Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 176, 10 June 1916 — Page 13

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Vain New Hat Draws Rebuke From Old Felt

A brand new straw hat had made Us appearance on the hat rack. It was proud as a peacock, and poked fun at the old felt hats and cloth aps that were hanging on other hooks. "You boys are behind the times," began the smart arrival. "The master will never put you on. He boyght me today after he had tried half a dozen others. He liked me best and said, I was the best and most stylish. lid he had seen this season." Nobody said a word. All the hats and caps were thinking. For their master had used the same words when he bought them. Finally an old hat, all out of shape, showing ihat it had been bought many years ago, replied: "Young man, you amuse me very much. You are just a straw hat. If master has you out in the rain one time, he will' throw you away. !f he has good luck, you will last a few months, but then nothing will save you, for as soon as fall comes, he will throw you into the furnace. We are made of better material. He wears me in summer and winter, and if it rains he prefers putting me on, for he knows I will protect his head. We will be hanging here months and months after you have been reduced to ashes." The straw hat said nothing in renlv. for it was crushed. The other hats felt sorry for the head-1 piece. Little Sister Sets on Eggs Daddy came home with his hat full of eggs. He told mother he wanted to raise some fine chickens for the poultry show. He paid three dollars for a dozen eggs. Mother asked, how will you get them hatched? He said, I'm going to give them to Dolly. She's a good motherly hen. I think she will raise them all right. Then he fixed a nest in one of the boxes in the hen house and put Dolly over the eggs, but she wouldn't stay there. He caught her again and fed and gave her some water, then took her back to the nest, but she 'wouldn't set on the eggs. After he had put her on two or three times, he said the eggs would be spoiled if he couldn't get a hen to set on them. My little sister Susie heard what Daddy said, but we did not notice that she was listening. At dinner mother told me to call Susie in to dinner. I went out and looked everywhere but could not find her. Daddy and Mother were afraid she might have fallen in the fish pond. They hunted everywhere and then they heard Susie calling from the hen house. She had climbed into the box with the eggs and spread out her short skirt to keep the mpq warm. She called out joyfully. Daddy, I'll keep the eggs warm. Daddy lifted her out and the eggs were all broken. Her shoes and stockings and skirt were covered with the yellow yolk. Daddy laughed until he cried and after that we all called her Dolly hen. Mijdred (age 8) Bobby's Grandma Bobby was a boy about six years old. Across the street lived an old woman whom Bobby liked very well. He called her Grandma. Bobby gave Grandma a nice shawl. One day Bobby moved away. About twenty years after .Bobby had moved away, and Grandma was wondering about him, there come a knock at the door and here came Bobby. Grandma had little food but Bobby bought some for ber and Grandma lived happy ever after. ELIZABETH W. MORGAN.

Eagles Live Long)

It has been a tradition for many centuries that the eagle renews its strength when very old. .It mounts aloft until it comes very near the sun, when, scorched by the heat, it throws itself into the sea, whence it comes out renewed. There is no truth "in this belief. Eagles keep their strength until very old age, but they do not renew their strength. An eagle was shot in Denmark a few months ago that had a small chain with the inscription. "Caught and again made free by N. and C. Andersen in the year 1792." Brother's. Remark Troubles Sister Editor of Junior Palladium: Dear Sir: My most embarrassed moment was yesterday morning I got up early and went down to the railroad with a bunch of my girl chums to see the circus unload. My little brother, Edwin, got up a little later and came down with my grandfather in the automobile. When they came up beside where my friends and I were standing, brother yelled out "Frances, did you clean your teeth this morning. If you didn't, you want to as soon as you get, home so that I can collect my dime from Aunt Nettie." All the, people around me laughed and my friends will never get through teasing me. I have always neglected to clean my teeth, and so my aunt has been in the habit of giving Edwin a dime a week to see that 1 clean them every morning. He sure has done a good job and ! 1 am going to tell Aunt Nettie that I will not have to be reminded about washing them any more. I'll get even with Edwin by having his weekly income shut off. F. M CIRCUS HER IDEA OF SOMETHING GREAT The following was handed in: Ruth Otte running to Louis Davis, "Louis there's something great going on!" Louis, "What is it?" Ruth, "A circus."

omethin To Do

Conducted By Something Miss Virginia is practicing a step for the dancing class which she is to attend tomorrow afternoon. Stse what a funny little gown she has on, Where do you suppose she found that dress? Look at her slippers! Can you draw a picture

Beetles Carry

Three Hundred Times Weight What animal is the strongest? Every boy will say the elephant and few girls will say the boys are wrong. The elephants and horse are pretty strong animals, but many little insects can carry much more than the big animals can. Do you know how much the water-beetle you often see in pools and troughs can carry? It has been found that the beetle can carry 12 ounces. The beetle weighs only 7 grains. This proves the beetle can carry on its back 300 times its own weight. No boy, man, horse or elephant can do Ihat. If a boy weighing 90 pounds could carry the same weight in proportion to the beetle he would be able to carry a load of 1Z tons. If a mule weighing 800 pounds could carry 300 times its own weight, it would be able to carry 120 tons. No mule can do that. So the water-bug in proportion to its weight is 300 times as strong as a mule. The flea is the champion long distance jumper. No one has been able to measure the exact distance it can cover, but it is known to be more than 100 times its length. Jumping straight up, the flea can go 300 times its length. If a boy four feet tall could jump like a flea, he would cover a city block In one jump. So you see the animals have their athletics just as does the human race. Couldn't Say It A little girl rushed into a north side drug store all out of breath one day last week, yelling: "Call the petroleum, call the petroleum. There's killing each other down there In that - big house." Patrons in the store had to think hard for a few seconds to realize that the little girl meant the patrol. A. S. Bennett To Copy of yourself dancing? Try It. Copy the picture first, and then you will learn just how to draw hands, feet, a head, and clothes. Protected by George Matthew Adams.

Robins Feasting The robins and other bints are having the times of their life this week. Cherries are beginning to get ripe. This means a big feast. You can see Mr. Robin sitting on a limb of a cherry tree these days, with his head cocked to one side, looking for some nice fine ripe cherry. Then he pecks into it. Few owners of cherry trees object to the visits of birds, for they know that the birds eat thousands of insects and worms that would destroy the trees. For this reason thy let the birds have all the cherries they want.

White Horses Mean Nothing "Lucky" and "unlucky" are terms that are applied to many things. A sensible boy or girl pays no attention to them. Why say, "lucky, lucky, white horso?" What good luck did a white horse ever bring you? Do you know any man that ever had luck because he tacked a horseshoe on bis fence post? Why should it be unlucky to go outside with your shoestrings untied? If you stumble and break your leg, it of course is an unlucky occurrence. Some say it Is lucky to find a spider oh your clothes. Others believe if your teeth grow widely apart you will be a traveler; if you have a mole on your back you will have money by the sack. Company Not Made Welcome Lulu Mae Ashinger has found a funny story and laughed over it. Now, she is passing it on to the other boys and girls who so eagerly look for the Junior each i week. A girl and a boy were walking down the street, and he asked: "Do you like kissing games?" "No," she replied. "Why?" he asked. " 'Cause there's always tome body looking on." Horses Are Not Jealous of Cars Two old horses met at the drinking fountain at Main and North Ninth street the other day. Great big auto trucks, automobiles and electrics were rushing by, as the old horses were drinking. "It beats all how fast those autos go, doesn't it," said old Dobbin, as he shook his head after a long drink of cool water. "Yes," said Barney, "they can go faster than we can, or any raco horse, but I am not jealous." "Why?" asked Dobbin, "it seems to me that they are driving us out of work and soon there will be no horses left on the streets." Old Barney, who is one of the wisest horses in Richmond, gave him a horse laugh before he answered. "Are you so foolish that you cannot see that the heavy trucks do all the heavy hauling we would be compelled to pull if it were not for them? Years ago, after a day's work, we would bo compelled to pull the family carriage around town, but now the family uses the automobile. We, are lucky." Dobbin studied the answer a lit tle while before he admitted that Barney knew what he was talking about. "I guess you are right," said Dob bin, "we are just like many boys and girls, we are never satisfied with what we have, and always find reason to complain when there is no reason. "Did I tell you about our old friend Dick," continued Ilarney.i But. ho got no farther, for his mas-j ter gave him the signal to move,! and all he could say was goodbye.

Pup Receives Collar as Gift; Finds Purse

You all know that pups like to carry away .things. If they see an old shoe or a stocking, they grab it and try to tear it to pieces. A hull terrier pup, owned by a little, girl in Indianapolis, is very full of life and mischief. Recently he began to bring home old shoes and cans from rubbish heaps. . Then he brought a bag of rolls, and later he came home spattered with milk, having tried tp bring a bottle of milk, and spilled it. After that he came home with a lady's handbag containing $12.80, some visiting cards and a automobile veil. The cards we're these of a well-known Indianapolis woman. The handbag and money were returned to her. She explained that she had lost it out of her automobile. She rewarded the dog by buying him a new collar as a reward for his honesty in taking it home to the little girl. Few pups have such good luck. Find Adventure In Big Ice Field The opportunities for adventure are not over. Just because the greater part of the United States is thickly settled is no reason for believing that Uncle Sam does not have possessions' where you can have all the adventures you want. Alaska still offers plenty of adventure to the -men who dare to go there. Recently a company of men left Seattle for a cannery on the shore of Bering Sea. Their ship was caught in a huge ice field, forced upon the highest berg by the pressure and left high and dry fifteen feet .in the air. The men stayed on an island until the ice broke up a little. Then an old trapper dynamited the ico pack so that the ship dropped back into the water and was enabled to " proceed. Find Berries Under the Snow A student of birds wondered how the feathered friends were able to obtain food between the disappearance of snow and the ripening of berries and fruits in northern Russia. Ho noticed one spring that hardly had the snow melted and the trees and shrubs burst into bloom before thousands of birds were on the scene. How could they live until the berries became ripe. The bird student found out that when the berries were ripe and fell off in fall, the first snow feu Boon afterwards. This blanket of snow with the other snow that fell made a blanket that preserved the berries on the ground. The next nrinir when the sun melted tho snow, the birds found all the food they needed on the ground. Use Eggshells To Make Gloves WThrtt becomes of the . articles you throw in the box in the alley? Four hundred tons of egg shells are used in the making of kid gloves and calicoes. More than $500,000 worth of corks are thrown away each year. Many of them are sorted out of trash piles and r.re worked over. Old rubber tires are used to make rubber mats and cheap rubber toys. Frames of bicycles are melted down and the plumber uses new lengths of tube made from the old frames. Jewelers save old gold and silver which they sell to gold and silver smiths who make new -materials out ol them.