Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 155, 11 May 1918 — Page 11

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RICHMOND, INDIANA; MAY 11,-1918

THE STOLEN BABY Old Maida was a gypsy woman, about 65. years old. The Gypsies were encamped in a woods not far from a large farm where lived one boy, AlceBtis, and two sisters. Roe and Kate, and their- mother and' father. Old Maida had seen Kate wheeling Rose out on the lawn and Rose was a beautiful child, and had beautiful clothes, which Old Maida wanted. So one night when the farm was dark old Maida crept up to where little Rose was sleeping, and opening the window, reached for her and then crept back to the camp.. In the morning little Rose was missing and her father suspecting the gipsies called the police who hurried, to the farm and started to hunt the- gipsies. They found them not far away. They surrounded them and searched the wagons for the lost baby. It was found in one of the oldest and distressed wagons. They had taken the baby clothes and put on old rags that were- very dirty. They had stained the baby's hands and face the color of a gipsy. She was taken back to her home and- the gipsies were drivea out of town Margaret Wyakoop, 8B, Columbia City, Indiana.

A NEW NEIGHBOR

NURSING Since the outbreak of the present wur there has been a great demand for nurses and thousands of onr. young, women have responded to the call. There is na nobler occupation- that that' of nursing. The nurses who go to the front and nurse beck to lite those who have been irjured are as worthy of the Victoria ; Cross .as are the soldiers on; the battle lines. Perhaps - the two women who stand out above all others in this great work are Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton. Florence Nightingale: was born in Florence, Italy; May 15, 1820, During the Crimean war (1854) the hospital i accommodations were found to be very- defective. Miss Nightingale volunteered to- organize a select group of nurses' at Scutari. There she found the wounded scldiers lying on little heaps of straw and with vermin crawling on them. The British. war department immediately accepted her offer and within a week the was on her, way to the Kasti where- she rendered invaluable services. She was consulted ! during the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian war. Miss Nightingale died 1910. Clara Barton, an American, was born ) in Oxford, Mass., in 1830. During the Civil War she volunteered as a nurse in the army hospitals and on the battle fields. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 she assisted the Grand Duchess of Baden int preparing hospitals and assisted the Red Cross society. At the request of the' authorities, superintended the distribution of work to the poor of Strassburg, in 1871 after the siege and in 1872 she did the same in Paris. At the close of the war she was decorated with the iron cross of Germany and the Golden Cross of Bagden. In 1881 she was made president of the newly organized American Red Cross. In 1889 she had charge of the movements in behalf of the Johnstown flood sufferers, and in 1892 distributed relief to the Russians. During the Spanish-American War she again performed field duty, and in 1900 directed the relief of the sufferers in-the Galveston flood. In 1903 -she undertook the reorganization of the Red Cress in America.

BOY SELLS GOAT I sold my goat for two dollars and a half. My father gave me two dollars for Christmas. With this money I bought a war savings stamp: Mother gave me all the eggs I found under the buildings. I got ten dozen eggs. I sold them and bought thrift stamps. Horace Kellam, Milton, Ind.

BOY SELLS PAPERS. I earned money for thrift stamps by selling papers. I have one thrift stamp now, but I am going to try to get another one as soon as I can earn another twenty-five cents. Chester Collins, 4A, Warner School.

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LETTER FROM t ODETTE: The following; is a letter from

Odette , the French , War orphan

that was adopted by? the- Junior

Palladium. Dear Friends in America:

I' wish to.- continue a little, fur

ther our-correspondence and' tell

you- that; 1; recelveiTwith pleasure

the packages, you had the kindness to send my i little, brother and me. 1 opened: up the ' toys.' and' candy

with pleasure and we : louna. tne chocolate excellent, but, what

pleased my mother very much was . the dress, , which t wasr with; them. She just wanted to buy; me one in

order to send me to Sunday- school .

and this one will d very well and

mamma always knows how to use to advantage what she has. I-re-i ceived s with pleasure the photo

graphs inclosed. It- enables me, now that I have seen you to know you ; a - little better. I should like to send you mine, but it is hard to be- photographed here now. However, if r. photographer comes along I will ; send you my) picture right away and that of my little brother. It is now the season for gathering olives. It is small brown fruit from which the oil is taken. This work is slow and particular: Even I . have: left school to- help . mama . gather them.. Now; the: fine days have r come again and we will al be very; happy with them; with the: -flowers, , the - furit,.-the beautiful walks,' and perhaps, also, peace an victory, which is so dear to all our hearts.' I will close my long letterby greeting you affectionately and. thanking you-, very? much- for? the check which I received. Yonr-little friend, ODETTE NEGRE-

THE FLYCATCHER ; The Vermilion Flycatcher is perhaps the most industrious bird we have-. It ' belongs to a very large family of insect eaters. He loves the trees. and here he spends most of his time. He wastes none of his time tinging because he can't sing at all. He has a queer little call of his own, but it can scarcely be tailed a song. The flycatcher is of a bright vermilion red, while his mate is of a pinkish hue. His bill is wider than it is high, at the base, where there is a fringe of bristly hairs, and it opens up with a large gap, perfectly adapted to his method of catching his prey. Tha Vermilion makes his home along the Mexican border of the United States from Texas to Arizona. It builds its nest in the low

er limbs of trees. It is made of

small twigs and roots covered with

moss or linchens. The eggs are usually four in number and are of a creamy buff color with dark

brown or lilac spots on them.

THE GOLDFINCH. The American goldfinch has an other name, "Spinus tristis," mean

ing sad. In the early summer his song has nothing of sadness in it,

but toward autumn a little plaintive note creeps in as though he were sad to leave. His more common name is Wild Canary or Yellow: Bird. He is

about the size of an English, spar

row. The female bird is an olive color above and underneath a whitish yellow. The male bird -is a bright yellow with black wings and a little black spot on his head. His tail is also black. In the winter; his head changes to an olive yellow, his back to a drab with reddish, tinge, , his shoulders and neck remain yellow while, his breast turn to a dirty white. The nest is made from moss and grass. The eggs are a very pale blue and there are from three to six of them in the nest.

THE CUCKOO. The Cuckoo is one-of the least known American birds. This is due to the fact that it is very retiring in its habits. It hides in, the foliage and shrubbery. The Cuckoo is very striking in appearance, not because of its color, but because of its shape. It is so narrow in proportion to its length that it has been compared by some writers to

an arrow. The flight of the cuckoo j is another marked characteristic, and when once known - will serve as an identification mark. It is something of a vantriloquist as its voice is hard to locate. The "bird is only with us during the breeding season as;it flys southward in the autumn. The- cuckoo of the old world presents a singular contrast to the cuckoo of North America. The old world cuckoo does not care for its own young, but intrusts them to the care of foster parents. The nest of the North American cuckoo is very frail. The bottom of the nest is often so thin that the eggs can be seen through it. The North American cuckoo is also called the Rain Dove and the Rain Crow. The ci:ckoo.must be placed in the class of birds that do the most good to man. It destroys all insects of a harmful nature.

How I Earned Money To'Buy Thrift Stamps I am a girl who lives in the country. I have a thrift stamp card of my own. I'll tell you how I earn my money. I shake rugs and run the carpet sweeper over the floor and carry water for mamma; carry in wood and chips. I also water the chickens and cut dandelions out of the yard and pick sticks off the grass as we have a very nice yard. I have five thrift stamps now. Bernice Weller, age 9, Middleboro School.

FIRST THREE MINUTE SPEAKER. Billie Homaday, age 9 years, was perhaps the first child three-minute speaker in Richmond. He attends Vaile SchooL

The Foolish Little Lad Once on a time, the story goes, A silly squirrel lad . One uainmer day did run away, Which made his ma. feel bad. She hunted for him up and down; And round and round she ran; Alas! that foolish squirrel boy Vas caught by Mr. Man. He tried to climb a tree As Mr. Man came past; "I'll make you climb!" said Mr. i Man, And walked him pretty fast- - When he got home a boy came out, And Mr. Man went in

That silly little squirrel soon was put Into a house of tin. "Now you can climb," said Mr. Man, riut when he tried he found . That nice tin house, so bright and new, Turned round and round and round. And there he climbs and climbs all day, Andjiever seems to stop; And 1 have heard my mother say He'll never reach the top.

Contributed by George Beam.

The Disobedient Maid One- day Mts. Brown told her

maid : to watch the. baby and not leave the cradle while the baby was asleep, and be very careful for there was a band of .gipsies in town. Already there bad been three children stolen; The ? maid said,: 'Alright." The mother; kissed her; littil daughter and left the beautiful home. ' She was driven quickly away in

a beautiful carriage to Mrs.: Jones home.- There' were many ladies there; talking- and laughing togethi er. The maid : rocked i the baby to Bleep.- Then . opened . the nursery window 60-as to let in a. little air. She then left the roo mto answer the call at the telephone. She had riot-beea gone longer than five rain utes. She came back to see If "the baby was there. She had not any more than looked 1n the door when Some one leaped out of the window. The maid screamed very loud. Then Mr. Johnson, the servant, came and tasked her what was the matter. She told the sad news to him. He then called the police. Mrs. Brown cried and cried saying that she would s not see her any more. 'I he police went to the camp in time to see the woman put child in an old wagon. They took the child and the were driven out of the city and since- that the maid never disobeyed again. Ocia Kesslcr, 8B, Columbia City, Ind.

THE MAGIC JEWEL. Once England and Germany were having a great war. Alexandria, the queen of England and the princes were captured by the kaiser. He placed them on the top of a high tower and had them chained there. Once as they were sitting there they saw a big bird flying toward them with a jewel in his mouth. At once they saw the Prince of Wales. The jewel was roaginc and it unchained them. It - changed them all into birds and they flew home. The jewels restored them to their natural forms again. When the kaiser went up to see them he saw that they were gone. He fainted and fell into the tea and was drowned. Richard Ayers, Lewisburg, Ohio.

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