Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 161, 19 April 1919 — Page 17
TILE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. SATURDAY. APRIL 19. 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 afternoon. AUboys and girls are inrited to be reporters and contributors. News Items, 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 ot the paper, with the author's name and age signed. Aunt Polly is always glad to meet the children pereonally 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.
Studebaker Knows American Children
J. W. Studebaker, who is in
VnMliinfTtnn jlirPtinff thfi WOI'K OI
ho American Heel cross Juniors,
has found out many things about American boys and girls and he likes them. Thai's the reason he is now working where he is. In talking before a bis education meeting in Chicago not long ago, Mr. Studebaker says, "No complete history of the great war can ever be written which does not record the glorious achievements of the millions of school children in every state of our Union, who responded so manificently to the call for service under the banner of the Red
Cross." In naming some of the ways that Juniors served their country through the Red Cross, he stated that they had earned over three million dollars, had made millions of surgical dressings, large numbers of sweaters and socks and refugee garments, two million scrap books, nuzzles and games, which
were put in hospitals and camps for the use of the soldiers, and about two hundred thousand bedside tables, chests, splints, crutches, canes and pieces of furniture. He realizes that even though the war is over no boy or girl wants to stop helping other boys and girls both in his own country and in other countries, so he is pl.ianing to let the Juniors help in the reconstruction, the great "building up" time. "Give them a chance," he said, "the American children are not quitters."
Little Teddy Black One sunny afternoon, little Teddy Black ran out to play. Just as he was about to Join his playmates, little Jessie came along with a basket under her arm. Jessie's father was the owner of the big plantation where Teddy's father worked. "Please shake the apple tree and fill the backet for me," said Jessie. Teddy asked Jessie to move from under the tree bo that when the
apples fell they wouldn't strike her head and spoil her pretty bonnet Then Teddy Black climbed the tree
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JaniOr tied LrOSS notes limb after limb, until enough nice
About a year ago, six thousand apples had dropped to fill the bas
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Lady Moon Lady moon, lady moon, where are
roving? "Over the sea." Lady moon, lady moon, whom are you loving? "All that love me." Are you not tired with rolling and never Resting to sleep? Why look so pale and so sad as forever Wishing to weep? "Ask me not this, little child, if you
love me, You are too bold. I must obey my dear Father above me, and Do as I'm told." Lady moon, lady moon, where are you roving? "Over the sea." Lady moon, lady moon whom are you loving? v ."All that love me." f Selected by j Mary Catherine McCoppin. '4B, Finley School. Warner Gives Play From now on, the morning exercise time (8:30-8.45) on Friday mornings will be an interesting time for the pupils of Miss Sandereon's room. They expect to have iitti nlavs in that time. Not only
to have them, but to give them, which is more interesting and more important. . This Friday, April 18, a patriotic play will be given, in which Alma Busson will be a Red Cross nurse, Chester Collins, a soldier, and Leoline Klus, a sailor. 4 Junior Army Meets General Leoline Klus may go to Ilagerstown, Saturday, to attend a meeting of the Junior Army that will be held there. The meeting will be attended by boys from Loiflrntlv to the call for ser-
town. General Klus will probably
be the only member Irom tucn mond that will attend.
children were sent out into the country to save them from the horrible conditions of Petrograd and Moscow. But they did not get to the farms. Some way or other they were forgotten and ran wild in the woods. When winter came (and such terrible winters they have in Siberia!) many of them froze to death. Now the Red Cross has collected 1.200 of these unlucky boys and girls, and is caring for them at Vladivostok, which is the name of a city in Siberia. The Juniors in the primary department of La Grange, Ky., have something very interesting to do. They are helping to entertain a soldier who is in the hospital at Camp Taylor, Ky. This soldier was wounded on August 11, 1918, and w ill have to be in the hospital two months longer, and the letters, fruit, candy and cakes that these children send him help to while
away the long "getting well" period. The American soldiers who are stationed at the American camp at Vladivostok are "pals" with the Siberian children, even though tlcy
are not very well acquainted yet with the Russian "grownups." They divide their share of goodies with the children, and have taught them at last that chewing gum is not to be swallowed. The Siberian children call chewing gum, "cirom," which in their language means cheese, and is the nearest thing they know of that is likechewing gum.
Janiors Interested In State Campaign The boys and girls of Indianapolis took an active interest last week in the question of child labor.
Many of them went to see an exhibit of industrial work done by children in the tenement districts. They have been getting up ora
tions, debates and themes in which they give reasons for having laws prohibiting children to do certain kinds of work.
ket.
Teddy was slowly climbing down
again when rip, rip, rip went his
trousers. He didn't mind it, how
ever; he lifted (he basket upon his
head and carried it Home lor Jessie, Jeanette Evans.
News From Camden Camden, O. Pear Juniors: Please sit over and give me a seat in the corner, as it has been some time since I was with you. Our little school pupils have organised a basket-ball team and wo like to play very much. We play in our school yard on pretty days. Not long ago we gave "Peck's Bad Boy" in Camden Hall. How many have seen the play? Everett Creech. Grade 5, Youngs School, District No. 7.
Mysterious Hike Eight boys, whose given names were something else, but whose real names are Jim, Min, General and their friends went for hike last Saturday afternoon. They say that they had a great time and found a very interesting place, but they do not want to publish the name of this exciting place. Perhaps these explorers have found a vein of gold or a field with coal or oil in it. Wonder when we'll hear more about it?
For a Rainy Day Sing a song of sixpence, A pocketful of "tin," Four and twenty Thrift Stamps, All tucked in. When the card is finished. The stamps' begin to gain, Is'nt that a pretty plan, Against a day of rain? Elizabeth Smith. 4A, Warner School.
Once unon a time there was a
man and he asked a man for five
dollars. "What?" said the man. '
"Will you give me ten dollars?"
"Oh. yes! I wish I had heard
you the first time." Sent in by Chrissie Miller. Age 10 years, Sevastopol school.
One Boy's Easter Once there was a poor boy, whose name was Jake. This little boy thought he would not get any thing for Easter. Bat all tho same.
he did. For Bunny came m me night and brought two baskets full of candy. Thero were eggs, chickens, bunnies and all sorts of good
things. Agnes Huber, Vaile scnooi.
1 years old, 5-B grade. NOT GUILTY. Magistrat: "The serious charge of chicken stealing is preferred against you." Uncle Rastus: "Do de indictment say 'chicken stealing," yo honah?" Magistrat: "Yes." Uncle Rastus: "Den de indictment am defective, yo honoh. It was a turkey I stole." CANT TELL A LIE. "Whar'd yo git dat thicken, Mose?" "Skuse mo, Mandy; I can't tell a lie, and I don't want to commit mawself." Sent in by Lloyd Slifer.
Said an Irish leader: "Min. ye are on the verge of battle; will yez fight or will yez run?" "We will!" came a chorus of eager replies. "Which will yez do?" says ho. "We will not," says they. "Thank ye, me min," says he, "I thought ye would."
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Make "Movies" Pay The grand, old, imperious Caesar called forth good crowds twice on April 11, when he went over once more his exciting life (and death, we might add) for their benefit The film "reeled" on for about an hour and twenty minutes, and the crowd was interested. Think of putting in an hour and twenty minutes what it took Caesar so many years to live! But such is fate! The most important thing, or at least one of the most important is the fact that the Latin class made $35.8 on this film production.
- It Is estimated that 4,000 boys of irnitPd States Boys' Working
Reserve took advantage of the op
portunity to see tne nign Dreo. sioc . .... i.,Hiin3l UvPStftCk EX-
m ine imci uou. nibition recentely held in Chicago.
Riddles 1. A riddle, a riddle, as I suppose, A hundred eyes and never a nose. Eugene Wicket.
Fourth grade.
2. Why are soldiers always tired at the first of April?
Benjamin Ryan.
6th grade, Sevastopol school.
3. As round as a biscuit, As busy as a bee, ! it v Tell me this riddle. Before I count three. Richard N.
Finley school. 4. Four stanch standers, two lookers, two hookers, and one switch about. 5. Why does a baker wear a white hat? 6. If a penny lay on a table, and a dollar lay on a table, and the penny fell off, why didn't the dollar? 7. What is the difference between an old dollar and a new dime. Kenneth Yager. Sevastopol school. (Answers will appear in next week's Junior.)
"It is too bad that the eggs in the incubator will not hatch by Easter," said Dot, "I wanted to give them to grancma for her Easter present." "O j never mind." said Tot, her twin sister, "we can give them to her on her -v birthday. It i3 only a week after Easier." "Children, 'tis time to go to bed if you want the Easter Bunny to come tonight," called mother from the door. "We're coming," the twins yelled back. In less than five minutes they were in their little white beds. And in less than ten minutes they both had gone to "Sleepy-Land Town." And then at mid-night, if you had been there you would have seen strange sights. Bumpty bump bumpty. Around the shed came a little yellow cart with red wheels. It was drawn by six wee yellow chicks and the driver was a well you know it was the Easter bunny, so what's the use to tell you? The driver jumped out and looked into the back of the cart. "Hum," he muttered. "Only eighteen of my beautiful eggs left. And there are two children here thai are expecting more. That would only make nine apiece. They ought to be delighted with them though, because they are the prettiest that I have given yet Since this is the last place I have to leave any I might as well look around, as I might find a few." The bunny roamed around the yard hunting for Bome eggs. Often he finds some, too, that way, but he didn't find any. At last he spied the garage. He went in and found it was warmer than out-doors. He walked toward a funny looking, thing, at least it was funny to him. It was nothing but an incubator. He gave a leap and It landed him on top of the incubator. Then he peered over the edge and looked right into a little window. Then a sight he did see. Inside the incubator Was twenty big eggs. Ah-ha," he said. "Here's where I get some eggs. I can color them with my Easter paints, and the children will never know the difference." So the wise old Easter bunny crawled in and got the eggs. Then he took them to his cart and painted them. He made all colors, red, yellow, i blue, violet, orange, green and he left one white. "I didn't know it was this near day-light," he said looking up. "I must hurry, or the children will atch me." All at once he sa wa light in the house and he heard childish vo:ce. "Whew," he exclaimed, "I'll have to go." He put the two baskets of eggs under the rose bush and two imitation bunnies. Just then Tot and Dot came running out the door. The Easter bunny ran and as he did so his shining silk hat fell off his head. But he had no time to pick it up for the children were already np to the nest They were perfectly delighted with the Easter eggs. They were very much amazed as to the disappearance of the incubator eggs. Then they discovered the silk hat and were glad to possess a souvenir from "Bunny Land." Then they went to Sunday school. In an hour they were back. As they were eating a candy egg they heard a "peep, peep, peep. And then they saw twenty little chicks breaking through the shell. "O, the bunny took our eggs -and painted them," they exclaimed. "Now we can take them to grandma." (THE END)
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