Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 262, 14 September 1918 — Page 13

RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SEPTEMBER 14. 1918

PAQE THREB

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM Th Junior Palladium is the children's, section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1916, and Issued each Saturday afternoon. All boys and girls are Invited to be reporters end contributors. News Items, social ovents, "want" advertisements, stories, local Jokes and original poems are acceptable and will be published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name and ago signed. Aunt Molly is always glad to meet the children per sonally 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 boy and girl will use It thoroughly.

JIMMIE G.

It was night and all the world should have been slumbering peacefully, but in one certain neighborhood lights were shining from the upper windows of several houses and hurrying figures might have1 been seen moving rapidly back and forth. . Shrill cries were sounding spasmodically upon the still flight air and the whir of high powered machines stopping at one complete

ly lighted house furthermore broke the silence. "Jimmie, oh Jimmie, wake up dear," Mrs. Gray's voice was low, but very intense. "Something terrible has happened to Thomas liarlow. He is very, very ill, and they cannot imagine whatever is the matter. All he does is gasp out, 'Ask Jim.' So James boy, you must wake up, you must, dear, and tell them what Thomas has done." "Well whatsamatter," mumbled Jimmie with one eye half open, "Why can't Tommy Harlow let a fellow have some peace." "Oh Jimmie boy, wake up, dear," repeated his mother, her voice quivering with earnestness. "They have two doctors and a nurse over at Harlow's now, and you must tell them what has happened to Thomas. Try to think, dear, has he eaten anything he shouldn't." A slow smile spread over Tommy's sleepy face as he murmured, "Did you say say Tommy got sick?" "Yes Jimmie, he is desperately 111. Oh, James, tell me quickly what has happened. You must. Thomas may die." Jimmie turned his head and looked thoughtfully into his moth

er's anxious face for a full minute. Then slowly he began: "Well, if it really made Tom sick, and I've got to tell you know, mother, Bill and Harold and I had a club and Tom and George Brooks w anted to join and so we had to initiate them first - an-da," Jimmie's voice trailed off- uncertainly. "Yes, yes, go on, Jimmie," urged his mother anxiously. "And, well, we made um dress up and go over to Miss Seamore's to ask for something to eat, an' she gave them a lot of cake an' everything, an' we didn't think that was much of an initiation, and so anda so " Yes, yes." "Well, mother, you see the club was to show people you weren't afraid to do things, and we had to swear we'd try anything once, and so and a so, well, we had to test Tommy real good to see if he was all right to be in it, didn't we?" "Yes, oh yes, Jimmie, of course. Go on!" "And so we got some macaroni, and then we got some fishin' worms, and Bill Hadley blindfolded George and let him take his choice, an' George picked out the macaroni, and then Tom tried to tell which was which, an-da, I guess he couldnn't feel any difference, and so, an-da so, he ate the fishin' worms." And Jimmie's voice died away in a faint breath. Jimmie's mother had experienced many things, but this time he sat speechless.

"Jimmie," she gasped, "not angle

worms!" Jimmie nodded silently. "Jimmie boy. not dirty, slimy, crawling, live angle-worms!" Jimmie looked up vaguely surprised at his mother's horror.

"Why, yes, mother," he answered,

"haven't you ever eaten some?

The next evening Jimmie and his mother had a "chum. talk" in the council chair, all about the good and bad points of trying anything

once.

"One type of Try Anything Once

Is the kind when a man crosses

In front of a railroad train for his

own selfish pleasure in speeding,

she told her son, "and that we call

foolishness. But the other type of Try Anything Once is the kind that makes a man willing to cross a shell torn strip of land in front of cannon and rifle fire, and he will do that twice or a hundred, times, for the sake of his ideals, his country, and his home, and we call that heroism. "I'll tell you what I think, Jimmie," she added. "I believe you boys are ready for a second degree of your club; the honorable order of D. I. T." "D. I. T.," repeated Jimmie, "what's that?"

"That is the order of Do Twice."

Dogs Are Man's

Best Friends

A dog is a man's best friend, and dogs are found in all parts of the world in which man has made himself a home. , There are all sizes, from the Newfoundland as big as a sheep to the lapdog as big as a kitten. Some dogs have smooth, close hair (the greyhound, some have rough, shaggy hair (the terrier), and some have soft, flowing hair (the spaniel.) Dogs are put to different uses. Collie dogs assist the farmer to drive his herds. Hounds are

trained to find game for sportsmen. In the North the huskie dogs are employed as beasts of burden, hauling sledges especially made for them.

The Newfoundland is a noble-

looking animal standing thirty inches in height. He is very fond of the water and his toes are half-

webbed. His limbs are large and strong, his hair rough and curly. He is employed in drawing carts

laden with wood and fish in his na

tive country, Newfoundland.

The mastiff is a most powerful

dog. He is mild and gentle, but

when defending his master's goods he does not fear to attack either man or beast. The sheep dog is very intelligent and his master treats him as a companion, the dog obeying his every order. The sheep gather around the dog for protection when anything alarms them. The greyhound is a graceful beast, noted for his speed. His bodv is light, his nose sharply pointed, his chest deep and broad, and his legs are long and slender. He follows his game by sight, not by scent. The bloodhound is of a reddish brown color. His scent is remarkable. Once on the track of a man or beast he keeps on his course, turning neither to the right nor left, and always securing his game. In former times this animal was used for tracking criminals in Australia, also in America. The bulldog, noted for his courage and fierceness, is not afraid to attack any animal larger than himself. He was once used in the cruel sport bull fighting. Spanish dogs, or spaniels, are all handsome creatures They have long, silky hair, drooping ears, bushy tails and partly webbed feet. They arc good Bwimmers. There are several types the field spaniel,

very fond of hunting game; the water spaniel, a powerful diver, very useful for bringing game out of the water after it ha3 been shot. The Alpine, or St. Bernard, is the finest of the spaniels and is nearly as large as a mastiff. This animal

Children Are Asked to Help Save Soldiers from German Gas Attacks Junior Red Cross members are asked by Washington officials to

help save soldiers from poison gas by collecting materials which are used in the gas masks, and Mr. Giles, the superintendent ' of the schools, who is the head of the Richmond chapter of the Junior

Red Cross, is urging all children in Lhe schools to do their part

The charcoal or carbon made from nut shells or fruit stones is placed in the breathing tube' of the gas mask and it takes the poison out of the air which the soldiers must breathe, and so it saves them

from the stinging, blinding pain of

the gas. One little peach seed could not be of any use to anyone, or one little nutshell, but when hundreds and

thousands and millions are collect

ed and given to the men who know

how to work with chemicals, these

are changed into the means of sav

ing thousands of men's lives.

The organization of the Junior

Red Cross has been completed for some time, and Mr. Giles expects the children to make this campaign the greatest success. The letter which was sent to Mr. Giles follows: Dear Superintendent: Poison gas was one of the first fruits of Kultur. It stings, blinds and kills. Charcoal or carbon made from fruit pits and nut shells is used to neutralize it. The government needs carbon. It asks the boys and girls of America to save: (a) Peach pits.

Apricot pits. Plum pits. Cherry pits. Prune pits. Hickory nuts. Walnuts. Butternuts. Shells of these nuts.

(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i)

Method: (1) Select a leader or leaders.

Give publicity to the campaign. Dry pits thoroughly in the sun. Bring them to a central collecting station. Notify Chemical Welfare Service, Washington, D. C. Bills of lading, shipping in

structions and bags will be sent. Two hundred peach pits or seven pounds of nuts produce enough carbon for one gas respirator. Carbon is made from fruit stones and nut shells. Yours sincerely, G. D. STRAYER, Division of Education, National War Savings Committee.

(2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

English School Children Thank the Americans

For Conserving Food NEW YORK, Sept 14. "Jenny Jones, of Richmond, I want to

make you acquainted with Alice Brown, of Sheffield, Eng.; here is a letter from her thanking you for

saving food so that she need not go hungry. I invite you to write to her." This, in effect though perhaps not by the use of those words, is the plan adopted by the United States Food Administrator Herbert C. Hoover, to convey the thanks of English school children to the children of America for helping him to conserve food for the benefit of English girls and boys. Mr. Hoover has brought back

from London many thousands of

letters from the British boys and

girls and his plan is to send at least one letter to every public

school in the United States.

The letters were delivered to Mr.

Hoover during his recent visit to London. Two motor cars were required to cary them. Some of them were written by individuals while others were signed by the children of a whole school; so that

the total represented the thanks of hundreds of thousands of British children. The Editor of the Teachers' World presented to Mr. Hoover a deputation of English school children and told the American Food Administrator that the letters were heartfelt expressions of gratitude to the American nation which had denied itself to provide England with food. "I will very proudly distribute these letters among our American schools," replied Mr. Hoover. "I am quite sure that they will form one o the most effective links possible between the people of the two nations. Each one of them will be prized, and I will see to it that not ona of the thousands of schools scattered throughout our country is left without at least one of them. They form a heap of real treasure, and should have a very far-reaching result. "I feel that too much is made of my part in the American endeavor

PUZZLE BOYS' and GIRLS'

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Answers

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is sent out after travelers lost inil6

the storms in the Alps Mountains 1 17.

in Switzerland. Elmer H. Fisher. 18.

Lone Scout.

The man who refuses to buy bonds is as much of a slacker as is the man who evades the draft law.

Don't be a slacker. Bonds!

Helen. Dorolha. Mildred. Treva. Glaydus. Frances. Blanche. Nillys. JewelL Paul. Curtis. Harold. Frank. Charles. Sylvester. Delson. Orville.

Earl.

Williamsburg.

Maybelle Steddam.

by addressing all these letters to me personally, for really the

thanks should go to the American people. There Is, however, something very beautiful and Inspiring in the thought underlying them and for the American people I thank each one of my correspond-' enta heartily. J "For some time the school teachers In our country have been or ganized on this work of food saving, and excellently they have carried out their Important share of the task. They have taught our children to leave no effort unturned to save food with the result that the whole nation, young and old alike, are concentrating upon this endeavor. Specially have the children of people of moderate means put forward every exertion to this end, and almost to a family, each of these children is practising the utmost self-denial. In this great pile of letters I think we have excellent material for a second

stimulation next year. "Though, of course, it will be impossible for each of my correspondents to receive a letter direct from me in reply. I will see to It that he or she will receive" a letter of thanks from some little schoolchild in America. I trust that out of this correspondence many lifelong friendships will arise."

PREPAREDNESS. When Elsie came homo from the neighbors munching a piece of chocolate, her mother said reprovingly: . "Now Elsie, how many times have I told you not to ask Mrs. Gray for chocolates?" "I didn't have to ask her mother. I know where she keeps them." Youths Companion.

NO QUESTION. Bettle had stolen propensities for the subar- bowl, especially noteworthy in these times. Her mother caught her on a chair at the buffet one morning, sticking a moist little finger into the forbidden sweets. Quick a a flash she turned defiantly, "You needn't say, 'Isn't I ashamed, 'cause I Isn't.'" And her mother was silenced ly her bluff C.J.K., Chicago Tribune.

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Buy Liberty J There is no pathway of flowers leading to glory.

Today's battle line in France is practically the old line from which Hindenburg started his "victory drive" on March 21. On account of rain little ground has been gained during the past few days, but the allies have pushed ahead at Vendhiul (1) and at St. Gobain (2). They have repulsed all enemy efforts at atfaux (3). It apparent that the Germans ar ready to sacrifice many men in their attempt to save St. Quentin (4). .