Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 232, 10 August 1918 — Page 13

RICHMOND. INDIANA. AUGUST 10. 1918

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THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium is the children's section ot the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1916, and Issued each Saturday afternoou. All boys and firls are Invited to be reporters .nd contributors. News tms, social events, "want" advertisements, stories, local jokes and original poems are acceptable and will te published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with Ihe author's name and ago signed. Aunt Molly Is always glad to meet the children perAnally aa they bring their articles to the Palladium office, or to receive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This Is your littlo newspaper and we hope each Doy and girl will use it thoroughly.

JIMMIE: G.

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Evening had come, and for those three wtto were left in that little brown house, a queer emptiness seemed to be feathering with the twilight shadows through the rooms, for in that home the first day was drawing to its close when daddy was gone. Jimmie G. was pacing up and down the room intent on steping only on certain figures in the rug, while Jean was curled up in a corner of the window seat listlessly watching the passers-by, when Mrs. Gray came ifi and turned on the soft shaded light In the lamp. "Want tle paper, mother," asked Jimmie, as Mrs. Gray took her place in the father's chair beside the library table. But before she could answer Jean came over and climbed up in her lap, hiding her face against her mother's shoulder. Jimmie G. slowly turned away, looking down at the tightly rolled evening paper, but the next moment he straightened up to his full height, and wheeling around toward hisjittle sister with sudden energy, he said, "Now Jean, listen. It's pretty lonesome without dad, I know, but he's just here in America all right, and we'll see him every week, or two, and I'm aot going to cry yet." ''I'll tell you what let's do," said Mrs. Gray. "Let's have a little meeting here in the council chair, as daddy said, remember Jimmie? And then while I'm putting Jean to bed, you can write to him and tell him how this day has gone." "All right," agreed Jimmie. And thus it came about that after thoughtfully biting the end of a well chewed- pen and distributing scratches and ink spots about generally, Jimmie G. triumphantly ended his first epistolary masterpiece. Dear Dad: You ought to see the way I get to

be a man around home here now it i

sure is great, you know mother said I could sit in your place so I do and get to carve the meat and squash gravey around, and say dad, but it's fun only I don't see how you get potatoes and things in the spoon. I half to chase them all around the dish and then just flip rnn over on the plate, but they get there after while and I don't like the arms on your chair very much either because they get in a fellow's way so bad when he's carving. I just stand up most of the time, but we wont have carving meat very much any more so don't worry. At school this afternoon Miss Hamilton said because on account of you dad, I could choose all the songs so I did and we sang My Country Tis Of The three times, you see dad, Tom Harlow said he didn't like it because it wasn't really just ours and 1 told him he ought to like it twice because it was ours and our Allies too, so when I had a chance I thought I'd make him like it, because you know dad how mother always kept telling me if I'd get used to things like eating salad dressing and carets I'd like um, so I thought mabey all Tom needed was getting used to things too. Dad you sure can count on me to help win the war. Tonight after supper we had a meeting in the council chair like you said dad, only mother sat in the middle this time, and then we planned out how we're goin to do things. Jeans gets to take care of the big clock and I get to lock up, because you know dad, Jean isn't big enough to do things like me, but she wants to help some too, so she can wind the clock because it isn't hard and anyhow you only do it once a week, but it is real im

portant to lock up don't you say so dad and you've got to do it every night.

Mother said I could sit up late tonight so I can get this done, and then I'll be going to bed just when we know the taps are blowing down

there at camp and you are going

too, because you know what you

said about me being your Jr. Pardner, dad, and I'm not going to (or get either. Yrs, Truely, JIMMIE G. P. S.: And dad now you write a bole letter to me not just to mother but with the addressing to James Frederick Gray, Jr., and I'll let mother and Jean see it. JIM.

PEACEFUL SCENE AMID RUINS OF WAR

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French shepherd and his flock This photo shows a French sheep herder driving his flock home at the end of the day. He has been herding them under bursting shells and the humming of enemy and allied airplanes. Note the crucifix standing at the roadside. It is all that is left untouched of a church battered down by Hun fire which swept the countryside before the allies drove the Germans back.

His Bit for America In the richer part of New York there lived three brothers. One was twenty-one years old, another twenty and the youngest seventeen. When America declared war on Germany the eldest brothers became slackers, but the youngest went to the nearest recruiting station. "How old are you?" the recruitingofllcer asked.' "I-I-I-'m e-e-eighteen," he managed to stutter out. "What's your name?" "Andrew Constands." "Any brothers?" "Yes, sir ,two," He answered. "One twenty-one years old, named John, and the other twenty years old, named George." "Go and take your physical examination," ordered the officer. Andrew proved all right in that and took his oath. When he went home that night and told his father about what he had done, his father explained. "My boy, I'm proud of you," he said, "and I should be the produest father on earth if I had three sons in the army." This last was said with sly glance at his other sons. Finally Andrew was sent to the trenches, and he heard that his regiment was lo take part in a big drive. At last the day came for them to go over the top. At ten o'clock the order was given, "Over the top." Then there was a rush of brown, followed by a fearful bombardment. The flag carrier fell, but the flag did not, for Andy, as he was now called, grabbed the flag and ran with it, waving the flag to and fro as he went. Suddenly he saw a flash and then no more for a long time. When he did wake up he found he was on a ship bound for home. When he arrived and his brothers heard what he had done they were ashamed of themselves and joined the army to fight for their country that same day. As Andrew was unable to go back, they took his place to fight as he had done. David Henderson.

Second Belgian Flower Sale to be Held August 24

All girls and boys who wish to assist in selling tne real "Belgian Baby Forge-me-nots" which came too late for the former sale, may call Miss Eleanor Seidel, phone 3785, to get their definite assignments. The tale is set for Saturday, August 24, which is children's day at the Chautauqua, so that children may have' stands both in town and at the Glen. Many people have expressed their desire to have one of the authorized bouquets, such as have bcji sold in New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and most of the other large cities. This campaign will be conducted nuch as the former one was arranged. Children probably may call for their supplies at the Commercial Club rooms the afternoon before, and since the flowers already are here there will be no delay this time. Then the sale can begin early in the morning, and everyone selling the flowers will have an equal chance. Just credit never has been given to all the boys and girls who worked so hard to make the former sale such a great success. One boy who wanted to help could get nothing but the plain, ugly little

vellow tags tied with string, but he went out on tne streets and worked as hard as he could selling the tags for one cent or two cents, or sometimes for as much as a nickle, and finally by evening managed to make fifty-five cents for the cause. And the work that he did was harder than that of some of the girls who sat in a tmady spot by a table and sold attractive little bouquets of flowers which they had made up themselves. All the Comp Fire girls devoted whole afternoons to helping with the plans, and Miss Catherine Reese, guardian of two of the Richmond camps, gave instructions to about thirty of the girls. Miss Emily Kailey, who had arranged so much of the work of the successful entertainment, "Snow White," which was given in the high school auditorium some time ago, also made many lielpful suggestions. And the ten Italian boys and girls who worked nly in the afternoon made one of the best showings of any of the stands on Main street. Since the Richmond children proved that they could make a success of raising funds for the Belgians, when they had no supplies,

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stand among the highest of all

American cities when they have the real articles to sell, and through their efforts have a total of at least one thousand dollars to send to the Belgian Queen for her little orphan subjects.

Hagerstown Boys Join with Local Junior Army Although the Junior boys are too young to Join the United States Army they are not behind their older brothers in patriotism. Under the leadership of Leoline Klus and Harry Moss a Junior Army has been organized. The boys of Richmond are not the only ones who have responded to the call for Junior Soldiers. The following is a letter received from one of the boy of Hagerstown: Hagerptown, Ind.x Dear Sir: I see by the Junior Palladium that you are going to organize an army and that you want thirty-two more boys. The boys of Hagerstown, Mooreland and Lozantsville are ready to help. So prepare to have a fine bunch of fellows in Richmond within a few days. Yours truly, Gordon Parsons.

Persuasion is better than force.

DON'T DRINK SHIPS!

FARMERS LEARN ELECTRICITY. The University or California is teaching farmers to use electricity. In the near future the indications are that the efficiency of electricity on the farm will be generally recognized and adapted. WIRELESS TAUGHT BY PHONOGRAPH RECORDS. One of the largest talking machine companies has just announced a special course of instruction in wireless telegraphy by means of dis records and accompanying book of instruction.

V. 8. Food Administration.

A tree is known by the fruit it bears.

Are you shocked to see the lady drink-

ling ships? i You drink ships every time you use sugar unnecessarily, in a beverage, j Seventy-five per cent of the sugar used jin this country has to be brought here in I ships. Every possible ship is needed for

the transportation of troops and supplies tc the other side. Eliminate sugar as a luxury, and you release many ships for war purposes. Teach your appetite to remember this DON'T DRINK SHIPS.