Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 309, 11 October 1919 — Page 15

THE RICHMOND I'Af J.AIMl'.vf. SATl'RDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1919

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THE J UN I OR PALL AD I UM The Junior Palladium is the. children's section of the Rh hmowl Palladium, founded May (i, 1916. aud issued cadi Saturday afternoon All boys and girls are invited to he reporters and contributors Ncwk Items, social events, "want" advertisements, stories, local joke ana original poems are acceptable and will be published Articles should he written plainly aud on one side of the paper, with the author's nunn tind age signed. Aunt Polly is always glad to meet the children p"r tonally as they bring their articles to The Palladium office, or to re icive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This is your little news paper and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.

The Bears at Home The children were enjoying a "strawberry tea" out in the garden, this lovely summer afternoon when Aunt Ella exclaimed, as she put down her cup: "Well, really, children, you make me think of Uncle Louis' description of the bears he saw feasting on strawberries in Siberia." "Oh! do till us, Auntie; we have nearly finished now!" So, as soon as the tea things were cleared away, Aunt Ella drew out Uncle Louis' letter and read m lollows : Siberia is by far the most glorious country that 1 have ever lived in, that is, in summer time. It abounds in everything on a grand scale. There are immense forests forests without end, and in these forests are the homes of the bears, the wolves, foxes, and deer, and many, many other wild and beautiful animals, but the most gentle ol them all is the bear. He will run away at the slightest supposition of danger, and never harms humans or animals, unless he's molested or interfered with. You see, he keeps to himself and minds his own business .so well that he very naturally expects other animals to do the same. Siberia excels in many ways over all other countries. It has the largest, greatest, and richest gold fields in the world. It overflows with milk and honey. Hears live on milk until they are quite big. They are all fruitarians by preference, and as the country is rich in berries of many kinds, the bears live on them. Strawberries are very, very abundant, and so for a season are cherries, which bears are very fond of. Now a cherry tree over there is only about two feet high, never more, so it is easy to gather cherries in Siberia. An

They're Oldest and Youngest Freshmen Who Have Ever Entered at Harvard

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Jacob Schankman, at left, shaking hands with Col. George Lyon. The two students said to be the youngest and oldest students ever enrolled in the freshman class at Harvard are shown above on the college campus. Jacob Schankman of Chelsea becomes a college student at thirteen. Col. George Lyon has decided that at seventy-one he is not too old to continue his studies. Young Schankman is said to be tar from a book worm and is fond of athletics

other thing; which Siberia excel.in is its sunshine; indeed, there is no place like it for its-- glorious sunshine, and the bears delight in il. 1 know only one place where the bears can thoroughly enjoy themselves, and this is ttie bears' home that 1 am going to tell you about. It is at the head of the White River and on the dividing range. The White Kiver runs north, northwest and flows into the Volga, above the city of Kazan, and ou the other side of the divide is the head of the River lTral, which flows south into the Caspian Sea. I was living in a Bashkir village, in the house of the Mullah or priest when 1 saw a party of Russians driving through the village. 1 noticed, by the cap worn by one of them in the carriage, that he was a university man and an aristocrat. So I stopped him and asked if he would he good enough to be my interpreter with the Mullah. 1 addressed him in French, and then the lady beside him invited me to come to their house an invitation which I gladly accepted and thus it was I became acquainted with the bears' home. For the lady's husband a Russian officer drove me about to the principal places of interest, and the bears' home was the grandest of all! The bears' home was built dur ing the glacial period, which brought immense blocks of granite and deposited them so fantastically one on top of the other, that, they made a natural fortress; then the forest grow and the bears came and settled there, feeling very secure and safe in their almost impregnable abode. In summer time the father and mother bears each bring their two youngsters and they go on the slope of a mountain where they can feast on berries, cherries, and strawberries; and, after the feast,

'hey sun themselves. While the ubb-r ones are still feasting, the young ones play jmu like little puppies. They pummel and roll over each other, run and disport themselves quite joyously. The gentleman in question drove :ni' to the loot of this chain of mounts; then I climbed up the -lope till I got among the berries, mil hid myself by climbing up a ree These trees have branches rowing from the surface, and so ue ca.-y to climb. Thus perched, 1 awaited results. When I saw the irst bears coming, I nearly gave iiy.-:oll" away by shouting! I got so excited when they passed near my tree! Some came quite leisurely, some seemed in a hurry, and others at rolled. Some bears stopped by a bu.sh of berries, while others passed higher up. till all of them were busy gathering their meal -- the only meal they have; fur, when they have oaten, they stretch themselves in the sun and, after a good sleep, they trot back again to their lair. They begin at the lower parts of these immense slopes and. as the berries ripen, they go higher and higher up till all the berries have been taken. Rears love honey and, as you know, bees make their honey in trees, not on the slopes alluded to oh, no! the bees know better but on every plain or valley, wherever they find a hole in a tree. Rears go far afield to discover a nest; when they find one, they get up the tree, if they can, scoop out the honey with their paws, and drop it down for the others to enjoy. In winter time the bear keeps quietly in his safe retreat. Christian Science Monitor.

Sylvia and the Crow's Nest Up over the first hill tripped Sylvia, stopping at every tree, to1 gaze into the branches of the trees, just ahead of her, and under which! she must pass in her journey! searching for the evil crow's nest J of which Wrinkly Betty had; spoken. The glasses of gray shell! with their flickering lights of rose; were as useful as they were beauti-j ful. With them, Sylvia could see, as clearly through the thick branches as she could see her own' little white hands in which the; wonderful glasses were so tightly! clasped. j Slowly and very carefully walked; Sylvia half believing there must be! some mistake about the crow's' nest which could bring such great; misfortune. She believed in: Wrinkly Hetty's power far too1 much to even think of not looking over every tree in search of at great nest of black branches rather loosely put together. One night (spent in a pretty little inn nestled in the woods of the .... 1 I . 1 1 1 , J v aiiey j ami aiinosi two vviioie nays I had passed before Sylvia found hersell in the little town which was the end of her journey, two bills and ft- valley from the kingdom of the Good King. Dismayed to find that she only had one day to make the return trip if she was to see the glorious EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boys and Girls. These Adi Cost You Nothing; Send In Your "Wants" to The ) Palladium Junior. I FOR SALE - White Rabbits; 208 Randolph street. WANTED Boyr to join the Lone Scouts of A.nerioa. Application free. Inquire, 1215 South C st LOST -Founlain pen. with "Com pliments Dayton Supply Corn I pany" on it, between Garfield; school and Tenth street park, j If found, phone 2590 or call at j 904 South Eighth street. FOUND A girl's bicycle in an al- j ley near North G street. Call Ju- j nior Palladium office. LOST Child's velvet pocketbook. i with eighty-five cents. Please re ! turn to No. 128 Randolph St. Re-1 ward. ! FOR SALE -Three bushels sweet potatoes. Thone 51 27 A. I)ST A Catechism with name of John Charman in it. If found return to 240 South 4th St. or the Palladium office.

return of the handsome prince and all his mighty men. Sylvia asked the innkeeper's wife at whose inn she was going to spend the second night, to awaken her Just as dawn was beginning to steal into the si lent blackness of night - that she might fare forth early upon her journey. So, very early the next morning, still fatigued lrom the long journey of coming, but eager to be again in the Good King's kingdom. Sylvia gathered up her cloak of scarlet, fastened the message for which she had come the long distance securely inside her dress, picked up her lovely glasses and started toward home. Over the first bill of the return way, Sylvia walked quickly, using her glasses as carefully as she had before. But as she entered the dense woods of the valley, her steps lagged and she began to feel very weary. Already it was almost noon and she realized she could not possibly be again in her own kingdom until the sun had dropped out of sight over the second hill. It would be late too late, to see tho warriors' return. And Prince Tawn? Would he be looking for her? She felt sure he would and she knew that she was very anxious to see him, too. Then her mind began wreaying a wonderful picture, and the threads that were used in the weaving were dreams of gold, and silver, and the deep red of sunset, and the pale gray of dawn, and the deepest blue of deep blue sklos, and all the most wonderful colors in the world. Swiftly her mind wove theficture, in dazzling beauty, a great wonderful dream of happiness. Prince Tawn was always in the dream, and Sylvia knew all at once that the handsome prince wa3 the one to whom she could now gladly give her hand forever. But suddenly, fearful shrieks arose, heavy groans of pain, and a great crackling of branches. A mighty thunder shook the forest and streaks of vivid red lightning seemed to tear the sky in two. Thus was she awakened from her dream. Terrified beyond the ability to think, she started to run, but found she could not move a step, for gnarled black branches as big as Sylvia herself, had dropped down from the trees and made a cage around Rer. In great dismay, Sylvia happened to look down and saw the glasses of gray shell, held tightly in her hands, but no rosy lights played over the gray surface now-. She realized that in her dreaming she had forgotten about the warning Wrinkly Betty had given her, and bad, for a long time

"Young Teddy," Back in Gets

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Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and their family, left to right, Theodore, Cornelius and Grace. This interesting and peaceful scene was taken at Oyster Bay and shows Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, son of the late former president, and his family. The younger Roosevelt was wounded during the war, but has sufficiently recovered to enjoy the fruits of peace. The picture was taken at the Roosevelt country estate.

New Diving Suit

F rovmg Success Thomas Tracey in new diving suit. Practical tests of a new diving suit arc said to have shown that it is a success. Thomas Tracey, expert diver, used the 6uit while hunting for tho body of a boy in the Harlem river recently. The helmet of the suit is entirely separate from the suit part. The helmet sets snugly to the neck and shoulders. The collar of the suit folds over the edge of the helmet. There are no attachments of any kind on the suit. The outfit is warm, bouyant and absolutely water-proof. ceased to look in the branches ol the trees. She looked above her, and saw what she expected to see right above her head the largest crow's nest she had ever seen. Civvies, Acquainted With Family

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