Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 107, 16 March 1918 — Page 13

RICHMOND PALLADIUM. MARCH 16. 1513

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LUMBERING Most of the land in. the northwestern states once was wooded, but most of the trees have been removed to make room for farms. Forests now are mainly found upon the hilly, rocy lands and upon the mountain slopes. Much lumbering is done in Maine and the northwestern states. Lumbering is very important because people need articles made of wood. Anions these are chairs, tables, beds, paper and other things. When the trees have been cut down they arc rolled onto the ice and left there until spring. Then they are floated down the stream to the saw mills where they are made into lumber. Otis Thomas, 4-A Grade, Baxter School.

AT THE ZOO. There was a hippopotamus Walking in the zoo, And there he met an elephant. And said, "How do yon do?" The elephant he raised his trunk And lifted up one leg; He shook his head and crossly said "Don't speak to me, 1 beg" Then gn.nted hippopotamus, And with his little elephant. In anger and surprise. "What run, what fun," the monkeys cried. Those two are going to fight." .They climbed the trees that they might have Good places for the sight. The camels shambled slowly up, The polar bears came, too; And jumping in a hurry tame The older kangaroo. Giraffe was in no hurry His neck was nice and long. And he could see above the heads Of I hat much varied throng. The lion and the lioness Lay still and did not care; The Armadillo came to see That every thing was fair. The tigers an dthe crocodiles, Two wolves and one gray fox, Came altogether, pleased to think That they should see some knocks. The elephant then made a bow To hippopotamus; He said, "These knowing beasts have come To have a look at us. I,m sorry, sir, that I was rude, And I apologize; I have neuralgia in my trunk, Which makes my temper rise." Then off they sauntered, arm in arm, A friendly as could be; The beasts were disappointed, 'cause There was tio fight to see. Contributed by Horace A. Beane, 5-B Grade, West Ward, Columbia City, Indiana. GOING SKATING One afternoon three children wanted to go to the lake and skate. Their names were John, Thelma and Hied. They got their ice skates and polo clubs. Hied was only four years old. He wanted to go too. So his mother said be could The two other children didnt want him to go because he would get cold and then they would have to come home. They started off and soon came to the lake. It was frozen over. Many people were skating. They put on their skates and Thelma brought short time John got coldadeisb. a cushion for Ried to sit on. The two children went out and began skating. In a short time John got cold and so they went home. They told their mother that Ried had lots of fun watching them. Floyd Gardner, 4-A Grade, Baxter School. How Pat Helped the Government Mr. Allen wished to discharge his employe, Pat McGeary, but had not the courage to tell him, so he did it through the mail. The next morning Pat failed to appear. A week later Allen saw Pat bright and early in his former place. Allen approached him: "Pat did my letter fall to reach you?" "I got the letter, and read the Inside and outside. It said: "Pat, you are fired.' and on the outside it had, 'return in five days," so here I am. You see I am anxious to earn money for I want to help Uncle Sam by loaning the government money, and help win the ;war."Richard Maddox, St Andrew's School. A tree is always known by its fruit. Speech was Riven to man to conceal bis thoughts.

WHERE FIRST U. S. OFFICER WAS HIT BY A GERMAN SHELL

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Dugout where Lieut. D. H. The dugout where the first American officer was hit by a German shell is shown in this photograph. Lieut. De Vere II. Harden of the signal corps is the man who was wounded, and his distinction is a noteworthy one The sign on the dugout, which is in the front line, is decorated with American and French colors and the following inscription: "Dugout ICE SKATING One Saturday afternoon three little children went skating. The boy's name was John. The girl's name was Mary and the baby's name was May. They went to a I river ""nearby. John and Mary had ice skates, but May didn't. She was going to slide on her shoes. The first thing May did was to fall down. Mary picked her up and told her to try it again. But she said she would rather watch the skaters. Mary could not skate as John, but she had just as good a time. After while they went home an dtold their mother what a good time they had. Martha Evans, 4-B Grade, Baxter School. NAMES OF RIVERS lalg river. Ta-ts river. Htiew river. Dre river. Bianes river. Lpera river. Ltnif river. Noly river. Hnrolke river. Thron Tetalp river. ANSWERS. Gila river. Salt river. White river. Red river. Sabine river. Pearl river. Flint river. John river. Elkhorn river. North Platte river. SONS O FRANCE. Ye sons of France, awake to glory, Hark! Hark! What myriads bid you rise! Your children, wives and grandsiros hoary. Joseph Hilterraan, Cth Grade, St. Andrew's School. MOTHER'S LOVE. A mother's love how sweet the name! What is a mother's love? A noble, pure and tender flame Enkindled from above. Joseph Hiltcrman, Cth Grade, St. Andrew's School. A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Harden was wounded. D. II. Harden. Here the first American officer was wounded by a German shell, October 25, 1!U7." Fragments of the shell tore through a muscle of Lieutenant Harden's knee and slightly cut the bone. He, according to the latest reports, is well and healthy, with no indication of his distinction except the memory. THE FOOLISH RAHKIT Once npon uptime there were eight little rabbits. One morning they all wanted to sleep vefyHate except one and he said "1 air! going to get up." So he got up and dressed and ate his breakfast. He hurried off to school and when he there he round that the door was not yet opened. So he decided to sit down on the steps and wait until the master came. He waited a long time and the master did not come so he went down in the garden and ate another breakfast. Then he decided to go home. When he reached home all his brothers and sisters were laughing at him. He asked what was the matter and they said, "Oh you have gone to school on Saturday. Velma May, Economy. Indiana. RIDDLES. 1. What eyes and can't see? 2. What has a tongue and no month? 3. What has ears and can't hear? ANSWERS. 1 A blind person. 2. A shoe. 3. A deaf person. A JOKE. Once a teacher asked the children what kind of bean stalk they would like to be. They all said they would like to be a navy bean stalk. A little boy in the back of the room said he would like to be a corn stalk. The teacher said, "Tell pie why, Joseph." He said, "Because I would rather have my ears pulled than my bean knocked off." Herbert Greene, Cth Grade, St. Andrew's School. THE KAISER. The Kaiser lives in Berlin, His armor is made of tin. Just buy Thrift Stamps And give the Kaiser the cramps, Yours for peace, Katherine Moore, St. Andrew's School. LOST A white knitting needle. Finder please leave at Aunt Molly's office or give to Margaret Misner. Short accounts make long friends There is no roue without a thorn.

WHAT MY PLAYMATES DID ONE NIGHT Ono night my friend, Helen Bowsman and I went over on North lSth Street and A. We got a boys' wagon and coming back we coasted down South A. Helen was guiding and she ran into a telegraph pole and we both fell off. A lady that was coming down the street and she said that it was all her fault but Helen would not guido any more. I had to guide and I did some guiding. We did not get homo until six o'clock. I would like to have a lot of girls go out and coast in the couutry. L'lsie Baker, Finley School.

HORSE BECOMES FRIGHTENED One day as I was playing with mv playmates I saw a horse. It was brown. It was standing alone. After while some of the boys began to shoot their cap guns. This frightened the horse. It broke its halter and ran away. It ran out to our house. My father was unloading oats in the barn. The horse began to run through the barn. But. tho buggy would not go through The horse pulled with all his might to get the buggy to go with him. The horse broke the buggy all to pieces and ran on throm-h the barn. He ran out into the field. The man eaueht the horse in one corner of the field The horse had run off many times before it ran out. to our house. But it never ran off any more. Josephine Shook, Age 12. West Ward School Grade 5A, Columbia City, Ind.

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Query Corner

The editor will try to answer questions readers of tho Junior submit to her. Sho will not promise to answer till of them. The qu' stions will be answered in rotation, so do not expect the answer to bo printed in the aiiie week in which you send it in. QUERY CORNER Dear Aunt Molly: Why do dogs kill rats and then don't eat them as a cat does? Ima Hyatt. Dear lma: I really don't know unless it is because dogs are more particular about what they cat than are cats. Kd. Dear Aunt Molly: Why are hoys so rough? Josephine Bodley. Dear Josephine: Boys realty aren't rough. They are just full of energy and must have some way of disposing of it. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: Why do men always propose to women instead of. women proposing to them? John Kissinger. Dear John: You nre mistaken. Men do not ALWAYS propose to women because I have known women who have proposed to men, but. then as a rule men do the proposing and I suppose that they are only following an old, old custom. Ed. Dear Aunt Molly: Do you like basket ball ? Virginia Gilliiand. Dear Virginia: You should have seen me rooting for the teams at the basket ball tournament and then you would not have needed to ask such a question. Aunt Molly. Dear Aunt Molly: Will you please tell me where you live? Tommy A. Dear Tommy: I live on the West Sidp and would be glad to have you visit me at any time. Ed. THE PENCIL I am a pencil. My dress ia yellow. I will tell you of my life. I was once in a store and one day I heard the door open and a beautiful little girl walked In. The man asked her what she wanted and she said, "I want a pencil." "All right, which one," asked the man. "Here is a yellow one. I want it," said the little girl. She picked me up and took me home. It was raining so she put me in her pocket. The next day she took me to school and told her teacher that she had a new pencil. She sharpened me and began to use me. She is still using me for her arithmetic. Alice Stamley, Economy, Indiana.

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