Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 24, 9 December 1916 — Page 12

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THiil RICHMOND PALLADIUM. SATURDAY. DEC. 9. 191 THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM Two American Women and French Blind Soldiers The Junior Palladium is the children's section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1916, and issued each Saturday afternoon. AH boys and girls are invited to be reporters and contributors. News items, social events, "want" advertisements, stories, local jokes and original poems are acceptable and will be published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name and age signed. Aunt Molly is always glad to meet the children personally as they bring their articles to the Palladium office, or to receive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This la your little newspaper and we hope each boy and girl will use It thoroughly. The Chum Club Corner

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Helen was a little sick girl. She never had been as full of life and vigor as her other school friends. At recess when all the others were running and shouting, she had to sit along the little railing at the edge of the play ground and smilingly watch the ethers romp and play, because she was so tired she couldn't play with them. Sometimes Dorothy, who lived on the same square with Helen, would stop for a moment during the game to tell her quiet, little friend a "secret" and Helen's, face would be aglow with pleasure when Dorothy dashed away again to resume her play. It was several weeks before Christmas, when one day Helen was not at school. Several of the children asked, "Where's Helen?" And Dorothy answered, "She's sick 'today, and had to stay at home." And then they had such an exciting game at recess, they even forgot to miss the little quiet girl who was not there. But Helen did not forget them. Fach day she watched by the window to see them go back and forth to school, and at recess time she listened for their distant shouts which told her they were at play. And so it drew nearer and nearer to Christmas time. Miss Edith was the teacher' in that room, and It happened that

UERY CORNER The editor will try to answer questions readers of the Junior submit to her. She will not "promise to answer all of them. The questions will be answered in rotation, so do not expect the answer to be printed in the name week in which you send It In. Aunt Molly: Who is the United States ambassador to China? James Minor, Starr school. Paul S. Reinsch from Wisconsin is classed under the head of Diplo matic and Consular Service, Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary, so I suppose he's the one. Anyhow he is in China and he gets $12,000 a year. Ed. Why doesn't a bull like red? R. W. Starr school. Probably for the - same reason that it seems to irritate most every living creature unconsciously. It is said that if an insane person is put in a vivid red, or a bright yellow room, they become violent al'most at once. But more than that, not being a bull myself, I can't explain. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: What was Jesus' last name? ,W. D. K. Starr school. Jesus and all the people of hi3 time did not have last names, that is a modern invention. But if he had, it would have been Jesus Carpenter, probably, since his father was a carpenter. Aunt. Molly: Did Alexander become king of all over Asia when he cut the Gordian knot? James Miner. That sounds so much like a riddle, suppose you tell us the answer, Aunt M. . What will the boys do this winter that can't go to Morton lake with their skates? J. M. Starr school. " . Put some ice In their bath tubs and skate at home. Ed. What does the word "Palladium" mean? E, P. West Manchester. Tho question was fully answered July 8, but in brief it means anything on which the safety of the people depends, . Ed. - What 'Will make a pig squeal? Ray Wilson. Getting caught under a fence. Ed.

one afternoon she was passing by Helen's house a week or so after the little girl had been at school for the last time, and she chanced to catch a glimpse of her little pupil, and so she stopped in. Helen was perfectly happy when her own teacher really came to s?e her. She asked about all her little friends hack at school, and what they were

making, and what stories they were reading and everything. And when Miss Edith left, she had a plan all made out. The next day at school she told all the children a story about a girl named Helen, and then she said, "And that is a true story." Everyone wn.s so surprised they didn't know what to do until Miss Edith told her plan. Each one wa3 to fix up some kind of a little Christmas present, and then they would put it with the others in a large box, and have a grand surprise for Helen on Christmas eve. No need to say what really happened. You know. But I just wonder if yeu ever had anyone like Helen in your room. Aunt Molly. Christmas is a time to receive presents, of course, but it" will be a lots happier ' time if you give presents, too. Santa Claus has saved up a great many presents this year, but since there will be so many little folks who wouldn't have .much Christina.5? otherwise, Santa Claus will need all the help he possibly can get. And since he is going to make tho Junior hiy Richmond sub-station, how would you like to be a Santa Claus helper, too, and start a Santa Claus movement in your school? Then just before Christmas- you could help bring all the things down here at the Junior sub-station, ready for Santa Claus to divide out when he comes. Don't you think that would be fun? Try it! Because Aunt Molly will be so busy with Christmas affairs from now on, she wonders if all the Juniors would mind' helping her by writing all their articles on just one side of the paper, and so plainly that we can send them out to the printers without having to type write them. And also if you send in riddles, will you please send in the answer at the same time so we will be sure to have it? All short contributions will be used first because there is so much advertising now that the men cannot-print the long stories very well. So you'll understand the new working rules of the Junior from now on, won't you? CHUM CLUB QUERY FOR THIS WEEK 1. What river in Louisiana is a color? 2. What city in Nebraska Is the name of a great man? 3. What town in Alabama Is a tree? 4. What town In Alabama Is a girl's name? 6. What counties in Indiana are boys' names? 6. What five counties In Indiana are colors? C ontributed from Economy, ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK 1. King Constantino I. 2. Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary who was In the 68th year of his reign. 3. Presiding over the Senate. 4. Gary is a model town In northern Indiana, founded In 1906 by a large steel corporation. 5. The first automobile was a steam road wagon Invented by Oliver Evans, of Newport, Del., in 1787. But the first gasolene automobile was invented about forty years so by a Mr. Haynes of Kokomo, fml. It Is easy to judge the crooked furrow after it has been plowed.

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(Left) Esther Cleveland, daughter of President Grover Cleveland,

iers; (center) Winifred Holt, famous American leader in work for the blinded in battle. (Right) A pyramid in the Lighthouse (institution for the blind) garden. The Hercules of the Lighthouse, "BEEE" has made himself a pedestal for two smaller pupils. All these men have received the War Cross and the Military Medal for valor in battle. (Below) A blind knitter. Besides learning to knit, in less than two months this veteran has become efficient as a typist and can conduct his correspondence and keep his accounts. He can make a perfect sweater in less than an hour and a half and bands such as the French government requires for its troops in fifteen to twenty minutes. His wife has studied this trade, too. The Lighthouse has. given him his "machine and he is returning home, entirely self-supporting, with more orders than he can fill.

HONOR ROLL White school boys and girl3 are trying very hard to get better averages every month. Here are the ones having the highest standing in their classes:

Grade Name Pet. 1st Fred Brown 95 2nd. .... Mary Gibson .... 8f 3rd. .. Raymond Stubs 92 4th Martha Creech 89 5th Russell Stubs 86 5th Esther Canter 8G 6th Charlie Penny 8 7th Charles Gibson 83 8th Paul Rohe 94

Myrtle Gibson, White school. Little Pumpkin's Journey I lived in a garden with many other pumpkins. There were so many pumpkins that I could hardly move. The pumpkins were very cross because there was not enough room. One day the lady came into the garden to get a pumpkin for Thanksgiving. She came to the little pumpkin and decided to take it. It was taken up to the house. Then It was cut up, put in. a pan with some water and was set on the stove. When it was boiled up good it was put In a can and sent to the lady's grandmother. Horace age 9, Fountain City. Smelling Wouldn't Work Once there was a little boy who had some gold in a rock. He asked his father how he got the gold out of rocks. His father said, "They smelt It." After a little while the boy came back and said, "I smelled it and smelled it half a dozen times, but I didn't get any gold." Robert Jordan, 4 A, Starr school.

Chickens Take Auto Ride Wednesday afternoon several chickens were having a new experience. They were taking an automobile ride, and they were going pretty fast too. A certain farmer was evidently in such a hurry to get his Thanksgiving fowls to town, that he piled several crates on the back seat of his Ford and gave the unsuspecting animals the last great thrilling experience of their lives. It must have been their first joy ride from the way some of them were squawking, but most of them were the most important looking chickens ever seen. Sticking their heads through the slats, they watched the trees and houses fly past with their little chicken eyes as big as saucers.

WRONG ANSWERS Q. Between what two countries was the battle of Marathon? A. The battle of Marathon was between the Black Sea and the Greeks. Two cities of ancient times are Boston and Germany. Two inventions of modern times are choir and devil. Two inventions of ancient times were the art of printing and Columbus discovered America. Ancient times was before Christ was born in 1879. The Greek stadium was limestone made of marble. ABRAHAM LINCOLN When Lincoln was president, And loved as no other, He said, "All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." Harvey Robert Saunders, 4th grade, Economy, Ind.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. Christmas comes but once a year, So make the most of it! Thinking of them things you'd like to see upon that tree, Jes 'fore Christmas be as good as you ken be! Eugene Field. ANOTHER APPEAL Dear Aunt Molly: We are trying to get a larger playground at Warner. So I thought I would write and tell you why we need one. I thought maybe you would be interested in it. We are so crowded that we can't have a good time. We are the second largest ward school in the city, and yet we have the smallest playground. I think we need a larger one, don't you? There are many small children in the school and they have such a small place to play. All they have is a small place in front of the building. The boys also need a place to play ball. We need n larger place for the apparatuses. I think Mr. Giles should take an interest in this and help us get a larger play ground. Your little friend. Vera Kinert. STAGS WIN GREAT GAME Bode Specials played the South Side Stags Friday afternoon and were defeated by the Stags 34 to 18. The players were: StagsMiller, Dunham, Frame, Carpenter and Dunham. Bode Specials Hosack, Bode, Crandall, Hirschfield and Asbury. St. John's. Wilburn Koontz was lately chosen press' agent for Starr School.