slow and watch the road.
Twelve miles per hour is fast
enough to drive in the city.
Always have chains on your car
when it is raining, and take your
chains with you when 1t looks cloudy.
for it may rain.
The small amount of money you pay
to get chains and your brakes fixed
will not cost as much as your hospital
bill or a new car.
Observe safety rules Don't just
read about them. Obey them and ac-
cidents will cease.
ELIZABETH benson
Iakawood School "
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Children of Birmingham Want to
LiUe AWh;le Longer---and ASK
Reckless DriUers for the Chance

Anybody who drives an automobile
better stand around The children OF
Birmingham are talking to you and
asking you please to watch where
you're going.
They dom want to be run over.
They are going to try to get out of
the way but their little legs aren't
any too fast for some gasoline burn
ers and they have made up few
rules by which You can help them.
Here are some of their suggestions.
They'll be careful if you will. They
also furnish some rules for all those
pedestrians who want to live a while
longer.
one of the children addresses her
letter direct to the drivers, but she
doesn't want them to read' it while
they are motoring down the streets.
Her p S. climax hits the bulls-eye.
1t beats one of o. Henry's best.
Please Read!
stop! Look! at all railroad cross
ings.
If you will obey these laws you will
save the police and the people of
Birmingham and other cities a great
deal of trouble. Also you will be
rewarded by not getting hurt. Please
read this 1t won't take long to read.
When you see small child alone, or
child lame, or an old woman or
man that is lame, blind or can't hear
the many honks, stop everything and
take them across the street, even if
you go out of your way. Another
important fact is to obey the sema-
phore signal in the middle of the
street. When it says stop, you stop
When 1t says go, you go. Also (this
is to the driverl you know the city
gives you a right of way. Please
heed It. You are like bad child
who disobeys his or her mother. Bir-
mingham law Is your mother. You
will be punished like a child. only
different. Thank you again and
again for reading this.
FANNIE DOROTHY HERzFELD,
" B sr., Age IL.
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Birmingham, Ala.

birmingham, Ala.
Dear Aunt Ann
am writing you my first letter
and 1 will tell you what we had
Thanksgiving. We had a program
and a play, THE Courtship of Miles
Standish." And then some girls told
the story of the Pilgrims in poetry.
All of the boys in my room sang
song.
We have our play period at 1855
and our lunch period at IL o'clock
1 will write to you again. Sincerely,
CHARLES LEE COOPER.
Hemphill School, V A.
Dear Aunt Ann
Just want to tell you what great
times we are having at Jones Valley
school.
We have great new building that
everyone is proud of.
We go into the chapel every Tues
day and Thursday and we have
play most every Friday night for the
boys and girls. Sincerely,
OMEGA GAM.
Jones Valley High School, Germania
Park
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Some sound Advice

Some Sound Advice
Dear Drivers:
1 am sure you know great deal
about this week, which has been
| would mention a few simple rules
which, if observed. will help to make
Birmingham a safety first city.
1. Keep your car in good condition.
especially your brakes and steering
gear.
o Always stop, look and listen at
railroad and street car crossings.
3. Slow up at corners and stop il
people are getting on or off the street
cars.
4. Do not go over 10 or 10 miles
per hour in the business sections of
town, and not over Is or 20
miles per hour in the residence sec
tions.
.. Always have your car under con-
troll and keep your mind on what you
are doing.
We have had some terrible acct
dents here in the last few weeks
which emphasizes the need of safety
week.
The Brooks accident might possibly
have been avoided if great caution
had been used.
Another terrible accident occurred
when a car skidded off the Twenty
second street bridge and fell to thee
brick pavement 80 feet below, wreck =
ing the car and hurting it's passen-
gers, one of whom died.
saw both of the cars in these
wrecks mentioned above at a garage.
They were both badly wrecked.
L also saw another car which had,
been wrecked. Driving too fast
around a curve caused this.
While drivers of automobiles should
be careful at all times, those who
walk should also be careful and stop.
look and listen for automobiles and
street cars before crossing the street.
Always be ready to help children,
crippled people or older people. They
will appreciate it.
Now. Mr.. Auto Drivers and those
who walk, let's all be careful and see
how safe city we can make our
Birmingham. Your little warner.
MARJORIE CONNELL
Lakeview School, VI Sr. Ago II
II. Snow you be careful and see
our snfe city. Now you be careless
and see our jail.
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The Exchange Corner

balls and three books that I will ex-
change for a football. For quick ex-
change. James Vance. 2512 9Th ave,
north, Birmingham.
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ent to church they had to take thei
uns with them to keep the Indian
nd wild animals away.
ANNIE ID. THORNTON
On a bitterly cold day the shi
ayflower came sailing in Piymout
arbor A band of Pilgrims were o
. There were 20 people here b,
,me wild Indians. There were will
N, al tnn !
ANNE d. THORNTON

CHRISTINE ELLIOTT
Once upon time there was a band
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/ have ball and bat that I will
exchange for a chicken. A big chick
en- is the kind l want. John Cain, 1928
7th ave, N, Birmingham. s94
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-21
YALE ACCEPTS LIBRARY

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Nov. 2l-
Acceptance by the Yale Corporation
Of the gift Of library Of Argentine
literature. places within the Univer-
sity the largest and best selected coll
lection Of South American literary
works in the United States. The don
or Of the library. which has just been
installed. was Carlos Alfredo Torn
auist Of Buenos Aires. II numbers
500 volumes. The presentation was
made By Enrique Gil, a member OF
the Argentine Bar, who has offices
In New York City. 1t had been
arranged that Thomas Le-Breton, the
Argentine ambassador TO the United
State, should be present when the
library was formally turned over to
the Corporation but at the last NOM
ent he was unable to come and Senor
Gil. friend Of both Mr.. Tornquist
and Ambassador Le-Breton, attend
ed the Corporation meeting.
The library contains specially
bound volumes on history, law, let
ters, oratory and sociological sub
jects Mr.. Tornquist il a professor in
the University Of Buenos Aires, and
long had had admiration for Yale
University.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-21
new CLUB CARS ON
GULF COAST LINES
HOUSTON-TAMP RUN

Further improvement in the Houston
Tampico passenger service. via Browns
vile. over the Gulf Coast Lines. was an
nounced today Nv City Ticket Agent &.
r. Hawkes.. I'm the Inauguration - a cinh
car to Ne operated ON every Houston
Tampico train.
The Pullman company Is furnishing n
total of seven of these club cars for the
new service. the first ~ them having pas
sed through Brownsville today en- route
% Tampico.
The car is really combination baggage
and club car. the forward part of II beine
uscd for haggage purposes. Otherwis"
the car IL ~ Pullman well known club
car type The car i equipped with kitch-
on and has a ca~acify 70 serve sixteen
dining parons When not IN use In fhn
meal hours the club car may re nscd ~
passengers az loslnging and smoking ear
The dining service 81 the car Is avail.
able 10 All passengers nn the Brownsville.
Houston run. but Il intended especin'ly
for the use of natrons on the line from
Mafamoros In Monterrey and Tamrico
With the new service the Matamoros.
Monterrey branch 81 the Afexican Safiar-
nj Lines puts On "nirs- as a first clrss
train for n now carries two Frllmans
for Tampieo ard one for Afexico City.
and also the club cara total ~ four
Pullman ears hesides IFS own first AMI
second class equipment
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-21
MERCEDES WATER
DISTRICT PLAN IS
DEFEATED BY VOTE

The election held IN the Mercedes dis-
trict On Saturday ~ pass On thc qmes-
tioE - organizing n water improvement
district was defeated. according a. re-
turns received at Mcrcrics The project
contemplated the ownership IS the com
munity of all tho canals and pumping
plants ~ the American i.nni 4 Irriga
tion TO. which ~ watering approximately
$1,000 acres ~ land.
The vote AZ the Mercedes hox was -
for and - against and at Wcslacc II
was 81 for AMI 30 against
II was reported at Mercedes today
mat plans are already underway tn hold
another election FOR the same pur.usc ID
ninety days.