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The Owosso times., 1922-01-27
Mildred Investigated the Pantry.

I know that's tough luck when there's
so many pretty girls abOut-all
aboard :"
The good launch Fairy Queen puffed
her way out of the harbOr and off to-
ward the long beach in the outer bay.
Beyond Long Beach was their goal
for the days outing. Little Gulf is
land-yOung Mrs. Fay was chaperon-
ing them, and the picnic baskets would
furnish refreshment after the bathing.
Mildred Fame, the girl from Goshen,
sat beside Peter Bancroft, and because
Peter was so busy watching the skiff
full of baskets that he could not talk
to her she had rather a dull time the
other young people all knew each 9th.
er so well and were so merry over
their own interesting affairs that Mil
dred wondered IL she had not made
a mistake in coming. But Adele had
insisted and Mildred had so lOnged
for the days fun.
After Ben Hampton had landed
them at the island and his boat had
chugged away, not to return until sun
down, the picnlckers scattered along
the beach. They did not have to gath
er driftwOod for fire, for they had
brought thermos bottles and cooked
foods in abundance? SO they missed
half the fun of q beach picnic.
II was Mildred Fane's eyes that dis
covered the loss of the lunch baskets.
"Where are the baskets?" she asked
the other ten as they tripped down the
beach toward the water, clad in bath
ing garments dOnned in the shelter of
some weather-beaten bath houses.
"Where have they gone, Mr.. Ban
croft?"
"Why-f put them right there" con
fessed Peter. guiltily, pointing to n
spot entirely covered by the rising
tide.
Dismal shrieks rose from the girls,
while the men breathed deep accom-.
paniment OF wrath.
"Look!' cried Mrs. Fray, with q
tragic gesture.
The Owosso times., 1922-01-27
The Girl From
Goshen
BY CLARISSA MACKIE.
1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

g. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Peter Bancroft surveyed the little
party with critical blue eyes, and ut
last his gOOd-humored face crinkled
into wide smile.
| "SOne bunch-didn't any of them
know this was picnic-a boating
party that might turn into water
fete at any moment if any one should
rock the boat. Why, those girls are
dolled UP for shindy!" No one
| listened to Peters mutterings and he
| grumbled still more as one girl used a
| lipstick and another dredged her pret-
| ty nose with powder. Goodnight ~
sighed the practical young man. Don't
| they want the sunshine and fresh air
to get at their skins? There's one,
however-the little girl from Goshen
she's got sense!"
The pretty girls and the stalwart
young men gathered on the pier wait
ing for Ben Hampton and his motor
boat had not paid much attention to
the girl from Goshen, who was the
country cousin of Adele Parks, the lip
stick girl. Adele was rather ashamed
of Mildred Moore, who wore wool
skirt and white MILDLY blouse and
rubber-soled canvas shoes.
"She looks fright" thought Adele
as she teetered about on her French
heeled pumps-"those lsle-thread
stockings are cheap looking and there
isn't a speck of powder on her face
freckles on her nose-mercy, what will
the girls think of herT The girls
probably thought as did pretty Adele
that the demure girl with the rosy
complexion and the pOwdering of
golden freckles across her charming
nose and the vivid red lips of perfect
health was fright, while they, attired
in expensive silk sport clothes, spent
stray moments in renewing their hid
den compilations.
Everybody readyT sang out Ben
Hampton as his boat shot up to the
pier; 'got all the lunch baskets,
sweaters, cameras, etcetera, and so
forth? Pile in-trim ship there-yOu
can't all sit on one side, even il 'tis
more sOclable! Ne room for lunch
baskets, eh? Put 'em in the skiff
astern and I'll trail it; you, young
feller, meaning Mr.. Bancroft, jest sit
there and keep your eye on the skiff-
The Owosso times., 1922-01-27

They looked-and saw the six bas-
kets bobbing away rapidly; once they
thought the tide would return them
on the crest OF q wave, but, alas, the
baskets were lost i'm smother of foam
and went manfully to the bottom to
astonish the fishes.
"Every-last-oue- said Pc
ter In a hollow tone.
Adele turned pretty face toward
him. her dark eyes flashing angrily.
peter Bancroft, hope you'll starve
to DEATH" she sputtered.
They all laughed then and Peter
apologized, but apologies wouldn't
feed eleven hungry people for "kind
words butter no parsnips," as the old
saying goes.
I'VE might forget it all, until Ben
comes for us and then we will all dine
heartily, of course-at the hotel"
remarked Lorimer, who was longing
for swim. ut isn't much OF hard
ship to skip meal now and then"
"Who ever heard of picnic with
out food?" asked one Of the girls
mournfully.
LET us make this the first one" he
was adding, when Mildred stepped for
ward, blushing warmly under the fire
Of ten pairs of eyes.
"Wait moment, please; my cousin,
Gregory Brown, has a cabin i'm the
pines back here, he and his friends
come and camp for days at a time.
and there is usually a good supply Of
food-some canned things-and l be-
lieve he would not care If we entered
and helped ourselves"
"Fine!" they all agreed, and for
getting the swim they followed Mil
dred to the cabin in the pines. Peter
forced a window and entered. opening
door for their entrance into cozy
interior. Mildred Investigated the
pantry.
"Plenty Of salt Goldfish, potatoes.
-four, lard, sugar, coffee, some butter
eggs, but doubtful! Timed milk,
and fruit and vegetables. Call for
volunteers in the kitchen!" She sur
veyed the crestfallen face Of the girls
with merry eyes.
John LOrimer eagerly volunteered
and Adele reluctantly followed his ex-
ample. The others deserted shame
lessly for the water. Adele watched
her cousin so thoroughly at home in
an atmosphere Of domesticity. 1t was
Adele who stood awkwardly by while
Mildred managed the blue-fiame oil
stove with practiced hand; she
deftly tossed biscuits together and put
from Goshen who made pie from
dried peaches with lattice-work top
crust, even baking 'pie-crust-patty"
for John Lorimer. "My mother used
to do 1t that way" he kept saying
until envious Adele flung out of the
house and forgot her troubles in the
fresh salt bath.
Those hours of intimacy as they
prepared the delicious meal Of creamed
Goldfish and potatoes, fluffy biscuit,
pickles, pie and coffee, were worth
days of casual social intercourse to
Mildred and grave John Lorimer He
unbent from his dignity and pared po-
tatoes and humbly waited upon her;
then, when the meal was over he de-
livered the clearing up into the hands
of the well-fed, happy picnickers, while
he and Mildred walked to the point
and took a well-earned rest on the
cool sands.
"And that" said Adele tragically, as
she dressed for Mldred's wedding, sis
the way / lost John Lorimer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
ClTY'S WORKSHOPS

If today at dusk you could stand on the top of Red mountain and watch the lights come on all over Greater Birmingham" there would come to Eou strange feeling of wonder. excitement and pride.
 Just as far, as the eye can see, lights flash from factories, stores. of flee buildings and homes. Here, there and everywhere are the smoke stacks of furnaces, foundries. and rolling mills-furnaces where pig iron is made; manufacturing plants of every kind, and an endless mass of tion, gives you a vague idea of the city's "big worshops.'
 While you stand there fiery red light appears in the sky above the city. One of the many furnaces Is making a run" that means that q great stream of red hot iron is pour ing from a tremendous vat down into a huge trough and then into smaller ditches that carry 1t in every direc- tion. The iron. the coal and lime stone used in making this pig iron all come from the hillsides that sur round Birmingham.
 The steel plants of Birmingham played an important part in the war with Germany. The demand for steel rails. steel cars. motor trucks. steel camp equipments and various muni- tions of war, taxed the steel plants to their limit.
 When the United States Steel Cor poration took over the plant of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Ensley, they spent sS2, 000000 for improvements. A few months later s11.000. 900 was spent in enlarging the plant so that the gov ernment orders could be filled more rapidly.
 And that is just one of the plants that worked directly or indirectly for the government during the war.
 Tn 1915, before the war was de. clared, the annual output of steel in this district was 715.S45 tons: that of iron was more than 1000. 900 tons while that of coal was more than 15,- 900, 900 tons.
 Greater Birmingham is 20 miles long, six miles wide, and has a popu- lation of more than 100000.
 MYRTLE HOWE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
The Exchange Corner

of Plainville, Ga. who has the dog for sale, says about it:
 T noti-ed your ad in the paper for a collie. I have one. She iF six months old and is very smart to have had as little training as she hasa She is splendid watch Jog around fthe house and will dri' calves back iSQto the pasture when they crawl rough the fence. She has lot of senstS. Her name IS Queen. I s5'll sell herr for $-5. Let me hear from you at once as other parties are wanting her."
 I have a mule I would like to ex- change for bicycle. He is old but he can still pull blow. The reason I want to swap him is that 1 have moved into town from the country and haven't ever a garden to p Let me hear at once. Fred Sawyer car Aunt Ann. Age-Herald.
 Canoe Sought
 I want to swap a single barrel shot gun for a canoe. Any make will do just so l. is in good cond ton. Cliff forG Srelley, care Aunt Ann. Age Herald
 Violin Wanted
 nave Nictioid Wouiu llhe 10 swap for violin. The Victrola is in good condition but has been used about two years My reason for want inG to exchange is that I am taking , violin lessons and want a good vio- lin. rank Wade. care Aunt Ann. e-Herald
 Wants Rooster
 To swap. a globe with six gold fish for a rooster. I would like to have Rhode Isla. d Red. Nan Simmons. care Aunt Ann, Age Herald
 old Cow
 Old COW for sale or to swap. State what you want to exchange and the condition of the same lease let m- hear mme1iately. Ali moving away and must get rid of the cow. James Dunaway, care iunt Ann, Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

UkcIele
 I have a good ukelele I will sell or exchange for something of equal value. Please let me hear immedi- ately. Address Mary Borden Ball, Powhatan..
 This is little worth while ex- change which Louise Hardiman = Madison, would like to make T h we some nice slips of red and buff chryss nthemums. Would be glad 10 mail these to anyone in ex- change for cuttings of ho SC plants. especially geraniums and ferns.f Maze this exchange with her.
 A Book
 riA herine Stricken of Reform. han som ebooks she would like to swap.
 Will you please tell me where l could exchange a book by the name of Mary Marie" for -ome other good book write. by Eleanor ri. Porter? This book Is new, so I would like to get, in exchange. one that is in good condition"
 Write to her and make this ex- change.
 Wants skates
 I would like to exchange good story book for a pair of skates. The name of this book is 'Anderson's Fairy Tales" tt has 256 pages in it. Address Ruby Guttery. Carbon Hill.
 Collie to Sell
 Louise Coston has been supplied with the collie Go. for which s'e ad- vertised while ago, bit if anyone else wants collie he or she can get one for s15. Here's what Will Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
The Children's Letter Box

And rabbits sitting on the blaak board with a pot of flswers. And ribbon around their neck \ l am years old. My birthday will be in June
 The reason we have these things is because 1t is nearly Easter My father takes the Birmingham Age-Herald and would like to see my name in your paper. I am, Your friend.
 RUBY M'AuLEY. Uniontown.
 Gear Aunt Ann: l am answering q puzzle that was in the paper. l am also joining the Fresh Air club
 These are the answers I got States--IInited States, Argentira Japan, France.
 Mountains-Alps, Andes.
 Capitols Washington. Buenos Aires. Tokyo. Paris.
 Rivers-Amazon, Mississippi WALLACE NJ. yIcKERs, Age II. Thorsby.
 My Dear Aunt Ann: This is the first time I have written to you. Wrote once to another paper 1 am sending in a poem and hope it will be accepted.
 I am 10 years old and am in the high fifth grade at Lakeview school. My teachers name Is Miss Luther. 1 am crazy about her Please excuse my writing in pencil. Yours sincerely,
 MARY CONNELL OBEAR.  Dear Aunt Ann: This is the second time I have written to you. I would like to see my letter in print. Father takes The Age Herald every day and I sure do like it fine I am sending you a story I wrote myself.
 Aunt Ann do you want some tin foil? If you do I will send you some next tina I write to you. Our school has been closed long time.
 Will close hoping you had a fine Easter. With love. your friend.
 DAISY VINGHAM. Andalusia.
 Glad to have the tin foil. Aunt Ann has received nice big lot from Mar jorie Eatman nt Bellamy. That will help the little sick children.
 AUNT ANN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
Peter and the
 Enchanted House

Once upon a time. in little vil- iase, lived poor boy, whose name was Peter. He was very good to his mother.
 One day, as he was walking down the road, he saw a sign. He stopped to read 1t. and 1t read as follows: 'Whosoever lives in the enchanted house for three days can have my daughter and half of my kingdom Signed) His Majesty the King" When Peter read this he ran home and told his mother about it. Moth er,' he said, "I am going to live in the enchanted house for three days The next day he said good-by to his mother and went to the king When the king saw him he laughed and said: Are you going to try to win my daughter? Well, 1 wish you luck"
 Peter was taken to the gates of the enchanted house Here the guards left him. Many men had gone in the enchanted house, but none had come out, When Peter went into the house he saw a man dressed in red, trimmed with silver. The red man looked at Peter and said. T suppose you came here to poster me,
 No, sir" said Peter. T have just come to live here for three days and two nights"
 All right" said the red man. You can stay here if you will cut off my right hand" Peter took the knife and cut off his right hand. /
 Then the red man said: Gut off my left hand now" Peter cut his left hand off.
 Now. cut off my head, Peter cut his head off. Peter thought the red man was dead now. but what do you think happened? Why, the red man F hanged to a beautiful prince. The Fince set a table and they had a
 reat feast which lasted for three Jays and two nights.
 After the three days and two nights were up Peter went to the king and got the half of his king dom and the princess. He went to his mother and he. his mother and the princess lived in the enchanted house.
 Soon the king died and they be- came king and queen of that coun- try.--Anna Murray Gage 13).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

tion, and we knew just how to work for it. My Sunday school teacher is cur leader or chaperon, and all of the Scouts are crazy about her. Am sure we couldn't have gotten any better. The boys are going to organize the Boy Scouts In the near future.
 The Eastern Star and Mason or ders are doing a great work, too. Without them. we couldn't prosper as well.
 Our playground is enjoyed from the youngest to the oldest. My music teacher Mrs. l.. Hayley is the origi- nator and sole leader of the play ground spirit. Among many of the interesting things are swings, slides, tennis court and a circle swing. Shade trees have been planted Not long ago we had Japanese festival and if you had seen all of the lam terms hanging up and arranged so beautifully you would have thought there were not any left on the mar ket, We have part of the modern conveniences, consisting of electric light and water. At present there is steam heat in the business houses only. Love,
 MIRA COURINGTON. America, Ala. Dear Aunt Ann:
 l am sendin gsome riddles for the cousins to solve. l am sending the answers to the riddles, but I do not want you to print the answers in the page.
 When is pie poet?
 Why is "A" like honeysuckle?
 Why are potatoes and corn like sinners of old?
 Give my love to the cousins.
 Sincerely yours.
 ROSEMARY HARRIS. ' Livingston.
 Dear Aunt Ann:
 I am in the third grade.
 I am going to tell you about my room.
 My teachers name is Miss Sarah Calhoun.
 Aunt Ann, you ought to see our room. It is the prettiest thing you ever have seen.
 We have chicekns and rabbits on the window and chickens pulling carts with Easter egsg in the cart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

peas pc peasp And peas quickly nd party given the other day by the Mother Goose club of the Federation Womens Clubs. Want to know the names of these butterfly flowers? Look sharp and pick them out,l to There Little Misses Agnes Mary Packer Prewit Ruth Holloway blossoms aurng, dazzling, ed spring flowers
 GREW QUICKLY How
  acty like Jacks fine beanst Course everybody apped apped howl they could and how tall all the me The play which they took called Mry Mary being June Shape and the gardener, Griffin Henderson The kdde pupils put on at the charming Blue Triangle most beautif iful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
America, Ala.

America, Ala. Dear Aunt Ann:
 As I have been writing on things away off. l am going to write on my little home town this time It got it's name from MT. A. B. Aldridge operator
 The population is not more than 600.
 The people here are wide awake, and are always doing things to climb upward.
 We have the only 100 per cent, third rank Sunday school in the county
 One night every week the adult class meets To study and learn more about the coming Sundays lesson. This has created about 100 per cent more interest in that class. My class has about 2S on roll and aways has an attendance of about 20.
 The girls have the Scout organiza-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

said the teacher, .what will dozen cOstf"
 Willie hesitated, then gave it up. ''Wcll, do you suppose you could do the sum if we were to play at keeping shopf"
 Willie thought that he could and consented to enter the make-believe market md address the shopman.
 Have you any good bananas to- dayf'
 "SOme fine ones at three cents apiece," was the reply.
 "I'll tnke dozen, if you please,o said Willie, digging into his pocket for imaginary cash. ..And how much'll that befv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
THAT WAS
 MYRA'S STORY

A story written by Myra Couring-
 ton, "The Adventures of an Honest Girl" was printed, but because she failed to sign her name to the story she did not receive proper credit. Those who read the story please take note that Myra Courngton was the
 author. She is one of our very fin- est Juniors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

who didn't actually finger some little girls culrs during the morning.
 Course the kiddies, being on ex hibition, were dressed to kill, and some of the mstrutted so you'd have thought they were at a baby show. They showed off their dresses in way to make a style model jealous. They were costumed as you can, imagine, in every conceivable color.
 The Woodlawn Methodist church boasts of a cradle roll of 325 kiddies. This is said to be the largest in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
She Sends Fine
 Puzzle to You

Dear Aunt Ann; This is the third time to write you. I sure do enjoy reading the junior page. I am send ing a puzzle and hope to see 1t on the junior page. Your new friend,
 RUTHIE GEETERS Remlap.
 The puzzle I am sending are states and capitals, the letters being mixed up:
 Monanat Anehel Gnimoyw Enneyech Ontghnisaw Paimylo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

These little advertisements are free. If you want to get any cer- tain thing. want to buy anything, or exchange any article, address your ads to Aunt Ann, care of Age-Herald. Be sure to give your telephone number, if you have one. and your address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
Talk Birmingham

This School ming to nd lldren Or to only lust  of ~ What funny language I That's the heard today If to that
 
 click, an wha do theys way?
 
 ike ike the town For the sake of city, him down,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

sister Ann and little Mary-who made every sort of gesture through the atmosphere and every sort or pleasing noise-that that they might get themselves noticed by the lovely throng of little bitty fellers.
 How those babies were hugged and loved and followed aroundl
 The contagion of having good time with the little chaps spread until there was hardly any one of the whole 953 persons who didn't demand or get the pat of a dimpled hand or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
To Correspondents

Dear Pete Beason: sure thank you for your bungalow house puzzle, but as the artist cannot reproduce it, it will be impossible to use. So sorry. Send us puzzle that you are sure can be used. won't you?-or a poem. or good boy story.-Aunt Ann.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
GBY MIcNON HALL O
,I<t1E

Tot Tim had been watching anxiousy dreay the behind little
 hours sitting topped store, fnlI It+Jab
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

Hello therew You beautiful doll" "Cunnin' title singi" 70 baby look at me-
 General Chorus This was the beseeching heard from papa. mama. big sister, older brother,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

junior page the newspaper All asked to contribute
 of ceptabe paper give nane all mail Age-Herald. Wednesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

One hundred twenty-five babies were present at the hour of 9:3o.
 They were ranged right down the center of the auditorium and filled just about half of the house.
 "OO-OO!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

south. Mrs. Manlkin is in charge of the bunch.
 More If Weather Good
 If the weather Saturday hadn't been so bad. and Sunday os awfully chill to bring babies out, we would have had 300 present" J. E. Johnson. assistant superintendent of the Sum- day school related. we would si- most have had to assemble them on the Ia wifi all of our babies had been present"
 The toddlers who came were enter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-12

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losses of their experience in any
season in 20 years. and that the an
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company seems TO maintain a strong
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specializes in a very attractive fire.
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Company Wen Managed.
For the past 90 years Mr.. Andrew
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presidency OF the company, William
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Kirkley rs secretary and +. p. Hen
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rectorate scattered over the various
townships. consisting OF Byron Smith
OF Union Twp. Frank Bowen, OF
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