Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 81, 14 February 1920 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1920

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3cmmys Experience ii. In ) t lie Garden v i r 'fommy rw on his -way home fiOiSi' school. :The 'win wan shining warm and'bvfghl, jtor -It Was in June.' Birds were Mnglngand "the air was "soft and balmy. 'Butterflies Hit."tcd by and,he tried to catch them In his bat, but they were too quick . for him and flew out of hid reach.

Soon he passed a beautiful garden with flowers,-oh, so many and so lovely! roses!-such a profusion of

icht -rees, yellow rosea,

they:

tneiu-

white rosea. ; 11 iow v.

them, for be loved flowers, besides

hia mother was lame and could not go out to see them. Their yard was too tiny, there was not room for them and they had no money with which to buy. If he could only have some of those to carry home! . There were so many, a few could not be missed. . lie looked cau

tiously around, no one was in sight, no gardner to. bid him keep away. He glanced at the window, no one was looking so he slipped silently through, the gate and quickly help- . ed himself to a few of the beautt- ' f ul roses. No one would know they had been picked, there were so many, more. Then quickly ran : home, his little heart beating fast. He lived In a tiny house at the end of a court, where it was dark and dingy. He burst into the room where his mother was sitting in a low chair. Her face was pale but her lips smiled as the boy enter

ed,

"I have brought you some flowers mother!" beamed Tommy. "See,"

and he handed her his bouquet.

"Oh," cried his mother," how

beautiful! Who gave you such

. lovoly ones?"

The little boy held down his head, for he was ashamed to tell his how he had got them. He had

, thought of it before, but it flashed upon him now that she might not think it just right for him to take ;hem, so he said nothing. "Put the flowers in water, dear," said his mother. Tommy eagerly found a bowl, filled it with water and put the flowesr into it, and they filled the room with fragrance. "Come here, son," called his mother, and Tommy came and nestled by her side. "Now tell mother about it she coaxed, 'where did you get the flowers?" ."I I t ook them out of a a garden," stammered Tommy, "I thought you would like them." .1 like flowers, son, "she confessed," and it was kind of you to think of me, but were they yours to take?" Why no but " chocked Tommy.. I would rather never see a flower than have my boy take what does ' not belong to him," said his mother, sadly. Oh! was it stealing?" gasped Tommy. Yes, dear, it was stealing," re l plied his mother. ; Tears came Into Tommy's eyes, It was beginning to look serious. I

He never thought that he was stealing, just taking a few flowers when there were so many. more. -"I did not-mean-to steal," he sobbed. V'Yes, I know, dear," replied his mother, "but my boy has taken what does not belong to him and that Is stealing. Now what do you

'(fink he had better do about it?

Abraham Lincoln, His Wife, Favorite Son-,- Birthplace and Slayer'

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: KM f Mj; ,0&fy a favorite photograph of ths j L-IS : J&&p3 C martyred president; Lincoln's ! 11 f WiWJ Kentucky birthplace; his wife, ' II 4. lisRpVv;VJ, Mary Tod Lincon a"d nis s,ayirfl i . j Q phfr Vv . -cr' Wilkes Booth:ty 74V I What Shall I Be?"

Lincoln, the Tender-Hearted . One day a woman, accompanied by a senator, called on President Lincoln. Tho woman was the wife of one of Mosby's men. Her husband had been captured, tmd, and condemned to be shot. She came to ask for the pardon of her husband. Lincoln heard her story and then asked what kind of a husband her husband was. "Is he Intemperate, does he abuse the children and beat you?" asked the president. "No, no," said the wife. "He is a good man, a good husband ; he loves me and he loves the children and we can not live without him. The only trouble is that he is a fool about politics. I live in the north and was horn there, and if I get him home he will do no more fighting ing for the south.' ''Well," said Lincoln, after examining the papers, "I will pardon him and turn him over to you for safe keeping." The woman, overcome with joy, began to sob as though -her heart would break. "My dear woman," said Lincoln, "if I had known how badly it was going to make you feel, I never would have pardoned him." "You do not understand me," she cried between sobs. "Yes, yes, I do," answered Lincoln, "and if you do not go away at once I shall be crying with you."

."I do not know," hesitated

Tjpmmy. 5"If a boy came and took your cart, what would you thiuk he ought to do?" she asked. "I think he should bring it back." he asserted stoutly. "And if he took ome flowers, what do you think

lie ought to do?" continued his

nbther.

V'Why- he should carry them back

I suppose," he faltered, "shall I,

mother?'

"That Is for you to decide, dear," she smiled, "mother cannot decide

for you. 'Tommy thought for a long time, then finally he looked up brightly and exclaimed, "I will take them back, mother, I am not going to be a thief!" His mother kissed him without a word. He took the flowers in his chubby hand and went back to

the beautiful garden where he had taken them. He walked straight up to the front door of the house and rang the bell. "Here are your rlowers, I stole them," he blurted to the maid who opened the door, "but I did not mean to steal, and I brought, them back."

The maid looked at him in aston

ishment, then called her mistress.

A lady with a kind face came

forward. "What is it?" she asked, and Tommy explained. , "Why did you take them?" asked the lady. "They were so pretty," answered the child, "and I thought mother would like them. She cannot come out to see them, because she is

sick." "Come with me and look at my flowers," invited the lady. She took Tommy through all the paths and info the green houses whero the most beautiful flowers grew, and showed him all the lovely flowers that he had ever seen before. Then ehe said to him. "I am glad you brought my flowers back, I saw you take them and I said to myself "I am so sorry for that little boy's mother because he is going to grow up to be a thief and I am afraid he will have to go to prison some day," But now I think you will never steal again,"

she said kindly. "Oh, I never will!" asserted Tommy. "Now I am going to give you a plant to take home to keep," she told him. "It will grow and blos

som, ana wnen you iook ai u, al

ways rememDer ine lesson toe flowers have taught you.

Then she cut some orchids and choice blossems for his mother and Tommy trudged home with his flowers, whistling, a very happy lit tie boy. A Junior Reader , Dorothy Johnson, White School, 8th grade.

IMPROVEMENTS. When the day is cloudy. I'll tell you what I do: I open up my drawing book. And paint an ostrich blue. I tint the cow with orange And give her one grean horn I paint the dog a bripht cerise, To make him less forlorn. When the day is cloudy It's very nice to see Your friends dressed up for just a while, As they would like to be

QUIETING A SCREECH OWL In the good old Indian days Oklahoma was noted for its number of screech owls. One of the peculiarities of the Indian was his hatred toward the screech owl, especially at night. If he woke up in the night and

heard one of these denizens of the

night givig its weird cry, here's

how he would put a stop to it:

He would arize, and taking his

hunting knife, would creep as near

to the owl as possible, and stand

there and point his knife in its direction. I have heard people say that after doing this the owl would keep quiet the rest of the night. Lone Scout

"No man sees so much money and gets so little of it as a banker," says and old cashier. A banker rarely advises an ambitious young hustler to take up his profession. On the Other Hand On the other hand, banking is commonly ranked as the highest of all positions in business, commerce, or finance. Only men of character, caution, stability, patience, and absolute integrity can make a permanent success. Machinery Replaces Men There was a time when a bank was a university. All books and records were kept by hand. The

mechanical work of copying every- j thing taught the boys the business, i "But now," explains Mr. Oscar i H. Swain, cashier of the National. Bank of the Republic in Chicago,'

maenmery is tatting tne place of men. One adding machine and a

Rag Animals r Easily Made All nurseries and Tv boxes ."c animals among their inhabitants.' Some children prefer Jumbos and Teddies; some like monkeys nnd birds., and others keep quite a menagerie. Whatever your choice may be, you can, in a short time, have !he jolliest and most useful comI:infbns which will enter into all sorts of fun. Decide, first, what animal you would like to have. Now your first object is to maker a paper pattern of. the animal, side view. You may be able to cut it straight out of one of your picture books, but a

better plan would be to make a drawing just as large as you wish your animal to bo, on a sheet of paper, in the simple way which has been shown recently on the Children's page of this paper. Then ask mother to provide you with a piece of material as nearly as possible the color of the animal you are making. For one with a rough skin, like an elephant, a horse, a monkey or a camel, the i.i.iterial called "wincey" is suitable, and can be bought in different colors. In making a zebra or a girraffe, it is better to use unbleached linen, as you can readily paint stripes or spots on that. Fold you material in two, pin your paper patetrn on to it, and cut through the thicknesses all around the outline. This gives you the two sides to your animal. If you want to make a four footed one that will stand, you will need to cut out a third piece o material for the under side of the body. The outline of the pattern for this is the same as for all fourlegged animals, only needing to ba altered according to the size desired. The three parts of the animal's

body are now sewed together on the wrong side. This is best done with a sewing machine but, if done by hand, the stitches must be firm and close together. The side must be left open, in order to make it possible to turn the body right side out, and to allow the stuffing to be put in. Little tucks should bo sewed in order to make the animal stand upright. Each ear is made by gumming together two pieces of flat material the gum when dry stiffens the material. To make a mane, thickly ravel some of the material, and fix it into the seam on the back of the neck. It will then stand as it should naturally. Black beads are used to make eyes. If an elephant is being made, its tusks should ba of white tape, which is sewed, stuffed and pointed .in the proper shape. Then a saddlecloth should be sewed on its back, and is best made in silk, satin, or velvet of a bright color, and fringed. Whatever the kind of animal you make, be sure and stuff the body very firmly with cotton wool.

QUALIFICATIONS It is iraposible to name all the qualities that are valuable in a settlement worker. These things are absolutely necessary: excellent nerves, capacity for hard work broad sympathy with all kinds of people, and a sense of humor. Settlement work is no place for the hysterical, over-sensitive girl who

girl will do what five young men A - j..

tonf-n' T T Want': T,ie v.rii?y of the work is unto learn banking today, he must ,;;f,i i i n, learn it outside the bank!" j !,Slt' 'n, ."Z0""!

; the more experienced workers do

It takes brains and energy to be a good student; it takes brains and energy to be a good Boy Scout; it takes brains and energy to be a good basketball player.

What Should a Boy Do? . First, get a good broad education.

A banker is a man of wide affairs; he deals with the while world. When Mr. George H. Reynolds, president of the largest bank in the

United States outside of New York,

was a 12-year old boy in Pauora, Iowa, he started to subscribe for a

aozen papers situated m various

parts of the country. He learned

about the -whole country and the

whole world.

When you have secured all the

education possible in school and college, go into a bank, begin at the bottom with the expectation that,

to make a success, you must work hard. Study outside of working hours You can do this by joining the American Institute of Banking, an organization exclusively for bank employees. The Institute is affiliated with the American Bankers Association and may be addressed 5 Nassau St., New York City.

Through its chapters in the bigger cities and by correspondence in the country, it offers to its members the finest kind of courses at nominal cost. These courses will train you for bigger things. Copywrigrht, 1920, by J. H. intar

jth visiting and neighborhood work. College graduates or girls who ! have attended a school of philani thropy seem to be preferred. Some l Tirantiral fvnrinr aa n tftarhp

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In the summer vacation school or as

nonresident club dircetor before actually taking up residence will be helpful. It also gives a girl a chance to see if she is suited for lae many demands that settlement work makes. Cupywrig-ht. 1920, by J. II Millar