Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 247, 2 September 1916 — Page 11
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM WEEKLY SECTION OF THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM
NEWS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF WAYNE COUNTY IN THE JUNIOR FREE TRIAL SUB-' SCRIPTION SEE THE COUPON ON FOURTH PAGE. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY, SEPT. 2, 1916
Dorothy Miller Describes Trip to Newport News
Dear Little Ones: Well, here I come again, little friends of The Junior, and I want to tell you a little about Newport News, Va. I loved that place. When we were on our way to Carolina we left Richmond, Indiana, and did not change cars until we landed there; and by stopping to rest a few days, we stayed five weeks. I was so unfortunate as to break my arm and the doctor wouldn't allow us to go on until it was almost well. Hut after it was broken, it did not hurt me to go about much, so I saw sights of value to me. One was the largest hotel in the United States, Hotel Cbamberlin, built in the deep waters of the Chesapeake bay, entirely surrounded with water. The hotel was red and it looked very beautiful. Hampton Roads is a grand old water-way, for some of the largest ships in the world come there and the ship-yards at Newport News, where so many large ships are rolled in to be repaired, is wonderful. They employ 4,000 men all the time so you understand how much work they have. Newport Ngws is a very nice little town of about 30.000 inhabitants, and many beautiful homes are along Hampton Roads, facing the water. Street cars run all along this beautiful water edg to the Chamberlin hotel, which is several miles from Newport News. I saw oyster shells piled as high as a five story building when they were canning oysters, and the largest fish I ever saw was caught there. Also they have many chu rches ' and good schools. When my father saw the grounds 30 years ago where Newport News is at present, it was a swamp and woodland. But now it is a beautiful little city, situated on the most beautiful deep water in the world. At least, I say so. DOROTHY ELLA MILLER, 206 Richmond Avenue. Describes Day at Chautauqua Ruth Weed and I were at the spring at Glen Miller and Ruth fell in and got her shoe wet, and her dress too. We had same boats and we met some girls who had some celluloid dolls, and we all made a dam and let our dolls and boats float down, and then we would catch them again. Ruth went to give me a drink and she poured it out. I stepped on a brick and it turned over with me and my feet got wet, and I thought it was time to go and eat my dinner. When I got up to the tent, my dinner was waiting, and 1 had my dinner and went to the concert. ELIZABETH PRICE. Hold Boat Race A boat race was held at the Glen last Tuesday in which Mr. Brammer and Harold Sinex competed, each having two boys in thq boat. The race became very exciting; at the start Sinex got a slight; start which he kept up ha'f way down the course, but about there advanced years began to prove supreme and Mr. Brair.nier beat by a length and a half over. Mr. Brammer won the race fairly and squarely, and since he is assistant scout master, while Sinex Is a scout, there are no hard feelings. Paul Lichtenfels had to go home because late hours doesn't seem to do him much good. The latest we got in bed was 10:00, so this proves that Edison's theory is all punk when he says that five hours sleep Is enough for any man, for Paul slept until . 6:30, making eight hours and a half. Oh well, Paul is far from manhood yet CLAUDE MILLER.
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Could you carry a pail on your head as she is doing? Why not? Notice how the cow watches her. Have you ever milked a cow? If you have, you may wish to write a little story about your own experience instead of this picture. This girl goes out in the pasture every morn
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Funny Little Old Man Aids Widow And Son
Once upon a time there lived in; the heart of a forest a widow and her son who were very poor. One day James for this was the boy's name, and his dog Trixy went out into the woods to chop wood for fuel. When he got out in the woods he saw a good tree for wood so he commenced chopping, when suddenly out jumped a funny little old man who cried, "Don't chop this tree any more for this is my home. Besides I should like to know what business you have to chop people's houses down." "Well, said James, "I will not chop any more on this tree if it is your home." "Well, since you have been so kind to me, it is time for me to be kind to you. 1 will tell you how to become rich." "How?" said James, dropping his axe in his joy. "Well," said the little old man, "yonder by that old rotten tree, marked b a cross, and underneath on the ground, marked by a stick of wood is a chest. If you have told me the truth the box will open at your command, but if not, nothing can open it. Your command must be like this, 'Open thy lid ana let me look down upon thy treasures.' If what you told me is true, it will immediately open. I must tell you what is in the box and what the box is like. The box is made of solid gold with beautiful figures carved in the gold and is tied with a golden cord. Nothing can break this golden cord but truthful words. And in this box is a human head. You must do as it says or the lid will shut forever. Now you must go tonight at midnight with a spade and dig the box up, and say your command. And also do not tell anyone about this, not even your mother or you will never find it." Saying this the little old man vanished as quickly as he came. James did as he was bid aud at midnight that night he and Trixy stole silently through the woods with a spade in his hands. Then he reached the place and commenced to dig .when his spade hit something hard. And when it was brought to view it proved to be the gold box. Then James commanded it as the old man told him. In a loud and steady voice he said.
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"Open thy lid and let me look down upon thy treasures." The lid opened and James heard a voice say, "Your Majesty, what do you want of me?" "Tell me," said James, "how to make my mother well." "That's easy," said the voice. "Also," said James, "how can I be the richest boy in the world?" "First," said the voice, "I will an swer only, one question at a time, To make your mother well you must go to yonder woods and there grows a little yellow flower. This is the healing root. Make a tea and get your mother to drink it. If she isn't well at sunrise tomorrow, come to me and I will tell you fur iher. Also I will answer the other question tomorrow night," His mother became well and he went the next night and the voice told him where to find a chest of gold and silver. "And every time you spend some wisely more will come in the chest. But if not, all will vanish." So James is rich to this dav. and he and his mother are very happy ana ne still nas the golden chest. THELMA DARBY, German Children . Please Visitors One of the prettiest sights that a Richmond traveler ever saw while he was abroad, was near a little German village, when he suddenly came onto a crowd of little school children sitting along the stone abutments of an arched bridge. blowing soap bubbles and allowing them to float down the little stream. It evidently was a holiday expedition, and this orderly little group of children in their quaint German costumes, was spending the day quitely and happily in this charming way. Soap bubbles are fun, aren't they? And the next time you blow some, think of those little folks way across the ocean who like to do the same things you do when they sit along the ttream on their holidays. Synthetic milk is being produced from peanuts by European chemists.
Rip Van Winkle Pleases Children
Saturday night was children's night last week, without any doubt, for the big tent at the Chautauqua was half full of youngsters to see Rip Van Winkle, and they stayed until the play was clear over in spite of thunder storms and very late hours. All of them liked it, especially the last part where poor old Rip came back, and found that mean old man making such trouble for his wife about money; and the way Rip finally got things straightened out and said, "Give him a cold potato, and let him go." But of course one thing that made the children like the play so much was that several -of their friends took their parts in it so well, when Eleanor Wissler played little Meenie, Everett (Bill) Lemon played Ilenrick, Robert Wilson and Clifford Burr, dwarfs, and Julia Burr, a villager. Girls May Form Bicycle Club Dear Secretary: I have thought it would he a good plan to form a girls" bicycle club in connection with our boys' clubs. Of course there are many girls who belong to our boys' clubs but I have thought if the number was large enough to have them form a club of their own. Won't you write me and let me know how this idea appeals to you and at the same time send me the names of some girls whom you think would like, to form a club. Our largest club of girls is in Brooklyn, N. Y and has thirty-one members. You will probably be interested to know that I am working on a club newspaper that will go to each member and I wish you would tell tions for club activity which they the boys to send me any suggesthink wrould interest the other members. Yours very truly, George B. Hendrick, Fisk Club Chief. This is the letter that came from the headquarters to one of the boys in the boys' Fisk clubs, here in town. And since so many girls are riding their bicycles lately, those who are interested can have a very good time and also profit by the advantages this club offers. So if you want to join, send your name in to the Junior Palladium and we will help you organize. NEWS REVIEW Greece ha3 been reported torn by divided war parties, half following the Queen who Is a sister of the Kaiser, and the rest fighting with the allies. The American cruiser, Memphis, was swept on rocks by a heavy sea August 29, and many lives were lost. Roumania is now aroused to the highest pitch of war spirit, and is pushing into Austria-Hungary with the Russians. Carranza has made the Catholic Church property'of the state. Aug. 29, President Wilson signed both the army and the navy bills, which together appropriate over live hundred millions of dollars, with 2G0.000 men in the new army, and 137 war ships in three years. BOYS LEARN TO SWIM. We wonder how many boys learned to swim this summer. They can be counted by the dozens; we. venture to say. Hot weather always attracts boys to the swimming places along the creek and to Hawkins pond. It doesn't take a boy long to learn, for he takes to it naturally. It is a good form of exercise, and something every boy ought know how to do.
Ruby Leibold Describe Pets On Big Farm
Webster, Indiana " September. 1D16" Dear Editor: I am going to write a story', about the picture in the Junior' Palladium. , THE PETS In a pen on a rich man's farm' was a pet goat, a pet sheep and a pet pig. Their names were Billy Goat, Nanny, and Piggy Grunt. Piggy Grunt was black and white, Billy Goat was very black, and Nanny was snow white. Piggy Grunt belonged to Arthur, the little baby boy of the rich man, Bil ly Goat belonged to Harry, the old est boy and Nanny belonged tg Helen. They had to he washed every other day, so the rich man hired a man to do this. Today Silas, the servant, is just through washingPiggy Grunt. He will next wash: Billy Goat and then Nanny. The rich man had many othen animals, but these are his pets. He has a large barn and lots of corn and hay. Back of his barn is a truck patch, which Julius, the gard ned, tends. On one side of the truck patch is a flower garden. He has hollyhocks, roses and different kinds of lilies, besides many i other flowers. . Silas feeds the pets three times a day. He feeds them corn and hay and sometimes throws in some, grass for them as they are shut up! in a pen and can't get any. Visitors come from far and near to see the pets play tricks. I RUBY LEIBOLD, age H. i Paper Doll Tells Its Own History1 I am a little paper doll and I ami out at the Chautauqua. It is thefirst time I have ever slept in a tent before. My little mother put! me in my bed which is a pasteboard box and then she put me on the ta-' ble and forgot to put the top on; and then I looked at them when. I they were asleep. Then a big; w i a i -r j . t. . . . . i wina came ana l ieu out on tne floor, and after I fell I had such a! headache that I could not sleep for a long time. ? After I got asleep my little motbj er picked me up and started toi dress me, and then I woke up. ; i 1 am going to stay out all the rest of the week, and one thing I hope ;' is that she leaves the top off to-; night, too, so I can look at them. RUTH WEED'S PAPER DOLL, i The Foolish Kid Richmond, Indiana 1 P August 21, 1916 i Dear Editor of the Junior Palladium :- I am going to write about the! "Wolf and the Kid" but I am going1 to give it another name, i The Foolish Kid Once upon a time there lived in Farmer Brown's farm-lot a kidwhich the farmer prized very much.j The kid was very closely watched' by Fritz, a large sheperd dog, because a wolf had been seen in the village. One night Fritz went to sleep. Along came the wolf and : saw the kid on top of the milk house so he began an said, "Oh, what a dear little kid. What beautiful wool you have! Won't you come down here? I have some ! nice sprigs for you." So the kid ' came down to get the sprigs, when ' Mr. Wolf packed her on his back ' and took her to his den and had her ! for supper. Moral Don't be so foolish as to listen to flattery, because it will 1 not come to a good end. THELMA DARBY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
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