Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 232, 12 July 1919 — Page 16

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The Wishing Plane By WILLIS WINTER Sbortly after the children had arrived ia France. and Just before Captain Brave shewed them around tbe battle field at Chateau-Thierry, be told them bow Marshal Foch, who. led the albed armies, you know, bad played a clever trick on tbe enemy at this poiat. Captain Bave drew a huge letter "U" oa tbe ground and painted out bow tbe aMted army bad finally made tbe battle one at this point in tbe shape of this "U" with bis men - oa tbe outside of tbe letter. The enemy of course was on the inside of tbe letter. Then the al lien' men on both sides of the let ter and at tbe bottom moved for ward at the same time. This meant that the enemy bad to get out of the letter "U" in a. hurry or be killed. The explanation was pret ty deep for Jane, but Jack, just as jvery other boy would, enjoyed it mmensely, and decided that if he jver got into a war he would use the Fame plan against whoever he was fighting, if be could. Captain Brave pointed out that Chateau-Thierry was at the bottom of the "U," and that the Americans by their wdmderful fighting at this point and their help at other points In the line bad made possible this great plan. He showed them how Rheims was at the top of one side of the letter "U" and another city named Soissons was at tbe top of tbe other side. They walbed slowly around a lection of the battle field at Cba-leau-Thierry and occasionally read the names on tbe little crosses on tbe graves. All of a sudden Jane called to Jack and tbe rest of them to came quick, and when they arrived at ber sido they found that ibe had accidentally eouie upon tbe crave of ber Uncle George. It sure ly waa he, too, because there was lis name, bis company and regi ment and division right on tbe eross. Jack of course couldn't remember all those things about aim, but Captain Brave bad made a special note of them when the cbil urens mother bad told bim of Uncle George. "Oh, I do wish mother and fath cr were here, too to see where Uncle George is buried," said Jane. "1 am afraid they couldn't come very well," said Ladydear, "but we ean do lots of things that will make them glad that we found the grave.' When she suggested that they spend tbe rest of the day getting flowers, and planting them around Uncle George's grave, the children el course agreed and said they'd be glad to help ber. "1 wish there was some way we could show mother and father what we have done when we're through and what the grave looke like." said Jack. f "Well, that is a simple matter,' saw. laptain Brave. "When we get everything; shipshape I will get tbe camera out of the airplane and we witl take a picture of K." This was tbe first thing the childrew knew about Captain Brave having a camera. It was just another one of tbe hundreds of the surprises they bad bad, and were to have, oa the trip. Tbe rest of tbe day was a busy one for the children, what with carrying flowers and digging up tbe dirt and cleaning up tbe ground round tbe grave. They planted a. little evergreen tree at tbe bead of tbe grave and from one ef tbe hundreds ef places In tbe airplane where be bad things stored. Captain Brave unearthed a little tilk fine. Tbe flowers planted on tbe grave were of many binds and so selected that some of thent would be blooming all summer, and a few ef tbe more hardy one would bold their bends up through the cold weather; They bought enough shrubs to make a little fence all around tbe mounds. When every thing was completed. Captaiu Bravo took several pictures of the grave. Tbe children were awfully tired that night, but M was a happy tiredness beeatse they knew they bad done something to make father and mother happy and to snow their love foe them and (or Uncle George. A Chinese Boy Scout troop ia Oakland, Cal. furnished Interpreter-orderlies to the China -town Emergency Stilion. ia tbe infruensa epidemic. Each scout was supposed to do two hours duty on alternate days, but one assistant patrol leader volunteered IS days, 8 hours a day.

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A Magic Box Once upon a time there were two kings, one was cruel and the other was good. One of the kings had two daughters and the other lust one- and tbe kin that bad onlv one daughter didn't like her, but the king that had two daughters loved them and said they were the best in the world, and would not let them do anything, but sit on a pillow and eat strawberries and cream. But the other king made his daughter sweep the kitchen and cook his dtnuer. One day he came to her and said "You are not good enough for my palace. Go! Here is a box. Take it and never come back. Go, I say, go: Tbe poor girl did not knew wnat to do, but knew she must go, so she went away with the box and wandered around in the forest till she was sleepy and found a hollow tree. She got inside and opened tbe box ber father gave her and there she found a whole lot of jewels. She closed it and went to sleep and didn't wake up till morn ing. Then when morning came sne got up and went on her way to uinw nlae she knew not where, f aenae since she knew not where. Well, she went and went and went tax she eame to a IKtle town. She sold one of her jewels and bought her dinner and then she went around house to house and tried to find work, but eenM not find any. She went oa a httle farther and eame to a big tree. She got behind it and opened tbe box her father had given her and away down in tbe bottom of it she found somethins that looked Hke a little piece of cloth and ske picked it up. It was folded up and she unfolded It carefully and found it waa a dress, and she went into a woo shea and put it on and rooked to tbe box again and found a wet rag and ske washed ber face, and then looked ia tbe hex tbe third time and fovea a whole lot or aanr pins with diamonds in them. She found some gold slippers and a pair of gold stockings and everything she wanted and tbe best of all sne found a beautiful coat with a far collar and far cuffs, and tbe collar of it waa tbe prettiest thing ia the world. She dressed up ia them and looked around ia the woodshed nsUU she found a looking

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glass and looked in it and didn't know herself. Then she took off all of them and put them in the box and went down the street till she eame to a great big wall. She found a hole in the side and looked in. She saw a wonderful palace. She went till she came to a gate and went in and she saw a guard lying in the yard asleep. So she tip-toed up to tbe kitchen door and knocked and the cook opened it and someone said: "Come in." She went in and the cook said "What do you want? She said, "I wanted to know if 1 could get a job or live here," and the cook said, "You will have to see the king about that. What have you in your box?" "Oli, some things of mine! But where can I see the king?" "Well, you can eat him iere if you want to," said the cook. So sbe catted the king there and asked to live with him. He said, "Tell me how you came here," and so she told him how it was. He said, "I have two daughters. 1 will not give you a job in the kitchen, but I will give you a job eating strawberries and cream with say daughters. So sbe did and sbe lived happy ever after, and never missed ber father. (N, Uwn,t & jear8( ntfey ! ... School. Dog Prevents Wretk Toots, a fox terrier, once saved a passenger train oa tbe Laekawana railroad from being wrecked near Bleomfield. New Jersey. Tbe crossing tender, ia addition to raising and lowering the gates, waa reuired to attend to the switch, there being only a single track from BtoomfieKf to llontelair. On the day in question a west-bound train was approach ing, tbe gateman dropped his red flag and ran to a switch. At the same time an east bound passenger train was rounding- the carve and coming town grade toward the crossing. Toots, wko had spent much time around the flag shanty and who was familiar with the duties, seized the flag ia his teeth and ran up the track. The engineer saw the danger signal and stopped bis train Just in time to prevent a collision. Toots died recently at the advanced age of fifteen and was burled with honora. -Wayne Brook.

Colled Minerals

Many boys have tried to mount specimens of small birds and game but always gave it up in despair because the "stuffed" specimens were not life like, head set crooked, leg curled up, or some other noticeable error. Some have tried collecting butterflies, only a few of the "bugs" being found in one locality, and the collector must send extra specimens of what he has to others in different parts of the world or buy them. After they are killed, mounted and dried, they must be put away in cases or drawers. If they are exposed to air they easily decay and insects destroy them. Collecting minerals and Jossile are about the easiest, both being found in almost any locality. A strong bag, hammer and chisel are the only tools needed. Rocks can be found along streams which wilt form a large variety. Plain, ordinary looking rocks may be pretty crystals. Some may be agates. Many common commercial stones sueh as granite, marble, etc., may be shown ia natural and finished state. Lastly mineral specimens need not be put in cases or drawers, but they can be put oa shelves or any convenient place. All the specimens must be numbered and have a blank book with tbe same numbers in it. This is just for the scientific value. For instance a piece of sulphur ore didnt look to be of ucb value, hut if the book read: "Collector LocalityNaples, Italy. Used for Gunpowder, sulphur, etc" you would have a little interest in it Any rock your book should de scribe as follows: Common name Scientific name Collector M Locality ..... Used for Written by Nemo. Putting His Foot in It Teacher to Johnny, sitting at his desk chewing: gum and with his feet sprawling out aa tbe floorJohnny, take that gum out of your mouth and put your feet in! Boys' Life.

j Toscha, An Attist I Artists! What are they? A cer

tain class of wonderful people sei somehow far apart from us? Ob, no! They are not really that way at all. They are just as human as you are. only they have a different purpose and a different plan of life than yours, and they work very hard to pukke this plan a success. An artist does not spend his time dreamin,-?. If be hears more beautiful sounds than we, it is because he has studied and practised music for so long that bis ears ean more easily catch wonderful harmonies, than we with our often dull ears. An artist begins early, and he works very hard each day, and he loves his work. Many of the artists that are appearing in America now are young Russians or Jews. A great number of these are violinists. One, Toscha Seidel, who has been playing In concerts since April, 1918. is only nineteen years old. He was born in Odessa, Russia, in 1900 and played concertos in public when he was only eight years old. When he was twelve years old, be became a pupil of Leopold Auer, the great Russian violinist and teacher. And this was, indeed, a great compli ment to Toscha's ability. His first big concerts were given in Norway and Sweden in 1916 and 1917, and everywhere the people loved to hear bim play. Teople who have heard him play, and who have talked to him, find him a sincere young fellow, an earnest worker, and a believer in the beautiful ideals of life. He can already speak English very well, though he has only been in America aoout fifteen months. Fake Violin Causes Wild Distress. And this is the way Toscha first learned to play, as be himself tells us: "It began something like this. An uncle played the violin indeed very well. I listened and watched, tiny tot that I was. Then with two sticks of wood I began to imitate his movements. I was always sawing away on this imaginary violin. My parents did not favor this proclivity in me; they did not want me to be a violinist; my mother in particular was very much against the idea of wonder children; she didn't want me to be exploited as one. But I kept on with my sawing on two sticks. They discovered I had a very correct ear for tone, and could tell if my uncle did not play in tune. So, as a birthday gift, someone gave me a toy violin. My joy was unbounded, until I tried to tune my new treasure, when I discovered it would not tune properly. Then my joy was changed to grief so acute that someone rushed to tbe drug store to find something to quiet me. After that he was allowed to study the violin. Bought Teacher a Bearskin. Toscha Seidel works very hard, and says he never plays a program without first playing it before his teacher, Professor Auer. Toscha likes his teacher very much, and with the very first money he ever made, he bought a large fur rug a bearskin for Auer. Likes America. Seidel is said to be a bappy young fellow, enthusiastic, and a Vaver of America. "I like your country very much, Indeed," he said recently in a talk with Harriette Brower for tbe Musical Observer, "and hope I may be able to live here a long time." EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boys and Qlrfs. These Ads Cast You Nothing ; Send In Your "Wants" to The Palladium Junior. WANTED Position of taking care of babies and small children by girl, age 13. Phone 2821. LOST Wreath artiflcials flowers, between Eleventh and Fifteenth, streets on C. Phone 2388 or call at 206 N. Eleventh. FOUND A girl's bicycle m an alley sear North G street Call Junior Palladium office. FOR SALE A small bird bouse. Price 15 cents. Call Claude Bond, 1237 A Main street. FOR SALB History of the War. Life of Theodore Roosevelt Call tit South Third. WANTED Boys to loin the Lone Scouts ef America. Application free. Inquire, 1215 South C 6t.