Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 35, 22 December 1917 — Page 18

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TIllJ CHRISTMAS FROLIC Jack Frosc rubbed bis eyes and Jal wp. "Who called me?" he asked little Irritably, for though Jack rrost 's known the world over as leing'a jolly little creature, to be isturbed In the midst of a pleasnf.dre'am, did not exactly suit his resent mood. "Who called me?" he asked still pore. irritably, and a little louder. Then a merry laugh rang in his ars, and he Baw standing in the oorway of his room, his sister, now, "Why Jack Frost, what are ou doing in bed yet? Don't you now that all of your other brotiirs and sisters are up, and nearly cady for the frolic, for of all times 1 the year you must be prompt for Ills s Christmas Eve!" "Christmas Eve!" echoed Jack Tost, .why it was December, l'ifpenth when I quit work and came p; bed after a strenuous night's laoi. 1 certainly haven't been Bleepig that long. Snow, you are surey. mistaken." 1 Certainly am not," and Snow aughed merrily, rustling her soft uffy, white robes, in a way which nve Jack Frost his final assurance, bd sent him hopping out of bed h search of hig paints. Snow followed him about, talking tie while, "Wind awakened us first ith one of his long harsh shrieks bd the news that it was Christmas ve and we must be up and about m? business. We supposed you ere up long ago, but when you Hdn't come, I thought I had bet;r see what delayed you as we ere nearly ready to start. Be uick, the blast for gathering is bunding!" Jack Frose hurriedly finished butpning his silver suit, pulled his ystal colored cap over his ears, hd started with a whoop down the bng hall of the Winter Palace with now at his heels. They soon reached the room here the little company was gathred. Jack Frost hurriedly count1 thera over yes there were the Lhe'r six beside himself which the inter months required. . Snow, who was known elsewhere b Queen of Winter, arose and poke' in her soft gentle voice. ?We, Cloud, Wind, Cold, Jack rps't, Ice and Snow, are now ready ) tftart to the Christmas Frolic. We ?rct leaving Sleet behind, but the attn People will have a happier hrlstmas without her. There will fe other times, too, when she will Je permitted to go to a frolic, and e.will not. However, Cloud has bnsented to hide her among her pbes, and she will be permitted to atch it. though she takes no part tilt. Let the blast now sound b starting." ' Wind then gave a long, loud, hjstle and the Winter Fairies fairjumbled out of the room in their aste to' get to the Frolic. ' At the Ige of the Winter Country they tused. Snow understood the cause 'jthe pause and Immediately gave rders: "Wind must go first, and ii.t jT1AVi'" f1rt oVinll thon frtllrvu pd next myself with Ice and Jack The earth was covered with darkms when Wind gave a bound out hthe Winter Country and began uffing out his rosk cheeks in his ttempt towards making the deso;te Earth seem wintry. Cloud ext can?e, spreading her gray mane over all the earth, and Sleet liddled down in Its soft folds waitg eagerly for whatever came next. Cold Soon came, his long nose BUHually jed and he himself chatring and shivering until he was kdiating cold air all over the earth. Snow was next to follow, with a Wht spring she bounded down here Cloud was resting on Wind s Veath which held her high above Ve earth. Behind Snow came Ice fid Jack Frost. With a quick dive ey reached the earth, and after krning several handsprings they ere ready to do their part towards real Christmas Frolic. Ice danced off to turn the rain the day before Into ponds of ice, nd make silver icicles along the des of houses where the rain had sen dripping. "My, what a dreary old world Is was until we came, but it will ion be as beautiful as our Winter Mace,'' and Jack Frost turned an ther handspring and picked up his Wnts preparatory to beginning his brk. First he came to a bouse Wse window panes he covered ath silver pictures with startling loidlty. Then looking through an ther window he caught sight of a oud of plants whose owner was

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through the' whiter. With a merry laugh the little spirit nipped their tempting blossoms, and danced on to do some other mischief. To his surprise he saw" Ice enter the same house. Ice winked at Jack Frost ami darting towards a bowl of w ater which had been carelessly l?ft in an exposed place,' he froze the water and then crack! crack! clatter! the bowl and its contents lay scattered about on the floor. At this both naughty elves laughed a great deal. "It will teach people not to be so careless and forgetful, even if it does cost them their flower plants and bowls and things," said Ice a little more soberly. "GGod-bye, the night Is nearly done," and Ice hurried off to do more mischief. Just then they heard Wind calling loudly, "Let's give the Earth People a grand old Christmas a real blizzard. Snow shake your clothes as hard as you can, Cloud turn your grayest lining toward the earth, and the rest of you do all that is in your power." Having said this, he sent a long, terrible, whistle through the cold air which awoke the Earth People to the fact that they were having a real Christmas and not the wreary, rainy, one they had expected. Snow hurled snow flakes swiftly down from above, while Cloud turned her grayest lined robes to the earth, and Cold went about with Ice and Jack Frost, the three of them nipping and freezing everything they came in contact with. By morning the rainy, foggy world had changed to a fairyland at the magic touch of Jack Frost and Snow. The air sparkled like diamonds at the breath of Cold, and frozen ponds and icicles gave proof that Ice had been lurking around laying an icy' finger here and there. Jack Frost had gorgeausly decorated .window panes in palms and flowers and grassy hillsides, while frozen plants showed sad signs of the destruction he had wrought. ; When Bobby Huntington and his two cousins, Tommy and Billy, awoke at half past four in the morning "to see what Santa Claus had brought,'' even the thoughts of their wonderful Christmas presents were taken away for a moment when they beheld the, wonderful and wholly unexpected scene, c "Whee!" gasped Billy, who was the first discoverer," look at that fellers. It must be a mile deep!" "Say, boys," exclaimed Bobby, "if we only had some sleds, now, wouldn't we have a time?" "How do you know but what we have got some?" questioned Tommy, coming to himself once more, "I bet I can beat you both downstairs." "No." said Bobby with a longing look on his face," we must be real quiet, 'cause we don't want our folks to hear us and make us go back to bed." .So, although they were "fairly itching," as Billy expressed it, to go running noisily down the stair case, they were forced to go on tiptoe, while much conversation was carried on In stage whispers as to the slza and color of the long dreamed-of sleds. At last, however, their impatient journey was at an end, the electric lights switched on,. and the Christmas tree In all its glory was beheld before their enraptured eyes, and underneath, three big red sleds! It was with much difficulty they suppressed three joyful yells, as each sprang toward his own particular sled. There were many other presents to be examined and exclaimed over, and they were just emptying their stockings which contained candy and nuts, when Bobby'a mother appeared on the scene. "Children, what In the world are you doing up this time of night? The neighbors will think we have trapped a thief by the commotion you are making." 'Why mother, we thought we were being so quiet," said Bobby innocently, "we were just looking

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at all, it must be about five o'clock in the morning." "Well, no matter what you were doing, jou , shouldn't have gotten up at this. time. Now come right back to bed. The house is so cold you'll all catch colds." So it was, that three very unwilling boys were again restored to their beds and spent nearly an hour discussing their presents and the sudden but happy change ot weather. At last, however, they dozed off, to dicanr they had gone to live in the Winter Country and had as everyday playmates, the Winter Fairies, who had secretly ; been watching the boys since they awoke. They had been so pleased at .the many compliments and praises the boys had given them, that they had decided as a reward to give them some happy dreams of the joy of the Winter Country. So while the boys slept on, the Winter Fairies returned to their country to leave the Earth People to enjoy one of the loveliest Christmasses they had ever given them Kena Manning, Economy. " The Christmas Fairy Once in a big town there lived a little Boy and girl. They were very poor and had no parents. The boy sold papers and cleaned store windows. They lived in a tent in the wood. The boy would buy the food and the girl would cook it. One day when she was all alone and Christmas was near, there came an old man who was hungry and thirsty. The girl took him into the tent and gave him something to eat and drink. The man said, "What do you wish? You may have five wishes." When the boy came home they wished for a father and mother, riches, and that they could have anything they wanted. Their wishes came " true on Chrismas and they lived happily ever after. Clarence Leaman, Columbia City. THE FOOD SLACKER There are other slackers besides the men who do not join the army. There are. the food wasters. You can be patriotic besides Joining the army or navy, you can be patriotic by saving food and seeing that others save food. Saving food means to save the food that our soldiers need, which are wheat and sugar and meat. We can use corn bread, buckwheat bread and other bread that has no wheat flour. By saving sugar we can stop eating cand, we can use molasses and syrups in sugar's place. We can not do entirely without meat, but we can help Uncle Sam by having meatless days. By saving food we are helping the soldiers win this war. We can only win if every man, woman and child do their bit like the other allied countries. HERMAN TIETZ.

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CAMP FIRE GIRLS LEAD THE BLIND Residents of Ampere and East Orange, New Jersey, have become much interested in the little procession of Camp Fire Girls and Boy. Scouts who are seen every morning and evening leading the sightless workers of the Double Duty Firger Guild to and from their workroom. The voluntary assistance of the boy and girls has solved the last problem in connection with Uio Guild, which was recently founded by Dr. Schuyler S. Wheeler to teach the sightless to earn their own living winding coils for motor and dynamos. Dr. Wheeler, who is president and one of the founders of the Crocker-Wheeler Company, manufacturers of electrical motors and machinery at Ampere, started the Guild in order to perfect a now occupation for the many war-blind. Now there are more than two score men and women, all totally blind, who have attained financial independence through their work in the Guild winding room. Every coil they wind is used in the regular process of manufacture in the Crocker-Wheeler plant, where there are more than 250 "sighted" workers engaged in the same occupation. Allied governments have investigated the work and it Is a qii"s tion of but a very short time before their sightless soldiers will be taught how to earn their livings in this practically inexhaustible feild, where many millions of coils are used every year. The Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts deserve great credit for their part in the success of the Guild. They are giving their time solely through their desire to "give service," just as Dr. Wheeler founded the Guild to help the heroes who have given their eyes for Liberty. The heartfelt thanks of the blind men and women are the only reward the Girls and Scouts receive and they seem more than satisfied. There are several hundred thousand Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts in the United States, and as the war progresses there will be many more blind. There can be no doubt that these organizations will carry on this truly patriotic and humane work. gLory be to god on high Christmas! What sweet memories are connected with this, the blessed day of days! The sweet sound of Christmas chimes, the glow of peace, joy and love on happy faces; the merry salutations, all these have a place in our Christmas festival. But after all, they are meaningless if we have not found the real source of Christmas joys. ' It is to the Christ Child that we turn, as to the centre of our happiness. Dorethy Williams, Saint Mary's School.

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The editor will try to answer questions readers of the Junior submit to her. She will not promise to answer fill of them. The questions will be answered in rotation, so do not expect the UK-wcr to bo printed in the same week in which you send it in. QUERY CORNER Dear Aunt Molly: Why do you know the answers to all the questions the children ask you? Alice Overdeer. Dear Alice: Of course I am old and very wise, but I also have a Woild's Ahuanac and a set of Encyclopedia up here. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: Will you please put your picture in the paper? Birt.io Outcnt, Ruth Billy. Dear Girls: I can't put my picture in the paper but why don't you call at the Junior office and see me? Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: When we write letters why do we always begin with "dear"? Mary Jane Eisaman. Dear Mary Jane: It is just an old custom. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: When is a tall man a little short? Earl Smith. Dear Earl: I suspect it is when he is short of money. Ed. Dear A unt Holly: If only people with lots hair, why positions work are Entrekin. of gray matter have long is it that most men with that require a lot of brain bald headed? Randall Dear R andall: They have probably lost all their hair through wor rying over business matters. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: Why do we get sick? Loretta Armel. Dear Loretta: We let our bodies get in a weakened condition. The germs attack our bodies and when we are weak of course the little germs get into our bodies and make us sick. Ed. EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boys and Girls. These Ads Cost You Nothing; Send in Your "Want6" to The Palladium Junior. WANTED An empty shed or part of a barn to keep our treek cart. Boy Scouts, Troop 2. WANTED Any little balls of yarn or any old knitted sweaters or shawls; to be used in making six inch squares for soldier comforts. Baxter school Children. FOR SALE Boys' and girls' bicycles, best grades. Prices reasonable. Sold by Luther A. Dines, agent, Hagerstown, Ind. I am a boy eleven years old. WANTED All children whose mothers and fathers go to night echool to come up into room 25. Games are played and children's Red Cross work is done. Everyone has a good time. FOUND A boy's white handkerchief. Owner will recover lost property by calling at the Junior office. FOR SALE Hand car. Irish Mail. Call 501 N. 18th St. FOUND A door key, Saturday, Dec. 8, 1917. Owner may have it by calling at J. W. Torbeck, 302 S .9 St., City. LOST T tiger kitten, brown striped. If found please return to So. West A street or phone 4813. WANT tthe-N,F;te eta taa WANTED Black and white Banty hen. Notify John W. Torbeck. 302 S. 9 St., City. FOR SALE Two pairs of registered Belgian Hares, from Chief Red Oak. Holmes Park, Missouri Harold Hanson. FOR SALE Childs fine hand-made sleigh and white buffalo robe. Cost fifty dollars when new. Can be seen at 602 N. 20th St. Harold Hanson.