Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 36, 23 December 1916 — Page 18

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THE JUNIOR

The Junior Palladium is tbe children's section of the Richmond "aUadluni, founded May 6, 1916, and issued-each Saturday afternoon. All boys and girls are invited td be reporters and contributors. News terns, social events, "want" advertisements, stories, local Jokes and 'ricinal. poems are acceptable and will be published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name rod age signed. Aunt Molly is always glad to meet the children personally as they "bring their articles to the Palladium office, or to receive etters addressed to the Junior Editor. This is your little newspaper and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.

The Chum Club Corner

Merry' Christmas to you all, my 'ears, God bless us every one!" Merry Christmas, Juniors! Mer- ' y Christmas over and over again. Tsn't it glorious to be right in the uldst of It all, right in 'the heart of : he very, best timer of all the year? This is Christmas, 1916, and the ony one we ever will have. Make it an ideal day; Junior ' Folks; do everything just the best you can, fnd never say a cross word the whole holiday time. Pretend, you axe living in a story book, and do everything you think would sound s-ice in there; It's lots of fun.' And through It all remember tftat you :re celebrating the birthday of a littlebaby who was born in a stable nnd whose cradle was a manger; and when you give your Christmas r.ifts all tied up in red and green, nretend you are giving them to the Ittle Christ child. So forget any Ittle faults your friends may have, nnd think ony of the best things - hey do and say, and then you will eel the real Christmas spirit. In j-our heart .:'. '-!;,.'.. Merry Christmas once more, and may you gain the highest and best 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. Dear Aunt Molly, why do dogs ark? Grace 8imcoke. My dear Grace, Maybe because : "ey want to pat their voice Into the world affairs, too. Aunt M. Dear Editor, why does , Santa '"laus look so fat? John R. Dear John, I guess eggs aren't -rty Cents a dozen up at the North ? ole. Ed. ; Junior Editor: Why doesn't Sana Claus ever die? A. B. Because np at the North Pole it ' t so cold Santa Claus keeps In cold storage all year-round. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly,, Why do cows -iOo? Grace Simecoke. Dear Grace, Once upon a time ows used to make a terrible noise nd frightened everyone who came par them, so when, the cows came n the ark, Noah, said they had to 'op making such, a racket and ever i'ter, they have mooed very gently. Id. - Say Aunt Molly aint it alrtte to ay Xmas? Jlmmie G. My dear little Jiramie, It is just is right to say Xmas as it is to say . Int Aunt M. Dear Aunt Molly: Is there really Santa Claus? George Slick, Starr r.chool. Is there a Santa Claus! - If you vere as close a friend of his as I rn, and feel his very spirit tingling i.Iear through you, I , guess you veutd be sure of htm as I am. Ed.

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joy of Christmas-tide by - giving your purest .- love to ' all. Aunt Molly. . CHUM CLUB QUERY , FOR THIS WEEK What is the meaning of F. O. B? .What is the difference between sterilized and distilled water? .' . What is meant by the solar syster? " Who said, "Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute?" What does the Monroe doctrine provide? ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S . Corydon. Morgan. A Republic. Jane Adams. Hull House. Eli Whitney. Made cotton a practical material and saved the cotton industry for the South. JOHN'S AUTOMOBILE Once there was a little boy. His name was John. He wanted an automobile, and it was Christmas eve, so his father got him an automobile, nd when he gotup the next mourning, why he was very glad, nd he wouldn't let . anyone else ride in it Annabellc Cain, Vail School. . SOME BATTLE" After the scout meeting Wednesday night, most of the sctmts went down to the Morrison Reeves Li brary and engaged in a fierce snow ball battle. Dick Townsend and Ted Keisker choose sides. Dick's side was called the "Hoboes" and Ted's side was called the "Tramps,1 After the battle began a massacre followed that made the "Battle of Bull Run" look tame. After while the fellows grew tired and the armies' retreated to the Y. M. C. A: where the Hoboes got rein forcements. The reinforcements served as a hindrance, someone had built a fort in the yard of the Y. M C. A. and here the brave Hoboes took their last stand. After the dead and dying had been gathered up each one went home, all in. By a scout BOY SCOUTS The Boy Sconts of Richmond, Indiana Troop No. 2 met in Rich mond City Council Chambers, De cember 20, 1916. . Election of officers was held for the coming year, 1917: . Treasurer, Earl Keisker; Sentry, Harry Thomas; Committee on ByLaws and Constitution Lewis Kinley, Chairman; Homer Meyers, Sidne Watt Thetroop will be organized into hospital corps after January L 1917. . The Scout Masters - are taking hand in trying to make Richmond's Scouts' the most well equiped scouts in the State. The meeting was adjourned to be followed by a snow ball fight on North A Street. This will be the last meeting in 1916. Assistant Scout Master B rammer was in charge of the meeting. ... : December 21 was -the shortest day in the whole year.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, DEC 23, 1918

THE LITTLE AIRL -' Oace upon a tiaae there was a tittle girl and her same was Ethel Brown. She wanted to go away one day but her mother would not let her. So she got on her bonnet and slipped out of the house to the street Her mother came around the house just then and asked her where was goto. She replied, "I am going to play with my little friend Mary." So her mother 'went Into the house and Ethel ran away. ' She went to her grandma's. Her, grandmother said, "How did yu. get here, Ethel?" ."I ran away from home, grandma." : . Then she did not think anymore about it. . But at Christmas time, when she got up in the morning and found the letter Santa Claus had written, she changed her mind. And she never ran away again. 'Roberta Sheffer, Starr School. A NEW' CHRISTMAS PRESENT1 "Well, Robert," said a father to his six-year-old son, "you have grown so big I hardly know what to get you for Christmas.".. .' i Robert swelled up as much as possible, and thrusting his hands deep in his pockets, said, "If I'm really a little man, I guess, father, you better get me a barber." THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. Christmas comes but once a year, So fill each hour with Christmas . cheer. The First Mary and Joseph were doing all ! they could to make the coming of Jesus pleasant but something happened that made them very sad. The king ordered everybody that was in his kingdom to go to Bethleham and have their names enrolled so that he could tell how many people, he governed. After St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin got there they tried to get a place in the inns so that Christ could be born there. But the inns were so crowded that the people said, "There is no room for you." So they went on to the outskirts of Bethelehem and they found an old stable. Joseph said it was not such a bad place so they decided to stay there. St. Joseph cleaned it out nicely. There was an ox and an ass In the place. Some shepherds saw them go in but could not stop for they, had to hurry..theUv sheep another mile. - That night while the' shepherds were sitting together and talking about the wonderful things they had seen. The sky began to get bright just like it does when the sun comes up. The shepherds had to put their hands over their eyes. Then they heard a voice and saw an angel. He told them that in the stable yonder was bom the Savior. Then some more angels came and sang a beautiful song. The shepherds went to the stable and they saw St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin and in a manger was the Christ Child. He was wrapped in swaddling clothes. Mary had put one of her mantles over the manger and laid the babe in it. Among the shepMerry Christmas!

Christmas For and His

Cbirstmas is coming! I exclaimed cheerily to a little newsboy, Clarence,' who modestly replied; "I don't want' any Cbirstmas unless I'd earned It; . "Do you think you've earned it," I asked. ' Yes, I deserve a little, I guess, but not as much as my brother Tfm. He has sold more papers than I have; but I've tried just as hard as he did."" ."If you have tried, that is the Important part," I assured him; and continued, "Who has given the most kind words this year to your mother, and playmates, you or Tim?" ' , "We both have," , replied Clarence modestly. "Then you both deserve Christmas ; and who else in your home is worthy?" " Mamma and Papa and Sister Sue." "Is that all in your home that do their best and deserve Christmas," I insistently asked. ' "There is no one else in our home," he said. : "Are you sure? Now think ernestly." , , "Who did I see serving you and your sister Sue about this time yesterday?" i "Oh!" he exclaimed with delight. Christmas hers was a shepherd boy. Mary called him and he kissed Jesus, but he looked np in surprise. "The Baby's cold," he said. "Let me warm Him with my lamb." Mary thanked him and Jesus smiled at him. After this the shepherd came often and brought gifts. No matter how poor the gifts were Jesus always smiled a Thank you" at them. This is the story of the first Christmas. Contributed by Gladys Boyce, St. Mary's School.

The Story of the Three Kings

When the three Kings. Melchior, Baltazer and Caspar had adored the divine babe, as he lay in the manger, whence they had been guided by a mysterious star, they started home. As their way lay in the same direction they went off together. As they went along they talked about what they had seen and heard. Melchior said,"Brethern, when I enterer the stable my syes were drawn to the divine infant Though a King in the little King's presence felt poor and humble when I offered him my golden crown His little hands gently refused it, but I saw Him smile encouragingly to the poor shepherds who offered Him little and poor gifts. But they adored Him with a pure and bumble love, which Jesus loves more than all the magnificence in the world.- My crown had little value in the little King's sight. I am told that Christ will sometime be the ruler of the entire world. I have resolved that when I return to my kingdom I will try to spread the worship of God everywhere among -my subjects." Then Baltazer said. "Brother I saw the Divine infant refuse the crown and smile to the shepherds. And I saw a beautiful halo around the infant's head. But I heard something also as we approached the stable; Iheard birds singing on Jie beam which supported the stable and also outside. I understood by . divine providence what they sang. , It was "Glory be to God in the highest" In answer to ' this I heard invisible angels sing," And on earth peace to men of good wilL" The divine child must have heard

Bay Two Neighbors

"our little 'Shetland pony, Bay." . "Does not; Bay deserve Some Christmas?' I asked. "Mor'nn anybody," exclaimed Clarence with delight as his eyes snapped for joy, "but I never thought of him wanting any Christmas, he wouldn't want a ball, nor a" . - "Now let's study, what would he like?" ... "Oh I know now, something extra on his bill of fare, apples, bread . or loaf sugar." "Does he like bananas?" "I don't know, I never tried him." "Many ponies, and horses do like bananas," I explained. "Well I'll try him. When we give a Christ mas present to a person, we don't always know whether they'll appreciate It or not. : One has to experiment on 'em so it's no harm to try Bay some bananas." "But he has no stockings," I said, mischievously. ' "Oh, ho, I'll hang up his feed bag, the coal man next door to us can loan me his horse's feed bag. But oh say them poor horses are so starved and hungry, I think that Bay, if he could talk, would gladly divide his Christmas with them. Bay isn't selfish. So I'll not borrow their feed bag, they'll need their own and I'll make a big stocking for Bay to get his Christmas in, and enough for him to divide with his two neighbors and have plenty left." "You are a fine manager," Icommented. "Are you good in Arithmetic? Let's see; three bananas, one for each, three pounds of loaf sugar, nine apples. Is that about right?" "I'm afraid a pound apiece is too much sugar to be good for them," said Clarence. , "It's a whole year till Christmas comes again, they will have a long time to eat it," I said. "That's so," said Clarence, "it's little enough, and I'd gladly sell papers a long time to pay for it, because they are so willing to do their part." Margaret Haper. for he smiled sweetly. When I reach my country I will spread faith in the Workings of the Divine Provl-. dence." Then Caspar spoke and said: "Brethren I have heard something mo" When the angels sang, a voice ! sweet than angels' voices seemed to say, 'Kindness has come upon the earth for the first time.' I will on my return to my kingdom try to be a better man than I ever have been. Kings lave no right to rule except as ministers of God, to kill all envy and jealousy and to live in love and peace, As he spoke a halo appeared on his bead like that on the Divine Infant's and his companions did not envy him." The End Contributed by Ruth Wolke, St. Mary's School. DOGS PLAY TAG ; On the corner of Fifteenth and D there were three dogs. One was running after the others. Pretty soon he touched the big dog and turned around and ran from the big dog. They would keep this up for a while then ran away and that was the way they played tag. Lloyd Slifer, Starr school. PRINTERS' PI Answer to last week's puzzle It hain't to no use to grumble and complain; It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice When God sorts out the weather and sends rain; Why that's my choice.