Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 107, 15 March 1919 — Page 16
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THE RICHMOND PALuADliJM, SATURDAY. MARCH 15. 1919
Paul and a Jailor , . Once there were two men who were "far from home on God's day". They were la a city where there were no churches." However, pome women, who loved God, gathered by-the riverside to pray to Him on His day. Paul and Silas found these women praying -to God by the riverside and told them about Jesus. Some ol the women loved Jesus because He first loved them. One woman, named Lydla, showed that she loved Jesus by asking his friends, Paul and Silas to come to her house and stay with her while they were in the city. This Paul and Silas were glad to do. Some bad men in the city got very angry with Paul and Silas and had them shut up in prison. They were not afraid because God was with them. They prayed and sang songs of praise to God in the night. Suddenly there came 'an earthquake and shook the prison, opening all the doors, and setting all the prisoners free. The jailer was greatly frightened until Paul told him that they were all in prison. The jailer learned to love and obey Jesus. He took ' Paul and Silas into his home and gave them some food to eat. He and all his family loved Jesus because He first loved them. The next day, the men who had put Paul and Silas in prison came and took tbein out and they wetn back to the home of Lydia, where they stayed for some time, telling people about Jesus. Russell Cran. Whitewater School. (To be continued.)
JAMES AND THE LION. Once upon a time there was a little boy named James. One day he went hunting. He was kfiiing for a rabbit, and he heard a growl. He looked and Baw a lion. Not knowing what to do, he climbed a tree. He had hardly gotten up, when bang! bang! bang! He looked down and saw his father. He went down. He was found again. , . John Charman. Grade 3, St. Mary's School. Guarding Against a Garden Cold If. Water on me knee," or even a bad cold, might have - kept this Maryland boy from completing the garden that he started out to cultivate last spring. So, when he was transplanting or doing other garden work which required him to kneel, he tied a flour bag around his knee. It wasn't very stylish, but It worked, and he recommends this method to other gardeners. A piece of oilcloth or the sleeve of an old rubber coat makes an excellent pro tector for the knees while working In, the garden. J
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. Fairies and War Once upon a time there lived a boy and his sister in France. Their mother' was dead and their father was fighting in the terrible war. So that left the brother and sister all alone. So one day they received a letfer from the war department sayhjg that their father had been seriously wounded and might not recover. As they were walking into the woods one day they heard a noise behind them, and they thought it was a German but It wasn't. It was a fairy all dressed in white and the children had been crying and they looked sad. And the fairy asked them why they were looking so 6ad. And the children told her and she paid that they could have three wishes. So the sister wished that her father would recover and the brother wished that he could see his father inside of a week, and so the sister had the other wish which was that she would have a nice home for her father when he came home. So the fairy granted these three wishes and went away, and inside of a week their father was discharged and was home forever. And all the wishes came true. And they lived happily after the father came home. Helen Bowsman.
Indian Prayer by Boy Scout Leader Daniel Carter Beard, the National Scout Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America, is in thorough sympathy with the Indian method of teaching the young to have respect for birds, animals and plants, amounting even to an affection for the same. The Indian mother would begin with her boy papoose and say, "Behold thy brothers the trees, thy sisters the flowers." This was continued up through boyhood, and it made the relationship of the boy with the natural objects around him a component part of his education. So Mr. Beard has just written for the boys of his outdoor school in particular and the Boy Scouts of America in gfnpral an invocation to be used at the Council Fire ceremony . The Indian Invocation. O Great Mystery, we beseech thee That we may walk reverently Beneath Lah'-pah and our brothers the trees; That we may step lightly On Kis'-soo, our kinsmen the grasses; That we may walk deferently Over Loo'-poo-oi'-yes, our brothers the rocks; That we may rest trustfully Where the o-lel'-le bird sings Beside ; Ho-ho'-le, the talking water. The National Scout Commissioner also has written a Prayer for Wisdom to be used on ceremonial Jouncil Fire occasions. The Indian Prayer. Weave for us, O Great Must cry, A bright blanket of wisdom, Make the warp the color of Father Sky; Let He'-koo-las. the sun woman. Lend her bright hair for the weft, And mingle with it the red and gold threads of evening. 0 Great Mystery! O Mother Earth! O Father Sky! We, your children, love the things you love; Therefore let the bordir of our blanket Be bending Ku-yet'-tah, the rainbow, And the fringe be glittering Nuk'kah, the driving rain. Onr Dae I . o . We have a dog named Hex. He s very pretty. Rex is white, brown ! and black. He will not hurt any one. Some people are afraid of ! him because he is a bulldog. When j we play he always wants to play ; too. When we play hide and seek he stands right in front where we arc hiding. My Uncle Albert sent him to my brother Dale. When uncle Abret sent him he sent a telegram for U3 to meet the nine o'clock car. He was in a box. He waa four weeks old. So we still have him. Evelyn Jewel Murphy. Joseph Moore School. RIDDLES. Through the rock, through the 5eaL Through the nice spinning wheel; Sheep, shank marrow bone. Such a riddle was never known.
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American S. O. S. fire fighting crew at work on dock at.Bassens, France The fire fighting force of the American section of supplies rendered valuable service during the war by their efficient protection of vast quantities of supplies and equipment abroad. The photo shows an S. O. S. crew in action, pouring water on dock buildings at Bassens, a suburb of Bordeaux, France, one of the base ports of the A. E. F. In the foreground is a motor-pumping engine with its suction hose dropped over the side of the dock into the river. The motor truck Is a hose and chemical wagon.
A Toast Here's to the wind of the wind swept north, When we meet on the fields of France, May the spirit of Grant be over them all. When the sons of the north advance. Here's to the gray of" the sunkissed south, When we meet on the fields of France ; May the spirit of Lee beover them all, When the sons of the south advance. And here's to the blue and the sray as one, When we meet on the fields of France; May the spirit of God be over them all. When the sons of the flag advance. National School Service. Sent in by Helen Bowsman. 7A, Garfield School. Tommy's Wishes Once there was a little boy named Tommy. He had no father. His mother wa3 cross to him. She made him go into the woods to get wood and some berries. He went too far and got lost. He could not find his way home. So he began to cry. Suddenly there stood a fairy before him. She asked him why he was crying. He look up and said, "My mother is very cross and my father is dead, she sent me here to get some berries and some wood to burn for a fire. And I have lost my way." The fairy said, I will give you three wishes. and she was gone. He first wished for a kind mother and father. Second, he wished for a good home; and third, for nice clothes to wear. The fairy granted the three wishes M. M.
Treasures of God He owns the bird songs of the .hills, The laughter of the April rills; And His are all the diamonds set In morning's dewey coronet, Anr Hiss the Dusk's first minted stars. That twinkle through the pasture bars. And light all the skies at night WTith glittering scraps of silveh light; The rainbow's bar from rim to rim. In beaten gold belongs to Him. Contributed by Yvonne Coates.
A New Holiday The war ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. From now. on, November 11 may be a holiday for all nations. We celebrated Monday, and expect to have another holiday when our boys come home. We won because we fought for freedom. We must keep on saving because all the countries that have been at war will need food and clothing more than ever. Mary Kemper. 3A, Hibberd School. No Waste, Please I promise In my country's need. To be a soldier true. I cannot go away to fight. But what I can, I'll do. I will be careful with the things I use at school or play; And leave no food upon my plate That must be thrown away. I'll save for what I have to spend For "movies' and things sweet. To give to other children, who Have not enough to eat All this I will do cheerfully And not complain of it. Because I am an American, And want to "do my bit" . Kenneth James Short For U. S. A. Be a Red Cross Worker.
At Greystolke Arms CHAPTER ONE By Northrup Elmer. A story of England about 1SG0, about a young boy who found himself involved in one of these mysterious mysteries that keep our newspapers and detective agendo prosperous and happy. In England at Greyestolke Manor on August 2, 1860, a ball was being given. There were many people, and Her Ladyship My Countess Dowager of Greystolke the hostess, and her husband the Earl of Greyestolke. They had had supper and were dancing. It was 11 o'clocki at night, when suddenly a herald arrived. The crowd parted and left a path for him. He proclaimed an order from Queen Victoria that Lord Greyestolke was to sail to South America. (The order was to accompany the new British Ambassador to Argentina Republic, who had been chosen by her Majesty.) He departed then, and the evening went on much as before. A week from that day, the Earl of Greyestolke and his Countess, were standing on the deck of the good ship Saxonia looking toward the shores of vanishing England. They were sea sick for days, but were well when they landed in South America. They went to a large hotel and had all the comforts a nobleman might have. They had been there about a month when the Earl of Greyestolke took a fancy to exploring the jungle. One day as William Gararr, for that was the name of Lord Greyestolke, and Ruth Gararr, his wife, were walking in the wilderness, when suddenly a large leopard pounced upon William Gararr. Ruth turned to fiy. William was torn into shreds and hastily eaten Ruth was horrified, then realizing her own danger when the beast had finished feasting, she ran with all her might, when she came to the place they had left their horseB. She got on hers and leading the other, galloped swiftly away to the camp. She was out of breath from running and riding when she finally elighted. She told them about the cruel death of her husband. Then she fainted and was ill for weeks. Wnen finally the Saxonia arrived for her return trip. Ruth went on board very desolate. In her pocket book was $30,000. They had been out at sea for two nights, when Ruth decided she would return to her native land, so she paid a sailor to rom her ashore. Then she could feturn to America where she was born, she paid the sailor ten pounds and they pulled away from te ship. They were not yet out of sight when the sailor grabbed her bound her, lifted her to throw her into the sea, he paused a moment for something was moving in the stern of the boat. It was a large dog. He bit the sailor's leg who dropped Ruth Gararr, Countess of Greyestolke, into the sea. She screamed. Ruth's maid, Martha heard her scream. For a sound carries wonderfully over water and seeing Ruth gone, she aroused the ship. Ruth Gararr, the sailor and the dog were taken aboard the ship. By force the money was taken from the sailor and Ruth recovered it. As she lay in her berth that night she did not know of the danger which threatened her.
A War Relic Dear Aunt Polly: I wear a silver chain on my arm for a bracelet. It is a relic of the late war. It was taken off of a dead German soldier's arm by the American who killed him. The charm was used by the German for his number tag. The American who gave this charm was gassed and is back in this country in a hospital. Some time when I come down town I will stop and show it to you. Yours truly, K. t'axine Herzler. 2A Grade, Starr School. Dear Maxine: Do! That will be splendid. Come any afternoon after school except Friday. I know another little girl who has a bracelet from France, but from your description, I guess her'a is different from yours. Aunt Polly. On December 15, the government placd on sale a new 6-cent orange stamp, which is being used as air jervice postage between New York ind Chicago.