Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 307, 11 November 1916 — Page 15

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. SATURDAY. NOV. It 1916

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The Sandman Story for Tonight

THE GREEN DRAGON Once upon a time there lived In Old England a great lord In the midst of his vast estates. His acres grew fine grain, the rivers through his forests were teeming with fish and his many tenants were happy and well fed. The only sorrow In his life was that his only daughter, Genevieve, was slowly drooping, each day getting more weak and nothing seemed to do her any good. - Now, among the tenants of the lord was a wood cutter and this man was the father of a lad just about Genevieve's age. Ulric was the boy's name and his daily occupation was that of driving up the cows to the pasture of the great lord. In doing this he would see the pale face of the girl on her bed by the window. It would make him think of how strong and brown he was, and a great pity touched hs manly heart. "Perhaps if I were one of the noble people," he said aloud one day, "I would be "able to aid her, but as I am only a poor peasant boy I do not see what I can do." As the lad stopped he caught sight through the trees of a log cabin In front of which sat a dwarf. Ulrich took out his lunch and offered the little man half, then brought a pail of cool water for him from the spring. For a week the lad brought the dwarf's water and stopped to chat with the old fellow. In fact, they became fast friends: One day Ulric told the dwarf about the sad case of Genevieve and how he would like to do something to make her well again. "Would you be willing to risk any danger for her?" asked the dwarf. "Of course," replied the lad. "Well, it is easy to know what would cure her," replied the dwarf, "but the remedy is hard to get. Her blood is turning to water and nothing will make her well again till she has some of the honey from the wild bees' hive in the Black Forest. But the tree is In the center of a lake of icy ater, and It is guarded by a huge, green dragon, so that no one dares venture near. Of couse, I would not be afraid to, but I am too old now. If you are determined to try, here is a flask of golden water if the dragon comes to you, be not afraid, but throw this water on him with a

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"I have listened to your words, and I know that you are my friend. I will tell you something. I have heard the call of the great nightbird. It is good; I know It it a signal from my brother," said Little Raven. "Now I know about It," replied Straight Feather. "Those two Sioux have followed us. I believe they are hiding In the foothills. I will not tell this thing. No; I will help you." The two lads spent the following day discussing various plans for Little Raven's escape. The Pawnees had decided to put the- Cheyennes to death that night, and the young Sioux thought that would be the safest time to attempt to get away. Straight Feather, hawever, frowned upon the plan. He said that Standing Elk might have guessed that Little Raven had been warned of his evil intentions. Then he- would be on his guard, and the young Pawnee declared that they would be closely watched until daylight. He cautioned Little Raven to do nothing until he could plan a way to save him. "You are my friend; I will do as " you , Bay," agreed the young Sioux. . When It was dark the Pawnees made preparations for the ceremonies which would end the lives of the Cheyenne captives. Little Raven was much affected as he saw the brave-hearted warriors led out to meet their fate. They Bhowed no fear, however, and as they were es

wish and he will at once become what you say." Ulric took the flask of water and at once set out for the Black Forest. For a day he walked, and at sunset reached the depth of woods. Here he stopped on the shore of a wide lake whose blue waters seemed icy cold, but he plunged In bravely. The chill numbed him ao that he could hardly keep up and he would have perished had not the'flery wrath of the dragon, who saw him coming, warmed the air. Ulric climbed on a rock "on the bit of land on which the tree stood. It was a hollow tree, and in this hole were swarming thousands of golden bees, whose honey dripped

over the place and fell on great dragon's claws. This monster lost sight of the boy as he climbed on the rock and wandered around a bit to find him. His huge head reared high in the air and his tail swept along like a mighty drag. His wide wings were of a gleaming green that glittered in the sunset. As the dragon went by Ulric hid in the shadow of the rock, then he climbed to the top of the honey tree. When the monster turned and came back the lad threw in its face the golden water from the dwarf's flask, saying: "Dragon, fly" Now, the curious thing about this is that Ulric's idea was to make the dragon fly away to the ends of the earth and never return, but when he got two words out of his mouth his foot slipped and he tumbled out of the tree. He did not have time to finish the sentence and say where the creature was to fly to, but he stopped right after the word "fly." So a funny thing happened. The dragon did not fly away at all he Russell McGregor corted to the spot selected for their execution they raised their voices in the ringing war-cry of their nation. While the Pawnees were yelling and dancing about their helpless victims Little Raven again heard the signal from the west. It drove the horrible scene from his mind and filled his heart with courage. A significant glance from Straight Feather convinced him that he, too, had heard the call. A short time afterward he saw the young Pawnee talking earnestly with some of the most influential men of the tribe, and he believed that the wily lad was already busy with a plan for saving him from the vengeance of the medicine-man. "It is good; now I know how to do this thing," Straight Feather said, exultantly, when they finally retired to the lodge. "At the next sun I will lead a party to the foothills to hunt. You will go; the people of my tribe have said it. I have said I will never try to kill you. Keep those words in your heart. Perhaps you will escape. But you must not kill my friends." "You are my brother. I will remember it. No, I will not kill your friends. I will tell my brother about it. But if I escape Standing Elk may kill you," Little Raven replied uneasily. "I am the son of Two Moons; I have counted coups In battle my people will listen to my words," Straight Feather declared proudly. (To Be Continued)

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simply dried tip and turned Into a fly. That was the only thing he could do, for the magic had to work according to the words, and then and there that horrid dragon that was as big as an elephant became a tiny, bright dragon fly with beautiful shining wings, and that is the way he looks today. ; Ulric gathered a big box of honey and hastened back, for it was easy to return. The water seemed to have grown warmer and the way shorter, for by the next morning he was at the gate of the lord's castle. He sent in the honey. Genevieve ate some and in a few moments she was running around full of life and health. Of course Ulric went to work as a page to the lord, and when ha was grown he married Genevieve and one day became himself the lord of the great estate.

Magic Ring Performes Wonders for Peasant

Once upon a time there lived a king and queen. They always lived happily until one day a witch stole their only daughter and shut her up in a tower in the forest. The king, her father, Baid he would give his daughter and half his kingdom to the man who would rescue her. , All the princes from far and near came to try to win the princess but none could succeed. At last a peasant came to the palace to try also. Now this peasant was a prince In disguise. The prince CHILDREN AND TIGER FLOAT DOWN STREAM ON LIMBS OF TREE My father told me this story one evening, so I would like to have it in the Junior Palladium for the children to read. At a place in India there was once a great flood in the river that ran close to the house. The water came up to the house in a wave so swift and bo high that it swept some of the folks right out of it. Among them were a boy and a girl. They would have been drowned if they had not been able by strange good luck to cling to a trunk of a tree that floated near to them. What an awful place for the children to be in. But how much greater was their fright when they saw a big tiger swim towards them. He, too, had been caught by the flood, and when he 6aw the tree trunk, wished to eave himself by getting on It. He climbed on and the children expected he would attack then?, They nearly died of fright. But the tiger was in such fear of the flood himself that he took no notice- of them, but just clung on the other end of the trunk. - Far down the river a railroad ran close to the shore, and some folks In the train saw the children and the tiger. The train was sent on at great speed, and the news was told at the next town. A boat was got ready and went out when the tree came along. The men In the boat caught the tree and the children were saved. The tiger still clung to the trunk and was shot from the banks farther down. FANNY RIZIO, 6 A class Whitewater School ANSWERS TO RIDDLES R. Why is a hen supposed to be Immortal? A. Because her. eun (son) never sets. R. Why is a sneeze like Niagara? A. Because it is a catarrh act, (cataract) . - R. In what place are two heads better than one? A. In abarrel. R. Why do honest ducks dip their heads under water? A. To liquidate their little bills. R. What woman would be most likely to give her husband a' blowing up if he irritated her? A. Dinah might. R. What holds all the snuff in the world? A. No one nose. " R. When does a farmer act with greatest rudeness toward his corn? A. When he pulls its ears.

Ugly Dwarf Really Is Beautiful Prince

Once upon a time there lived an ugly dwarf who said he must marry the king's daughter, but the king refused. The king had no son but wanted one, and only thought the dwarf wanted their riches. "Then the dwarf said that he would overcome all Europe. But the king did not believe him. ' After -a while the dwarf began to bring her gifts and she began to love him. There was a witch who had power over the dwarf, and he was a prince. But he had to marry a princess before she would make him right again. The king got tired and said that Tie would kill the dwarf. This only scared the dwarf for three or four days. After a while the king died had a magic ring with him and ft would .do anything you bid it to. The prince went to the tower and bid the ring open the door. It opened at once and there he saw the princess Bitting on a Btool In the middle of the room with chains around her arms and ankles. The prince, said, "Who are you, my fair maiden?" "I am the king's daughter, Allegra," she answered. "I have come to take you home to your father and mother," he said. He bade" the ring take the chains off her : arms and ankles. Then they went together to the palace. Here the kjtag and queen rejoiced at having their daughter back again. "Go to .your room, Allegra," said the queen, "and get dressed for dinner, you must be hungry." ' "And now," said the king to the peasant, "what is your name?" : "My name is Ortha," he answered, "and I live in a little hut out in the forest."-, "Be ready for the wedding by twelve o'clock tonight," said the queen. . ." , All the time the queen was saying this the peasant was thinking that if she saw him a peasant in the day time, and a prince at night she would send him away from the palace. But at twelve o'clock he asked the magic ring to change him back into a prince and It did, and In the morning he was still a prince. So they were married and lived happily ever after. AUGUSTA GENNETT 6 A Vaile School e, Because motor fire trucks have come to take the place of the old Are engines, all the fire horses must be sold at once, and probably, by next week they will be gone. There never will be an improvement In Richmond that the children will feel more than this. Every one loves the firehorses. One of the first games children ever play is "flre-englne," and the plunging, galloping "horse" is the most important part. But the real flre-horses them selves are often as interested in their work, and prove themselves as great heroes as the firemen. Most of them have been in the work ever since they first came from the farm, and within two weeks they would learn their duties. No matter how cold the night, nor how tired they might be, the horses never hesitated when the gong sounded. And every night at Bix o'clock, and again when the curfew rang, they would dash out of their stalls to the never failing interest of all the children who peered through the windows watching them. Everyone petted those good old fellows, and Frank and Prince, the big grey team of No. 3, had even learned to chew tobacco. They little know what it means now when the different farmers and dairy men come up to look them over, and . when they - hold

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and made the princess promise not to marry the dwarf. Now the princess got caught by robbers and was held for ransom. She was the only one who knew where the money was kepi, and feared to tell. . After the dwarf heard of this he volunteered to get the princess. He got an army of servants from the castle and started after her. They lost their way and had to sleep in trees and eat berries: After a while they got on the track again. , . .. The princess fretted and asked them to let her go. They said they would for $100,000. She said let me go and , get it, and they refused, v. '- . r rThe dwarf attacked the house and got the girl. They were married and she found he was a -prince. But he never overcame Europe. EVERETT; LADYV'll years . '- Starr School ,

. HALLOWEEN STORY Last Halloween my mother and I went uptown dressed up and , we had the most fun. I had on my big sister's sklrt: and waist and an old hat and a false-face. And my mother was dressed up, too. ; Our friends did not know us. My grandma went with my papa; they did not want to go with us. So they went home and we stayed up there. Soon - they came back and we all went home together. BERNICE LAMM. " Whitewater School. , Shooting Tail Feathers. , I went to my Aunt Edna's and stayed three weeks. ' She lived between Moxville (Knoxville) and Buny-visty, .Beuna ; Vista), where my father .was- born- My " uncle owns a farm of thirty acres.'. I got to ride the horses, feed the chickens, hunt the eggs and many other things. . Very nearly every week we went and had ice cream. Lester Boadwin, a boy who went with me, had an air rifle. IWe shot at tin cans. My uncle would say that we could not haye, . our. dinner unless we knocked the can off of the fence post. He would beat me, and I would beat him. v One , evening' we thought we would shoot a sparrow. We did not kill any but we knocked some feathers off of his taiL ., . LINDO REYNARD, 4 A grade WThltewater School The Norwegian army has a corp of Bkating foor-soldlers who , can equal any cavalry in speed. their; heads up so proudly, they never realize that in so short a time they will , be plodding along country roads, pulling ordinary farm wagons Just as othercommtm work horses do. And maybe some time fa(lntly from across the1 city they will bear the distant sound of the fire bells,, but the call will not be for them, for they, will have made their last run, and no , one wants the old fire horses any more. And so. Juniors, while the fire horses are still here, try to see them once more. Pat their necks and feed them a lump of sugar, just for old time's sake, won't you? HEARD AT STARR SCHOOL Teacher: "What is a prince ?" Boy: "A prince Is a king's wife." MORNING EXERCISES On each Monday we appoint a boy or girl to take charge of the morning exercises; We have prayer, songs, and some times we have plays. We have fifteen minutes for exercises. - , .' PAUL CLEVENGER, Baxter School , OUR ELECTION Lewis Davis was elected councilman of the eighth didtrict. Roland Hockett and Elmer Bcsher had the most votes for clerk and mayor at our school. JOSEPH HUTU ' ... - . . Baxter School ' ,

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