Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 221, 28 June 1919 — Page 15

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY. JUNK 28, 1919

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THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM ttl f 'JSL' f 6 ?ttd be rPorter. and contrtbr. New. et, "want" advertisements, stories, local jokes and Knff f ccePtaM e published. " Article, shod ind aee sl 7 T f"-, f the p8per' w,tn th "thoJ. name iXnf .J ?hJ?AnDl oUr,1. lw,l7, t0 m8t the children peronalJ as they bring their article, to The Palladia office or t-eceJva letter, addressed to the Junior Editor tm. i- iiSi rec6JTe and we hope each boy id! TwlSf 'uSeit Jholg" n,WBPPe'

Enumeration Taken By Liberty Guards Last Mondav morning many girls of the Libert. Guards started out to count the children in Richmond who are under six years of age. A committee of girls was put in charge of each district considering the different grade schools as a center, and made a house to house canvass of that district to see how many children, there were in that district under six years. They told each home about the examination cf children which will take place at each of these schoqls next Monday and Wednesday afternoons at two o'clock. At that time a doctor will be stationed at each school to make the examination. As the enumeration was not complete when thla went to press we cannot tell you until next week how many of the tiniest Juniors there are in Richmond, nor how healthy they are. The captains of the various districts are: Warner, Katherine Klute; Finley, Esther Fouts; Hlbberd; Mary Jones; Vaile, Pauline Smith; Starr, Dorothy Lebo; Joseph Moore, Kathryn Carr; Baxter, Esther Coyle; Sevastopol, Helen Unthank; Whitewater, Helen Wickett. Effect Of War On Animals Mankind was not the only kind of . animal life affected by the war. Beasts, birds and even fishes felt the effect of the conflict. Horses, of course, have fared worst. Hundreds of horses have been killed in action, that is to say, they have been killed by shells while hauling artillery to the front. Then again, when the Huns threw clouds of their poison gases over the artillery line, the hdrses suffered. For the gas went farther than the first few lines of trenches; yes, it carried back for milesHorses at stations miles from the front were killed by the gas. While man had gas masks to protect himself, the horse had nothing and had to breathe in these gases, which of course killed him. The army horse, however, has lealous friends. The Blue Cross Fund, which was established in England, is ono of the horses best friends. They had numerous hospitals in France, scattered along the entire fighting front. The Blue Cross hospitals have given aid to the horses of 900 British army units. Gas masks for horses were invented before the close of the war. The wonderful sagacity of the Belgian army dogs in affording succor to the wounded on the battlefield has excited the admiration of the world. When one of theso dogs found a wounded soldier it managed to bring to the rear his cap or handkerchief, or some other article which would signify to his comrades that a companion had been stricken down and was in need of help. One of these dogs, it is said, at the famous battle of the Marne, saved no less than 150 wounded men, in this way. Surely man could have no truer friend. The effect of the war on bird life is perhaps most manifest on the Isle of Man, where sea gulls are so numerous and beautiful, and are usually protected by law. In consequence of the scarcity of food, the local parliament, known as the House of Keys, empowered the governor of the island to remove the restrictions, and allow the people to gather sea gulls' eggs for food. Then Belgium before the war was the largest producer of pigeons in the world. But the Huns destroyed the farms and killed and carried off pigeons by the hundreds of thousands. They used the well-trained pigeons for messengers. Even the fishes felt the war. Thousands of them were killed by bursting shells in the sea battle off Jutland. Nor should whales be omitted from our list of animals affected by the war. It appears that many whales have been found doad In the North Sea, having lost their

lives by contact with floating mines. Others were mistaken for submarines by patrol boats, and were killed by gunfire. So when we look things over we see that the men and boys in the trenches are not tho only ones that have made the supreme sacrifice. Lone Scout.

A Royal Friend And A Golden Crown Do you know the little birds called "kinglets" when you see them? They are well named, for they are certainly royal little birds, with their crowns of gold and red, and their rich, full song. The Ruby Crowned Kinglet has a suit of olive green, which color was well chosen for its dull color gives that much more brilliance to his splendid crown of bright red. They are small birds, like the warblers and usually hold thir royal court in the woods, although they are often found in orchards or hedges. But the most wonderful thing aBout this active little fellow is his song. Very few birds can sing as he can sing, at times. Way up in the top of a tree he sings, sometimes flitting from branch to branch, but always unmindful of you as you stand charmed listening to his song. He seems to love to sing, for he puts his whole soul into it, at least, that is the way It sounds. Rich and full, and as full of music as the notes played by a flute is the song of this beautiful little bird. If you once hear his song, you will ever forget it. Of course, ho does not always sine this way. Some times he just chirps with a tiny scolding note that does not sound at all like his beautiful song. The Golden Crowned Kinglet, cousin of this little red crest, looks much like his small relative ex cept, as his name tells you, he has a golden crown upon his head. His song is not nearly as beautiful as the other song, but is different from mo3t bird notes, beginning with several shrill trembling notes, and then suddenly ending with a short song, that ends as if it had sud denly exnloded. Mr. Redwing Blackbird is another one of our pretty birds, and he usually insists on hiding his beau ty in a marsh or swampy place. He and Mrs. Redwing arrive here early in the spring and spend the sum mer with us. They fly in bands that look as if they had had mili tary training, they are so even and precise, and as they fly they are silent. Then all of a sudden they will "break ranks" and, lighting on the branches of some nearby trees, they will sing like a trained choir. Their song is not full of melody, but is tinkling and full of enthuilasm, and it is a delight to hear hem. They are beautiful birds, 'specially Mr. Redwing who is justly proud of the sleek, black tult he wears, with its brilliant ttreaks of scarlet on the sleeves only of course, since he's a bird, his arms are called wings). He is very watchful over his little home made of coarse grass lined with tiny, soft roots, and you have to give the password before going very close to his mansion. Gerry had an unreasonable fear of dogs. Thinking to cure him of this his father decided to get one for him. Gerry didn't much like the Idea, but nevertheless he was greatly excited when his father telephoned the new pet would arrive at noon. Visions of the butcher's collie that had tried to scrape acquaintance with him, and of the Newfoundland puppy belonging to a cousin filled his mind, so that when his father arrived Gerry nearly fell headlong down tho stairs in his eagerness to see his new playmate. When his father produced from a small basket a stubby tailed Boston bull. Gerry eyed it fearfully, then said with a pout, "That ain't no kind of a dawg to have, how'm I gonna tell when he ain't gonna bite? I want a dawg with a long wag." Chicago Trib-

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When Jack and his little army reached the alley his scout met them and led them in between houses and around an . open field until they came to a building directly back of the fort. The building was deserted, so Jack told some of the soldiers to sneak quietly into the building and station themselves under the win dows so that when he gave the signal they could bob up and fire away with their rifles at the fort. Tho reBt of the army slipped quietly around the corners of the house and crawled along on their stomach until they were right up under the fort. Not a single soul in the fort discovered them. The enemy was firing now and then at the three boys whom Jack had left to mislead them. The boys in the fort were sure that Jack's men could never take the fort, and even believed that ho had given up the attempt. When all was in readiness Jack gave the signal for the attack by waving his cap. Yelling and hollering at the tops of their voices his men bobbed up from everywhere it seemed to the boys in the fort. His soldiers fired their guns from the windows of the building and from the ground below. One of the boys in the vacant building found an immense pasteboard box. It was as big as a trunk. Laughing to himself he carried the box to the window and heaved it into the center of the fort below. It landed right: in the midst of the enemy. Of Children's Service At St John's Tomorrow morning will be Children's Day at St. John's Lutheran church. The following very interesting program has been prepared for the morning service, which will combine the Sunday school with the usual church service; Prelude: Prof. H. Zimmerman. Song: Hosanna we Sing. Choir. Opening service. V Song: I Love to Tell the Story. School. Recitation: "Welcome." George Wickett. Recitation: "A Feast for the World." Ruth Fulle. Song: Break Thou the Bread of Life. School?. Recitation; "The Savior's Heart is Yearning." Elizabeth Farwig. Recitation: "A Cry of Deepest Sorrow." Harold Niewoehner. Song: A Feast of Blessing. School. Recitation: "Gather Them In." Dorothy Feltman. Recitation: "The Servants Sent Forth." Paul Nicklas. Recitation: "The Inner Missionary." Marie Norsleck. Song: And Yet There Is Room. School. i

Uncle Sam's Generosity Saves Polish Kiddies From Hunger

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Polish children getting their rations of American food. Food Is very scarce In war-ravaged Poland and were it not for the generosity of Uncle Sam many Polish children would go hungry. The photo shows one of the Polish kindergartens in Czarny Prandrick, GalicLa, where this group of children assembles daily to partake of free American food.

course, being so light it didn't hurt anyone, but you can imagine how frightened the enemy was when that big box came at them. Jack's men helped him up into the fort by lifting him up on their shoulders and then they helped one another in after him. You can't really blame tho boys in the fort for feeling rather sheepish at being surprised this way and I regret to say that some of them got angry, so before the battle ended some of the soldiers were fighting in earnest and there really were some wounded men to go to the hospital. Two fellows had honest to goodness black eyes. There weren't very many wounded though and for , Recitation: "The City Missionary." Paul Kauper. Recitation: "The Foreign Missionary." Mabel Hackman. Duet: "We Come, We Come." Rosa Radke and Anna Nicklas. Recitation: "Oh, Church of Christ." Alice Nolte. - Recitation: "Our Country's Voice Is Pleading." Herbert Fulle, Herman Pilgrim and Howard Fulle. Song: Go Gather Them In. Male Quartet and chorus. Recitation: 'Compel Them to Come In." Carl Meyer and Robert Placke. Song: Only a Drop in the Bucket. Primary scholars. Recitations: "All for Thee." Helen Erk. "Little Offerings." Harold" Wibker. "A Boy's Gift." Roland Fulle. Recitation: "The Guests to be Invited." Herbert Hofhelnz. "The Great Supper." Roland Hirschfield, Howard Hanke, Luther Marting, Marie Meyers, Margaret Wiesehahn, Mildred Bode, and Louisa Dingworth. Song: More Room. School. Recitation: "Call Them In." Katherine Schneider and Irene Helmlch. Recitation: "The Whole Wide World for Jesus." Norman Pil 111

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a while Jaek couldn't figure out why his soldiers were deserting him, especially after their great victory. He didn't think the soldiers in the fort would desert so quickly either. He was puzzled to know, what became of the soldiers and why they had left, until he happened to climb out on the edgo of the fort, from which point he could see the hospital. And what do you suppose he saw there? Well, sir, every one of the soldiers who had turned up missing. They hadn't gone there for their wounds either. They had seen what Jack had failed to discover, and that was that Ladydear and Jane and Jeanne had quit their hospital duties altogether and were serving delightfully cool lemonade and cake to the once-upon-a-time soldiers. It didn't make any difference whether the soldiers had fought with the enemy or with -Jack's army either. Their appetites were about the same. After everybody had drunk and eaten his fill, Captain Brave told the boys all about his airplane and the adventures that Jack and Jane had had Bince they left home. As none of the boys ever had a chance to ride in an airplane the captain made them doubly happy by taking them for a short ride in his giant plane. To Jack and Jane it was one of the most pleasant days they had had in their trip. Copyright, 1919. ' grim. Soag: We Long To Aid Them. School. Recitation: "Heed the Manifest." Raymond Koehring, Herbert Maier, Clarence Aufdermasch. Remarks by Pastor. Recitation: "The Children's Offerings." Morris Bode, Rita Hirschfield. Loraine Stegman, and Frederick Dingworth. Song: All Hall the Power of Jesus' Name. School. Closing service. Priscilla had been left alone with the twins and had taken it upon herself to correct them. Hearing them cry her mother hurried upstairs to see what the matter was. "They were naughty," explained Priscilla, "and I slapped them." "Then I shall have to send you you downstairs," said her mother, firmly.' . v. . . "If I can't trust you with the babies you cannot stay where they are." A little later her mother found Priscilla sitting on the steps looking thoughtful. "Well." she remarked, as her mother passed her, "if you want to bring up your children to be naughty you can." Chicago Tribune. mm