Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 231, 7 August 1920 — Page 15

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, AUG. 7, 1920.

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THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM The Junior Palladium Is the children's section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1916, and issued each Saturday afternoon. All boys and girls are invited to be reporters and contributors. News Items, social events, "want" advertisements, stories, local jokes and original poems are acceptable and will be published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name and age signed. Aunt Polly is always glad to meet the children personally as they bring their articles to The Palladium office, or to receive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This is your little newspaper and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.

THREE BOYS AND A TREASURE HIDDEN IN GRAND CANYON Jack Davis, Henry Burns and William Smith were sitting in the woods on a hot spring afternoon. Jack said, "I sure would like to have a thrilling adventure this summer." William Smith was an Indian boy and had heard his grandpapa 'tell about a hidden treasure in the Grand Canyon. He told them about it and said, "Wouldn't it be fun to go out there?" A thrilling 'Hurrah!' came from the boys. William said to ask their parents About going. They said that they would. "I think I can," said Jaok. "So do ' I." said Henry. "All right," said William, "we will come out here tomorrow morning and talk things over. So, the boya went right home and asked if they could go. Jack's mother didn't want him to go, but Jack said they wo.uld not get hurt. Finally, his mother consented, and he went to bed thinking where they would get their money to go with. When morning came he got up early and so did the rest of the boys, and met in the woods to dis cuss where they would get their money to go with. In a little while Jack said, "I have a scheme. You all remember the boat we had given to us? I bet we could get $300 for her." "Well, let's go down to the dock and have a look at her." "All right," said William. There was another man looking at it, too. "Does this boat belong to you boys?" They said, "Yes; it sure is a fine one. We just got through painting her." "How much do you want for her?" un, saia Jack, about $300 or $400." "That's a nice price," said the man. "Would you sell her?" 'Of-course, we will," said the boys. "You will have to wait awhile before we can sell her because we have to make arangements." "Well, all right; I will. Just a minute, I forgCt to tell you to be down here this afternoon." "All right," the boys said. They told their U rents about it and they were gladlo have it sold. So the boya went down to the dock. The man was there. He said, "Will you make the bargain?" "You bet we will." "All right," said Mr. Sanders, and he reached in his pocket and pulled out a fountain pen, and gave them each $115. The boys gave three cheers and started up the street on a run and went right to the supply store to get things they needed, rubber coats and rubber blankets, and tents and other things. In about a week they were ready to go, and they went to the train and were off. In about three days they arrived at the place toward which they were heading. It was 4 o'clock when they arrived there. The sun was sinking behind the hills. The boys called for a stage coach. It soon came. They soon arrived at the place where the guides stayed. The boys had a good hot supper and went to bed early, and hit the trail early in the morning. They went two miles that day and about the same distance the next. Nothing happened for a few days but about a week after this they were walking around some curves and bends and they looked around end did not see Jack at alL The boys started back and after they had gone around a few bends In the path they saw him coming quite a distance behind. The boys were glad to see him again. When Jack caught up with them he said

he would try to keep up with them !

the rest of the way, and he started up ahead of them about a yard. They soon came to a ledge, over which they had to let each other by a rope. The boys got over that all right and soon came to the bottom of the canyon and there was the Colorado river gushing down and roaring like thunder. "Gee! doesn't it look terrible?" said Henry. They camped right where they could look down on the river. The boys started out early In the morning and looked and looked, but did not find anything. I will skip to about a month after this, when Henry threw up his hands and cried, "I have found a gold nugget." The other boys crowded around him. Henry said "It's around here some place," and he began to dig. In a little while Henry cried out again, "Here is the hidden treasure," and lifted out a good sized box. The other boys crowded around him again. "Let's open it," said Jack. So, they knelt down, while Henry pried the lid open. In it were diamonds, rubies, and bloodstones and gold nuggets and other precious stones. "We sure are lucky," and William lifted it up and they all started for the winding trail. John Evans, age 10, 5A grade, Joseph Moore school. Honorable Mention In the Story-Writing Contest.

HE FOOLED 'EM First Scout "Where are you going with that gun, Bozo?" Second Scout "I'm goin' duck hunting." "Why, you can't get anything with that gun; it's broke!" "Sure, but the ducks don't know that."

The. Clan of l North America

III. CAMP DEPARTMENTS Francis Kolt-Whceler After a long consideration of various camp systems, and with the advice of two of the high school teachers, one of whom had served in the Canadian army and the other in the United States army, Bix departments were decided on for the Juventon Independent camp, and hence six departmental heads must needs be elected. These, alphabetically arranged, were: Camp Captain, Camp Engineer, Camp Gardener, Camp Steward, Camp Transportation Expert and Camp Treasurer. These were to serve during the entire summer. The seventh in the Council was the Camp Director. The work of each of these departments was clear: The Camp Captain was to take charge of all outdoor sports, all games, all hikes, and, whenever any group was away from the main camp, he was Director t)f that group. The Camp Engineer was to lay out the site of the camp, direct the building, plan sanitary arrangements, supervise the water supply and look after the general hygiene of the Camp. The Camp Gardener was in charge of all the gardens, and, with the discretion of the Council, was entitled to demand such labor as was necesary for keeping up the food supply. The Camp Steward was to buy all supplies, give them out to the kitchens, supervise the diet, and see that food was properly prepared, in ample quantity and good quality. The Camp Transportation Expert was to look after the moving of the tents, the hauling of the logs, and, after the establishment of the Camp, the hauling of supplies and necessities. The Camp Treasurer was in charge of all funds, holding and disbursing of the money, and keeping of an exact statement of the earnings and expenditures of the Camp. Who were to hold these posts? Competition was keen. Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Service.

HELLO, JUNIORS: When I went to hunt up my mind to find what was in it to write a letter to my little friends about, I could not find my mind anywhere. It was even out of calling distance, like you Juniors are sometimes, when Mother wants you to go to the grocery right at a time when you expect your side to make a "homer" the next minute ; or when refreshments are just about to be served at the tea party I guess it must be taking a vacation. So, I will just say " Hello," and "I'm with you," and "Good-bye." The Old Woman who Lives in a Shoe AUNT POLLY.

IN THE TRAIL OF A GREAT CYCLONE

Onco there was a family out west. They were going to move just outside of the town. It was a sorrowful family, because their oldest child had been taken away by Indians not very long ago. The next day the wind began to blow very hard. The man went to shut up the barn. When he got into the house the family all hud dled up together. Then a great gust of wind came along and blew the roof off the house and one side of the house caved in. The cyclone lasted only about 15 minutes. When it was all over the people in town went down to this house. The family was all killed but the little baby and it was crying very hard. At first, the people did not notice that a big tall man was standing there. They found out that he was the big brother. He had escaped the Indians and had hunted up his family. He took the younger brother and they wt.t away togetherMartha Tyner, age 9, 5B grade, Joseph Moore School. Honorable Mention in Story-Writing Contest.

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Study Problems

Solved ALL SORTS OF FINGERS Sliea Hogue How many hands has a whale? How many fingers has a batl Where are a bird's thumbs? The answers to questions like these add a great deal to the interest of the study of biology and zoology. Quite often, in school, studies must be done only to satisfy the teacher, only to advance along a certain line of study. It's a thousand times easier to j study, however, when the subject is one that interests you, when you do the digging yourself. "Give me examples of homological modifications in morphology," says the "Prof." Whew! Sounds hard. But when you find out that a whale's flipper and a monkey's hand and a bat's wing have all got the same bony skeleton, then such a subject as "homologies" becomes interesting. Think for a moment what this means. A monkey's hand is modified so it can clutch a branch, a dog's foot so that be can run along the ground, a whale's flipper so that he can propel himself in the sea, a bat's wing so that he can beat the air in flight Yet all have five fingers. They have not all got the same number of joints, however. The dog's foot is on the same pattern as a man's but the whale has only one joint in his thumb and six joints in his middle finger, as against our three. The monkey has seven major bones in his wrist, like those of man, but he dog has only six and the bat's are fused together. When taking up the study of biology, or any science, make this a rule work out for yourself some one thing which interests you along the lines of a lesson and dig that out. You'll be surprised to find how intensely interesting the lesBon itself has become. Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Service. RIDDLES FOR JUNIORS CUT OFF THE HEADS OF THESE ANIMALS 1. Behead a word of three letters that means a mild looking animal that eats grass and clover and have two letters that when spoken together, make the same sound a child does when it is barefooted and steps on a hard stone. 2. Behead a word of four letters that is the name of an animal that growls and have left a word that helps you to hear pretty music. 3. Behead the name of an animal that likes to sleep in the sun or before the fire and have a word of two letters that you should never use at the end of a sentence. 4. Behead the name of a wild animal spelled with four letters and have left something with which a boat can be propelled. (Answers will appear in next week's Junior. Answers to Riddles of Last Week: 1. Table-able. 2. Win-in. TWISTED NAMES UNTWISTED Here are the answers to the Twisted Name puzzle published in last week's Junior: Francis, Marjorie, Dollie, Mary, Jane, Anna, Ix)uise, Ethel, Ernest, Franklin, Arthur, Charles. Mildred Goodlin. TWELVE-SYLLABLE You'll be rich In the end, If you watch What you spend. RHYME