Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 119, 30 March 1918 — Page 16

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, MARCH 30. 1913

THE EASTER LILY At no other festival of the Tear do flowers play such an important part as they do in the Eaater celebrations, and chief among them is the lily. - This bloom of purest white, that today is the favorite Easter flower,, has been always, In an countries, the blossom that has come nearest to the hearts of the people. No other flower so beautifully typifies the religious sentiment of Easter morn, and it has come to be the symbolic flower of the. resurrection. The Easter lily was once known, . tradition state's, as the "Persian Beauty" or "Golden Flower," as its petals were of a lovely yellow tint, a field t)f the lilies being referred to. as a "Sea of Gold." ' -: With refernece to the lily's change from colors to white, the most interesting story is that of 'the Virgin,' who as she plucked the lilies was Biich an emblem of purity herself that it was transferred to the flower changing its yellow hue to pure white. This Bame lily is known to the French as "Fleur do Marie," to the Italians as "Lily of Ihe Arno," and referred to by Solomon as the lily of the field that toils not nor spins," end that no king in all his glory of raiment could rival in beauty. To us it stands pre-emi nently as the type of Easter hope and Joy. v Long before Christians gave a Utew significance to the day, the people of Northern climes had celebrated the return of the sun, its warmth and light renewed with fitting ceremonies, and in these lands the springtime flowers had their significance even to the heathen. In some parts of England,' in country villages these tiny bellshaped flowers, Lily of the Valley, are called the "Ladder of Heaven," and in the floral language of Europe it is emblematic of the return of happiness, doubtless in allusion to the return of spring, when it opjens its blossoms and bids all nature rejoice. GUSTAVE PFAFFLIN. St Mary School. .

... THE EASTER STORY is ont here. ; He is risen. Go ihuf His disciples that He is risen, and that they shall see Him in Galilee." Bewildered with, joy and surprise, the women hurried to the disciples with their wonderful news, but their words seemed to them . as idle tales. '';.'. Two of the eleven, however, were already running toward the earden, followed by Mary of MagUh. John outran Peter and was the first to look into the empty tomb. But Peter, when he came, went into the tomb, and seeing the linen cloths, which had been rapped about Jesus, carefully folded and everything in perfect order, he believed that Christ had indeed risen from the dead. The first person to see Jesus aftter His resurrection was Mary, (he last to linger near the empty tomb. The angels, who had spok en to the other women, spoke also to her, but only to ask why she wept. There w no need to say more, lor tnefr question was re lated by another voice. Suppos es it to be the gardener, she turned and said; -aire, it thou liast borne Him away, tell me where thou hast laid Him." There vas no answer, but the voice, now nearer pronounced her name as only one voice in all the world tould pronounce it, "Mary!" I cannot describe to you, I cannot even myself imagine the fullless of her joy as she recognized .ier Master. Death and the grave bad been onquered and the first Easter ay had dawned with joy and glad.less. ROLAND LAWLER. t Mary School, . Richmond, Ind., March 19, 1918. THREE LITTLE RABBITS Last Easter when I awoke in the norning I saw three little rabbits : a a box by my bed and there were : tx eggs in the box too. One day I as playing with my little rabbits : nd one jumped out of my box and an away and about a week later I xked in my box and they were ead, and P didn't have any rabbits i ) play with. Tom Beeson, Baxter . chool, 10 years old.

HOW THE BOYS ARE HELPING WHIP THE KAISER

4 N imp i Seeding gangs have begun the spring, drive on the Kaiser and his Huns with the battle fleets of huge tractors. In the fields, both in tl United States and Canada, they are preparing for the greatest crop year in the history of the continent. Tractors and their crews are doing the work of many time aa many men and teams, and large rabbit. It was a" good" iao" bit, and one Easter it came to a nine Doy s nouse. it went to a nest and laid four colored eggs in it. Just as the rabbit started away the little boy came out of the house and saw the rabbit He chased the rabbit a little way and started back to the house. He happened to look in the nest and saw the four colored eggs. He gathered them up in his hauds and started to the house. He showed the eggs to his mother and his mother said, "The rabbit you saw was the one that brought the eggs, and it will come every Easter." Ever after that the little boy thought that the rabbit brought the eggs on Easter. HAROLD THOMAS. Baxter School, 5A Grade. Age 10. EASTER NOTHING Continued From Page One. .Tuat v-li t-n m rnh it ' tUv bUAfuuav was about to start. You know, sometimes, I think chickens hain't got as much sense as some people I know, honest! When I see people start to kick about the size piece of sugar they get to put in their old coffee cup, or the size loaf of bread they pay 9c for it, makes me want to go out and jump onto one of them and scatter their surplus dormies into twelve-inch pieces. But, that hain't tellin' you about Easter eggs! After me shootin" all them fast dyes into those hens they had to do this! Honest it was heart-bustin' and half my enthusiasm got splashed right there! Well, I dug a hole and threw them two old critters in it and covered them up without a prayer. For awhile I wanted to jump into that hole with 'em, but then, yon see,, nobody would be left to cover us up. Well the time went on till night before Easter, and still no eggs, I was desperate, I was insensible with anguish something like that anyway.

the promise of the farmers that they will provide the food with which to win the war is to be put to the test this year. City men are looking to the land for their chance. Women, too, since the advent of huge iron horses, will do as much in the field as men. Women of the United States are studying agriculture and sudden, I got an Idea! m:.-v.-ab. colored eggs aiiu piuea"w,i-.i. ;:, ax nest of those liens, lately deceased. My duty was done, so I retired. The next morning I was up early. Oh! what a glorious Easter! The 6un was shining so brightly, it made the electric light look like the breezes after a tornado. The robins sat around on the trees and sang until my heart got to warblin' along in time. The very sky, as clear blue as wash water on Mon day, was pouring over that wonder ful stuff, labled happiness. I don't see how anyone from Adam to Herbert Hoover could have had a grouch on that day. I was jealou3 of myself and almost sang aloudonly for a policeman that was walking on his last round. Believe me I was just plumbustin' full of good spirit and I was on the verge of givin' everything to the Belgians I had, from my new suit to my tan shoestrings. In other words, I was glad I was alive, instead of along side those ungrateful hens down under the blossoming sod! I was whjoMfna- so loud I made the canary jeaJous when i ujwneu mo t.,... pen door, but There was the peacock laying prone on his back as dead as a rail spike. Well, the mystery never can be solved I suppose, in your minds, until I tell you all about it. It seems the rooster went in and looked into that nest of colored eggs, and then went out and killed the peacock. During the night the rats had eaten all the eggs up, so, Christians, what was I to do? That bright Easter day lost all of its splendor, I didn't see no robins or hear no sun after that 1 was blue as they make 'em and as green as the grass. Well, the kid didn't have no Easter eggs, 'nd I didn't have no Easter joy. Maybe I was a little wrong In the start, these Easter eggs did not come up smiling", but the things they brought about made nobody feel good but the rats. I tell you, Easter's all right as long as you're the little kid that does the findin' and your grown-ups hain't bam-foozzled the law of civil-

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field clothes; the women of Canada have risen with a plan for a national registration of woman-power. Boys in this country, and also in Canada, too young to go to France as soldiers in the battle of men and guns, are rushing to enlist In agricultural work. Their fath-. ers and grandfathers, retired merchants and farmers, individuals and corporations, are going afield with the same inspiration. Three retired farmers have volunteered to farm 1,500 acres of unplotted city sut-divisions in Regina, Saskatchewan. A thousand boys in Manitoba had enlisted and been located on farms before the end of February; thousands of Chicago boys have gone to work in the country. More than 25,000 boys from the public schools of the Dominion will constitute a corps of "soldiers of the soil,' helping to "carry-on" at home for the men overseas. - EASTER IN TEXAS . ..!. .nt ' up early ; one fine Easter bn.-u'i;a,."i .?::.?.':. . mating: eggs. I found all oi luciu" "i"T.'.;a many funny looking ones. I was playing out doors with my eggs. The children next door called to me to come over and help them ! hunt their eces. We looked under the palm trees and bushes and we found a whole nest of eggs. I found some candy eggs, too. We then went in and counted them. I went home and after dinner, father, mother and I walked out into the country. We saw many horned toads, lizards and many beautiful flowers. We picked some flowers. Then we went home. In Texas they do not have beautiful Easter services at the churches as we do in Richmond. Curtis Hayward, age 12, 6B Grade, Baxter School. RIDDLES There was a beggar, This beggar had a brother, and he went to sea. The brother that went to sea had ,to brother. SO llOW COU1U linn r There were three crows sitting in a tree. A boy came along, and shot one. How many was left? Answers. The beggar was a girl. There was none left. The others flew away. Katherine Parrish 5A grade, Baxter school.

ization in tryin' to pull over a good time. But wait till you get all growd up and you're the one that is in fer the joy of makin' things look like joy. Those there rats, now, didn't know it was Easter did they? They wuz scratch in' fer something to eat and they ate it too. Those chickens didn't know what to do when I fed 'em that colorin, they thought the best thing was lay down and die, outright. So watch out don't lay down and die on a fellow whose goin to furnish a good time and don't for the love o' Mike, go and eat up his goods after he's done it. bgaskrkrit'kk .Gd : , :

THE RISING OF THE SUN It was early in the morning. The gray mists were Quickly banished and the beautiful sunlight spread quickly over the green meadow. The little sunbeams sparkled through the trees and played hide-and-seek with the merry little breezes which old Mother West had turned loose long before the sun had tossed off his night cap. The bright little sunbeam3 that danced along the brook and kissed the bashful purple violets and the slick yellowd cowslips made a pretty picture. The little yellow daisies and buttercups smiled up through the long green grass and winked at the sun who smiled and winked back at them. The red faded from the eastern sky and the bright blue heavens were soon dotted with large white fleecy clouds. The earth was soon wide awake with the singing of the birds and the flashing of the butterflies that flitted here and there over the velvety stretch of bright green meadow lands. The little humming birds were buzzing about and thrusting their long bills into the slender necks of the waxy white lilies. The world was soon everwhelmed with joy. MORNING. The beautiful sun is now rising, From behind an eastern hill; 'Twill soon be shining in the heavens, And brightening the old stone mill. BERTHA MILES. Columbian School, Dist. 6, Richmond, Ind.

TO AN ELEPHANT Oh you big, oh you heavy thing, I wish I could hear you shout and sing; Vou have such large feet, I dont see how you could cheat, Did you ever try to pace? I heard you were large to chase. Did you ever try to dance? I saw you jump and prance. Your tusks are yellow, Your teeth white as snow, And you are funny in a show. Your tail is short and stubby, And you are fat and chubby. Geoggia Brown, age 11, Fifth grade, Williamsburg School. EXCHANGE u ivi isj Open to All Boys and Girls. These Ada Cost You Nothing; Send In Your "Wants" to The Palladium Junior. LOST A green leather bag. Finder please return to Tbelma Sullivan or leave at Aunt Molly's office. FOR SALE Girls' Bicycle. Cheap. Call Dorothy Tietz, 203 10th. FOR SALE A Belgium Ham Rabbit. Call 231 South 11th St., Richmond, Ind. LOST Grey wool golf glove. Mary Jane Schillinger. FOUND Child's overshoe on North B. Call at 118 N. 8th St. LOST A pair of celluloid knitting needles on Main street. Finder please leave at Aunt Molly's office. Virginia Gilliland. LOST A-fountain pen wuii iwo gold rings around the top. If found please return to Ethel Hensley, 300 Chestnut street. LOST Pair of boy's black fur gloves in Glen Park, last Saturday morning. Ileturn to Russet Ebert, 625 South B street LOST At Washington theatre Sunday afternoon, a pocket bood containing 20c. Please return to Elsio Baker, or leave at Aunt Molly's office. LOST A blue handkerchief. Finder may leave it at Aunt Molly'a . office. LOST A fifth grade reader. Finder please leave it at Finley school or call telephone number 2891. LOST A Walterman fountain pen In front of Garfield school. Return to 66 South Twelfth street. FOR SALE I. C. S. Automobile handbook. Call at 23G South Third Btreet