Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 89, 22 February 1919 — Page 16

RICHMOND PALLADIUM. SATURDAY. FEB. 22. 1919

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m Jean and Jimmie G. ' were busy doing their work out in the garden, that morning. Indeed Jiiurnle was bo busy making a "dust muss"' as Joan called it, around the potatoes while he shouted such learned warnings to bis little sister as. "Jean! Look out there! Don't get any water on the flower parts or you'll wash all the polcum off and the little t'ruatua wont gerinizc," so very busy that neither he nor hi3 little fallow gardener heard the postman's whistle. -. But Grandmother Gray heard it and the next minute she was standing in the kitchen door holding up a largo square envelope with several familiar blue and purplish stamped seals on it, while she called out, "On, . Jimmie, here's something; I believe you'd like to see."... .... ;, ' '- ' - "Front dad," gasped Jimmie, dropping bis bee and standing almost, stupified for a moment. "Jean, dad can write," he shouted, and the next minute be was tearing open the envelope with the vigor of a savage cannibaL v Jean .and Grandmother'. Gray watched bis face expectantly wait ing for him to begin to read aloud, but instead, Jimmie half raised his left band as his eyes grew bigger and bigger, and he even partly opened bis mouth in dumbfounded amazement "Jimmie, what ever does he say" broke in his grandmother, as Jimmie still read on, spechless. "Why why grandmother, why, why grandmother," Jlmmie's eyes were still rapidly scanning the rest of the page. Then Jerking over the sheet to the other side, he read two lines more, when uttering a shriek, he threw the1 letter straight up aB he grabbed Jean and began shaking her with all bis might "Jan, ais," he shouted. . , "Dad's coming home, and they're coming home, sis, they're coming home to

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SCRAPS FROM SAMMY STAY-AT-HOME'S OLD KIT BAG

WORD JINGLES. . When, our vessel arrived at the quay. And my friends once again I could suay, I remarked to my beau, "I'm so happy, you kneau, I can hardly believe that It's muay." Tis said of the Jackdaw of Rheims (Absurd as the narrative sheints), So perplexed was his soul For Ire jewels he stouL That he used to cry out in his dbreima. .,. . . I've lost la the waters of Thames, A couple of beautiful ghames, ,. And my cause for despair Was my own want of cair, Which a man of sense always condhames. I've hunted the dictionary through. But I ean't find a rhyme that will dough; Wherever I search, I am left in the learch, And I'm feeling exceedingly blough, JO JOBSON. Jo Jobson, when wrecked on the . bniow. On a bellows Just floated ashore; But the land that he reached was a ' desert, . So his troubles by no means were o'er. .... Starvation Is slower than drowning. But a blacksmith now what can can he do In a land where they never use horses, And where camels need never a . " shoe? x, . .;; Jo still had his big breezy bellows. And was not dismayed in the least; For soon each tired traveler paid him --- r v. To fan both himself and his beast THE MERRY CROCODILE, , Oh, there once was a merry crocodlle; - - . , l lie was noted on the Ganges for hiB smile! With a merry cordial grin . He would take the naUvea in Ob, this tearful, snaky, smiling crocodile. '

stay, they've started now!". It was the first evening alter mother and Dad had come home. They were all sitting on the large, cool porch which made Grandmother Gray's house look so at

tractive; that is. they were all there, but Jean and of course, she bad gone to bed. So many stories bad been told and so many things discussed, that suddenly a little silence fell upon the group. Grandmother Grey was there in her comfortable . chair, smiling and quiet. Dad and mother were swinging slowly backward and forward in the porch swing, just glad to be home and together. But there wasn't anything slow about the swing of the bammock, where Jimmie Gray was sitting. Ho was thinking hard and fast Dad had told so many interesting things and the hammock was keeping time with his thoughts; or if anything going a little harder and a little faster. Suddenly the -old clock in the hall broke the silence by nine slow, but to Jimmie very ominous sound1 ing,' successive strikes. Jlmmie's father looked over at him with a significant look, which Jimmie knew ail too well, meant bedtime. With a little sigh, he got up and started toward the screen door. Just as be reached the door, he hesitated a minute, went back to his father and said, ' "Do yon think. Dad, that I've been your Junior partner like yon asked me to?" Jlmmie's father drew his son closer to him. and with his bands. pushed back the hair from both sides or Jimmle's forehead, and then looking straight into his son's eager, questioning eyes, he said seriously, "Well, the reason we won this war,, is because we knew that back home, we had real Junior Partners." THE END. There once was a man with a child, Who the neighbors said never had smiled, But the father said, "See, Smile in this way, like me, And then folks will know when you've smiled." JOHNNY'S LUCK. Country School Teacher: "Now Johnny, can you name a cape in Alaska?" Johnny (stumped) : "No'm." Teacher: "Name: that's risht Uoflhny. Now the next boy name another." FAR WORSE THEN. Raining "cats and dogs" is bad enough, but when it comes to hailing street cars," it's time to look out for squalls. V real Art. In the Art Department a few days ago, one of the students drew the picture of a hen so lifelike that when she threw it in the waste bas ket it laid there. THAT'S ME ALL OVER. Is there anything yon can do better than any one else? "Yess re plied the small boy, "I kin read my own writting." ENLIGHTENING. Which is heavier, a hah" or a full moon? x--The half, because the full moon Is as light again. GARFIELD ENGLISH DRIVE EXCITING. Garfield school is In the midst of an English drive, which it 13 thought will bring good results. If one of the class is heard to mis use a word he is reported. The first week of the drive the words were "saw" and "seen" and the second week "ain't "tain't and "hain't" Contests began so as to see which class could hear the most "aln'ts" and "haln'ts." One class reported five thousand. Posters were made by the 8 A

girls.'; The English language is being more carefully spoken and it is thought that there will be fewer people misusing it Julia R. Burr.

Startling View of Biggest Submarine

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British "K" type submarine stranded on Lancashire sands. This photo of tb9 new British "K" type submarine shows better than the preceding ones the great size of the craft This type was being perfected when the end of the war came. The new sub, th largest in the world. Is S50 feet long and uses steam for motive power while running on the surface. It is equipped to battle destroyers and even cruis-

Doa't Be a Drifter By Edgar A Guest Don't be a drifter! Breast the stream, And struggle for a worthy dream. Be one of those with standard high, Who dare to do and dare to try. Too many merely drift along Helpless when danger's wind grows strong. Tossed by the currents here and there; Held in the eddies of despair; Braised by the rocks they might Were they' not all too lightly .- swayed. ' ... v .... . V . Don't be a drifter! Shape a plan, And have some purpose as a man. Be not content, as many are. To go without a guiding star. Swayed by the faithless wbtms of chance. Pates' puppets at her nod to dance, But in the distance set your goal And light for it with all your soul. Keep some objective worth your while, ' ! Though fortune frown on you or smile.' Don't be a drifter! Join the few Who seek life's real tasks to do. Strike out where deeper water flows. And breast the stream with manly blows. The shallows and the coves beware, Too many barques ' are broken there. The rocks awftangled branches lie To catch the driftwood floating by, But he who fights against the stream -. : - Shall some day reach his port of Dream. MIGHT HELP AT THAT. Daddy was confined to the house with Spanish influenza, and mother was busy sterilizing the dishes which had come from the sickroom. "Why do you that?" asked four-vear-old Donald. "Because, dear, poor daddy has serms. and the germs get on the dishes, bo I boll them, and that kills the horrid germs." - Donald turned tls over In bis little mind for several minutes. Then: "Mother, why don't you boll Daddy r ' life. Nick: "Never marry a girl named Ann." Jack Gordon: "Why?" Nick: . "Because 'an is an indefinite artilce." - Fvaden : "Why am de lawyers so much like de flshr Waco: . "Don't know." Fraden: "Because dey am so

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The GcUen Fishes Oh, the golden fishes. How they gape and stare, Gulping up the water, As they gulp the air. Now then let us feed them Tiny crumbs of bread. Drop them en the water. Gently overhead. Ah, they're off, they're diving In the depths below. Wait a minute patience They'll come back I know. "Pretty golden fishes, ' Come up and be fed." There, I see you coming, Brown, and white and red. Old Catheird Picture Is to Stay With Us "We have a new picture now in the public Art Gallery. It was bought Just about a week ago. Have all you Juniors seen it? Besides having a , very beautiful sky (which forms a big part of the plccoverers, generals, beautiful women thedrat which is one of the oldest of all the fine old buildings of New Orleans. New Orleans is one of the most attractive cities in the United States, and is just full of all sorts of places where famous people have been: Kings, queens, discoverers, generals beautiful women of many nations, French, Spanish, Portuguese and many others. This cathedral is one of its interesting places. Elwood: "I'd like: to. die the death of the righteous." Elthoy: "You'll never do that as long as yon live." Jake and Simon Legree were dis puting. At last Jake got sore. He cried: "Hey, you Bimp, I, want nothing but silence from you and very little of that"

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bv Marian Heiser. who is spending the winter in Florida. It was written to her teacher and schoolmates at Warner schol. "Where January is turned to June, And perfect days pass all too soon." Palm Beach, Fla. Dear Teacher and schoolmates: After stopping off at Jacksonville for a few days, we came on down the ccast going along side the large St. James river, crossing and reerotising it several times. Then we came along side the Indian river. The Indian river run3 along parallel with the pea only a narrow strip of land separates u irom uie great ocean, which can easily be. seen. Alone this river numerous cranes and pelicans feed. I saw a crane catch a largo fish. We passed large orange and grape fruit groves and numerous groves of Australian pines. The soil is pure white sand, just as white as our northern snow, in fact it looks very like our snow because It sparkles in the sun. Our train was a half hour late we arrived here a little after eight and it was raining hard. After getting our supper we went to bed. Next morning we awoke in Fairyland, as I like to call it. Looking out of our window we saw great tall cocoanuj trees with great bunches of nuts hanging to them, pur hotel faces beautiful Lake AVorth, a tidal lake twenty miles long and over a mile TVi loVo 1c frtnmH with VUVMal. ! t ' numerous beautiful cacti in sooje places. Around our hotel are larfee hyblscus plants in bloom, with large red flowers. There are hedges with different shades of pink leaves that look like flowers. Back of us is the grove and gardens. All kinds of beautiful trees from Australia, Japan, Spain, France, in fact every beautiful thing that grows can be found here. And flowers of every description. Orange tres, grapefruit, sapadilla, and travelers palms. In the center of all this loveliness is Hotel Royal Ponciana, the largest hotel in the world. Straight on down through palm avenues, one. comes to the Breakers hotel right on the ocean beach. There is the tropical blue ocean and the steel pier, on which, looking down into the ocean -we can see the fish and the rocks on the bottom of the sea, the water is so transparent. We went out and gathered grape fruit and oranges yesterday. There is so much, to see here. There is no grass here consequently no cowa so I have to do without my milk. They use condensed milk for cream. I. drink cocoa. We have splendid things to eat though. Nice fresh water and salt flab. Love from, Mariam Miller Heiser. . CHINESE-PONY EXPRESS. The dispatches of the Emperor of China are carried from the palace of Pekin to the bounds of the empire by a pony express. The king's messenger wears a wide robe, in the lining of which the dispatches are placed. This robe is tied fast on the man, and ita sealed in such a way that he cannot take it off without breaking the Real, and terrible would be his pun ishment if he were found to have done so. These riders gallop along over the mountains. As they pass through the villages they shout "Make way for the king's messen ger! The rider rarely stops to eat He drinks his tea and smokes his pipe and is off on a fresh horse. He is, of coruse, begrimed with dust and his face is often cut and bleeding from the hardships through which he has passed. The distance between Pekin and Lassa, the capital of Thibet is 3,004 miles, and one man has to ride the whole way almost night and day. The dispatches have been carried through in twenty-five days. When the king's messenger reaches the imperial city he receives great honor and a large sum of money. The Cedars of Lebanon that still remain in Syria and Palestine are carefully protected by European Nature lovers. Some Cedars of Lebanon have existed as far back as 2450 B. C. : As we look back through history, do not our hearts thrill with pride as we recognize in Washington the finest character and a man of priciple? Perhaps it was the determination never to allow himself to be discouraged that made Washington the wonderful man he really was.

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