Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 59, 18 January 1919 — Page 13

RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY. JAN. 18, 1919

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THE JUNIOR

The Junior Palladium 1b the children's section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6. 1916, and issued each Saturday afternoon. AJlboys and girls are Invited to be reporters and contributors. News Hems, social events, "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 age signed. Aunt Polly Is always glad to meet the children personally as they bring their articles to The Palladium office, or to receive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This Is your little newspaper and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.

Character Now let's divide all these ighting countries into their two divisions. Let's call the Central Powers, the Blacks; and the Allies, the Blues. We will pretend that each country Is a man dressed in one or the other of these colors, and are bitterly fighting each other, on our stage. Germany, Austria-Hungary are dressed in black; Serbia, Russia, France and Great Britain are dressed in a dark blue, and really Belgium is iu blue too, although he doesn't seem to be fighting much yet. It's still as if we're watching it on the stage, and the Black and the Blue forces are fighting. Others are rushing up, angry or eager for the fight. ' "Here I am!" calls Montenegro, rushing into join the Blues. Then comes Japan, then Italy, Portugal and Roumania, following Montenegro; soon come Turkey and Bulgaria to join the Blacks. The fighting is taking place in all corners of the European stage. Here the curtain falls, leaving the Blue and the Black forces still struggling fiercely. Do you have any idea how many men were in this great conflict? Now let's try to imagine how many there were. Have you any Idea of the approximate number (which means the "almost" number) of the Fresh Freshies By BUTCH AND BUTZ. Why is it that Isabella Moore smiles as she passes Cooper's grocery? Why is it girls? Have you ever noticed the way Kenney Molt and Jim Kittle put their arms around the girls at dancing school. Oh! just so practical like. Butz Weidner doesn't care to have his name published in the paper! So should we leave it out? Pauline Denny seems to want a friend! Can you suggest one? If any Garfield pupils want to know any society news, Ask Dorothey Beetle, she knows of all things going on. Clif Turner seems to beat up on Chauncy's ford. Why always pick on something helpless. Norman Hotter and Bill Mendenhall are inheriting their climbing trees' habit from Roily Osbourne and Butz Weidner. Mary Cooper seems to be sitting In. an office chair as she turns around in English quite often. Why turn around so often, Mary? Edna Landls admires the high school library. For other reasons than books. As some people do not know that the ex-Grannie Hodapp's new nickname is Butch, we think it best for them to know. Norman H. seems to think that Roily O. and Butz Weidner would make very good reporters. Why not start a corner boys. Joe Dean is just a specimen of a boy when standing in the stairway by the Grand Leader. Bazel Mann declares that he falls at the rink for the benefit of the public. What has happened to Dot Hart and Hilda Banks. Please be neutral girls! Why Is it that some boys are fond of taking silk handkerchiefs from girls Oh, well, we won't tell on you, boys.

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of the War largest crowd that you ever were in? Then divide that number into 38,000,000 men, which was the number of men engaged the fighting in October 1917, which of course, isn't a complete total, because there were probably more men than that fighting last year. - For instance, let's imagine that the largest crowd we have seen, was one of three thousand people in the Coliseum, then we can close our eyes and imagine (or try to imagine) 13 million more groups that same size all put together. Can you do it? All these men were fighting in the most terrible war in history; the largest, and the one where there were the most difficult prob lems of transportation and food-sup-py, and the one where the most horrible means of warfare were em ployed. And all these things were happening because the demon Hate had entered into the hearts of men. With Hate thoughts in their minds, men can accomplish anything that is terrible, just as, with Love in their hearts they can accomplish anything that is worth while and progressive. One man who lets this ugly Hate demon take possession of him, wrote, "To us is- given faith, hope and hatred; but hatred is the greatest among them." This was written by a German, several years ago, and shows us how these thoughts were moulding the people of a nation until they could accomplish such cruel things as the Central Powers are guilty of. It's true anywhere, hate thoughts are always ugly and cruel, and love thoughts are beautiful and attractive. Do you remember the story of the two step-sisters? One was cross, and didn't like anyone, and thought ugly thoughts and so every time she spoke, an old ugly frog jumped out of her mouth; and so no one wanted to have anything to do with her. The other sister, however, was sweet and kind and lovely, her thoughts were good and she liked everyone, from the dear old people to the rollicksome children, and every time she spoke, a bright, gold coin fell froni her lips. Every one wanted to be near her, and it wasn't just to gather up the gold coins, either. So now we want to plan and try to make this old world up this time, so that people will be free to live and love and progress, without the danger of being overpowered by these cruel demons of Hate. That is-the chief idea in the minds of President Wilson and all the delegates of the great Peace Conference, the first meeting of which was held last Monday, the thirteenth of January. Russia's New Song Thou art so pitiful, Poor and so sorrowful; Yet, thou are powerful, Thy wealth is plentiful, Russia, my mother! By N. A. Nekrasoff. A real blue bird of happiness was the one that stole a letter, written by a boy overseas, from a rural mail box down in Alabama. The sixty-nine-year-old mother ran after the bird across fields and over barb wire fences. Finally the wings of the blue bird wearied, down dropped the precious message, and Bob's mother read all the news of the "Peace Celebration" in Paris, and of many . good times. "The Russians like the Americans. They gladly become friends of the American soldier," says Carl W. Ackerman, formerly of Richmond, ' but now In Siberia, as a newspaper correspondent. Laziness, discouragement and poverty follow one another like ducks in a puddle.

Queen of the Seas The Queen of the Seas is called

Queen Coral. She lives under the sea in the most magnificent pal ace you ever saw. She has a beau tiful daughter called Princess Starfish because - she was so bright Queen Coral had a husband caled King Lobster because he was so awkward. King Lobster was not like his wife and daughter. He was always growling about something and he thought that the Queen and the Princess ought to stay home more and associate with only their kind, for the Queen and Princess taught a school for the children to learn all about the sea objects and human beings that lived on earth. Everyone said that the Queen likedboys better than girls. In one way, this was true, too, for tc Queen had a son that had disappeared many years ago and she had never heard of him since. One day there was much excitement in this little under-sea town. A ship had sunk and come down in the street. The people on the ship were very much surprised to find people like themselves at the bottom of the sea, for they had nought they were going to some place called Davy Jones' Locker, but they didn't see any locker. Queen Coral and the Princess stepped up and she 6a id, "Welcome strangers, welcome to the land of the Under Sea People. I am Queen Coral and this is my daughter, Princess Starfish. Come, let me lead you to my home." King Lobster was surprised to see his wife and daughter coming home leading a long procession of strangers. "Strangers," spoke Queen Coral, after she had got into her palace, "this is my home, you are welcome to stay here. This is my husband, King Lobster." Soon everyone was making themselves at home. But there was one young man among the strangers that the Queen thought she had seen before. So she asked him who he was and his age. He said his mortal name was Jacob Witter and that he was twenty-five years old. He said that his name had been given to him by a man that had raised him from ten years old. "I remember," said he, "that my name was Dolphin until the man changed it." "Then," said Queen Coral, "you are my son for when you were ten years old you disappeared and my son's name was Prince Dolphin. Welcome home, my dear son." , "Oh, mother," he "said, "I am so glad I've found you." . "But how was it you got to America among mortals?" asked Queen Coral. "Well," said the new Prince Dolphin, "I was swimming one day and I thought I would swim to the surface. So after I had swam around a long time on the surface I started to come down but I couldn't find my way. So I swam to shore where a ship had stopped and the men took me along with them to America. A man on the ship named John Witter adopted me and gave me the name of his father, Jacob Witter, but he let me keep my own name as a middle name, so I always wrote my name Jacob D. Witter." As Prince Dolphin went out of Queen Coral's room King Lobster came in and said to his wife, "Who are these people who you have let come here. You don't know who they are and they might have come here to steal. Who was that young man that just left here? Probably he is planning to steal from me and " "Stop!" commanded Queen Coral. "Do you remember the day you grieved over our son's disappearance? You said then that you would give every piece of gold you had to bring your son back. Now, the young man that you accuse of stealing is your own son, Prince Dolphin." "What!" exclaimed Kink Lobster. "He my son? Oh, where is he, where is he? Saying this he rushed out and in about five minutes came back with his son. He said to the Queen, "Order a banquet to be held in honor of my son, Prince Dolphin." For two days a banquet was held. Then came the day when a new ship had been built for the people who wanted to go back to America. Finally the day came when the ship was to start The people got in the ship except Prince Dolphin, who Fa id that he didn't care to go back for his foster father was dead. The ship was put on wheels and ronea up to me top ana wnen u J got to the top the wheels came off

and rolled back down to the bottom. King Lobster was never grouchy! again nor judged people by their looks for this had taught him a lesson. It was not long before Queen

Coral's name was heard all over the world. Then one of the men that had been under the sea wrote a book about it and the people. People came down in this under sea land often. The way they got down was this way. When the ship came to the place to go down, the sailors would put down long ropes, long enough to reach to the bottom. Then the people down there would pull on the ropes and that would pull the ship down. Now if you get a book that one of the men wrote, it will tell you just how to go. And then all you have to do is to pack your grip and start Julia R. Burr. TELLS OF TRAGEDY IN LEBAUDY HOME Jacqueline Lebaudy. Jacqueline Lebaudy, a slender girl of fourteen, stood trembling in an upstairs room the night her I mother shot the girl's father, Jac ques Lebaudy, eccentric millionaire as he forced his way into their home at Westwood, L. I. Mrs. Lebaudy, if she is brought to trial, will plead that she shot her husband to save her life and that of her daughter. Jacqueline has told what she saw and heard the night of the tragedy to the district attorney in New York. HEARD IN CAMP. Officer "Have you mopped that floor yet?" Private "No." Officer "No, what?" Private "No mop." In Michigan a sprinkler ices the roads so that great sleds, hauled either by horses or steam engines can carry logs from the forest to the mill. Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty. Be not disturbed at trifles; or at accidents, common or unavoid able. Keep on saving food. Fighting ! has stopped but the homeless chil dren of Europe get hungry every i day just the same.

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The Wise Old Man A queer old person used to say And no one dared dispute him He'd keep the time the proper way; He'd have his clock to suit him. Whenever he grew drowsy, then. Though daylight still shone bravely, He'd turn the hands around to tea And on his night-cap gravely. " And when he saw the morning sua

Peep through the shutters keenly He'd turn the hands right back to one And slumber on serenely.' Whenever he was asked to tea. Quite eager to begin it, He'd set the clock at half -past three And start that very minute. 'Tis said, moreover, when he found His age increasing yearly, He'd turn the time-piece squarely round And cease to wind it, merely. 'Tis rumored, therefore, that al- ' though This very queer old party Was born a hundred years ago. He's still quite hale and hearty! St. Nicholas. ONLY POLITE! In the scarcity of food from which the whole world suffers we have heard whale meat suggested as a palatable addition to the bill of fare. When that suggestion is acted upon, the answer of an English school child who was one of a class that showed extraordinary interest on the subject of whales, may seem less amusing. - "Come! Come!" said the teacher patiently, when no one of the class was able to tell her anything about whales. "What do we do with the whale-bones?" There was a silence, then a small hand was raised. "Please, teacher," a timid voice ventured, "we leave them on the side of our plates." Countess Chooses . Lion Cub as Pet Countess de Salverte and her odd pet. In case you are thinking ot changing your canary or goldfish for something more unusual in the pet line, don't ever get a lion cub. This is the advice of the Countess de Salverte. The countess wanted "something different" and so she tried to domesticate a baby lion. It wouldn't work.