Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 238, 19 July 1919 — Page 16

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Query Corner The editor will try to answer questions readers or toe Junior submit to her. She will not promise to answer all of them. The questions will be answered in rotation, so do not expect the answer to be printed in thel ame week In which ron send It In. Doar Annt Polly: . What is Thomas R. Marshall's wife's first name? How many children bare Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam G. McAdoo? Polly May Lover, Mrs. Marshall's first name Lels. Mr. and Mrs. McAdoo hare one little girl. -Aunt Polly. , Dear Aunt Polly: j I hare an ancle that is always teasing me. What can I do to make him stop teasing me? M.H. Dear M. EL: 8 Teasing ancles are rather hard ings to core. I hare heard two things that are said to make people stop teasing yon, but they do not always work. I will tell them to you, though, and maybe you will hare better luck with them, than other folks hare had. They are start teasing them about something you know will get them excited and do not pay any attention to their teasing, but act as if it did not worry you In the least ' Aunt Polly. Dear. Aunt Polly: ' I have a Question to ask you. what's swifter than a ballet? Dear Grace: - . Although the speed of bullets varies very much according to the different kinds of bullets and the different kinds of explosives that are used to shoot them, two things are known, to be swifter than even the fastest bullets. One of these Is light, and the other Is electricity, One astronomer who tested the speed of light found that it travel ed at the rate of 185.000 miles per second. Another man, who tested the speed of electricity, found that an electric current went through copper wire at the rate of 288,000 miles per second. The speed of bullets is measured by feet instead of miles. A thirty caliber bullet travels at a rate of about 27,000 feet a second. An experiment that will prove the speed of light as compared with that of a bullet is that of 'watching a gun fired from a distance. The light, or sight of flash or smoke can be seen a long time before the bullet reaches its mark. 5 Aunt Polly. Dear Annt Polly: Why Is my favorite game, hide-and-seek? I don't know myself. Madeline B. Dear Madeline: Probably because you are after someone, whose hiding place is un known. Anything that is not known Is lots more fun than something that - you ' know. Then you have to watch out every minute that you are not caught, or, if you are "it," that no one gets ahead of you. Then, too, there is plenty of action- in .. hide-and-seek, which makes it more ' fun than lots of other games; and if you keep from getting "it," the reason is probably that your gray matter worked a little Quicker than , his did. This, too, makes the game more interest Ing to know that it is ail with you whether' you win, or not, more so. ..than a game, which, if you win, you win because a lucky chance Just happened to come your way. Aunt Polly. , THE KIND GIRL ' Once upo na time there was a little poor girl and a little rich girl; the poor girl did not have any money, bat the rich poor girl had lots of money. The rich girl dropped a five dollar bill and the poor girl picked it up and ran to the rich girl. The rich girl said. 'Take It home and buy things with it" The poor girt went home and was happy everafter. By Nedra Huber. aged 8, 4B grade, Vaile school, 210 South Thirteenth street. To get the SQUtrrels to follow you yoa must be nut And It might be said safely the squirrels yare kept pretty busy these days.

A Blackberry Doll

Grace Babcock was a little girl that lived In the country. Grace had never seen a doll with blue eyes and real hair. She bad always been contented with a rag doll, which her mamma had made. One day Grace's father, who was a fanner went to the village to sell some butter and eggs, and took Grace with him in his marketwagon. When they got to the village, they drove to a store. Grace sat looking at the things in the window, while her father was In the store. In one of the windows which was fall of bonnets and hats, hong a beautiful doll, with pink cheeks, blue eyes, and real golden hair. Grace jumped right but of the high wagon to get nearer to it "Oh! I wish I had you, you beautiful dolly!" she exclaimed. Just as her father came out of the store. "Yes, yes!" said he. "She's a mighty fine lady; but look here, little girl," and he pointed to a piece of paper pinned on the doll's dress. Grace looked at it and read, "Price two dollars." Then she knew fieri 'The ALL HICKORY CENTER NEWS Uncle Ike Ebbs tells us a homemade incubator can be made by using a hot water bottle for heat Willie Snools thinks the only way anyone can keep a fountain pen from leaking is not to put any ink in it Ezra. Rneeefi was missine when the six o'clock train came in the other day. Josh Hibbletree doesn't like to eat at the New York Astor House, because be doesn't like Mrs. Astor's cooking. One thing almost sure, if you don't get run down with an auto on Sunday, you stand a pretty fair chance of living the balance of the week. The ladies of the choir at Ridgewell school gave a box social. Saraanthy Boggins Bang: 'Darling, I'm growing old" and she needn't remind us of it, as very few people of Hickory Center township remember when she was born. She has been twenty-one for at least ten years and no one kept track of her previous to that time. Luke Bass is driving the new sprinkling wagon. His worst trouble the first few days the wagon was out several people stopped him and told him all the water was leaking out of his wagon. Pat Doogans family were the un fortunate people to have a family of twelve to visit them. Mrs. Doogans prepared a chicken, and while Pat was doing the carving the whole ten children asked for the leg of the chicken, and Pat wondered what they thought this chicken was a spider. Josh Hibbletree was in New York and he noticed a long bridge and thought he would follow it and after he had walked for several miles, he stopped and inquired of a stranger, where the bridge led to. The stranger told him it was an elevated railway he was follow ingand there were no end to it, because it was a loop. DREEZETTES A hen comes from an egg and an egg from a hen, but explain which got there first? Some folks should select a wife the same as an almanac, so they could get a new one every year. Speaking of eoncealed weapons. the onion breath Is the worst How to tell a breakfast coat from from a dinner coat The break fast coat has eggs on it and the dinner coat gravy. A rhirkftn hum two hlrthdars. lh day the egg was laid, and the day li was naicnea.

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father could not afford to buy It for her. When she got home she told her mother about It and said, "Mother. I want to earn two dol lars, can If" "Perhaps," said her mother, "You can earn the money by selling berries; but you win have to work hard, for they are only worth eight cents a Quart" Now, Grace knew where the berries grew thick, and so she began her task. She didn't mind the briers; and, when tired, she would sit down and say, "Every berry makes dolly come nearer me." Some days it rained, and then she could not gather them; . but in three weeks she had worked so Bteadily that her money box was full, and she found that she just had two dollars. How happy she was I Then with her father she again went to the village stores, but Just as they had nearly reached it Grace thought "What if somebody had bought the doll!" "Whoa"! said her father. The horses stopped. Grace's heart gave a jump. She looked Quickly There was the doll in the window. Grace run Into the store, put her

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-THE VILLAGE GOSSIP BY OUR VILtAGE WHIFFS See the wonderful movie at Ma-Ka-Doota theatre "Elly the Tramp Girl" in many parts. The nerviest thing that ever happened in our village was the time Jimmy and Willie Doogans raised the village street car tracks to get fishing worms from under the railroad ties. "Spike Grunn, is a jail birl." but that doesn't say. " all birds can sing." Constable Plum nearly arrested a burglar last week he came upon the scene one day after the culprit had operated, The water supply was shut off throughout the village last week. Some one broke the pump handle, Ben Whiggs old cider mill is run ning full force, since the prohibi tion went into effect. Ben is also looking for a substitute for corn he would like to get a substitute that the chickens will eat. Of course, Ben never said why he wanted a substitute for corn, but Constable Phinn, has a fair idea why. i Miss Lilyby Whiffletrce was painfully sun-burned, last week, while wading in Billy Creek. The patrons of Tuesday Art and Musicale Club were thinking how distressing it would be for our village singer, Martha Loosevoice, if she should happen to be so unfort unate as to lose her voice, and how much more distressing it is when she doesn't do it now. HIGGS CROSS ROADS NEWS Justice of Peace Perkins nearly had a serious fire at his home, when be took his celluloid collar off and laid it in the ash tray. ' Sauire Pashby wore a pair of ear muffs and someone asked him to have a smoke and Squire never hear the invitation. The ear muffs will not be worn by Squire any longer. Hen Krebbs has found out by- experience that a man should think trice before he argue3 with a woman, and then talk to himself. Silas Zarrows has sold his cow and bought a gasoline wagon. Town Clerk Kinkley bought a new suit for 29.99, and he hopes it never rains while he is out Yenny Yenson is building a new home when you get inside of the house, you arc in all the rooms. Considerable criticism has been given Zarrow's Bean House coffee and Mr. Zarrow has warned his fellow lunch-grabbers, not to complain

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money on the counter and said, l would like the don." The doll was put In Grace's arms. She trembled with joy, gave dolly a hug, whispered something to her, and went home the happiest little girl in town. Ill tell you what she whispered, it was ''My darling Berry I" Virginia Gllliland. 6B Starr School. WOMAN ON STREET CARS Opens satchel, takes out purse, shuts satchel, opens puree, takes out dime, shuts purse, opens satchel, puts in purse, shuts satchel, gives conductor dime, receives nickel change then she opens satchel, takes out purse, puts in nickel, closes purse, opens satchel, puts in purse, and closes satchel. With collars stiff and white. And promenades upon the street. He's WHIiam Hoarse Dwight Selected by. Glayds Johnson. Finley school, 5A grade. Heat is swifter than cold, because you can catch cold.

CHARLES MAC LEONHARDT

FROGTOWN NOTES During the summer months, we will pull the side-walks of our village in at eight instead of seven. Sally Punkinsky went to church Sunday; she reported the sermon bright in spots, but the hats were punk. Miss Artilla Cornshuk starts for the theatre an hour and half earlier since skirts are so narrow. It is reported the man who write "Home Sweet Home," stayed at a cheap boarding house all his life. Hi Henry's wife placed a piece of Btring on his finger to remind him a letter was to be mailed. After Hi got down town he remembered his wife forgot to give him the letter. Cal Wheetes barn was in a mass of flames yesterday-and it was said the fire started from spontaneous combustion, and Cal has been using every method to find the man by that name, and he is thinking seriously of employing a detective to run this mystery man down. Huck Phlnn says, "One might as well prepare for a long stay when a speaker gets up and says he hasn't much to say." Pinky Lutes had a five-cent piece on exhibition at his store today it was the first that had been seen since the war. Spike Bascome, the village ruf fian, is in the calaboose again. His friends never come to see him on visiting days they never have to they're there with him. HOLLOHOKE NEWS Spike Nail is in jail again. One thing about Spike, he never was in an European jail while overseas, becausue he believes in seeing America first His friend3 never call to see him on visiting days, they are alal in the jail with him. When a boarder at Whiggs' board ing Inn complained his napkin was wet Mrs. Whiggs gave him the hint that perhaps it was the due on his board. Uncle Ike Ebb's, the village sta tion-master, recommended that his railroad Isn't safe and to get in sured. Also a sign on the scales, now reads, "If you don't like our town get a weigh for one cent." The . limit was reached when Postmaster Ebbs bought a new waist line suit The ladies' art club called a special meeting to see if anyone had any new scandal regarding Widow Tuttle and Postmaster Ebbs. A !tm In Phinn'a Ovntor TTnnae O v j . - - oysters seventeen years . old." '

Going For The Doctor Walt a bit my little miss, What makes you walk so fast? You've got the day before you, The sky la not o'ercast I'm going to the doctor, sir, For my doll is very ill. She's got a raging fever, sir, I guess she took a chill. Put a bandage round her head, And mustard to her feet Give her cambric tea to drink. And not a thing to eat I tried all that two hours ago, The fever didn't abate, I lay all the trouble, sir, To pudding which she ate. What if the doctor Isn't in, Or doesn't care to come. Or charges as he often does,

A most outrageous sum? If he isn't in 111 wait, What if his charge he high, Do you think just because of that I'd let my dolly die? Sent in by Gladys Ruhl, grade 4B, Starr School. n SUGAR VALLEY WHIFFS Mrs. Sally Ann Pfnkley bought a new table cloth and the edge runs around the border, and the center Is in the middle. Benny Doogan's pet skunk escaped in the neighborhood last week. Everybody knew it, by the atmosphere. Hiram Grigsby never knew a girl could eat so much ice cream till he heard his child recite her arthmetic lesson out loud. When she said, "one gal. is equal to four quarts." George H. Gunshoe sold Cyrus Weather gasoline for hair tonic by mistake. We hope gasoline won't have the same effect as the time Squire Perkins sold Hitalda Deets coal oil instead of mange cure for her cat. The coal oil caused Matilda's cat to silently pass away. Samanthy Doogan's, the school teacher asked Benny Stubbs to give the class an unusual problem, and as example Benny gave this: "If my baby sister is a year old now, and weighs 20 pounds, and gains two ounces a day until she is sixteen years old, and if the prices of living doubles in the next ten years how much will sister's graduating dress cost. Mother says she wants to know." The town hall will be all deeorated up. Moveable windows, flyless screens, shutless doors, indecent lights, four kinds of water, hot cold, clean and dirty. Willie Snubbs invented a bean shooter, and took it to school and now Willie eats his meals standing up. Uncle Eh Jones went into Tishes' Hashery and told the waitress he guessed he'd have some fried eggs and potatoes, but the waitress reminded him he did not have to guess for what he wanted. At their restaurant was more up-to-date than he had been familiar with. Rastus Johnson the colored porter at Ebb's Barber Emporium, will start a correspondence school this fall, teaching the art of chicken stealing by mair. OUR WANT AOS FOR SALE A good cow; gives good quality milk, also rope, pulley and stores and refrigerators. Apply at Punkville Dairy. WANTED Man to wash windows anad office boy. FOR SALE Second-hand bicycle with new hind wheel and a well pump. Notice to bling people who read this: . I can restore your sight without operation. B. I. G. Phool, Oculist