Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 53, 12 January 1918 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND 1'ALAriUM. JAN. U 191S.

A HORSE TALE Say, bow many of you knew that

Vont Matilda Js an expert at riding 'wjrcea? ,W'eU; she is, -and slio is -coJaglo teH you a wonderful talc, if you will listen. ' " " T)ne day last summer Aunt Matil-. la and hir. cousiq went out la the .wintry. to speed tbe Jay." Tbby :olh , were' dressed jn white and ooked very prim.. They played the tdano awhile and then decided that hey couldn't have a good time in he country dressed in white. They ook off. their shoes and stockings, oxobed their hair Indian stylo, ecKea ineniseives in oia .aprons . pd 6traw. hats and thus array qd allied forth. ' ","'. :They went into the barn and 'slid rbm the second to first story on he hay. Then they decided that hey would go out and ride horse aek awhile. Olive, their hostess, as a regular "torn boy" so they ( Aed her to Tide first.. She mount- ' d a .young frisky horse and flew way, whipping the horse to "beat he band." Soon she came back nd got an, old horse out of the am and they all three got on and xle around in the field. Then Hve said that she would get off ad let Aunt Matilda and her cousin ide alone. Well, you know it lemed awfully easy but ' . " 11 went well until they approached big pile of stone. The old horse, old Maud), was going awfully slow it as she approached the rock pile )e speeded up a bit and Aunt MaIda and her cousin began to slide, he first thing they knew they ere on the ground about a half : ich from the stone. They were oth stunned from the fall being it accustomed to such falls. Aunt atilda got up rubbing her side it that soon began to get better id .her arm bperan to hurt and nn king she found that her arm and "bows were all skinned up. Then began to hurt very much. She jelared that no One should hear tout it but that night she told her andmother the whole tale from ginning to end. Her grandother doctored it for her and .' ant Matilda retired feeling rather iff. The nest morning her arm ' as bent in a certain position and 16 couldn't move it for many days ' it she declared even aft'er her acdent, that she would try again for . r motto is "Try, try again." The End. OUR COOKING CLASS On Monday afternoon each week e fifth grade girls cook. The Monday before Christmas hen we were going to class Miss organ had a surprise for us. And hat do you think we cooked? "Why j luaue utiij. uur icacner gare some molasses and told us not let it burn. We watched it very careful and jon it had cooked enough, we mred it into a buttered dish until cooled. Then we put Bome flour id bulter to keep it from sticking ' them. Then what fun we had pulling it e pulled It until It became light, en put it in waxed paper.- After e were through with our candy, . 9 took hot water and washed our : itfhes. Two girls work together partner. One girl waBhes the sfceB and the other dries them. Then we fix our drawer and let ' :r teacher see it. Then we wash it towels and put them in front ' our stoves. When our teacher sees that erthing is In order, we tell, her lood-night" Then we go home. "6 always enjoy our cooking but I a sure we enjoyed making the ffy a little more and it was such . sarprise for us. EVELYN COOK, 8-A grade, Whitewater school. A Visit to Garfield The beys and girls of the 6 A ade went to visit Garfield. We etit at 7:30 In the evening. -We went to the gymnasium and tore was the orchestra which 'ayed many beautiful pieses. Then Mr. Giles talked to lis jout the war, and told us when 'i war was over they would build e rest of Garfield. Mr. Hleronimus told as the rooms go in. Maybe I will he in room 1 and aybe Mr. Cottiogham will be my saber. A boy anl myself looked over Kiield. We enjoyed ft very much. JOHN RJGIO. Whitewater School, f-A grade. ,

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MY VACATION AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE I was over to my grandmother's in the country last summer, and had a nice time. She has 'some little pigs. She raised them on bottles. They are black and white. Then she has some chickens and two cows, and she has a horse named Daisy. She has a. little dog named Trixie. He is the nicest little dog. He won't bite you but he wants to play with you all the time. When I was there we would play hide and go seek. I would go and hide then he would find me. ; Now I am going to tell you what we had. for dinner that day. We had fried chicken and. potatoes and jelly, a pie, and cakes. After dinner we popped some popcorn, played games, and then it was supper time. At eight o'clock we went to bed. Hazel Sarver, 3A Grade, Whitewater School. WHEN SANTA COMES Once upon a time there lived an old woman and man who had a grandson named Richard Irving. On Christmas eve Richard was feeling unusually mischievous and decided to play a trick on his grandparents. That night when everyone was asleep Richard slipped out of the house and climbed on the roof. He placed two boards over the chimney. Then he quietly went back to bed. , The smoke awakened the old people and they thought the house was on fire. They were Just ready to call the firemen when Dick suggested that it was Santa Clans coming down the chimney. Then his grandmother knew that he had been playing tricks. Dick was obliged to take the boards off of the chimney. EDITH SHAFER, Boston Twp. MOULTESSE Once there was - a little kitten whose name was Moultese. Her mother went out to hunt something to eat and told Monltese to be sure end stay in her own yard. Moultese disobeyed her mother and went out to see what she could see. Monltese ran from yard to yard and many dogs chased her. At last she saw a kind little girl who took her home and gave her a saucer of milk and made a bed for her out of an old box and a pillow. Moultese never ran away again. . ; JOHN CHARMAN, St. Mary's School.

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The Experience of a Newsboy On a cold morning when it is below zero my brother calls me to get up and pass papers. I say that I am going to quit because the money doesn't pay for the trouble and cold, but after I get dressed I forget all about the cold, when I start out I am very warm but after awhile the cold wind begins to come through my clothes and the farther I go the colder I get until at last I think I am too numb to go any farther, when someone invites me in to get warm. They often play their victrola. When I get warm I thank them and start on my way. I like to pass papers in the summer, but the winter doesn't-agree with me William White, Whitewater school, 13 years old. THE WITCH WHO SWEEPS COBWEBS It was one Hallowe'en night. The witch was going to sweep cobwebs out of the sky on that night. On her way she could see down below people walking here and there. Some were masked and some were not. She could see that there was great fun going on in town that night. But she was paying, little attention to this for she was going to sweep cobwebs. She was riding over house tops and trees. She sailed along like an aeroplane. She was going to pass Mr. Moon's house to ask a favor of him. When she reached his home she found that he had jut left but she caught up before he had gone very far. When she caught up with him she said: "Mr. Moon, I . want to ask a favor of you." , 'All right, what is it?" said Mr. Moon. Will you shine as bright as you can for me so that I can see to sweep cobwebs?" said she. "I will do as you wish," said Mr. Moon. And he did as he said. She swept the cobwebs down on the ground. And then she went home and the fun iu town was still going on. She went home and went to bed. Thelma Williams, -B grade, Starr School. A Thoughtful Deed The Third grade had a bowl of beautiful Narcissus which they sent to tbe Sixth grade to keep for one morning. It was very kind of them to loan these flowers. I hope we may be able to send good cheer to them some day. JAMES SAUNDERS, Whitewater School. Friendship la enjoyed according as it is d wired.

MY MONTANA HOME When we vm in Montana lived on the plains We had a many horses and cows. We lived two miles from a town named Knu ball, Montana. We livod cne-kalf mile from school. I had a great doal r.f'.furr herding the cattle. 1 had a brown colt named Sky Rocket with which I used to herd. Our winters art- not like the winters we have here. It is colder out in Montana. H is so cold that some of the cattle froae at niftht. My brother, sister and 1 . went through many snow drifts to go to town.. ! was sorry when we left Montana, because we had lots of fun herding the cattle aud 1 will be glad when we go back. Maybe the' boys and . girls in Richmond don't know what it means to herd cattle. If you don't, I will tell you. You go out In the morning about eight o'clock. Then you let the cattle eat grass till eleven o'clock. Then drive the cattle back to water. , Some times the cattle do not

leave the pasture but when we lire our guns they all get together. That is what it means to herd cattle. 1 hope some of you will get to go to Montana some time to learn how to herd cattle. Mable King, Whitewater School, CB grade, age 13. Save Thrift Stamps at Whitewater Dear Aunt Mally: We are saving Thrift Stamps to help Uncle Sam win the great war. I gave a quarter and the teacher is going to get me a book. When I get the book I am going to lake care of it. We have three children who have Thrift Books and one boy who has a War Certificate and he has a Baby Band in it. He went to all the rooms to show the other children his book because he was the first one in our school to get a certificate. Pauline Bear, 3B giade, Whitewater school. CHRISTMAS I have had a very merry Christmas and I hope every one had one as nice. We all must remember that Christmas is not only a day of receiving presents and toys, but we must remember that it is the birthday of Christ. Of course all children expect toys and pretty things to wear. 1 wrote a letter during my Christmas vacation and I received as much as I wished. Enid Parker, Whitewater School. RIDDLES 1. What word of only three syllables combines in it twentysix letters? Alphabet. 2. What is that which the more you take away the larger it becomes? A hole. 3. When are two apples alike? When they are pared. 4. What is that which by losing an eye has nothing left but a nose? Noise. 6. WTiat animal drops from the clouds? Reindeer. 6. Which bird can lift the heaviest weights? Crane. 7. What is that which everyone has seen but will never see again? Yesterday. 8. What three letters turn a girl into a woman? AGE. 9. What is that which happens twice in a moment and not once in a thousand years? The letter M. Marjorie Leach, Joseph Moore School, 2A grade. My Christmas Vacation Monday night, December 24, 1917 we hung up our stockings and went to bed at 8:15. We got up at 4:20 in the morning and found our stocklngs tied in a knot and out things In a box. We got a new rain coat, a scarf set, a coat, a rolling eoaster, five handkerchiefs, three books aad plenty of oranges, apples, ants and candy. Christmas day we played on our roiling coaster. Some of you U1 want to know what a rolling eoaster Is, it Is a stand with two pieces of wood running to the. floor with braces on them and there' Is a little car with four wheels -which you pat on the stand and sit down And coast down the wood and shoot out the back door. It is very good fan. I hope everybody had rery merry Christmas. Nellie Ltresey, There is friendship ft vU as lor at first sight, but ft is rare.

Query Corncrj

I'ho-editor will try u answer 'ineKtions rend,ii uf Mm; Junior submit to her. She will not n'omiso to answer ill of them. I'hn i'K-s.ions will ,o nn swered n relation, .bo do not expect the inswer to ho printed in the .nti.e week in you send :t in. Hear Aunt' Mollj: What is the Kaiser's name? Mary -Jane Sehil--llnger. . . .' : i Dear Mary Jane: 1 think .that the. Kaiser's name -is WtUis-Hi llohenzollen. Ed. Dear Aunt Moll : Who is the. President of 'France? Thomas A.. Dear Thomas: The President of. France is M, Poincare. Kd. i Dear Aunt Molly: Who is the King of Italy? Thomas A. Dear Thomas: Victor Kmmanuel i.-s the King of Italy. F.d. Dear Aunt Molly: Do you know whether the Kaiser Kot his bullet for Christmas or not? - Margaret Misner. Dear Martraret: From the latest reports I don't think (hat he did. Aunt Molly. Dear Aunt Molly: Do you like to read fairy stories? Jane If. Dear Jane: I certainly do like to read fairy stories. If you like to hear them 'come up on Saturday afternoons and I'll read to you. Aunt Molly. . Dear Aunt Molly: Can you suggest a subject for a debate? A. R. . Dear A. R.: Restricted immigration in the United Status, The Recall system should be adopted in Indiana, The Gary School System, The Little Red School House. There are just lots of subjects A. R. If these I have named do not suit go down to the Library and look through the Readers' Guide and find one. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: .When was the Triple Alliance formed? Frederick Johns. Dear Frederick: The Triple Alliance was first formed in 1883. Ed.. QUESTIONS What has one eye and can not see? What Is the population of North America? What is the population of South America? What, is the population of Europe? ANSWERS j A needle. ;j North America, 125,000,000. i j South America, 49,000,000. j Europe, 439,000,000. True friends appear less moved than counterfeit. EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boys and Girls, These Ads Cost You Nothing; Send in Your "Wants" to The Palladium Junior. LOST A Collie dog, answers to the name of Max. If found retard, to Harold Hanson 602 N. 20th St, and receive reward. LOST A number 2 Bible History, belonging to St Mary's school, Finder please return to Thelma Sullivan 806 N. 19th St. FOUND A night lock key. See Aunt Molly. LOST A. door key. Call at 107 H 16th St , WANTED To trade one bantaopi rooster for bens. For farther ft formation see Aunt Molly. WANTED Aa eapty shed or parf of a barn to keep our treek oart v M x sma h 0Oy BOOUlSk iroop of yari iters os kingiti WANTED Any little balls or any old knitted sweaters ha wis: to be used In making i inch squares for soldier omforta FOR SALE Boys' and girls' "til MAT.. VabI M A AM T)WilAn MAflAM vV'Wt vest. uwo awar ooahle. Bold by Lather A, DineA agent, Hagerotovp, Ind, I ajq S