Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 95, 2 March 1918 — Page 13

TUB RICHMOND PALLADIUM, MARCH 2. 1018

PAQE THREB

A VISIT TO A COFFEE PLANTATION Everybody was in an excited bustle all over the house. We were all yelling to each other from the front bedroom to the back summer kitchen, asking where to put this and that and "where's my Blockings ?' ar.d all other imaginable questions that we happened to nsk. Finally we were packed and all ready so we all got into the auto and started. When we got to the depot papa got the tickets and we got on the train and finally the train pi'Ued slowly out of the station. Wo all looked forward to a fine time We rode and rode changing ears at different cities until we arrived after a day and a half travel at New Orleans. We had to stay in New Orleans for several hours, so we ate a lunch and then went to a picture show which we all enjoyed. When we got out of the show it was almost time for our boat to come ia so we rode down to the dock and papa then got our tickets for the big ship. After a while we got on and oh, such wonderful things I had never seen before were on the boat. It finally pulled slowly out of the harbor and we were soon out of sight of the big city. Mamma and I then went to our stateroom and unpacked out trunks. It was getting late in the evening and we got washed and dressed, ready for dinner. We had a fine dinner of fried chicken. After dinner mamma and I went in the writing room and wrote to my grandma and aunt and one of my best friends. There was a player piano on the boat and they let me play on it. I played two or three pieces and then we all went out on the deck and sat awhile and then we went to bed. Part 2. The rext morning we were up bright and early and while mamma made the beds and straightened the stateroom, papa and I walked around on the boat. At seven o'clock breakfast was served and after that we did various thiugs and so the time passed on. One morning I woke up a little earlier than mamma and papa and I thought I would just take a peep at the ocean. When I looked out to my great surprise, I saw way off in the distance, something dark and tali black thinks sticking up now and then. I took the opera glasses which were lying on the dresser and looked through them and finally could distinguish smoke stacks in the distance. After a minutes thought I knew we were nearing the city of Para. I awoke my father and mother and they were both surprised and glad and we were near eur stopping place. Mamma soon had our trunk packed again and we were soon waiting eagerly for the ship to land. In about five minutes we were off the boat and walking down the main street in the big city. We reached a hotel and or 'dered a room for the night. After that we went down town to a restaurant and ate breakfast. We stayed in Para that day and night and the next day we got on a river steamer and went up the Amazon. to Manaoo. We went to a hotel there and ordered a room for a week. We then rode far out in the country to a great big coffee plantation. Oh, but there was a lot to see. We intended to go back to the city every evening but Mr. Keller, who was the plantation owner said it would take most

of our time going from the plan

tation to the city and that he had a couple of empty rooms and that we should stay at his bouse.

We did so -and the next morning

we were up and had a good breakfast of toast and some of his best coffee. Then we got ready and went out toward the coffee orchard. About 500 men were working hard picking the coffee bean. We walk

ed around over the orchard watch

ing the men work and Mr. Keller explained all about the picking of coffee. We stayed in the orchard

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MY DOG "Hallo Jim; I hear your dog Is dead." "It Is." "Was it a lap dog?" I "Yes, it would lap anything." "What did it die of?" r "It died of a Tuesday." "I mean how did it die?" "It died on its back." ' - "I mean how did the dog. meet its death?" "It didn't meet its death, its death overtook it?" ' "I want to know what was the complaint?" " "No complaint. Everyone for miles 'round seemed to be satisfied." "I wish to know how did it occur?" "The dog was no cur, he was a thoroughbred animal." "Tell me what disease did tha dog die of?" "He went to fight a circular saw." "What was the result?" "The dog only lasted one round." Contributed by Clara Weslendorf 7th grade, St.' Andrew's School.

RIDDLES What three letters turn a girl into a woman? . A-g-e. ' On what day of the year do women talk the least. The shortest day. When is coffee Uke the earth? When it i3 ground. What does an artist like to draw best? ' His salary. ....

New York University's knitting class is turning out 1,000 pairs of socks a week and has installed five machines. The course in knitting was an innovation, but has worked out well. The elderly woman at the rear is Miss Ruth Lawrence, great-grandniece of Captain Lawrence who gave American history "Don't Give Up the Ship."

all morning and went back in the afternoou That night I was mighty glad to crawl into a nice soft bed. When I got into bed I thought of what a nice time I had had that day and how interesting it had been. I was thinking not many children had such an opportunity as I. The next day we watched them dry the coffee which also was very interesting. The men would carry the coffee in baskets to a great open space where the sun beat down very hot. It was spread out upon the ground to dry and the next morning it was turned. We watched the drying process with great interest all day and at night I went to bed happy as before. The next day was another interesting one and we visited the place where they hull the coffee

and separate it. They put the cof

fee in large machines and when it comes out it is ready to be shipped to the roasting and packing houses. We watched the machinery and men -working with great interest. -We stayed on the plantation another day and when we had seen all that was to be seen we rode back to the city. We stayed at the hotel a day and rested and the next day we visited the roasting and packing house at Para." It was an Interesting process; we stayed at the factory a whole day wandering around in the different departments. When we were ready to go the gave us a big hot cup of coffee which was very good. The next two weeks we stayed in Brazil and we visited the rubber plantation which was very interesting also. We started homeward on the Saturday following and we had another interesting ride home on the big. boat as far as New Orleans. We stayed in New Orleans a day and then we got a train and came home. Everybody was talking to me at once asking me about my trip. I'll bet I told about it a hundred times. Anyhow, I had a fine time and will never forget my trip to the coffee plantation. Vera Kinert.

MARTHA I have a cat named Martha. She is a tiger, with all sorts of stripes and white patches. She is very intelligent for when she wants in the house she wiil tap on the window with her paw. When she wants out in the night she will come and scratch on mamma's door. In the morning she will wake me up scratching on my door. She follows when we go away and comes to meet us when we come back. She lets me dress her up in doll clothes and wheel her in my doll cab. I have a dress with fifty buttons on rigut straight down the front. Martha likes to get on my lap ond bite these buttons. She has them all scratched up. Martha can play the piano too. She getr. up on the bench and pats the keys up the scale. She is very good, but wants to get up on the table. Helen Brenneman.

BETTY Once upon a time there was a little girl named Betty. She was very poor. Her father and mother were both dead and so Betty had to go around and beg for her food. Once she met a rich girl and Betty asked ter if she would give her something to eat and the rich girl said, "Oh, I guess I wouldn't give you anything to eat, but if you were a rich girl, I would." That made Betty feel very sad and she went on. She met another rich girl and she asked the girl if she would give her something to eat and the rich girl said, "Sure, come home with me." And so Betty went home with the rich ,girl. The rich girl told her mother that she wanted Betty to be her sister and so Betty had a very nice home. Mildred Stickley, West Ward schooi, Columbia City, Ind.

THE WHOLE FAMILY A farmer who had just been struck by an auto was getting up and began walking across the street when a motorcycle struck him. "Huh," said the farmer, "I didn't know the thing had a calf." Boneita Widup.

DOLLIE'S DRESS I'm making a dress for dolly, A beautiful dress of blue; She's going away to the sea-shore, And she must have something new. Jeanette Sample, contributed, 3B grade, Starr School.

When is wine like a pig's tooth? When it's in a Log's head. Eva Foster, Columbia, Ind.

WASHINGTON Washington so great and good, Always up for his country stood; When at Valley Forge he fought, . The nation's life was dearly bought. France Garrett, 8A Composition, Garfield School.

MY PET PIGEON One cold winter day, my pet pigeon camt to the door and cooed so cute that mamma went to the door and opened it. The pigeon walked in and stood by the stove so as to get warm. When my sister came I told her all about It. - She thought the pigeon was very cute. A Country Boy. . .

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Last Saturday night Bill Mendenhall and Thomas Schumaker were both broke when the newspaper girls asked them to buy a paper. Ruth Smith gets quite excited when she sells a paper to Eddy Atkinson. She never makes the right change. Professor Engelbert enjoyed four eveuings in the detention room last week. . ' ' ,

DEAR LITTLE MARY Dear little Mary, Susan and Loo; Jenny and Lizzie, And Margaret too; Now the sun's peeping. Softly and sly In at the window, O, pet3 where you liejjj Up, up, my darlings, Up and away! Out to the meadows. And ready to play. Gertrude Sample, 6B, Starr school.

The Thrift Stamp Drive The pupils of the sixth grade of Warner school celebrated Lincoln's brithday by buying Thrift Stamps. The children bought seven dollars worth. There were twenty-eight children present and we bought twenty-eight Thrift Stamps. We also celebrated Washington's brithday by buying Tbrlft Stamps. On Washington's birthday there were thirty-one children present and we bought thirty-two Thrift Stamps. In February altogether, the sixth grade has bought eighty-three Thrift Stamps and five War Savings Stamps. We are at the head of our school. Nellie Hoffman, 6B Grade, Warner School.

Freeman Shera is very industrious. He is now working on a milk wagon. Lucile Thurman and Ruth Smith both had a birthday Thursday, February 28th. Ruth is very proud of the fact that she is a year Lucile's senior. Aunt Matilda entertained Ruth Smith last Tuesday evening. The evening was spent in telling ghost stories and eating fudge. Miss Dorothy Snider has lately taken to wearing bends. Susie osier seems to enjoy talking to Thomas Walters in penmanship. Bill Mendenhall said that the old

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Baches intend to roast' the old maids In the Bachelors' Row. But as the old maids are very witty one retorted, "'Our stove Is as hot as yours." ' BACHELORS' ROW Tooty Karch and Gale Bailey attended the Washington Sunday. Vernon W. was left out Sunday as something unexpected : happened. We don't think much of girls Belling newspapers. We do think that they have quite a bit of ambition.

We wonder who Bill Mendenhall's best friend is., He has a good many. Ask him. We are on good terms with the Old Maids Edna Mae Ruby and Madge Whitesell are supposed to be Old Maids, but they are not. We have to watch Dan R. and Bill M. in General Science class. We would hike to inform the public that Bill M. and Vernon Ward have pledged themselves as "Old Baches."