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Show The Sandman Story I FOR TONIGHT When Jack Frost Wu Young Not that he Is old now, for Jack la a snappy, bright fellow, and will never really grow old; that la. In anything but experience. One morning ha awoke and hustled about with a will and Madam North I Wind, hia mother, who had not yet begun to arise early In the morning, was aroused from her slumbers. "Whatever are you doing, making such a noise at this, time In the morning?- she asked her son. "It Is time I was on my rounds." said Jack Krost, ri a snappy, sharp tone. "I mean to begin early and not let all the farmers ahead of me and get their corn and pumpkins and such -iMliKw In the barn," "You go back to your bed. said Old Madam North Wind. "It la not time for from yet. You should not begin ; your rounds for another two weeka i , at leant." j "Oh. Mother, you are so old fash-j fash-j toned." said Jack Frost, "i want to i be up and doing. 1 ahall start off to- night." "You listen to me If ynu do not wish to spoil atl your beautiful colored pic-turea. pic-turea. Jack" enld his mother. l may i be nlft-fHhfoned, but I know wnat tne beauty of your work Is worth, and If you do not wish to lone your reputation, reputa-tion, as an artlat you Ko bark to your he.f and wnlt until I cii UJa " " 1 J a ( k rt . t t huUK n t h is mother was far too old-fashioned, but to keep her from fretting he crept Into bed attain and kept atlll until he was sure his mother wan asleep. All day he kept quiet, and when the darknens came he listened to make sure ilrt Mailaju Nuilli Wind was still sleeping before he crept softly out of his bed. Very quietly he rot out hl Ms; white cat Httd cap and then he filled his big white ae with white shiny frost from hin mother's chest. Then he crept softly past his sleeping sleep-ing mother, and out he went, flying swiftly over hill and dale. All around thick he spread the white front. nd when at last he finished his work the old Sun Man, looking; over the rrest of the hill, was horrified when he k4ced upon a white world. "You nacai:" he shouted after .lack Frorj flying nhape. "You are far too early! You have spoiled all your pictures pic-tures for thin year! "Old silly, what does he know?" said Tack an he hurried alone;. "He Is Just like mother old-fashioned. Jack got softly Into bed. and not until his mother called him did he awake again. "Come," she said one day. "it la time now for you to be about your work, and your picturen should be gorgeous in their colorings this year. Be careful, care-ful, my son: scatter your frost to night lightly, and again tomorrow n'ght. I will en out in tha morning a.nd Nee hoa- .r,inr. WW Jack Frost did not tell his mother he had been out before. He did not need to KM her. for the next morning before ,ld Madam North Wind had none fir nhe knew what had happened. hap-pened. "They are all spoHed." she nafd as she looked over the landscape; "all black Jnd dead before they had a bit or color. -Come out and look at your work. she mud. s;oinjr laV-k for her son. "You thouKht you knew more about It than .1:srk Frost hud no Idea what old Madam N'orth Wind meant, but he felt mire somethinr was wronc so he followed fol-lowed his mother very meekly. No bright and beautifully colored leaves and hushes met hin prase. Alt were brown end black. "What-In the matter with my pictures? he asked. "I thought thev would be very beau-tff"l beau-tff"l this year." "Vcu stole out before It was time, and yon not onlv surprised the farm- i ers but you spoiled all your irorjreous ; P'cturen nnd rheatei a the people who look for them. There will be none this year because you thought you knw more than I. tio home. There Is no work for you. and perhaps you wt'l liwten to next year and not et up until I rill ou. .liick Front went heme a sadder but wer fallow and th net year he slept nd did not wit hfs . frosty nose ont. feom order hfs blanket until OM M.i.iain North Wind called him. K'opvrlKht. Pm by the MK'lure News-!.:. News-!.:. -- Sulir.ile, N'.w York t'lty. a nifiil thin ihe i vpical Amerjran den- ner. A little K'.t-f fph bowl in a good holder for a Iwll of arti. I "uitard should le ery t horouxhly hr.i t en Im-fore Im k inn. Marketins; method are a Mrona" factor in f oufl eonnerva t ion. A rhfld'a drsn, outnrown. can nome-Itmen nome-Itmen le utilise! for aprons. WHsh Si-ntchen or ruts In warm Salt 1 water bfore dressing them. j ff-tizine mixed with cornstarch Is a i ttHl elesneer for white kid. Orefils and nuts are richer In enerry th:tn milk, rwtn or meat. AM fat not used for rooking should be saved, and made Into soap. In frying- nuinh Use just enough fat to prevent Hm sticking to the pan. I:jt nalt under linking pans In the Oven mid the contents will not scorch. When you can't set fresh milk, buy the bent evaporated nulk you can. If butter sticks to thn paddle while working It. rub salt over the paddle. When the heeln of the overshoes wear out cut them In the shape of a sandal. An entrte baked dinner can be planned j for the day the Ironing fire Is going. I Naphtha soap will help to tnke out ob- T i..V n';il, under the f" g"" rti-l13ij j |