Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 263, 15 September 1917 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SEPT. 13, 1917

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM Th Junior Palladium is the children's section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1916, and Issued each , Saturday afternoon. All boys and girls are invited to be reporters end 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 addrcsseu to the Junior Editor. This is your little newspaper and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.

The Rip Van Winkle of Japan (Continued from last week) At last he landed on the shore of his ; own country. But what had happened while he was away? Where was his father's house? The hills were still there, but the trees on them had been cut down. The stream that ran close to his father's house was still running, but there were no women washing clothes in it. How could everything have changed in such a short timet Urashima asked an old man who came walking along the shore, "Can you tell me where Urashima's house is? It used to stand here. "Urashima! Why, he was drowned more than a hundred years ago while out Ishing. His mother and father, brother and sisters are all dead long ago. How can you be so foolish to ask about his house. It fell to pieces fifty years ago!" Urashima began to think, "Can this man be telling the truth? Could the golden palace be part of a fairy land, where a month seems but an hour and a year but a day? No home! No friends! .It must be true!" With a heavy heart Urashima got into his boat to return to the golden palace. But he did not know the way and there was no one to show him. "Perhaps," thought he, "if I open this box, I shall be able to find the way." So he did what the daughter of the Sea-God told him not to do or, perhaps he had forgotten what she had said. Anyhow, he opened the box. As he raised the top, a white cloud came out of the box and floated out to sea. Then Urashima remembered his promise to the daughter of the Sea-God. He shouted for the cloud to stop; he ran up and down the shore wringing his hands in sorrow. As the cloud disappeared, his hair grew as white as snow, his face became wrinkled; his back bent like that of a very old man. If he had kept his promise he might have lived a thousand years. But now he was an old man without home and without friends. Charles Baker (From the Japanese). A Practical Play Dress 2073 Child's Rompers with Sleeve in Either of Two Lengths. Seersucker, gingham, chambray, linen, drill and percale, also serge, flannel and flannellette are good for this model. The Pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. It requires 2 yards of 36-inch material for a 4-year size. A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps. Name Address City Size Address: Pattern Department, Pal-

FIXING FOR VISITORS Patty and Curly Falkland had never gone to school with other girls. They were the only daughters of a rich city merchant. Their mother had died when they were quite little children. From that time until the present hour, when the girls were, one of them fourteen and the other fifteen years of age, they had been brought up by their excellent governness, Miss Dawson, but without any companions their own age. Patty's hair was of a curly fuzzy nature to match her eyes, while Curly, whose real name was Charlotte, was called Curly, from the fact that she had wept very piteoucly a3 a little child because of her straight locks. Mr. Falkland went to town every

CALLS FOR The use by the Government of the Boy Scouts of America in so many ways has made service in that organization to be in point of honor on a par with more active military duty in foreign fields. There are many who cannot go with the more warlike arm of the service and to them falls the equally honorable task of making it possible for Uncle Sam to keep fighters at the front. The officials of the Boy Scouts of America are convinced that never in the history of the organization has there been the opportunity now presented for men to aid in its work. Thousands of men who are unable to go to war can best serve their country, the scout officials contend, by training boys to be useful in many practical ways. Thousands of men have applied for this work, and many more are needed if the full boy strength of the country is to be exerted in the present war crisis. The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has issued an appeal for 100,000 volunteers, eighteen years old and over, to take care of the new recruits who are pouring in. For the last month National Headquarters, at No. 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, has enrolled an average of 1,250 boys a day. Every city and town of 1,000 population and over is represented. Chief Scout Executive James E. West, in his last report to the Executive Board says: "Already a large number of scout officials have been forced to give up active work because of their membership in the National Guard or through enlistment in the Officers' Training Corps or otherwise. Undoubtedly the new law will draft a large number of our men. Following the plan of the English organization it is recommended that all scouts and scout officials absent from their troops or regular assignments be continued as members of the Boy Scouts of America with the same rank and privileges and continue to receive our publicaions without any expense to themselves during the period of the war, and that they be carried on our records with the designation, 'I. G. S.' In Government Service." Experience of London Boys in Wartime The effect of the war on the social problems of boyhood in such times as these is a point to be considered In urging qualified men to join the boys as Scoutmasters. The Government needs boys of all ages to step into tasks made urgent by the absence of men in warlike occupations. London and all the other cities and towns of the British Isles have endeavored to keep the boys busy. Of course conditions here may never reach the stage that they have over there. The experience of London since the beginning of the war 6hows

day, returning again late in the evening. He was very much occupied in his own business, not able to give much time to his two little daughters, who adored him nevertheless. But one day he resolved to give his two daughters a surprise which he knew would make them very happy. When this story opens it happened to be a midsummer day, the 24 of June. They lived in London. Each girl had her own horse to ride and they had besides a beautiful little low carriage which was drawn by a pair of Shetland ponies in which they went about the country. They were particularly happy today for word had just came from their father that he was coming to lunch and would bring someone with him. "I wonder what she will be like," said Charlotte. "Oh, we'll soon know, what is the good of thinking about it before hand?" was Patty's answer. "What is her name?" said Charlotte. "Selma Dudley," was Patty's reply. "It is so queer. This morning at breakfast, we didn't know such a person existed. Then a telegram arrived from father to say that he would bring her here for lunch." So they came at eleven-thirty. Then they ate dinner. After din

100,000 SCOUT MASTERS

COME ON, DAD ! that there has been an increase of fifty-nine per cent, in juvenile crime. Police regulations are relaxed, the streets are darkened, the schools are closed to release boys for labor all these are conditions which we have not yet encountered, but which are possible. The regular program of the Boy Scouts of America calls for active leadership on the part of wideawake public-spirited men. The activities of the scouts are so many and so fascinating in their variety that the work quickly takes a grip upon the manly type of citizen. An effort has been made to get immediate action for increasing acreage under cultivation, for one thing, by encouraging scouts and scout officials not only to have gardens of their own, but for each of them to interest nine others in having gardens or to increase their acreage. With the aid of Mr. H. O. Benson detailed by the Department of Agriculture, Mr. Hal B. Fullerton of the Long Island Railroad Company Farms, temporarily designated "Chief Grub Scout," and others actively engaged, there has been a most gratifying response in this matter. Boys Arouse Public to the Danger Chief Scout Executive James E. West in his report again says: "In various parts of the country including here in New York City, the scouts in addition to taking a definite part in planting have par

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ner the girld went out in Ihe yard and played with their new friend. Selma said, "Did you know that I am going to live with you." "No," exclaimed the girls. "Yes," said Selma. Then somebody called supper. So the girls ran in and were so excited they could scarcely eat their supper. Afterwards they sang some songs and went to bed. So they all lived happy ever after. H. H., age 12 years, Williamsburg, Indiana.

Girls Work for Red Cross Saturday Afternoons All girls who wish to help in Red Cross work may come down to the Red Cross rooms at 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoons. A special table will be arranged for you and Aunt Molly will be there to help show you just wliat to do. Every girl who has a brother or uncle or cousin in the army or navy, or even about to go into training camps, should be anxious, to show that she is willing to do her part for our country too, especially when the very work she will do may go to the relief of one of her own family. The rooms are on the corner of Ninth and North A streets. IT'S UP TO YOU ! Temple in Cleveland Plain Dealer. ticipated in activities to arouse public interest and thought as to the seriousness of the situation. In many places monster parades and demonstrations have taken place, the scouts carrying hoes, rakes and other garden implements and appropriately worded placards. In many communities, acres and acres have been set aside for cultivation under scout leadership and largely with scout labor, with the aid of expert agriculturists In Washington, D. C, through the aid of our president, 300 acres of valuable fertile land in Potomac Park was secured through the United States Government for this purpose. Reports from the scout executives throughout the country and information secured from newspaper clippings, letters from scoutmasters and other 'scout officials show that scouts are very largely participating in this undertaking. , Indeed the officials of the Department of Agriculture have been good enough to say that our effort has been one of the most sanely executed and practical undertakings along this line of a national character and are very optimistic as to the results. The Agricultural Department has agreed to continue to guide us throughout the period of cultivation and harvesting in order that we may through our leadership and otherwise secure the maximum results

Query Corner

The editor will try to answer questions readers of tho 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 same week in which you send it In. Dear Aunt Molly: What makes your eye black when anybody hits you? Blanche Hiatt. Dear Blanche: As I understand it, when your eye is struck all the tiny little veins, (or rather capillaries, which form the fine net work just beneath the skin and carry the blood to and from every part of the epidermis), are so bruised and broken that all the thread-like streams of blood ooze out and spread around underneath the skin where they have no chance to get back into the circulation again. And so, as the mass of tiny particles of impure blood settle there, they turn dark, and that is what makes your eye look black. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: What makes the trains go up mountains? Enid Parker. Dear Enid: Since some mountains are only a few steps too high to be called hills, an ordinary engine, with a little extra snorting and puffing, can manage to pull the train over; but when it comes to real mountains that have plenty of bare rocks up above the timber line, and snow on top, it not only takes one of those powerful little mountain engines, but sometimes two and a cog rail besides, with a strong fireman to shovel coal and a clear-headed engineer to stand the high altitude and lots of brains to have constructed the railroad, back of it all, to make the trains go up mountains. Ed. Dear Editor How do they measure the earth to tell how big it is? William I. Campfield. Dear William. Eratosthenes, who was the first known man to measure the earth did it this way; he found that on one certain day in summer the sun shone straight down into deep wells at one city while at another city about 500 miles away the shadows made an angle of 7.2 degrees, which is onefiftieth of a circle. Therefore he decided that 500 miles must be l-50th of the circumference of the earth, since all circle whether large or small have the same number of degrees in them, and that would make the whole about 25,000 miles. And he was very nearly correct because the exact number is 24,872.4 miles at the equator. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: When you bump your head real hard why does it make a lump? Betty Price. Dear Betty: It is something on the order of when there is a big wreck why is there such a large pile of splintered debris with a big crowd around it. It is because the circulation traffic managers of your body are not able to carry away the mass of broken tissues right at once, while at the same time, as soon as the accident happens thousands of the policemen of your blood are rushed to the spot to keep order and prevent any disease from breaking out in the general disorder. So altogether that makes the lump. Ed. Say, honust Aunt Molly do you supoz that wen I grow up I'll evur get to the Prezident of the Unineted Stats? Jimmie G. Dear Jimmie: There is no telling. If you try hard enough to find out things, you no doubt will learn enough to run the government, and if an ability to ask questions has anything to do with it, with all my heart and soul, Jimmie, I should certainly pronounce you our Future George Washington. Aunt M. EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boy and Girls. These Ads Cost You Nothing; Send in Your "Wants" to The Palladium Junior. CHILD'S SULKY And kodakBrownie No. 2, to sell, or trade for Belgian hares. Harold Hanson. 1618 E. Main SL