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Jelf Is the Real Happy .Tribe Fairy
HAS HAPPY ever told you about the quaint little fairy named "Jelf?” Ho
is really a very, VERY old fairy, although he looks so young and gay.
Fairy Godmother says he was born the first day that a little child re
membered to be kind to others, and Fairy Godmother KNOWS, for when
ever she wants a new fairy horn she just waves her Magic Wand and one
comes to life, perhaps dancing to earth on the tip of a moonbeam or on a
long ray of sunshine. She says you never can tell where fairies make their
home; that it Is nearly always Id some out-of-the-way place.
Long ago Fairy Godmother told Happy she had given Jelf to her and
that she had told him to he always around watching his chance to help the
children who had learned to think about others. That is the reason she made
.Telf the special Happy Tribe Fairy. No one has every really seen Jelf, not
even Happy. He nearly always conies around very early and straightens her
desk, and whan the room is full of children brought here just by the wish
to be kind to others, then you may be sure Jeff is never far away.
Fairy Godmother says that Jelf is so tiny thnt he could easily be carried
In a man's pocket and, In truth, he has made some wonderful trips that way.
Perhaps we can get him to tell about them some day. It must be a strange
thing to take a ride in a pocket.
It seems that Jelf knows how to make people laugh. It is not because
be looks funny or says such funny things, because no one does set* him or
bear him speak, but whenever he is near, the children begin to smile and big
folks feel like laughing, although they can scarcely tell why.
Fairy Godmother told Happy to send Jelf wherever she wished, and so
whenever a home is sad and needs a bit of sunshine, Jelf goes there and every
one grows cheerful. When every one In your homo Is blight and Jolly, you
may know that Jelf Is with you. Perhaps he has found his way Into your
house on a big log of wood that he knows will soon be burning brightly in
your fireplace.
Jelf never, NEVER goes where there is any one who is cross nt- ugly.
He can’t stand it. So If you feel cross, you must not expect Jelf to visit you.
When you are doing something to make another glad, then is when he love3
to be near you. You may not always know he is beside you, but he
will be.
Fairies travel such long, long ways in such a short, SHORT time. Per
haps Jelf will be here with us today and tomorrow over among the children
whom w# are helping. He never gets tired, for, of course, he wouldn't be n
fairy if he did. Jelf made great plans to help us Christmas. He has been
around In all sorts of homes, and so, you see, he was able to find for us the
homes needing Christmas cheer.
“Do you suppose we shall ever see him*” One of the Go-Hawks asked this
question the other day after we had been talking about fairies and especially
Jelf.
“Since kindness Is the only thing that can bring
hfm perhaps when we learn to be kind enough then
we may see him.” This was the answer given by
| p THE 5(PV UP/ |
* Edith Bhlrley wish** ta make ■ trip
With • friend, hot bmttetoe to leave Ms
•Bother alone. luk Carroll and Inn Go
Hawks decide to look after Mrs. Shirley
durkt tha editor’s absrnco and he leaves
fevils* his mother will not bn lonely,
■task spend■ a week at the Shirley home,
and then In turn Donald. Fippy end Tln
ke». After n bob ride. Mrs. Shirley brines
little lame Jimmie home lor a visit.
Pradsnoe and Patience also spend the
week with the Bqnaw lady. Jimmie
takes the Go-Hawks to a rehearsal at the
theater where his father works and the
ehtldraa stay on to the matinee. The Go
Hnwks are ranch thrilled over their day
at the theater and Patienre I ones to be
came mi actress. They deride to rive a
benefit performance for little Jimmie.
Patience writes the play and Is the lend
Int lady. Tinker Is to attond to the stater
lien tin* and also makes a special box
f#» Jimmie. Patience asks the Squaw
Lady If they can’t hays an cvenlns per
formance. .
SOW GO OH WITH TH* STOUT.
(Continued from Last Sunday.)
Patience now entered languidly,
and Immediately upon beholding the
Sunday achool superintendent thought
It wae an appropriate time to faint.
Thle wae the signal for Piggy and
Tinker to reach In and drag the rug
with lt» stricken damsel off the stage.
It seemed to the audience that the
mother was not sc much concerned
w<t her fainting daughter aa alie
was with the pleading of the would
he lover to remain. All this time the
grandmother sat serenely at her
wheel, and the curtain fell with Tru
denee clinging to Jack and begging
him to forgive her "foolish daughter."
Donald’s appearance on the stage
In the eecond scene wae the cause of
wild cheering. "Suthtn’ doin' all
right, al-1 right," whispered one little
chap In the front row. "He'e the vil
lain. Gollyt Lookle at his boots and
sea his gun! I bet he swipes the
herrylne."
Presumably It waa midnight, for
the room was dark, and the “her
rylne" was to b* Been hanging out
ef her window, a window Tinker
had arranged, "Com# down! Come
down!’’ ahouted the vllllan, "and to
gether we will flee to Coney Island
and ehoot the ehoota for life."
Donald felt aa though h* had aald
something really worth while.
The "herrylne" dressed all In
white, with even a bridal wreath In
her hair, as though ahe dreamed of
thle happy hour, came out of the win
dow and Joined her lover. They were
about to "flee" together when the
angry mother Interfered, and the
daughter fainted again on the rug and
was gleefully dragged off.
Moat touching was the closing
scene, for the heart-broken maiden lay
dying upon her couch. The super
intendent tried In vain to comfort her,
while the villain gazed mournfully
through th« window from which *
short time bcfor* h» had tried to
persuade his lady love to elope with
him. He was not supposed to be seen
by the occupants of the death cham
ber, but only by the audience, and it
was hoped it would tear their hearts
with an^ilsh.
It was supposed to be* early morn
ing, and the sun, which was the camp
fire stove of the Go-Hawks, rose
rapidly in the background. Patience
was to die Just as it reached a cer
tain place over her bed. It arrived
at the spot, and her last words were
uttered most effectively in a feeble
voice. Prudence, her agitated mother,
threw herself shrieking upon the feet
of her dying daughter. Her shrieks
were so much louder than they had
been at the rehearsal that they start
led Tinker to such an extent that he
forgot to hold the string attached
to the sunrise and- down it went.
(C'lpyrlKhr. 1921.)
(Continued Next Sunday
POLLY3
I am giving you today a recipe for
Chocolate Pudding.
Put one pint of milk In a double
i boiler. In a saucepan put one-half
cup of sugar, one heaping tablespoon
of cornstarch, two tablespoons cocoa
jyid one-half teaspoon salt. Mix well.
When the milk is hot, pour some into
the saucepan and stir until dissolved.
Then put all back into the double
boiler and cook until it thickens. Htir
frequently. Add teaspoon of vanilla
after taking from stove, then pour
into moulds or small dishes. Serve
with cream.
We have often used this recipe and
like it very much. POLJ/Y.
Charles Kendall of Hoonvllle, Mo.,
likes birds, trees and animals andean
swim and dive, but not very well.
I IN FIELD
| AND FOREST
I For several Sundays you ha\e
lieen studying the bark of some of
<>ur tree friends, hoping in this way
to learn to know one from another.
Maples, elms, chestnuts all have fur
rowed bark, but to be able to toll
them apart easily one has to study
the form of the tree, its winter buds
and their arrangements.
The maple tree has dark furrowed
bark and so has the chestnut. Trees
are not like people, for they do not
move awny from iih and neither do
they change their clothes. They Just
stay quietly at home all the year
round.
In the winter we recognize our
tree friends by their bark and by
the framework of their heads nr
lops. When summer comes tlie
flowers and leaves help up to know
one tree friend from another. When
autumn comes then we have the
fruit j and the wonderful changing
< olors.
Have you ever stopt>ed to think
on wliat a tree really Has to depend
for Its life" It is on the way in
which the tree In able to hold out Us
leaves into the sunlight. You will
alwa.N < find that tree growing fast
* mi. that has the greatest amount of
leaf surface toward the sun. Watch
.ml s< <■ If this Im not true. This
! proves that plenty «»f sunshine Is not
only good for boys and girls, but for
trees im well I’Nf'I.K JOHN.
"The shortest way to do man>
things is to do only nil' tiling at a
tim*\"i
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PLEDGE
“I will honor and protect my
country's flag."
'* | promise to help some one
every day. I will try to protect
the birds, all dumb animals, trees
and plants."
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Just about every so often I have an
order from my sister, Polly, to make
a new doll house for tier. When
mother fitted up my workshop, Polly
quickly decided the greatest use for
the workshop was to make all sorts
of toys for her and all our small
cousins.
To make this little doll house use
any size square or paper that you
wish, and If you want It to look like
a cement house, then use a gray
toned paper. Crease your squares
Into 16 squares. On the two oppos
ite sides then cut up the distance of
o'ne square on the three creases.
Bend the two middle squares one on
top of the other and paste together.
Bend the two outer squares togeth
er, which will lap each other and
cross the center of the two middle
squares just pasted. After pasting
these two together, then repeat direc
tions on opposite end of the paper.
Use a brass fastener to keep folded
squares In shape. Use extra paper
for your windows, doors and porch.
Polly always enjoys helping me by
painting the house with her water
colors. PETER.
"Dare to be true; nothing can need
a lie,
A fault which needs It most, grows
two thereby."
“If you were busy being kind,
.Before you knew it you would find
That you’d forget to think It true
That someone was unkind to you.”
Velma Nicholson of Searsy, Ark.,
has Just begun to read the Happyland
page and finds it very Interesting.
• “Empty Hand*."
For thls>tfanie a number of small
*ards are needed, but lacking four of
he number of children present. AYhen
the bell rings, four players find that
they have no cards. The hell is the
signal for passing the cards, object
being to find some one without a card
and giving one away by passing it
to another. No one to whom a card
is offered is allowed to refuse it, un
less, of course he already holds one.
If empty-handed, he must take the
card and try to pass it to another as
quickly as possible. Kach time the
bell rings, the passing ceases, anil
all having empty hands win a point
to count toward the final total. The
player having the most points when
the passing ceases wins the prise.
“Clump*."
The players are formed Into two
opposing bands and each party has
a captain that represents the band
or clump. The two captains go out
into the hall, where they decide on
some person, object, event or idea
whirh is to tie guessed by the rest
of the company. Upon the return of
the commanders each captain Joins
the clump of opponents, who then
question him and attempt to dis
[ cover what was chosen. It la the part
nf the raptaln to answer as cleverly
as possible and to mystify the players,
but he must tell the truth. The side
that first guesses the thing Is vic
torious and takes Into Its ranks both
captains. Another leader from each
side Is then chosen and the game goes
on. The side having the most mem
bers at the end of the game Is the
winner.
Hazel and Mercedes Hunt of Omar
ha. Neb., have an uncle who lives in
Mexico and he often sends them pret
ty presents. i
THE SINGING DELL'
The Gingerbread Man.
By TlAPPY.
This brown little man, made of
gingerbread,
With short fat legs and a funny
head,
The cook baked him In her new
. shiny pan, *
Then out lie Jumped and away he
ran.
‘‘I’ll dance on your kitchen floor,"
said he,
“A gingerbread man would Just
like (o see
The world and some fun before
settling down
With cookie boys In okl Ginger
bread Town.”
His comrades gasped In the big
rookie jar.
For lie was so brave they knew
he'd go far.
My dear, lie ran straight for the
wide oven door.
This Cookie Man was not seen any
more.
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Another Way to B«
a (rood Go-Hatch
A good Go-Hawk doe* n»t forget
during winter day* to share some
of hi* fun with hi* little brother
and sister. He does not go off to
roast and skate all the time with
hi* friends, but hr often take* lit
tle brother and sister out for a
ride on their sleds, too. So remem
ber this way to be a good Go
Hawk.
-y
fe^'riNY
Y* TAD
|pTALES
Four-year-old Homer had been say
:ng the Lord’s prayer and other little
prayers and verses before he went to
bed. After he had finished them all,
he asked to go back and pray again
about "the wagon.”
"The wagon,” exclaimed his moth
er. "Why, we didn’t pray about a
wagon.”
"Yes, we did," watl the reply. "For
God must have a wagon, or how could
he deliver us?”
One of my Go-Hawk friends, Car
oline Beebe of Plantsvllle, Conn.,
sends rue some nuts today and here
they are:
When Is a ship like snow?
Answer—When it Is a drift.
What animal fell from the clouds?
Answer—The rain, dear (reindeer).
Spell "candy with two letters.
Answer—“C” and “Y” (CandY.)
The next ones came from Catherine
Renahan of Fairhaven, Mass.
What Is the best way to raise
corned beef and cabbage?
Answer—With a fork.
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Why Is a kiss over the telephone
like a straw hat?
Answer—Because It Is never felt.
Here are a few from Berrflce Sene
vey of Lingle, Wyo.:
Why are a girl’s stockings like a
butchers wagon? Ans. Because
there Is where the calves are kept.
If 32 is freezing point whai is
squeezing point? Ans. Two in the
shade.
Why Is n stamp like s schoolboy?
Ans. Because It Is licked and made
stand in the corner.
Why is death like the letter E? An
swer: It Is the end of life.
Why Is Athens like a candlestick?
Answer: Because It is in the middle
of Greece.
How many peas In a pint? Ans.
One.
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Poier
*-ie provej1 that there y3 no fun around the HDuj*e when
the pe./’ky radio u3 broken down —, ✓
__By Harrison L**>Y
WHOOPI * V V $ WO*' TURN ER OFF Quick ANOEt"!
tnui \ ME SOME TOOLS-IVE JES FINISHED
YLi-TPmio. c CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ON TH
TH TROUBLE J { RADIO AN’ ILL FIX 'ER FOR YOU IN (
' "T X-r-) A JIFFY -'
U*ZY: BUT BADiOS ABE CUB'OUS things
•SOMETIMES they wo#k am SOMETIMES
THEY BONT BUT THIS ONE is 001*4'TO
tt°«* IF IT TAKLS ALL NIGHT
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Letters From Happyland Readers
First letter.
Dear Happy: This Is my first letter
to you. I have been a silent reader
of Happyland and thought I would
like too Join your Happy Tribe.
I am in the sixth grade at school.
I wish some of the Cio-Hawks would
write to me. I have a little niece.
She will be 1 year old the 29th of
January. I like my teacher. Her name
is Mrs. Knudson. I like to read Peter
Rabbit.
I am sending a 2-eent stamp for a
Go-Hawk button.
We have a little pup. He is brown
and white. He catches mice and rats.
We had two weeks vacation for
Christmas. I like birds.
Well I will close for this time. I
am 13. years old. Hoping I receive
a Go-Hawk button soon. I remain a
friend, Kdith Gilbertson, Nlobuona,
Neb., Route 2.
Wants letters.
Dear T'nknown Friends: I saw the
coupon for the Happy Tribe in The
Omaha Sunday Bee and thought I
would like to Join the Go-Hawks. I
am 7 years old and in the second
grade at school. I hope I am not too
young to join your club. I am
willing to obey the pledge. My name
is Marie Sawyers. I would like very
much to have some one of the mem
bers of the Go-Hawk club write to me.
1 will now close, hoping to receive
my Happy Go-Hawk button shortly.
From your unknown friend, Marie
Sawyers, Paxton, Neb.
A Fifth-Grader
Dear Happy: I would like to Join
the Go-Hawk club. I am sending you
a 2-cent stamp for a button and I
promise to obey your motto and keep
your pledge. 1 have one sister. I am
in the fifth grade at school. My
teacher's name is Miss Foster. I had
a dog named Brunie. I will close for
this time. Yours truly. Loralne Carl
son, age 9, Greeley, Neb.
Our Ranch.
Dear Happy: I am enclosing a
2 cent stamp for a button as I wish
to join your Go-Hawk tribe. We
have a chicken ranch on th# bank
of the Platte river which w» call
Tamarack lodge. My father has
about 1,000 White Leghorn chickens.
I have two little pet kittens. One i
is black and the other maltese. I
am 10 years old and In the fifth
grade.—Carey Mae Mathlson, Box 6*0
Fort Morgan, Colo.
My Visit.
Dear Happy: I have not written
to you for a long time and I am
very sorry. I think lots of my Go
Hawk button. I went to Shenandoah,
la., last Saturday. I visited Mary
Gertrude Emple, also Ruth Emple.
Our m heol started the Monday after
New Years. I am 11 years old and
in the fifth grade at school. My
teacher s name is Miss Penn—Geral
dine Military, Imogene, la.
Ultpi llappyland.
Dear Happy: I wish to Join the Go
Hawk tribe, so ant enclosing a 2
cent stamp for my pin. I read the
HappvlanU every Sunday and 1 like1
it very much. I am 13 years old and
in the sixth grade at school. My
teacher's name is Miss Loveloy.
Hoping to receive mv pin soon. If
will close. From your friend. Harold
Jacobs, Ainsworth, Neb., box 344.
My Resolution.
Dear Happy: This is just a short
letter for I wish it to reach you soon.
My new year's resolution is to live
up to the motto and pledge of the Go
Hawks Happy Tribe.
I am sending you a 2-cent stamp
for which please send me a Go- [
Hawk Happy Trllte button. Your new,
member, Anna Sahulka. 2MS South)
Seventh Street, Omaha Neb.
\ Fourth Grader.
Dear Go Hawks: I nnt sending
you a 2 rent stamp for one of your
badges I am 9 years old and in
the fourth grade at school. I have;
one sister and three b ret hers. I am
i kind to all dumb animals. Yours)
truly, Pearl Peters, R. R. 4 Walnut,
la.
A New Go-Hawk.
Dear Go-Hawks: My name Is Clara
Jensen I am in the fifth grade and
I am 10 years old. 1 am sending v 'U
a Scent stamp for a pin. I have no
pets, but I will h* good to dumb ani
mals. Yours truly, Clara Jensen,
Rrayton. la.
A Fine Christmas
Dear Go-Hawks: 1 am sending you
a 2-cent stamp for a pin. 1 am S j
years old. 1 am In the third grade.
I have a pet dog. His name i»
Bowser. I got a gun and a foothaii
and a pair of skates for Christmas
1 have a sister name Imogene. Go,si
by Happy, Robert Davis.
\ New Tribe.
Dear Happy: 1 wish to join the
happy trllie. I am sending a 2 cent
stamp for a button, for I am starting
a happy tribe We are going to name
It "Helpful Hands Oo Hawk Rand."
Your friend. Virginia Florae. West
Point, Neb.
I.ikrs School.
Dear Happy: I thought I would
write again. 1 am 11 jears old. Mv .
teacher's name la Mess Penn. I like
to go to school very much. Well s<,
my letter is getting long 1 will clos.
Elisabeth Trenholm, Box 423, Inio
gene, la
\ New Member
Dear Happv Please send tne a Go
Hawk button for which l am enolos
lug a cot stamp and the coupon
I have two pets, s pony and a cat t|
will be good to all animals 1 am 9
veers old and In tile third grade ati
school Wayne latmb, Chapman, Neb
Lou.
Pear Happy: I am sending two 1
rent stamps for a Go-Hawk pin.
I love animals, birds, plants and
trees, and promise to protect them.
I will also try to help some or® every
day.
I have a nice little kitten which I
like very much. It Is so cunning, and
whenever another cat or dog is around
he puffs up and slaps them. His
name Is Lou.
I love to take nuts out and feed
them to the sqtiirrels. I have one
brother; his name Is Elmer. He is in
the fifth grade at school. I am 12
years old and in the seventh grade.
I would like very well to have some
of the Go-Hawks write to me. I read
the Happyland page each Sunday
and enjoy it very much. Yours truly.
Marian Richardson, Box 334, Mo
ville, la.
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My Pets.
Dear Happy: I am sending a 2
cent stamp for you to send me a Go
Hawk button for me to wear. I am
sick In bed. I have a dog, whose
name is Curly. I have nine ducks.
One of them Is a tame duck. I sure
have lots of fun watching them swim.
I have three pet kittens and an old
cat. Their names are Nigger, Topey
and Bessy. I have no name for the
old cat. Well I must close. Wishing
you a happy New Year, .1 am, Dale
Proctor, Griswold. Ia.
My Pet*.
Dear Happy: I would like to be
come a member of the Go-Hawk club.
I am sending 2 cents so I can get
a Go-Hawk button. I promise to
be kind to all dumb animals. I have
some pets so I will tell you what
my pets are. I have two does, s
pony, a colt and a cat. We have a
3 weeks old baby. His name b
Flody La Verne. 1 wish some of the
Go-Hawks 'would write to me. My
letter Is getting long. I must close.
From Mildred Hillyer, Route 2, B-»x
45, Imogene, Ia. ,
A Fourth Grader
Dear Happy: I am sending a "•
cent stamp. I want to Join the
Happy tribe. I am 8 years old and
In the fourth grade. There are 23
children In our school. Our teacher s
name is Charlotte Foy. I have two
sisters. Their names are Adeline and
LaVerda. For pets I have six puppft-s
and two old d^gs. I enjoy the Happy,
land page. My letter is letting long.
I will close.—Clarice Slevers, Scrib- * .
ner, Neb. •
A New Go-Hawk.
Dear Happy: I have been reading
the Happyland page every Sunday. I
will be 12 January IS and am in the
seventh grade. I have one cat. His
name is Tabby. I have two sisters
and one brother.
I will promise to be kind to ad
dumb animals. I am enclosing a 2
cent stamp with the coupon. Vours
truly, Clarice Ely, Naponee, Neb.
Wants to Join.
Dear Happy: I wish to Join your
club which X have read so much
r.l<out. I-ast year I wrote to you. but
1 am f^fraid the waste paper basket
got It I hope it won't get this one.
I was 11 on January 15. 1 am in the
.sixth grade and my. teachers' names
are Mi«s Gilquest, Miss McCartney
and Miss Thorton. I like them all
very well. T had Miss McCartney last
year. I will close. Yours truly, Doro
thy Headman. Stromsburg, Neb.
Likes Happyland.
Dear Happy: I have read vo'ur page
for a long time. I like It very much.
I want to be a Go-Hawk. I will be
kind to all dumb animals I have
two Boston bull puppies.
I am 9 years old. 1 am In fifth
B grade at school. From Betty Flat
how. r,<*22 Webster street. Omaha.
Neb
Kind Deeds.
Ivor Happy: We like pets We
have a dog named Brownie We put
some cracker# on our Christmas tree
for the birds and set it In the snow.
We have suet on our trees, too, for ^
the birds. Will you plase send us »■
each a Go-Hawk button? Yours
truly, Elisabeth Krause and Junior
Krause, Albion, Neb
Another Go-Hawk.
TVar Happy: I want to join the
Go-Hawks. I like dumb animals
and I am kind to them all. We have
a canary and it is a very good
singer. I am In the fifth grade at
school. 1 will send a 2-cent stamp
for a button. I am 10 years old.
Goodby Happy, from Bernice Jamie
son. 315 North Sixth street. Seward,
Neb.
Please W rite to Me.
IVar Happy: 1 would like to Join
your Go-Hank club, 1 am seeding
you a 2-cent stamp for a button. X
have a little dog. his name Is Jtggs.
I am i years old and In the fifth
grade at school. I would like to
have some of the Go Hawks write
to me Yours truly, Atjce l.efa Hall.
BeUwood, Neb.
Will lie Kind.
Dear Happy: This is the first letter
1 have sent to you. 1 am serditv
vou a Scent stamp for a Go-Hawk
button 1 will be kind to all duml
animals, tree* and plants. 1 enjoy
reading your paper. 1 must clos
now. Your new Go Hawk. Arno’
Seidler. 1123 North Twenty eight
street. Omaha. Neb.
Wants to Join
IVar Hapny 1 would like to n
[he Go Hawk tril>e. I am sending a
2 cent stamp for mj button 1 -m
ill ' e t ghth grade >: » oot I
like to go to school real well. Aon;'
ft tend Vt'non* Collnwu, K. R.
Hov ts Hebron N*tg