Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 107, 17 March 1917 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. MARCH 17, 1917

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium is tne children's section of the. Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1016, and issued each Saturday . afternoon. All 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 wiil 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 is your littlo newspaper Mnd we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.

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GRANDMOTHER GRAY STORY

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"Grandmother," coaxed Jean one evening, Just after that little lady had finished getting her two frisky grandchildren ready for bed, "won't you tell us a story about a little girl just like me?"

"Aw, no, tell us a fairy story," amended Jimmie G, as he stopped his wild game of football with a spool of thread and came over to climb up on the arm of his gnindmother's big cretonne covered chair. "Why Jimmie," exclaimed Grandmother Gray, "1 thought you didn't like fairy stories." "Oh yes," said he, "I like 'em all right when they're good ones." "Well then," compromised the story teller, "suppose I tell a fairy tale about a little girl just like Jean." And so this is the story she told: Once upon a time there was a little girl just like Jean who lived in a great stone tower which had a strong iron wall about it, whose gate was locked by a secret key. For when the princess was born, a little fairy godmother had begged to keep her in this fairy tower where she could look out upon the world and see all that came to pass both in the busy cities and in the quiet country-side, until someday, when some on would find the secret key, and unlock the gate which led into the world. ; .; Day by day the fairy godmother and the little princess watched the scenes of the world. But through the rose-colored window glass no false or ugly scene could pass, and so the princess learned only those things which were true and beautiful. In the same land lived twin princes, and so alike were they that no One could tell which had been chosen at birth, the future king. But while they seemed so alike, at heart they were far different, for one was all that prince really is, and one was only that which a prince seems to be. The one loved the people for themselves and thought only of helping the. poor, making just laws and bettering the country. The other thought only of the people when they bowed their heads to the ground before him, because of his royal clothes, and the title he bore. , . - V .

-. And to each of the princes came the word that somewhere a royal princess was in a fairy tower which could only be un

locked when a secret key was found. But that the princess was the love

liest ever in the world because her eyes saw only what was bautiful

and her heart was pure. And so the two princes came to their father,

the king, and begged leave to journey until one found the secret key which would unlock the tower, and he could lead the princess back to

the, kingdom. . .

The father gave his consent and great preparations were made for

the departure. As they were about to leave, the old nurse came to them and said that in her keeping were the treasures their mother had left for them, and that each could choose what gifts they would take to the

princess. , -

One chose the flashing circlet of rubies which their mother had worn

when made queen; and a pair of golden slippers glittering with dia

monds. But the other searched and searched until at the very, bottom

or tne treasure chest he found a golden harp whose slender strings

seemed vibrating with the song of birds and the music of the soft sum

mer wind, and on the strings of the harp , were entwined a slender vine, the leaves of which were different from any he ever had seen. And as he knelt gazing down uppn his mother's deepest treasure he saw that on each of the three leaves, in letters of gold were written, "Strength,

Courage, Love. .

And next week t! rand mother Gray will tell how the gate was unlocked.

Boy Writes Dialcet Story DOZEN AMERICAN BEAUTIES AT INAUGURATION

UERY CORNER

The editor will try to answer questions readers of the Junior submit to her. Sho 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 : Please tell me what the oldest newspaper is called that was published In the United States. B. D. Koontz, Starr School. It must be called an American relic by this time. Ed. Why do little children call a train a c-ho-cho? Joe. - Dear Joe: Usually it is because they want to imitate the sound they make, but sometimes it is because

the parents think it is so cute to

bear the children use baby-talk that

they teach them to say cho-cho in

stead of train. Ed.

Dear Aunt Molly: What is the

difference between a wet battery

and a dry battery? Raymond

Thomas, Warner School.

. Dear Raymond: In a wet battery

the chemicals which react to gen

erate the electricity are in a liquid form into which the plates are

placed, while in a dy battery a mixture of dry chemicals is used. Ed.

The following ia an original story sent in from District School No. 3 in Abington township, . which the teacher considers one of the best ever written in that place: The Two Tramps. Grimly: "Wha ist tha last place. Sambo that you got yer dinner." Sambo: "I done aint had no dinner fer a whole month." . Grimly: "Den wha ist de last place dat you swollered yer supper." Sambo.: "I done eat dat out of A hog trough." Grimly: "Den wha ist dot tha hogy trough." Sambo: . "Well yer see tha there mountain over tha." Grimly: "Yep." Sambo: "Veil over on tha nother side ist wha I eated my supper but

I eated it all up."

Grimly: "I has a notion ter gave yer a black eye for all er dat it taint vary funny ter go out any dinner, supper or brek-fast. So, I sure, am goin ter gave yer an black eye." Sambo: "I tant help it." Grimly: "Tant help wha." Sambo: "I deyn't know yer vanted any brek-fust." Grimly: "Did yer think me vantsd ter strave." ' Sambo: "Me dayn't know yer vas such a dumb-head as that." " Grimly: "Say Sammy der yer know wha me ist er go-an to do vith yer, I sure am er go an ter throw yaw in dat tha river.". Sambo: "Ven dud yer larn ser much."' Both begin to fight, Sambo gets up laughing and Grimly has a black eye. Sambo: "I thot yer knowed ser much." Grimly: "Yer say yer don't knew much." , Sambo: "Yer vant ter fought mare der yer." Grimly: "Me eon't see now Samy, vont yer take me ter dot thar man o'er thar."

Sambo: "Ha, har, my landy I bout ter bust." Two Days After. Grimly: "Low Samy 1 vant ter hove er talk, vith yer." . Sambo: "Alrighty der yer vant nother fight." . ; Grimly: "It tant non yer busvax." Sambo sits down with Grimly. . Sambo: "-"Yel began now." Grimly: "Veil well dud yer gaye me a black eye fer." Then he hits Samy in both eyes. Sambo: "Poor Grimly, I wish I

hod jioot been ser mean ter yer."

By Irvin I. Hamilton, 11 years, enterville, Ind.

PUZZLE

Dear Aunt Molly: How many miles is it from Richmond to the Mississippi River, and how long will it take to go there. Malcolm Kortright, Whitewater School, 2A Grade. . My dear Malcolm: As nearly as I can tell it is 281.8 miles to the nearest point of the river. But the time it would take to get there depends somewhat on the way you tried to go. By aeroplane at the rate of 100 miles per hour, it would take about 2 hours, 49 minutes and 12 seconds. Ed. - . Say Aunt Molly why don't everbodie go to kindergartun dont they no how much fun it is? Jimmie G. No, Jimmie, I don't believe they do, because I know lots of grown folks who really belong there, and yet neyer think of going. Aunt M.

; AFTER SCHOOL ; Tom and Dorothy have just come home and asked their mother to let them slide on their sleds down the hill. Their mother said, "Dorothy will have to change her dress and Tom must bring in some wood from the shed." . After that was done they went to the hill and coasted till supper time. Then they ate their supper and went to bed. And I hope they had happy dreams. Sarah Pointer. 2A grade, Joseph Moore school.

(Girls' Names.) 1. Enegome. . 2. Htur. 3. Ythoord. x 4. Leraep. 5, EJiolm. By Helen Meyers. Warner School. (Answers Next Week) ANSWEfi TO PUZZLE

1. Enegome Emogene. 2. Htur Ruth. 3. Ythoord Dorothy. 4. Leraelp Pearle. 5. Eliolm Mollie. Helen Meyers, Warner School.

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GEOGRAPHY PUZZLE 1. Where is the dangerous City? 2. The pungent city? 3. The tetotalers ctty?4. The perfumed city? B. The rolling city? 6. The city that could furnish the shoe? 7. The city that roamed wild and free? 8. -The city that is part of a boat? 9. The city that preferred in the : river or sea? 10. The city that always can float? Herbert Markle, St. Mary's school. Answers next week.

Answers to Last Week's Questions 1. Boston, Athens of America. 2. Detroit, City of Straits. 3. New Orleans, Cresent City. 4. Kansas, Garden of the World. 5. Quebec, Gibraltar of America. 6. Pittsburg, Iron City. 7. Cincinnati, Queen City. 8. t?uba, Queen of Antilles. 9. Indianapolis, Railroad City. 10. White Mountain District, Switzerland of America.- By Ho

lland Lawler, St. Mary's School.

One hundred and sixty-five girls from the Ward-Belmont School, at Nashville, Tenn., were in New York on a signt-seeing urp. Tney traveled in six private cars, and visited the inauguration at Washington. The large photograph shows Miss Kathryn Lillard and Miss Frances Hall, two of the most attractive of the girls. The chaperons accompanied the party. .

BOY EARNS MONEY FOR HIS SISTER One day my brother did some work. I only had to wash the dishes and wipe them. My brother Ranted to sweep instead of doing his work, but mamma said that he could not do it. So I bad to do it and began to cry- so I made him sweep a little. When mamma came, back she said, "How nice you swept it." So she gave me a nickle and I put it in my bank. First 1 had only ten cents and that makes fifteen. Marie Sonsini, 3A grade, Whitewater school. . But Marie, haven't you forgotten to tell us what you did for your little after he he had earned the money for you? .

DOG LIKES ICE CREAM I have a poodle dog. When we wash him he is as white as snow. If he sees a puddle of watter he jumps over it. He sleeps on papa's; coat every night. . He can beat me running. My grandmother gave him to me. When we give him ice cream he licks the dish for a long time after it ii nil gone. He can stand on his hind legs. He almost got run over Sunday. He goes everywhere I so. Nellie Hoffman, 5B Grade, Warner School.

Over 100,000 women are "employed in the tobaeco factories of the United States.

PLANS FOR SUMMER The summer months are June, July and Aurust. In summer it is very warm. The trees and other

plans are new in fi'll growth. I will

be bugy carirc fer my garden. What are you going to do this summer? Marie Somiri, 3A, Whitewater School. v