Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 59, 19 January 1918 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, JAN. 19, 1918.

COMPLETE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING The twenty-ninth of November,

Will vas Thanksgiving Day. It haB Leon sot aside by the Nation that ainty -million people may recognize in the temple of their soul that e have been blessed by God in this great land far beyond our deserts. Goi has showered upon us gilts and favors of extreme value. Blessings unknown to other people. Because of all this, it is well that we His people should turn in a body at least once a year to His holy al tar, and recognize with thanks and In tiavAt Hit? rl V ( n a fa unno tn 11 a u t"uJvi 111a uitiuu km i o vvr u and gifts and graces bestowed upon vs. The histories of all - people record special feast of thanksgiving. . The children of Israel get apart eertaln days called the feast of in gathering. This was in thanksgiv ing for signal favors received from - the Great Jehova. Their thanksgiv ing w;as after the harvest time, when the people had time to be. thankful after the labor of harvest ing Among the ancient Greeks a thanksgiving day was observed on the feast of Demeter the goddess of harvest. It was celebrated much like the Jews. - The Romans had a harvest festival also. - It was called cerealia. This was ancient as the time ot Romulus. Our national holiday is maintained by some to have originated in the memorable harvest thanksgiving celebrated by the colonists of Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 13, 1621. Others trace it to the thanksgiving of these same colonists on July 30, 1623. At this time tho good ship "Anne" brought the starving Puritans both food and friends. Srnce that time the civil holiday has been kept alive. Since Lin coln's time at least it has been re garded a3 a national holiday. The president sends a proclamation to the governor of each state. When the governor receives it he Issues his proclamation to the people of his state. 0 ' !. '-. ' The church Is not satisfied with , nrta Ihatitruinif Hair It l1pvfltf3 , every day to hankaglving to the Father of mankind. ... She , realizes that' gratitude is the fundamental relation between God and man. We we under obligations to the Author of Goodness. We are His children and everything we have comes from His divine mercy. We might spend our whole lives in thanksgiving not only for private blessings bnt for life's trials also. When we have sorrows and afflictions to bear let us remember God Himself in His eternal wisdom has sent them to us. He permits all such things both good and evil to be visited upon us. vLet us then rejoice In the favors of heaven. Let us not forget to ask the God who holds dominion over land and sea, over king and peasant, over fleet and fort, over cot and castle, to continue to bless us and hold us within the shadow of His hand. Herbert Markle, St. A FAIRY STORY One day when it was very cold and slippery two children were going to their grandparents' house to take them- some jelly and cookies, which the old folks' daughter had made for them. The children found the road hard to walk on but they went on and on until they came to their grandparents' home. They gave the things to their grandmother and then as it was very late they started home. On the way home they went thru a wood and as it was snowing very fast and as the snow blinded them they soon lost the path. They were then very miserable and sat down to cry. . As they were sitting there crying , t 1 laha i,nn. and asked why they were crying. They told her that they were lost She said she would give them three wishes. First they'wiBhed that they were borne, second they wished for something to eat and third they wished for a nice bed. All their . wishes eame true and they were happy erer after. Pearl Byrant, Flnley ooL Age 12. . QUESTIONS - What are the chief citiea of CWna? - Peking, Tientsin. Canton, Honglong, Shanghai. Harvey Cook.

American Officer Wounded at Cambrai

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The first photograph of tho American officer wounded in the recent encounter of American engineers with a German raiding party shows him well on the way to recovery in a London hospital. Lieut. Delsey and hia men wero at work close behind an advancing line in a recent drive against Cambrai. Lieut. Delsey was hit by a German "whiz bang" during the attack. . .

THE SPARROW'S WAY There were once some foolish people who always did things the wrong way One day they tried to carry a long tree into the city. In those days every city had a wall around it. People could go in and out only through the big gates. These men were carrying the tree crosswise so that they could not get through the gate. They thought that they would have to cut the gates down.- Just as they were about to do this a sparrow flew through the gate carrying a straw by one end so that it trailed behind in the air. "Look at that wise bird, they cried, if we carry our tree as it carries j.he straw perhaps it will go through the gate." They did this and had no more trouble. Contributed by Johi' Russel, Finley School. THE BOY IN THE ARMY Once upon a time there was a very rich woman who had one son. He was In the army. He had been there for three years. As he was going to be sent to another camp and as he didn't like it he deserted the army. His mother thought that he had been killed and so she moved to New York. The boy also went to New York but he did not know that his mother was there. He had no money and as he was going about begging for food he came to the door of a mansion. He knocked at the door and asked for the lady of the house. The lady went to the door. She asked the young man his name. He told her that his name was William Black. He was her son. She took him up town and bought him a new suit of clothes. They lived happy ever after. Charlotte. Dingley, Finley school, 6 A grade. JOKES The doctor told the patient to drink water an hour before each meal. Two days later when he called to see how the patient was the person addressed him as follows: "I drank for twenty minutes, doctor and was so full then that I couldn't hold any more. "Bobby why aren't you playing with your cousin, Ethel?" "Gee w hiz, mother, don't I get an hour off at noon?" A hungry traveler put his head out of the car window and said to the small boy: "Here boy take this dime and buy me a sandwich and here is another dime with which you can buy one for yourself." The boy went away and soon returned munching a sandwich. He handed the traveler the dime and said: "Here's you are boss they only had one sandwich left. Finley School.

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NORTH END MISSION TO HAVE LIBRARY All children who have books that they no longer care for please bring them to Aunt Molly so that they may be given to the Library at the North End Mission. The library will be in charge of Mrs. Propst and Miss Elizabeth Thomas of the Palladium. 1 HUMEELINA. One day n beautiful little girl so tiny she was called Thumbelina, sailed away from her home on the back of of a lovely white butterfly, who left her in a swallow's nest; but when the cold days came the birds had to go away. Thumbelina wandered about, and, being very hungry, she went Into a Held mouse's home to ask for food. The field mouse liked her. Thumbelina kept house for the field mouse and became engaged to a mole. She could not think of always living under the ground, so one day she went out to say good-bye to the sunshine. There she met her old friend, the swallow, who carried her away again to warm lands where flowers grew - and birds sang. There she married the prince of the flowers and they were very happy. FRIEDA DEUBNER, 5 B Grade, Finley School. THE BEE HIVE When I was seven years old, we had a big tree which grew in the yard. There was a bee hive that iv as always standing beside the ree. One day I took some honey. The bees stung me. When tha Fourth of July came, .' took five canon crackers and lit them under the hive. As soon as the wick went down the canon crackers blew np and the bees were dead! Kenneth Wolfe, Finley School. MY SlbTER AND I ON THE FARM. Once when my sister and I were on a farm, my uncle was goiii"! to water his horses, and he saiJ for us to get on. We did and rode all around By and by my sister said she would race me. I said, "All right," and whipped my horse. He started up and I fell off. When I got up I saw my horse running into the barn, the stirrups swinging. My sister whipped up and went after my horse and brought it back, so I got on again and took it to the watering trough. They had some kodaks and took our pictures while we were mounted. KUDOLPH DUFMYEfi, 3-A Grade, $ years. Lone Scouts to Meet . All Lone Scouts meet every Friday afternoon after school in Aunt Mollie'a officeChief.

THE FAIRY'S GIFT 'Once there were two girls named Dorthca and Ruth. When they were quite young their mother took the small-pox ui'.d died. After their mother died they had no money, so they were obliged to soli their cow, Ruth took the cow to the bakers' and asked him if he would like to buy a cow. He said that he would give them some nice red beans for it. Ruth told him that she would have to get something that would make them rich and happy. She next met a fairy and asked her if she wanted to buy a cow. The fairy said that he did and would give the sirl three wishes for (.ho cow. The rxchange Mas made and Ruth went home a very happy girl. Dorthea .wished that they were rich and Ruth wished that they were pretty. After a long time Dorthea married a very rich man. Then Ruth got married but she married a poor man. She remembered that $he still had another wish left and so she wished that she and her husband were rich. They lived happy ever after. Elsie Baker, Finley School.

The Gift of the Fairy Once upon a time there was a poor girl whose name was Mary. Her father and mother had gone out begging on the street as there was no work to be found. It was near Christmas time and Mary's father and mother were very sai because they couldn't get Mary anything for Christmas. One day as the father was out begging a fairy came to him and said, "Here's a gift for Mary." The father, . took it home and Mary was very much pleased for it was a silk dress. Mary had a very nice time on Christmas. RAYMOND THOMAS, Warner School. A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Once there was a little girl named Mildred. Her mother told her to go to the woods and pick berries. Mildred did not know that it was her birthday. While she was gone her mother made a birthday cake and had just put it in tha pantry to cool, when Mary came in with a basket of berries. Then her mother told her that it was 1 her birthday and said that she might invite her little friends to a party. Mildred did this and that night all her little friends were there They had ice cream and cake for lunch. After that they played games and popped corn. They went home about nine o'clock. All her friends had a very nice time. ELIZABETH BYRKET, Finley School. THE. GOOD FAIRY. Once there was a poor little girl whese name was Mary: She had to pick flowers and sell them to make a living for her mother. One day she had a nice boquet of lilies, buttercups, and violets. She met a man who asked her how much her flowers were. She told him twenty-five cents. He gave her fifty cents and told her to keep the change. That day she made $2.00. , One day she met1- a fairy who gave her three wishes. She wished for riches, a beautiful borne and a father. All her wishes were granted. ELSIE BAKER, Finley School. Coasting at Whitewater At our school the boys bring their sleds and coast. It is lots of fun. I know that it is because I have a sled and I bring it and coast with the rest of the boys. There is ice in front of our school. We have a good place to keep our sled. It protects them from the bad weather. Oar principal said that every time he sees us coasting he wishes he was a boy again. JAMES SANDERS. THE POOR BOY. Once there was a poor boy. They did not have enough wood to last them the next day.. His mother told him to go out to the. woods and cut some stove wood. While he was cutting the wood a fairy appeared and told him she could give him two wishes.' He wished for riches and that his father would nofbave to work any more. MILDRED HIEGER, . Finley School.

Query Corner

Tho editor will try to answer liiestioNH loaders of tho Junior submit to her. She will not promise to answer nil of them. The (u:htioiis will be answered' in rotation, ho do not expect tho answer to bo printed in the same wceli in which you send I It in. i Dear Aunt Molly: Are there pretty girls in Richmond? Blue Eyes. Dear lV.no liyes: There are a great many pretty girl i;i Richmond. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: Whn it rains on the ocean is the water that comes down salty? Bill, Columbia City. Hear Bill: Rain is ins same everywhere, ho of course the rain that falls in the ocean is not salty. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: Why do Buicks sell at such high prices? Philiy Gelvin. Dear Philiy: A Buick machine is a very good car and like all good things they are sold at high prices. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: How does it feel to ride in an Airship? Sherman Learn an. Dear Sherman: I've never been fortunate enough to ride in one but 1 imagine that it would feel line. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: What are the last teeth called? Nellie Shaw. Dear Nellie: The last teeth are called the "Wisdom Teeth." Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: Why does the sun set in the west? Opal Kessler.Dear Opal: The sun only appears to set in the west. Ed. RIDDLES Whitey came put of whitey and said whitey go chase whitey. A white haired man came out of a white house and said to his white dog, "Go chase the white hen out of the white hen house. A brownish black from bottom to top. Green from the center. A tree. Leota Hosbrook, Finley school. What has a trunk but has no key? A tree. What has legs but can not walk? A clock. What goes all over the meadow in day time and sits in the cellar at night? Milk. Black within and red without; four corners and round about? A chimney. EASTJSR COPPACK, Finley School A generous friendship no could medium knows, Burns with one love with one resentment glows. EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to Alt Boys and Girls. These Ada Cost You Nothing; Send in Your "Wants" to The Palladium Junior. LOST A fifth grade reader. Finder please leave it at Finley school or call telephone number 2894. ' LOST A Collie dog, answers to the name of Max. If found return to Harold Hanson G02 N. 20th St., and receive reward. LOST A number 2 Bible History - belonging to St. Mary's school. Finder please return to Thclma Sullivan 306 N. 19th St FOtiND A night lock key. Aunt Molly. See LOST A door key. Call at 107 N. 16th St. WANTED To trade one bantam roaster for hens. For further information see Aunt Molly. WANTED An empty shed or part of a barn to keep our treek cart. Boy Scouts, Troop 2. ., WANTED Any little balls of yarn or any old knitted sweaters or shawls; to be used in making six inch squares for soldier comforts. Baxter School CLildren.