Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 51, 10 January 1920 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. SATURDAY, JANUARY 10. 1920 For Boys to Make What Shall I Be? Young Citizens What Shall I Be? Answered tat Boys - Handicraft Adventures Answered for Girls

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EDITOR OF A COUNTRY NEWSPAPER Sir H S. Alexander Who wants to be editor of the Hicksvill Dally Headlight or the

Brainstorm Corners Bugle." Thi9 is your probable answer to a eug gestion that you go Into the country newspaper business. Yet a great newspaper man, author of numer ous books on Journalism, writes, "My advice, to the city newspaper man Is to save his money and buy a paper In a country town." What are the advantages of being a country editor? First you are are your own boss. Editorship of great city dallies are few and hard to attain. And as Julius Caesar put it, "It Is better to be first in a tittle Iberian village than second in Some." It affords a comfortable living and, if you decide to buy Into he paper, you will have an assured rasition and income. But perhaps the most satisfaction comes from 4 fact that you are shaping the character of the community in which your paper circulates and ire serving the people of that com munity. ' To be a country editor you must ie interested in , the newspaper business; you must have tact and liplomacy; " you must be able to judge men; you must have busiies ability; and last of all, you must have the character and will power 'o make your paper a force in the iommunity. : . ' In addition, ' you need special training In journalism. This may be obtained in a good school of Journalism. A good idea would be to get as much training 3 possible. You- will probably have to teach your advertisers how to advertise and It might not be a bad idea to 'snow how yourself before you start 'o do so. Another method by which this training may be acquired s by actual experience on the staff if some big newspaper. You can hen begin in a subordinate posiion on a country newspaper a-nd 7ork into an editorship or you may e fortunate enough to be placed mmediately in the editor's chair. Good books to read on the subect are "Practical Journalism" by 2. L. Shnman, "Newspaper Report-ng-Correspondence" and "Newspaer Editing" by G. M. Hyde and 'Making a Country Newspaper" by . J. Munson. pyiigrht. 1919, by The Wheeler Soya' and Girls' Newspaper Service - The Little Beggar ', can see you, little bird, For your chirp I plainly heard: Tell me, did you mean to say. "Give me something this cold day!" - ThaC I will, and plenty too! All these seeds I've kept for you: 'ome and get them; here's a treat; I will wait and see you eat. fen say that you stole their wheat; That, their peas and plumbs you eat; Tiat; you pick, with selfish care, All the best ones for your share. Mi what tales I hear of you! Chirp and tell me are they true? lobbing all the summer long,Don't you think it veryVrong? 'et you seem an honest bird: (Do not fret what I've heard;) .Vow no plumbs nor peas you eat ; Now you cannot steal the wheat. i o I will not try to know What you did so long ago: Fhere's your breakfast; eat away; Come and see me every day. -Selected by . Gregory Bloemke, ge 9 years, Grade 3, St Andrew's School. I

HOW TO BUILD A BOBSLED By Grant M. Ifide

The snow will soon be here and, if we are to have a bobsled this winter, it is time to begin work on it. There are many ways of build ing double-runners or bobsleds and, since most boys know the general plan, this will be confined to spec ial parts that cause difficulty. SLEDS Many boys build homemade sleds fora bobsled, but it is usually cheaper and better, unless you are building a very'large bob, to buy ready-made sleds, taking pains to get strong ones with large round-iron runners, strong crosspieces, and sound oak. PLANK One should really use hardwood, but that is very expensive now and, if the load is not going to be too heavy and care is taken I nselecting the plank, straight-grained white pine wil do. Use the. 2x10 size (really 1 1-4x9 1-2). , LIFTS The lifts supporting the plank should be very strong and low to keep the weight near the ground. They are sometimes made of 2x10 material. Another way is to use hardwood 2x4s . as shown in the; sketch. Section A is a 2x4 about 91-2 inches long and section B is a 2x4 about 26 Inches long, shaped to serve as out-rigger support. Section A should be fastened to the top of the sled with ringbolts or similar device to give the sled rocker motion. Spike plank to B. On the front sled, the two sections of the lift should be held together by a long 1-2 inch kingbolt (C). Build the lift of the rear sled in the same way but use two kingbolts at E and F. OUTRIGGERS A bobsled should have outrigcers to save legs in tipovers. The best material is 2 1-2-inch maple flooring, set on edge and fastened to several crosspieces shaped like B. STEERING Steering wheel3 or similar devices are likely to weaken the support in front or prove untrustworthy. The best steering ap paratus is a 1x2 oak or maple crosspiece, at least 2 feet long, deeply i notched at each end, and fastened across the front end of the plank. Cross the ropes from the front through the notches. A bicycle lamp and a bell or a gong' finish off a bobsled in fine style. Copyright, 1919, by The Wheeler Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Service Oar Thank You List The names of those boys and girls whose contributions we have been unable to publish because they were duplicates of stories already printed in the Junior, because they were poems and stories already familiar to Junior readers, because they arrived too late to be used in season (as Thanksgiving or Christmas stories and one or two very good news stories ) or because they were incomplete, are: Esther E, ' Smith, Sevastopol; Virginia Mnrrlii Wnrnor- TTpnript-1 ta Yost, Sevastopol; - Frank Bentley, Joseph Moore (Very good news story); Louise E. Overman, Joseph Moore, (Very good news story); Grace Dickens, Joseph Moore ;Eloise Cloud, Joseph Moore; Elenor Daggett, Joseph Moore; Ray Maule, Joseph Moore; Emma Rickels; Joseph Moore; Ethel Phillips, Joseph Moore; Alice Stephens, Joseph Moore; Ernest Thomas, Joseph Moore; Mary Lane Scheidler, Warner; Verona Stewart, Schoo INo. 9; Harold waiters, St. Mary's; Lulu May Chamness, St. Mary's. A Junior Reader." j FOR CARRYING WATER In the Hawaiian Islands, where some of the natives do not enjoy the advantages of the bucket, clumsy long bamboo logs are used to carry water.

HUNTING EYE ATTENDS COUN CIL By U. S. Alexander

Hunting Eye wondered what Ihe big stone building with the tower was for. He entered a door which stood open. Ahead of it, was an other door with light showing through the crack at the bottom of it. When he opened it, he saw a number of men seated listening to one of their number who was speaking. The little Indian Boy slipped into a seat and sat quietly until the meeting was over. One of the men approached him and said kindly, "Well you butted Into politics this time sonny." What is this meeting?" asked Hunting Eye. "It is a meeting of the Council." "But the council is always held out under the open sky," said the boy from the North Woods. "True, among your people, the chiefs and medicine men, seated about the council fire, make laws for the village. We also have a council which makes laws for the city. In some cities, it is called the city council, in others, the city commission. Its members are councilmen, aldermen, or commissioners. The laws which the council make are called ordinan ces. "Usually the city i3 divided into sections called wards. Generally, one or two aldermen are elected from each ward by the people of that ward. Sometimes, however, the aldermen are elected at large which means that they are elected by the people of the whole city instead of just one ward. The aldermen are elected for a definite term of office (usually two or four years) which varies from city to city, "The Council or Board of Aldermen i3 different from the commission. The main difference is that the council can only make laws and can not enforce them. The city city which has a council has also a mayor to enforce the ordinances. A commission, however, does the work of both the mayor and council. It makes the laws and enforces them. In some cities, the commission is elected merely to choose a city manager. He makes the ordinances and enforces them. He is the whole government in himself." 1. What is the term of office of your alderman? 2. What ward do you live in? 3. How many aldermen in your city council? How many elected from your ward? Bovs' and Girls' Newspaper Sorviee Copywright, 1319, by J. H. Millar THE ROBBERS Tom Banks was taking his first job on the railroad. It was three miles from Summerville. He was night agent. The station was a lonely place of a night. But Tom was not afraid. Tom went to work at six o'clock. Tht station was "ear a Dig HUl. There was a car of freight standing on the switch. It had costly freight in it. It was night, and Tom was at hi3 work. All of a sudden Tom heard voices they said, "Bill you watch that kid while I go and break the lock on the switch and then you come and help start it down the hill. Then we will hop on. When it stops we will take what we want and hike." Tom heard every word and went and got the speedster that was standing on the platform. He set it on the track. It was just five minutes till a passenger train came. It carried officers. If he beat the robbers down the hill and flag the train he could save the freight. He did this and the President of the railroad promoted Tom to a higher position. THE END Marcel Thomas, Joseph Moore school, 5A Grade.

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THE HOME MISSIONARY By Ellabeth Mateer Peggy Carrol waa sure of one thing when she graduated from college; she would not teach school. But in the middle of the summer

came an offer to teach in a mission school In the south. Of all callings this was the farthest from her mind. But Peggy was a girl to whom nov elty and adventure apealed; to the amazement of her friends she ac cepted. Arriving at the school, she found instead of the crude, poorly clad specimens she had expected, a group of healthy, capable mountain beauties clothed in blue gingham uniforms and fired with determination to learn that was quite new to her. In place of feeling sorry for herself, she wondered how anyone so incompetent as Peggy Carrol had the nerve to think she could teach these wide-awake girls. By the end of the year she had learned much more than she had taught. She had become so attach ed to the girls that she decided to vitit their homes. After a two week's horseback trip through the mountains, she be came a community worker in a little mountain neighborhood. Her duties were as varied as the days of the week; one day she might ride ten miles to see a sick woman; the next day ride ten in another direction to buy supplies for the community store; and the next plan a church entertainment, or teach a Sunday School class. The sympathy of her friends was wasted on her. She found in these simple mountain people a genuineness unknown to her frivolous, col lege friends. For the earnest girl who is looking for work which will demand her whole self and who recognizes other compensations than money, the home mission field offers a wide range of choice. There are openings for teachers, nurses, matrons, principals, secretaries, and executives. Each church denomination has its stations everywhere from Alaska and Porto Rico to the slums of our large cities. Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Sorvie Copywright. 1919, by J. II. Millar Timothy's Ghost Once upon a time there was a little boy whose name was Timothy, and he wanted to go out and play, because it was Hallowe'en and the moon was bright, and he thought it was as bright as day. But after a while he went to bed and slept and slept until he thought I he heard a ghost and he woke up ; and listened, and he heard a knock. "Gee! but he was scared, he pulled the covers over his head and was scared to breath. But he got courage and got up and dressed, I because he thought some of their horses or cows had got caught in the floor, or something. But when he got there he sawj um.i everyming was quiet so ne went out side and listened. He heard it again, the knock-knock-knock, and he started across the fields towart the place where he had heard the noise. Timothy did not realize that he was coming to the church, until he was but a few" feet away. You see he was looking out that he did not step on the stumps of the corn. And when he looked up he stood still for about 5 minutes and he crept around the back of the church. (To be Continued) Joseph Moore School

HOW TO STUDY HISTORY By Arthur Detmera Francis W. Parker School

History is the story of what men have done. When you are getting your lesson, don't forget that you are reading a story and that the more interested you are in the story, the easier you will remember the facts. On sitting down to a lesson, say to yourself, "Now let's see what happened!" If you got at it in that spirit, the lesson will be easy to get. Before you begin, however, find out, if possible, what the lesson is about. This you can tell by the heading of the chapter, by the marginal topics, or by the heavy-faced type that begins cacn section or paragraph. And when you have finished reading, ask yourself again, "What is the lesson about?" And be sure you answer the question. Having read the lesson once, put away the book and see how much of it you can recall. At first, perhaps, you won't recall much, but after a little persistent practice, you will find yourself doing better. Remember that not all parts of the lesson are equally important. If you know what the subject of the lesson really is, you will be able to tell what facts bear strongly on the subject and what do not. Learu the important facts. Now read the lesson over again thoughtfully, with pencil in hand, underlining neatly the most important words or phrases. These underlining, will help when you look over your lesson just before class or when you review. If you have time, put down on a piece of paper or in a note book the main facts that you have learned. Do it without the aid of the book if you can. Or write a series of 'catch words.' For instance, if the topic is the Plymouth Colony, these would b3 the 'catch words': Pilgrim Fathers, Mayflour Compact, hard times, town meetings, Indians, William Bradford, Miles Standish. Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Servk-9 Copywright, 1919. by J. II. Millar EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boys and Girls. These Ad Coat You NathinnSend In Your "Wants" to The t Palladium Junior. FOR SALE Two pair of Cochin Bantams. Call at 524 So. West a Street. FOR SALE A paper bag, just as new, for 60c. See John Sudhoif 222 So. 8th street. WANTED Boys to join Lone Scouts. Call 1027 1-2 Main st. TQ gELL 0R TRADE100 stamp3 both foreign and United States, Call 1027 1-2 Main st. FOR SALE Rabbits, one doe and five young. Young two months old Call 2209 north F street. LOST Silver barrett between 12th and 14th streets. If found, return to the Palladium office. WANTED 32 boys Training Is given too. 915 North G. Street. for a club. Leoline K. FOR SALE Rabbits, two bucks, two does and three young ones, mixed breeds. To be sold at once Call Earnest Cooper, 302 N 22nd st. LOST Pair child's tan mittens on street. Return 927 Main street.

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