Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 65, 27 January 1917 — Page 14

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY. JAN. 27. 1917

THE GREEDY FARMER There was once a greedy farmer who had some chickens. He fed then) on bran, but it being to high, be mixed a little sawdust with It Everytime he added more and more, till at last it was all sawdust.'. Now he set these hens and ex

pected to get a nice lot of little chicks. But when they hatched out, he was surprised to find that they' all had wooden legs. Selected by; Mary E. Pardieck, St. Andrew's School.

ECHOES

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I BY CLAUDE G. MILLER ' arl Keisler, I commonly called Ted, has a dog, perhaps a foot long, with; a leg at each corner, a head at one end, and a tail at the pther. The beast is seen with Ted so often it has grown hard to tell tliein apart. "Birds of a feather," you know. j fed also says, "You may Guy Godch but you can't Kid Hull." "aji even wears a green suit.

Talk: about a rosy Duncn or vn11a ng; The Garfield fellows are naming their' basketball teams, "Pirates" and "Robbers" and a few other things. , : Loyely aren't they; but when we hear ' something like Buck Wenger " Whoof, it's cold! X know a fellow who lost throe pair of false teeth over the name of

. Buck Wenger.-! . , Paul Allen, champion gas blower of the Y claims he can make fifteen

points In two rounds of billiards.Great at story telling, isn't he?

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: AH good-little children die young. Bud Whettig take notice. . We hear Lula Mae Ashinger has received some orders for more stories like . "The Lion s Den." Say, if she does write them and they are published in the. Junior I won't be able to sleep at all. Last time I was even afraid to go in a butcher shop. , Three little boys were walking , down .the street, J Elbert, Joseph, and a third named Pete. Pete was the largest, Joe came between,' : They could run anything to a Ford . machine. One day they ran a chicken clear i across the road, ' An;d, well, that's the last I saw of them. ' , Opal Wirts of Whitewater school Claims she has the best teacher in the world well, to look at some of mine I think Bhe lias. We hear that a story hour is being held at the library on Saturday. Aunt ; Molly has to hold a story hour to. tell her stories in and they even believe them. Ones I tell people just nod their heads and say, I'll never go to heaven when I die. Dr7-I hear you have a bad cold, Johnny, does your noso run? VVillie Nosir-er-er it stays with mj face. lerry Christmas -or Mary Pickfordv 1 It there was public, value to brains some people wouldn't be worth a pin. Others wouldn't live in luxury. ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTIONS . Harvard, in 1874. 2. Mammoth Cave.' S. 1642, in the New England states. 4. In 1816.

. '. Charles Murphy.

. THE WOODCUTTER

Once upon a time there was a king who had a beautiful princesp, hej- mother had died. ; The glrl'e name was Ruth. , A wood cutter came, and tasked, the. king if ho could cut the trees down that was in, the forest and he said yes. So the wood outter went to the forest and Cut down one tree. But when he, started the second there the princess lay dead. Annabclle Cain, Vailo School.

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The Japanese battle cruiser Tsukuba, which has been destroyed by a magazine explosion in the harbor of Kokosuka, killing one hundred and fifty-tbree of the crew and injuring one hundred and fifty-seven. Fire originating from an unknown cause' is believed to have reached the magazine. Many of the crew were rescued from the water. ' .. The Tsukuba came to the United States to take part in the naval pageant at Hampton Roads in 1907 in connection with the Jamesto-wn Exposition. As the first Japanese battle cruiser the vessel, drew much attention in Hampton Roads and later at New York, where she lay in the Hudson River.

MY LITTLE NEIGHBOR One bright spring morning I was attracted by the sound of singing. I opened the door. There on a limb of an apple tree sat a little bird singing merrily. She saw me as I opened the door. When I looked at him he cocked his little head and looked at me with his pretty brown eyes. He seemed to say "Good morning, Good morning." He then

sang as loud as he could. When he was through singing he flew into the orchard. ' , The next morning bright and early he was singing on the limb of a tree outside my window. I opened the window and looked out. Ho sang as if he knew I would not hurt him. I ran downstairs and got Borne bread crumbs. He flew down and ate them as I sprinkled them on the grass. When he had eaten all the crumbs. He flew into the tree and rang merrily as if to thank me. After that he came every morning. He soon became so tame he would eat out of my hands. When the summer days had past and the autumn days were coming he began to get restless at if he wanted to go south,' but "did not want to leave me. One day he flew away I did not see him anymore so I thought he flew south. I missed my little neighbor Very much. The next spring he came again and brought a mate. They built their nest in the apple tree. They came every morning and sang a song in the tree. After that I would feed them, then they would go back to their nest. The little birds soon hatched. It seemed but a short time until they could fly. It was really a whole summer before they did. At last the fall came and they went south. Every summer they came : again. They were always my little neighbors. Author, Ada Lloyd.

Americans Win Battle

Dick and Tom were walking through the woods one Saturday. Dick had a flag in his hand. Tom said, "Let's build a snow fort.' Dick said, "That will be fun.'' So they made a snowball and rolled it in the snow, till it got big. Then they made a whole lot of big snow balls. They piled the snowballs up and got snow to stick in the holes. As they were sticking the flag in the fort, Tom said some one was coming. And over the hill came Harry and Dan. Dick said, "Let's have a snow fight." So Dick and Tom made a lot of snowballs and put in the fort. Harry and Dan laid some on the ground in front of the fort. Dick said he and Tom would bo Americans, and Harry and Dan Germans. Dick said, "Let's fight." So they commenced to .fight. Harry hit Dick once and Dick threw one that hit Harry in the noso but didn't hurt. They fought till Dan said he was going home. In a little bit all were gone but Dick and Harry. - Then Harry surrendered to Dick so the Americans won. Arnold Thomas, age . 10, Fountain City.

Appetizer For Scouts ! A banquet will be a feature during, anniversary week, held at the JT. All cout troups around Richmond are invited.

The Little Grown Folks Said little Grace to little Bess, "I guess I'll make my doll a dress." Said little Bess to tittle Grace, "I think you'd better wash its face!" "Wash its face Indeed!" cried Grace In conscious wisdom she grew prouder "I'll do like grown-up ladies do, Just put on grease and lots of powder." Contributed by Gertrude Sample, 4A Grade, Starr School.

Boy Tells of Coffee Tree A coffee. tree is a pretty sight. It has gray bark, green leaves and white waxy blossoms. The seed pods of the blossoms . grow and grow to clusters of berries that look like rosy cherries. The berries are picked and spread out to dry. Then the pulp is pounded or rolled off, and out come the coffee seeds ready for the market. Contributed by Frank Dallas, Warner School.

DOG LOSES MEAT

A dog was going across a bridge. He saw his shadow; He thought it was another dog with meat. So he jumped in the stream and lost his meat. He had to do without his meat for supper. That shows what selfishness will do. Let's mind ' the Golden Rule. Capitola Hoskins, 4B grade, Starr school.

A RICH KING

Once upon a time there lived a king, the king had a daughter named Ethel. Ethel always worked every day, one day there was a man came to the king's palace, and asked the king if he could give him a meal, the king said for him to come into the other room, they went in, and the king told the servant to fix a meal for this man, the servant went into the other room and cooked a chicken, while the servant was fixing the meal, the man got up and he went into the other room and asked the king if he could marry his daughter, the king said he could and they lived happily after. Robert Evans, 4A, Starr School.

A LITTLE RICH GIRL Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her name was Alice. She got to go out every day in -the automobile. . She had great fun too. She would jump up and down in the machine. One day she said to her nurse. I have had no parties and I am going to have one too. So that day she had her party and when she went to bed that night she thought of wbat a good time she had been having that day with all of her school mates. Louise Emuiett, 3A, Whitewater.

In the Civil war, it is said on good authority that over 100,000 of the soldiers were under fifteen years old.

Blind Congressman and 5-Year Old Son

Congressman Thomas D. Scball,' of Minnesota, is totally blind.

Is guided about the National Capital by his son, Thomas D. Schall, Jr., a boy of five. The photograph shows the two just after completing a 2,400-mile trip about the country ori their return to Washington.

PUZZLE Can you solve this? It is a real enigma, invented by Louise Ballard, and is something composed of twenty-eight letters. We wonder how many correct answers can be cent in by next Saturday. . I am composed of twenty-eight letters. . My 12, 17, 26 is a girl's name. My 12, 7, 5, 2, 19 is. a native of My 14, 20, 23, 28 is not slow. . I My 1, 6, 8, 3 is a color. My 15, 16, 11, 21 is: cold. 1 My 10, 14, 18, 22 is not shallow. My 25, 26, 24, 23 is Dot fast. By Louise Ballard, Economy, Ind.

Notes About "Y"

The Bible class supper on Tuesday nights is improving along with the Bible study. Most of the classes are up to standard. Boys who do not attend Bible classes are missing a great opportunity to learn, as well as a good time. Everybody over ten years is heartily invited.

The Boys' -Department is some place to loaf, fellows. New military; books and plenty of games. Either Mr. Williams or Mr. Brammer always is there ready and glad to welcome any new faces, or help the old members. On the Y hike last week, thirtyfive fellows left the-Y about 9:30. Mr. Schwan and two scouts made a trail. Keen-eyed Williams and the bunch followed the trail to the Thistlethwaite's Falls.; The boy3 each had their lunchs and three fires were built. At high noon the crowd was called together to partake of their oats. After lunch the boys were divided in two groups. Forts were built and each was in charge of a captain. Snow balls being weapons: Eyes and ears being targets some battle. After games the boys returned to the Y and enjoyed a good swim, and then went home to don dry clothes. No serious results have turned up since. V. D. Brammer.

RIDDLES

1. What is the first thing a boy does when he falls in the water? 2. What is the difference between a new dollaj' bill and a silver quarter? 3. What smells the most in a drug store? 4. When a man ' scalds his hand what three authors does he mention? From Mary Meagan. 5. Why does a doctor enjoy bad health? 6. When was beefsteak the highest? 7. What goes down to the river and says, "Drink, drinV but never drinks. - From Elsie Schweizer, Warner School. 8. Four legs up and four legs down, soft in the middle and hard all around. From Vernan Morgan, Warner School Answers next week.

WAS SHE BUSY? Last Saturday I helped my mother do the work. I got the things for Gladys and Russell. I took care of the baby. I played on the organ, too. I will tell you what I helped my mother do. I dusted the chairs, washed the dishes, swept the floor, and cleaned the bathroom. I think that is all. I think I worked and played all the day to keep myself busy and happy. I went to sleep downstairs when I ought to have been in bed. Do you think I was busy? Catherine Jane Lawall.

Gurley Fox Makes Cabinet One morning about a week ago when I came in the schoolroom, I saw a small cabinet by the wall. I inquired the name of the maker of some nearby observers and found that Gurley Fox of the 6B grade was that person. I then proceeded to examine it. I was surprised to find it so ingeniously made. It had drawers that slid in and out with much ease, and doors that fitted precisely. It sat with venly balanced legs. But the wonder of it all is that it is made with only rough boards from boxes, etc. We praise him for his skill and tact in making it and hope he may be equally as successful in larger administrations of that sort. Jean Graffis, Valle School.