The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
Evening Chat

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An immense turkey hangs outside
one Of the stores on Main street and
tempts passersby. Wonder how
strong Is the rope which holds the
bird and Just how far fellow could
get-the thing must weigh an awful
lot-would probably be pretty heavy.
ON the whole about the safest thing
WIN be the small, plump chicken
etrutting around in the backyard full
Of q fatal belief that safety at Thanks
giving time lies In preference folks
have for turkey. But this year with
turkey thirty.fiye cents a pound and
turkey mostly bone until the ten
pound mark has been reached, many
lat deluded chickens will go the way
pf the Ratchet. Might as well eat
chicken anyway for the only way she
can be persuaded to lay satisfactorily
"a ON the platter-and eggs are sixty
tents q dozen.
Cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving
viii be mostly in the imagination un.
less sugar has been stored away in
some family. A good many OF the
stores are having this experience
Got any cranberries?" Answer
Eyes, indeeG-scine fine ones--how
many. Customer: Got any su.
gar:" Answer: Move are not"
well, then, no cranberries for me-
why they take ton OF sugar."
Tho policeman who guards the chill.
iTen ut the Miller Sclcoi as they go
and come has become very popular
with the children. One little girl said
70 her mother-."Why. mother-all
the children Just love him--he makes
fresh chalk marks every day just
where We have to walk and the other
day little boy ran out OF the line
and into the street and the police
man caught him quick and scolded
him. He watches so carefully and he
keeps candy in his pocket too-lots
or the children talk to him--he al
ways has little children around him.
/ don't know what We would do with
out him"
Pray, II at Christmas you would send
A. gift to this, your good. old friend,
Now won't you please, fore once, my
dear.
NJust write, instead, word Of cheer?
Then give the money saved that way.
To Red Cross or Y. NJ. c. A.
And let our boys in khaki clad
Receive the gift might have had.
Yes. I will do 1.-THE same to you"
That am asking you to do.
Because our country needs support
In ways and means Of every sort.
Now let us try on Christmas day,
To make sad hearts around us, gay,
And thus, by helping those in need,
Well have "Merry Day." indeed!
Amy Rogers Rice.
The above verse was written by
Miss Amy Rogers Rice, piano instruc.
tor at the Normal school for the Nor.
NAL Bulletin. The verse has been
printed on neat little postal cards and
are being sold by Miss Rice. The
cards have only been on sale for a
few days and already the sale has
exceeded the amount ordered. Miss
Rice Is expecting to sell 1000 of the
Christmas cards. Half of the pro.
ceeds will go as benefit to the Army
Y. M. c. A.
There's a young girl at Miners
Hospital very deserving Of attention
of sympathy now. She has no mother
or father and has never known what
they could be to a child. She has
never had much chance in the world
and through to influence of symra-
thetic people was attending CONNER
cial school with the hope Of beirc
able some day to earn living. Jna'
as she was getting along nicely 81
was taken Ill with a spine trout
and now sits alone waiting n ra''
painful ordeal. She is to be Put ="
q plaster jacket very soon AMI "
don't know what the result viii
She has no flowers or attention 80
no one knows her in Fairront OK.
a few who have been told about *
She is very. very lonely ond cri1 =
great deal and longs for friends. ST.
doesn't even have rocking chair e
sit In the little she is allowed to b
up. A fiower-a small gift or some
one to go and see her would be ar
preciateds more than anyone can 20
alize who does not come in contao
with real suffering and real ioIc'i-
ness. She could be found very east
by anyone desitirs to be real frieE.
in time of great need.
s.----
Ghi1dran Gr1r