Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 244, 26 July 1919 — Page 15

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM WEEKLY SECTION OF RICHMOND PALLADIUM

RICHMOND, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1919

"Ma" Burdick Given French War Cross Mis. Burdick, sixty years old, and a worker in the Salvation Army, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government. "Ma" Burdick, as she is affectionately called by the American soldiers, has worked for the comfort of the boys from the time the first American contingent went to France, until the armistice was signed. One day she baked 321 Iies for the soldiers in 24 hours. Do you know where our pie came from? The nearest thing like our American pie is a meat pie that the people of England inako at Christmas time. It is made in the shape of a trough which is supposed to represent a manger, and is filled with meat and lots of spices, which are supposed to stand for the gifts of the Wise Men almost twenty hundred years ago. But you see that is not very much like our pie. In fact pie as we have it now is just American.

Since American soldiers have been stationed in foreign countries, many of those countries are mak ing pies now. They started mak ing them to fill the eager demands of the men for real pie. In Havre and Marseilles in France, there are cards now that say, "Pie Americaine" and even down in Egypt they have on their menu in a hotel, "Pie de pompion a la New York." Good home made pies were thought to remind the soldier boys of home and that meant that they found a road into the homesick soldier boy's heart. It is for this reason, that the French government gave to Mrs. Burdick, this honor in recognition to her loyalty and faithful kindly services. How to Make Money Take some parafine, melt it and pour it into moulds. When a little hard, and not very solid, and Dim yit-nj nun, uwc uu.o " the parafine, and pour into mold til wax is hard. This makes a nice flower holder for the table when placed in a dish of water Be sure te make holes clear through. You may sell these at a good price also. Margaret Livin Eton, age 13 years. A TRUE WOLF STORY WTould you be afraid if you hap pened to meet a wolf in the road a country road, too some after noon? Well, Red Riding Hood wasn't afraid, was she, but you remember what happened to her, don't you? Two Missouri boys had better luck than Red Riding Hood however, the other day when they met a young wolf stalking along the road as they were coming from a neighbors. The boys' names were Robert and Jesse Briscoe, and although Robert was only 10 and Jesse 12, they made a run at Mr. Wolf, drove him into a fence corner, where he dropped the lamb he was carrying in his mouth for Sunday dinner. The boys' good old dog made a desperate fight on the wolf, the boys aiding by pelting the wolf with stones and finally capturing him. They took Mr. Wolf to New London, the nearest town, the next day, and received a reward of $10 for his capture. A QUEER DRINK There is a certain drink that produces marvelous effects. If father takes it he becomes an Irishman. If mother takes it she becomes a thing to wipe one's feet upon. If her sister takes it she becomes a reproach. If a sailor takes it he becomes yery sharp. If the poor Indian takes it he be comes a chance. If I take it I become it. THE LITTLE PEACH (With apologies to Eugene Field). A little peach in the garden grew, A little peach of emerald hue, Warmed by the sun and kissed by the dew It grew. ' A little peach in the jar we view, A little peach of golden hue. Cooked in the can it will keep for you The year through.

American Children Help Diplomats Celebrate July Fourth in Mexico

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American girls, dressed in red, white and blue;, who celebrated Members of the diplomatic corps of various nations helped George

pador to Mexico, celebrate July Fourth In the City of of Mexico. Secretary of State Berlanga of Mexico

was present. A group of American Boy Carves Statue From Driftwood It was a piece of driftwood from Puget Sound that Ernest Waters nj0fPfi n nnP dxv and it seemed i picKea "P one aay ana 11 seemea io icii mm 10 m a Re someiuuig oi it. So he too took out his jackknife and went to work (only it is fun for him) and after a while he had carved a statue of Abraham Lincoln. Ernest is a boy, fifteen years old and lives in Oak Harbor, Washington. He has never had real art lessons in his life. He has lived in the country most of his life, and was busy as most boys in the country are, all during the time before and after school hours, and, because he liked to whittle and carve, he used to spend his evenings making things from wood with his jackknife. After this crude beginning he found some natural soapstone on the beach near his home, which could be formed into things. From this he made many beautiful things and gave away to his admiring friends. At the last county fair, he won a number of prizes with some pen and ink sketches on subjects of historical signficance. Paints on Plates of Ships After he had finished grammar school, he went to work in a shipyard in a Tacoma shipyard, as a rivet heater. Any idle moments he had he spent in painting pictures on the steel plates of ships. When the regular painters came to these pictures they could not paint over them very well. Ernest almost was fired. As a result of this, his talent was brought to the attention of his employers, who transferred him to the timekeeping department where he would have more time to train his capable fingers, and would not be in constant danger of being burned and perhaps losing the talent that lies in those flexible fin gers, Now he is working and saving his money, and expects soon to take a course under a succesful artist with a view to making drawings or sculpture, his life work. THE NAMING OF JULY Did you know that the month July was once called Quintilis, which means fifth, and came fifth in the months of the year in the first calendar arranged by the old Romans? Its name was changed to July when the calender was rearranged I and called in honor of Julius Caesar, whose birth month it was.

girls, dressed appropriately, staged

A New Noah's Ark Do you know where the Black Sea is? Beyond it and to the southeast is Mount Ararat where the great immense ship called "The Ark" came to rest hundreds of years ago. Not long ago another ship called the "ImperatuI Traian" sailed through the Black Sea and landed at a seaport in Roumonia. This ship has been compared to "The Ark" of Noah because they both were on definite missions, and both carried pretty much of eerything. The "ImperatuI Traian" was a Yankes ship loaded with food and al kinds of relief from the American Red Cross to the people of Roumania. Besides the 500 tons of food that was on the ship there were rolling so soup kitchens and Ford automobiles, and medical supplies. Nurses and office girls and doughboys to run the Fords were also on the ship. The "ImperatuI Traian" was given a wild welcome when it landed in Roumania. Queen Marie and Prince Carol received the Red Cross unit at a reception given at Bucharest. THE CANNER'S ALPHABET A. .stands for Apple, can a bushel or two. B stands for Beet, I like them, don't you? stands for Cherry, Mighty good in a pie. stands for Dewberry, Pray don't pass them by. stands for Eggplant, Canned, scalloped, or fried, stands for Fig, Fresh, put up, or dried, stands for Grape, Make your own "kickless" drink. stands for Huckleberry, THE "WISH STAR" Did you ever make a wih on a star? There is an old custom of making a wish on the first star you notice in the sky on any evening, and repeating this old wishing rhyme as you gaze at it: Star bright, star light, First star I've seen tonight, Wish I make, Wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight. Make your wish, then turn your eyea quickly away, scan the heavens for another etar, before you look again at your "wish star," so your wish will be sure to come true.

July Fourth in Mexican capital. W. Summcrlin, acting U. S. ambas-

an entertainment. Juniors Send Letter With Furniture Juniors all over the United States have been very busy making simple furniture for the people in France and Belgium, whose homes have been ruined during the war. The pieces of furniture that are usually made by these Juniors are tables and chairs. With each piece of furniture will go a letter written in French to the child who receives it and a card for his reply. This is a translation of the letter: "Dear Friend: "During the long years of the cruel war we read with most profound sympathies of your suffering in the besieged countries, and of your stolen furniture. We are too young to take part in the fight for your flag but we firmly hoped that the day would come when we would be able to aid. "Now that peace has come we are happy to send you these pieces of furniture, constructed in the workshopes of our schools, in honor of the sons of . France and of Belgium, our valient comrades in arms, who fought that the world might have liberty. "Have the goodness to write the desired information on the back of the enclosed card and to .post the card so that we may have in the records of our society a preci ous souvenir from you, which will serve as a testimony to our friendship. "Will you accept our handiwork as a sincere expression of our good wishes for you, and may we assure you that we are proud to be Your American friends of the American Red Cross." THE ICE MAIDEN It is on one of the mountains of the Alps that the Ice Maiden lives, she, of whom the old people talk In whispers (for she does not like men) and she lies in wait for them in the cliffs, and on the high peaks. She builds for herself great palaces that glisten in the sun, and that osmetimes show all the colors of the rainbow. She piles the snow high in the passes, and sometimes sends it sliding down the sides of the mountains. Then, the people turn white for they know that the avalanches are coming. Everyone fears the power of the Ice Maiden. Frances Drifmeyer, age 11, grade 6B, Finley SchooL

American Army Mule Has Good Memory The National Humane Review gives its readers a very interesting account of the experience of a wagoner, in the American expeditionary force, in France. The facts are vouched for and are as follows: Early in the war this wagoner, whose name was Johnson, sold a mule, which he had rised from a colt, to the governemcEt. Over two years later, Johnson was working one day among the horses and mules in the Camp in France, when he spied Jocko, his former pet There was no mistaking, at least as far as his earlier master was concerned, the fact that Jocko rec

ognized him immediately, for he wagged his ears when the soldier spoke to him and gave signs of be ing delighted at renewing his acquaintance. This fondness for his friend and his gentled ways caused comment and notice among the men who had been handling Jocko, as he had a reputation in the entire wagon train of being very vicious and disagreeable. When Johnson told the doughboys that he had at ono time, back in Colorado, owned this very mule, they laughed and made fun of him. Then be went in front of the animal and told him to lie down, roll over and "play asleep," which the mule obediently did. This convinced the group of soldiers that Johnson's story was true, and they immediately gave the mule to his old friend as the lead mule on the string he was to drive in the wagon train. And thus the two friends were reunited, after two years, and thousands of miles from home. When a Little Girl Was Made to Work Once' upon a time there was a little girl and she was a nice little girl sometimes but sometimes she was bad. One day her mother went out to work and left the little girl all alone to clean up the house. But the little girl did not like to work very well, and she did not want to work then, and she made up her mind she wasn't going to do it. She said, "I do not want to work," and she sat down in a chair, and pretty soon . she heard some one say, "You had better get to work." The voice Just kept up saying it all the time and would not stop and she got Beared and jumped up and went right to work and got the dishes all done. Then she said she wouldn't do any more. Soon the broom began to hit her hand and so did the dust pan, and all the furniture began to crowd around her, and the dust rag began to fly around her head, and so finally the little girl went to work, and cleaned the house all up and she 9 never said she didn't want to work again. Nina Murray, Fihley scnooi. . . , HAVING A GOOD TIME. What constitutes recreauon uepends, of course, on the point of view. Here is that of a certain small citizen in a school for dependent children. He wrote to his father thus: "We are having a good time here now. Mr. Jones broke his leg and can't work. We went on a picnic and it rained and we all got wet. Many children here are sick with mumps. Mr. Smith fell off of the wagon and broke his ribs, but he can work a little. .The man who is ' digging the deep well whipped us : boys with a buuggy whip because we threw sand in his machine, and made black and blue marks on it. Harry cut his finger badly. We ' are all very happy." Everybody's Magazine. SCOUTS PHOTOGRAPH GRAVES National Commissioner Beigbeder, Paris, has written Mr. West that French Boy Scouts will photograph graves of American soldiers in the Lille, St. Quentin; Soissons, Rheims, Sedan and Vosges districts, and place flowers upon them for the families of the Boy Scouts of America. It will be necessary to furnish name, rank, regiment and location of the grave. Requests may be sent to the French Commissioner.