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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17
BABOUSCKA

"Babouscka is coming" says the
Russian mother on Christmas eve
She doesn't mean white bearded
Santa Claus, but little, wrinkled
| old woman who leaves gifts for the
children the night before Christ
mas.
Long, long ago, Babouscka, even
| then an old woman, lived in a coy
little hut in the coolest part of
Russia, at a place where four great
roads met.
One winter day she was sweep
ing her hut when she happened
to look out and saw a great train
of people coming down one of the
roads. In front, on white cameis.
rode three kings, with their rich
garments covered with snow. AS
BabOuscka watched, one of the SER
wants of the kings knocked at her
door. The little old woman opened
it. Never before had she seen so
many people or such wonderful
trappings, and she trembled with
L ne 0tl fdhJ lOlu ItI
that the party was not sure of its
direction, and wished to know
which road to take in order to
reach a certain city not far distant.
Then one of the kings spoke
to the old woman. He told her
they had seen a star" and were
going far away to seek the King,
the Savior of the World, promised
in the Bible. He asked her if she
would go along, so that she might
guide them.
The old woman looked out at the
falling snow and shivered. She
shook her head. The procession
moved on.
After they were out of sight. Ba.
bouscka began to be sorry. She re-
allied what a wonderful chance she
had missed. Day after day she wOr-
ried about it, and had no rest. Then
one day she closed up her house
and started out to find the young
child in the manager for herself.
She wandered up and down wher-
ever children were to be found. and
she still does. She has never found
the object of her search.
This is the Santa Claus of the
Russian children-their Babouscka.
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they care about poor Hans trying
to get his breath on top of the
fence? They were together. and
together they were going back to
America!
1t was not long until the gate of
the pen was opened and all the
goats were driven out through a
fenced runway across fenced
gangplank and through wide
dark doorway into the hold of the
cattle ship. Billy and his mother
found themselves in a long, low
compartment, dimly lighted by lit
tie windows close under the cell
ing. The goats were driven UP to
the forward end of the boat and
put on both sides of the center
aisle, behind strong, high bars. BY
this arrangement Billy and his
mother were separated, in spite of
all they could do to keep together,
and could only stand close to the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17

bars looking sorrowfully at each
other across the aisle. They soon
quit this, however, because of a
new interest. Some surprising
passengers came to join them.
First, six big camels were driven
in, two by two. and fenced off next
to the goats; then a herd of small
elephants followed these and then
came a vast number of snarling,
growing animals in strong cages;
lions and tigers and other fierce
wild beasts. An American circus
that had been travelling in Europe
was on its way back home.
At last the ship was loaded and
began to move out of it's slip to-
ward the ocean. The wild animals
had been nervous and noisy before,
but as soon as the ship began to
move they became still more ex-
cited. The elephants trumpeted,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17
Tree Decorations

I'VE always decorate our Christ
mas tree ourselves" said Frances.
I'VE used to have a lots OF orna-
ments, but the boys broke most Of
them, so we began making things
ourselves"
Frances cousin, Fay, was spend
ing Christmas in the country with
her relatives and she was learn
ing much about a homemade"
Christmas.
First" said Frances, "we1l fix
popcorn and cranberry strings to
drape all over the branches. Wen
take nice, big popcorn grains and
dye some of them red with ordin-
airy dress dyes. Then Wen put
them on cord, stringing a red one
and then a white one.
The cranberries Wen use must
be big and solid, and before we
string them well polish them up
till they are very shiny. Then we
will take these white glass beads
| bought the other day and string
them alternately with the cram
berries.
There are all sorts of ornaments
you can make. Blown egg shells
with a string glued to one end, are
nice to haIN in the tips of the
branches. We dye them all sorts
of pretty colors.
But right now, Fay, you can
help make some Santa Clauses to
perch on the branches" Frances
brought out some clothespins, cot
ton, and red crepe paper. We'll
glue trousers and a coat of red
crepe paper on a clothespin, and
make arms of the paper also, glu
ing them on just beneath the head
Of the pin. Then Wen make a lit |
tie paper hat, rolling it up like a
cone. The beard is made of white /,
cotton, and Santa's eyes may be
made with ink"
And | know something else We
can do" said Fay. We'll make
some stockings of red tarlatan,
md fill them with fruits and nuts
And Fay hurried to find her needle
md thread to help with Our very
own" Christmas tree.
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Seeing that Hans comical strug-
giles were not going to put him
over where Billy could get at him,
that anxious youngster ran 10
where the young man was still
holding the gate open little way,
and ran inside, upon which the
gate closed sharply behind him.
He made his way rapidly among
the other goats and quickly ran up
beside his mother He watched her
motion, jumping when she jumped,
and they both butted Hans to-
gether SO hard that. with a mighty
grunt. he went way up in the air,
both his feet landing at once on a
bar higher than the one he had
been trying to catch.
Billy Jr and his mother both
laughed, but they were so de-
lighted and so excited that the next
time they tried to bump Hans their
horns FLASHED, they stumbled and
fell back, and in that moment Hans
Tug climbed up out of reach.
When he got to the top OF the
fence he lay down a-straddle of it,
clinging with both hands and feet
to the topmost bars for safety.
Hasenpfeffer and pretzels "
groaned poor Hans. painting for
breath, while big drops of sweat
rolled off his cheeks. Thunder
olaps and .strokes!"
Billy Mischief and his mother
only capered in joy. What did
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17

the tigers snarled, the hyenas set
up their screeching cry, the lions
reared. 1t was perfect pandemOn-
ium of shrieks and bowls and yells,
and for the first time in his life
Billy trembled with fear. 1t was
not for long, however, for Billy
was brave and a smart goat, and
he knew that so long as those
fierce animals stayed in their cages
they could not hurt anything. The
only thing that bothered him was
that he remembered how he had
broken out of his own crate in the
railroad train.
Copyright by the Saalfield Pub
fishing Co. Akron. o.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17
SANTA CLAUS CHEST
Up in the far

Up n ar hear Claus n the
great star stands
things which he brings to the the
This IS long sky whte-tailed little
- would become tired hopping its length
droop its wings trying to fly its width.
The chest entirely S
delicate intricate made the great
and is decorated with beautiful fretwork of crystals
Within these designs hidden millions of little knobs which
openings large pigeon
the until
open great
days before Christmas pack them in the big brown they
vii out tha
striped will
splendid parades be little
right away ba There will
cars, freight energetic little
which the tracks when wound
piles about and girls, and rab
fairies sailors and explorers There will be sets OF
dWith rds md squeak
will be different shaped
interestingly that must be
Santa which delight his children
perhaps unless know its secret is
before they reach The
wrapping gen Aaddns usually invisible, but it is
that the color and effectiveness Of the
exactly what it is we have heard that
wonderfully made of loving thoughts and happy
Without this miraculous wrapping we are
gifts Christmas would nothing
at all and probably that is So
If he would laugh long
twinkle but he probably wouldn't
tell US his secret.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17
WE HAVE LOTS OF FUN

Dear Aunt Polly: ! am a little
girl s years old and ! am in the
second grade in school.
The little boys and the little
girls go to school with me. We
play games at home and we have
spelling at school and we have lots
of fun. We have reading every day.
Modlin, age years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17
Little Ethel's Odd
Christmas Stocking

OF course, Mother always knew,
but still-and anyway she hadn't
said for sure
She had just said "Pm afraid
Santa Claus won't know where to
find us this year" You see they
had just moved from the drouth-
stricken West and old Santa might
not find out soon enough just
where they had stopped.
But every year before that he
had come. Once there was dolly.
And once there were little dishes.
And every year there had been
candy.
And every year Ethel had writ
ten her Christmas letter to dear
old Santa and sent it by the bright
little fire fairies. One two, three
times that was as far back as she
could count-she had written the
same loving little note in the script
that little children use:
II love you, dear Santa
Claus. Please put something
nice in my stocking this Christ
mas. I'll hang it right at the
foot of my bed.
Love and kisses from your
little friend.
ETHEL"
And every time the warm
hearted little fire fairies had taken
the message right to . old Santa:
and every time he had picked out
something that she was just wish |
ing for and put it in her plump |
little stocking.
Il think I'd better write to him.
anyway" she decided. "and maybe !
the fire fairies will find him in
time"
SO, Mother sharpened her pencil,
and Ethel wrote very carefully.
Bat when she came to IN hang it
right at the foot of my bed" she
stopped and thought, hard
j don't believe I'll hang it at the
foot of my bed this time" she said
slowly; the chimney on this little
house might not be big enough for
old Santa TO get through Oh, |
know. I'll put it outdoors. here's a
big nail right out on the side Of the
house, and III hang it right on
that"
So Ethel finished her letter, and
that night, sitting on her mothers
lap in her little white nightie, she |
gave it to the fire fairies. And on
Christmas Eve, right after supper,
out she went and carefully hung her
stocking on the big nail somebody
had driven in the side of the house.
Merry Christmas, sweetheart
,alled Mother, as Ethers blue eyes
popped open the next morning
Come and see what nice present
Did Santa brought"
She got into her clothes ever so
asst and ran out, but
The little fat stocking wasn't any
where
But yes, 1t was. The wind had
'lown It down in a snug corner be-
ween the house and q big. rolypoly
ariel And snuggled right down on
was the dearest little kitten you
yer saw ,-Veda Group
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17
Feed Christmas Elf.

In Denmark, many people, before
they sit down to their dinner Christ
mas eve, place a bowl of rice and
milk on the doorstep or in the attic
as gift to the elves that guard
their houses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17

in the which
books
too o
and
first probably make
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-17
False Alarm

Il guess I'll take a day off" said
the student as he tore a sheet Off
the calendar.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-30
club Tennis Handicap

Tho courts Of the Wheeling Tennis
Cub at Edgdalr will be the scene Of q
delightful athletic and social affair ms
afternoon when the members hold q
club tennis handicap Tho games Will
begin promptly az 80 o'clock and from
all Indications there Will be monster
crowd to witness the fray. The handi
cap between the club members was ar
ranged after tho SeAtGtt representing
West Virginia University cancelled Their
match with the Wheeling Tennis Club
because Of u special examination today.
In addition TO the enjoyment tho handi-
oap Will afford the match will be Il
splendid place 70 meet friends and the
serving OF refreshments by Il group OF
young girls Will add To the conGcniality
OF tho affair. All the members Of the
club will be permitted to play in tho
handicap and prizes will be awarded the
winners This iC the first affair Of
this nature held this year and great in
tercSt Is being manifested. The can
ceiling OF the match with the Morgan
town occaSioncd regret but the handicap
between the local boys will no doubt
proyo lust as interesting. II not moro 80.
Tho following vii! be among those who
will participate:
r f. Bowie G. W. Perkins
Wright HuguS VIM. T. Burt
Alan e. Bowie Thos. Beattie
Tom Cumm!nS Mr.. Fleming
Arthur Ebbert
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-30
Labor Demonstration
Planned for Sunday

4, Il mass meeting of Wheeling nu,on
labor organizations held yesterday
afternoon IN tho Trades Assembly Hal.
It was decided % hold Il sir"t demon
stration SUNDAY afternoon. Ju"c - a. Il
means Of furthcring the cause OF union
labor and n protest against any open
shop agitation. Following the street
demonstration i was decided 10 have an
open air public meeting AZ the wharf.
at which several prominent labor men
will deliver addresses.
James Riley. president OF tho West
Virginia Federation OF Labor. WAS pres
ent at yesterdays meeting, and made an
impaSSioned plea for action on tho part
of union working men and women TO
uphold their cause. Clyde +. Bartie-
baugh, president of the Trades and Lab
or Assembly. and several others spoke.
A Commttc of % was named :" ar
range for next Sundays demonstration
and public meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-30

In the first uf series OF Sunfa!
the Strand Theatre at Mouadsville this
and next season. yesterday afternoon
Miss Marguerite Holt. one OF the very
finest concert artists that have been
heard here IN some time. gave ono OF
the most delightful rccitais that has
over been heard n M0urdsvil!c. Miss
Holt has II Very beautiful rich s"Trhn"
voice and one that * hil"d with lu>ire
ana richness. Singing Il programme
that ranged all the way from an old
"Bcliinl" aria. sung in Italian, TO songs
Of the present day composers. Mics Holt
gave much pleasure and from the very
first song L. the very last her audience
wTIs enthusiastic about her beautiful
Nuir". the artistic manner in which she
sang al! her numbers. la the S""ond
group Of ';"rman songs. sung in Eng
iish. tho second and third songs seemed
to delight the audience most. the
Rizct number was sung with a great
deal "r hnc Interpretation and tho song
:.Citil mo no more" was the on that the
artist let tho voice out more and in the
climax thrilled the audience with it's
magnificent purity. The last group was
most beautifully sung group and in the
Largo" number there WIS q pure ln-
cato and an case Of breath control that
was 4 sheer joy. Her voice was under
excellent control at all times and IL a
suggestion might hr mad" il would he
that not quite SO much mezZn voice be
used. az 1t had Il tendency TO give the
impression that there WIS u SamcncSS
about the numbers that could b" made
all tho more glorious by the fact that
the voice. needed more expansion. this Is
not IN tho shape or Il criticism as thera
are dozens Of singers that would give
their AL 10 b" able 10 sing a. delight
full a m.2zn Nnir" ms Miss Holt.
Mr. Earl TruNcll the :,rcnmmInist was
cNCcslrn IN every respect and not only
as an accnmnanlSt hut aS solo artist al
SO. His playing waS that Of Il genuine
artist. playing with true musicianShip
giving just IN" right interpretation and
in the Etrhmannnff number brought
forth beautiful melody that vas first
abandon. then repression fading first
from :; hfE ~rrSc, ndo 10 n light phraS-
ing that required artistry in which Mr..
TruXcll was not lacking. As an Cncor"
he played Il very beautiful number that
seemed Ia please the audience and h"
was given Il very hearty reception
judging by tho applause.
Mrs IgnatuS Ercnncn announced that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-30

hold a consultation with DR.. CrC2!cr.
Of that place. for Herbert Gillespie. Of
New Athens. Ohio. vii" was taken Ill
several days az" with diphth"rla wh.ar
visiting at DR.. Crozirr'S home. His con-
dtiUn is very grave. and Dr. pr!nKard
was called into consultation.
Merlin I.atta. Of Pittsburgh. IL tho
guest Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
, l.. l.at;a. OF WoodSd;tlc. over the holt
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T.. Bowie and Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Rranum returned yesterday
from motor tlip to Bedford Springs
and Cnlontown. Ia.
Mr. and Mrs .Nlhrr, Rurk,e and MIR.
and Mrs HERMAN Burke, or Warwood
avenue. left yesterday for tniont"wn.
r.. where they viii attend IN" races.
which are 10 I've held ~ ia" Uniontown
speedway today. They are making the
trip in their AUTOMOBILES.
Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Elkins. Of Fair
mont motorcd to the city yesterday 10
remain here over Decoration Day. the
guests OF relatives.
John Baird. of Canton. O.. arrived in
, tn" city yesterday Ia spend few days
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Baird. OF Ston" Church street, Elm
, Grove
James kiGer. "t Elainc. O.. was tho
cucst Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Clemens,
If Elm Grove. yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brennan and
Children. OF highland Park, have gone
IN I.rinp,own. pa. for Decoration Day.
VI. ra,,, ~ vnn,1sdolc has re-,
,,s rrnr, - hu.in,s. trin ia \cw
York.
Peter G. Eold. manager Of The New
c,stlr ,pal Herald with Mrs. Boyd.
a ~ Wh,cIir. sunday morning 10
s"m,, o,.r Nrnor:aI DAY.
w u N,1.urc of tic rrpnr,orial
..,.,r, ~ w., Nv castle Herald. will
,, ,biS cvc,i,r ~ Srv- castle after
hr;,r ,.i.i, win friends here and Il,
,,da,.;no.
p,, ,rL N-s q 6 Dean have 70
,rnod 90 ,hcir homo in Ohio after
.,rndinr The past week visiting friends
n''r ,.nu,rond pnv Dean Vas former
- .rri,;,y Iu,hcran church.
Wi,.,, ,.o-I Dcon Of Akron, a., left
,.,.,,n~d,r fcr nor home after srcnd ing
.ou,c li,ilr limo visiting with her sister.
S""'' ' ,,,. TIrrhncT If Warwood
"N."u ,,-s Dic,r;,k or Twcr,y-
t,s, s,ract Warwood is spending some
nrsI sIet,' uhich arrived Satur-
"l'">T w n,hor ana son ar, doing
"a,' w..
~ Alfred Harhrurk. OF twenty
Mr., CIV w..,raood - snendinr some
.'tst - ra,.,,i,cs aud friends in
t.',. ~
Misses Meme ana ' tI;sb '" Ern"cI ,rr,
i"eul1S - rn,.in,,iin where they
!GS S' " ,t,, ymn,nor with their
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-30
GARDEN PARTY
AND BAZAAR
Anges Leo Circle Of Kings Daughters
VIII hold annual event tomorrow
night
"The Flower Shop" title Of plnylet TO
be presented preceding the bazaar.

Tho members Of tho Agnes l,"" C!rcl'
of Kings Daughters will hold their an
nual Garden party on Tuesday evening
MAY Slst at the home Of Miss Alma
Hubbard in Hubha rd's Lane. The girls
Will present Il clever little Harvard play
The Flower shop" following which Il
h;,2aar wi! he he'd. Tho play Will DO
gin at 7:I5 o'clock and the following is
the cast
Maude Katherine Pfarr
Hnnry . Eleanor Taylor
Miss Wells ,........ Eleanor clarke
Mr. jackson ......... Josephine COX
Mr.. SlovSky ..........,.. lNutn h"'","
Tho members ar" planning ana WORK
Ing hard to make this tho biggest sue
cess eyer. There will nc Il bazaar which
ON former occasions has always proved
tho biggest attraction. lee cream. cake
candy and flowers will DO ON sale. There
Will also hc a fish pond which Will he
csncrialIy popular with tn" children.
All ,hr friends nf THIS particularly pm
grossly" Circle Will d"uhtl"SS hc IN at
tendance tomorrow evening ami All arr"
invi,cd "a bring all ,h''r friends.
The ne, proceeds Of this affair Will e"
"a charitable institutions on" Of which
is The Kings Daughters Day Nursery
ono oc the most worthy institutions in
IN" city.
The following vNunC &ntic$ comprtS"
tho circle and ar" helping I" make the
garden party Il big success:
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Prp-Nuptial Party

on saturday afternoon from until
O'Clock at the homo OF Mrs. W. l."
Armstrong. at Banuock. Mrs ". 4.
Taylor. OF Cnontown, Ohio. entertained
in honor ot Miss Tanzin Merritt. whose
engagement to Mr.. John NeSoitt of s..
Clairsville has been announced. the
affair was in tho nature OF miscellan-
cous shower and the bridc-clect was tho
-ecipien. OF many lovely gifts. There
were forty guests at the party which
was concluded with the serving OF a
tempting luncheon.
Miss Merritt is the charming daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs W. A. Merritt or
Baanock. and Mr.. Nesoi't is the mana
ger Of the Troll Coal Company Of 81.
C1airSy!!le.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-30
Leaye for Europe

pr. Ivan t'awcott. Of NVcdsdaie Icil
Saturday night for New York cry
whore nc Will join his wife. who mas
been in the metropolis for the PAST
week. They will sail "Wednesday. juno
First on the L. 5. 5. "Coronia. MT.
and Mrs. Int a. Taylor and Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Schcnk will also be among
;he Wheeling people who sail on the
"Coron;a" for an European trip. Tho
,rlrty will return August first.