Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 87, 19 February 1921 — Page 15

THE KICILMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1921

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THE JUNIOR

The Junior Palladium is the children's section of the Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 191C, and issued each Saturday afternoon. All boys and girls are invited to be reporters and contributors. News iteniH. social events, "want" advertisements, stones, local Jokes and

original Doems are acceptable and

be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's uamct and age signed. Aunt Polly is always glad to meet the children personally aa they bring their articles to The Palladium office, or to receive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This is your Mil? neEpaper, and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly. . : ,

AUNT POLLY'S LETTER

Dear Junior Friends1 promise not to be serious in I thought f Washington and some ing ud days after the first great

then I knew that some things he said and did when he was feeling serious are so worth while, and so I decided to write two letters one when I am thinking about our first president a great man and deserving to be honored and one about but you wait and see whnt the second is to be about. I can not tell you here because this is the FIRST letter. These, too, are "building up" days for our country. We are rebuilding and building higher after having taken part in a great and terrible war. We are beginning to see some of the big ideals we dreamed for our splendid country tumbling into selfishness, then, too, there are people who believe it would be best to tar our country to pieces and build it up again as if it were a house of blocks. We can

say about many people in our own country what Washington ex-; claimed to his aide de camp in those "building up" days after the i Revolutionary war. "It was but the other day that we were shedding! our blood to obtain the constitutions under which we now live constitutions of our own choice and making and now we are unsheath-1 lng the sword to overturn them." A country can not be built over again from the beginning but it,

can be gloriously changed and developed. Let us stand by our country,! so unlike thyself. Thou seemest love her for what is good in her and do our best to change what we ' to be f,o glad over my arrival. I can not admire in the course in which she is being led. i thought perchance I would be welLast week we were speaking about keeping our ambitions keen J corned at the castle gates with a and true and our purpose strong. Was Washington's purpose strong? j chorus of beautiful maidens playHere is what he said when he was elected to be the first president of ing on golden harps." And the

the United States: "Be the voyage

deserted by all men, integrity (which means truthfulness in what we 6ay and do) and firmness shall never forsake me." A UN But just at that point, boys and girls, the cunningest elf imaginable all dressed- in a brown suit with a scarlet cap on his head which ended in an impudently waving tassle and scarlet slippers fairy slipperson his tiny feet, ran up behind me and tickled my left ear with a long slender spirea spray all dressed in its plain winter dress. Then right away he stopped tickling my ear and putting his tiny wee face close to my ear he shouted (and even then it sounded more like a tiny breeze playing than any other kind of a sound for a fairy's shout you know is only one millionth time as loud as a child's whisper) : "Why don't you open your eyes?" Now. my eyes HAD been opn and I started to tell him so, but he laughed so teasingly I thought I would open them a little wider when suddenly I felt like Alice must have felt just after she pushed behind the looking glass for I saw the strangest sight. I had never seen anything like it before. Hundreds of fairies, tiny happy little creatures with gauzy wings came riding on feathery horses no they were not horses, not even fairy horses, they were birds, birds that I had not seen for months. The fairies dismounted when they came to the trees, left the birds tilting on the branches and singing oh, so blithely, while they began tugging at the other branches. I looked closer. What could they be doing? Then I saw, they were coaxing the1 buds to come outside of their homes, which were in the branches. Everywhere I looked there were crowds and crowds of tiny fairies busily at work. Some were calling the crocus leaves to come up and see how nice everything was on top of the ground. Some were helping the little leaves that border a certain little walk and come up so soon after winter goes rushing away, to peep up and take a look at the sky and sniff the air for themselves to see if it were not yet warm enough for them to get up. Other little fairies began singing so beautifully that the lilac buds, those eager little buds, always so anxious to get up early, almost peeped out to see who was making that wonderfully sweet music. "But what." I asked my friend in the scarlet cap who seemed to be a leader among these bands of merry little workers but he Interrupted me. "Didn't I tell you your eyes weren't open? Queen Spring doesn't come to your human world or to fairyland until everything is ready for her. Many people do not know who helps to prepare her palace

for her, but see I have told you, you may tell it if you please, but goodbye now." And away he whisked, and suddenly my eyes, though they were still open, just saw a plain winter scene from my window, no fairies at all. I hope my tiny friend will come to see me soon again for he Bhowed me such wonderful things. But I must say as the little fairy did, "Good bye now." AUNT POLLY

I Pencil wirier (Answer to Last Week's.) HOW I BROKE MY TEETH. When I was going home for dinner last Tuesday, a. man came in his automobile and invited ua to ride. I got on the running board and he started with a jerk. I fell off and broke my two front teeth and hurt my nose. But it didn't hurt much. I went home, but did not eat any dinner. The fall broke the corner of my teeth off forood. Ralph Lanfz, 6A grade, Joseph Moore School. Zero added to zero equals flunk.

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will be published. Articles Bhould my letter this week, didn't I? Then of the things he aid ia the "build - war fought, by the United Slate,, ana, long or short, although I may be 11 MILLION READING RED CROSS NEWS, JR. Eleven million boys and girls, in 80,000 schools, read each month the 325,000 copies of the Junior Red Cross News. American children banded together into the Junior Red Cross have done so much that now all countries of Europe are following their example. Through the League of Red (Jrosa societies, each European country will have a junior organization. But will any. European country have a magazine with as many readers as our Junior Red Cross News? MY PET CAT I have a very pretty cat. He is black and white spotted. His name is Spotty. The white is white as enow. It is a very good cat to catch mice and birds. One morning he wanted to go with me to school, but I did not let him go. When I came home he came to meet me. I gave him what was left In my dinner bucket. By Bernard Ginger, grade 3, Oak Hill.

J Chapter II. Taza saw the princess's fingers whiten as they clinched against i the basin of the fountain, then a flash of yellow through the bushes and a man came into view. He saw the Princess shrink back as though from a deadly snake. What cou,tl il a11 mean? The man that had come through I the bushes was evil to look upon. He was a large man dressed in Lrillant yellow velvet, on his feet were yellow sandals, and laced around his massive, bare legs. His ' ,!UKe annM were folde(1 around his ! ff t and tangled black coarse j bun J ; I and his thick, coarse black beard was nearly as long as his black hair. On the black hair sat a jaunty yellow velvet cap of the same material as the clothes and a long yellow plume hung over one shoulder from the cap. Taza heard the Princess Eya's musical voice now hoarse with fear saying: "So, Ta, thou hast returned once more to torment me, oh, why didst! thou return? I thought perchance; the sea had claimed thee as her own. A much better place for thee whence thou would sin uo more, oh son of Satan." Then the man's voice hoarse and low: "A pretty speech my dear, : man smiled evilly. The Princess continued, her voice strained and low: "Ta, if my father knew of thee he would kill thee without mercy.

THE CROSS OF KAZZA

Thou hast no claim on me. If I had ! for me when thou drovest that vilonly told father all at first, thou'lian out of my garden and so thou wouldst not stand mocking and shouldst be rewarded. I have jeering me now." j something that I have never let "Don't be so proud, my dear, j another person see but my father thou knowest thy father wouldst' and me. I will give it to you. It never forgive thee if I told him ijhas descended from many kings

was tny n . i ne i-rmcess had put her small white fingers over the man's mouth to shut out tliH rest of the sentence. The man! only smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, Eya, no one is near to hear. I Now give me a kiss and I will bid j thee farewell 'till tomorrow." j "Nay," the Princess cried : shrinking back against the fountormented tain. "Nay, -thou hast mv soul, but I would rather die than kiss thy foul lips." The man started towards her. The Princess screamed and Taza stepped out, his blue eyes flashing. The man stopped and Taza said, his voice full of anger: "Be gone, evil one, before I call the guards and have thee killed for the words thou hast said to her Royal High-

ness Princess Eya, Be gone I say."the Hnow for trees. They made a

But still tne man never movea t and Taza doubled his fists his blue eyes hard and cold as steel, and he moved quickly towards the man who laughed his jeering laugh and said: "Who art thou who hast the temper of a pirate and the face and hair of a Sun God. Ask the Princess, why I am here and if she wishes me to leave I will do so." Taza turned to tiie pale Princess whose proud head was hanging down and large tears in her black velvet eyes. Taza said quietly. "Your Royal Highness, if thou wishest me to put this evil one out ; of the garden I will do so with thy permission or shall I call they father?" At this the Princess's pale face flashed with color and raising her head said in a sad low voice: "Nay, Taza, tell not father, or all would be ruined but " turning to the man she said quietly and proudly: "It would please me greatly if thou wouldst leave my presence.' T SEEMS TO A BOY WITH A SNOWBAU

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aunt ouow o8iw OH tiAl-OH THAT UTTV CAB STAWMU, Ul AOSLI A""! V4tH AWAVJ f NOPtl LIT HIM And the man with a shrug of his massive shoulders left, through the bushes. It was many days after that Taza saw the Princess again. She was as proud as ever but something seemed gone from her beautiful face. Taza was leaning against one or the marble pillars ana watched her approach. She had on a pale green silk dress with long flowing sleeves caught together by silver bars and great dashes of silver were in the green silk and her black hair void of any ornament blew wildly over her shoulders. On her feet was tiny green slippers laced around her slender ankles with silver ribbons. What could this fair creature's secret be? he puzzled. Princesa Eya walked slowly up to Taza and said in her clear voice: "Taza thou hast done a brave act . ana queens ana nas never icu me j palace but here Taza, O' brave one I give it to you. Into Tazas band she laid a tiny silver cross with a blazing diamond in the center. Eya continued: "Whenever one of the royal members did a brave deed it was given to him and as the first owner was King Kazza it is known as 'The Cross of Kazza.' " Thelma I. Darby. (To be continued.) "COASTING'S FINE" IN MOORE KINDERGARTEN The kindergarten has a sand table. They fixed the sand like a hill. Then they put cotton on top of the sand. They took pine branches and stuck them erect in hnns nnf nf wood Mocks and nut it on the west side of the hill. They put a looking glass down on the snow for a pond and put dolls on it to skate. They made a snow fort and had a doll on each side of the fort. Each doll had a snow ball in its hand ready to throw. They had little red paper sleds with dolls on them, sliding down the hill. The kindergarten children dressed the dolls as if it were a cold winter day. Luclle Goehner, GB grade, Joseph Moore School. BOYHOOD STORIES OF FAMOUS MEN Anton Dvorak A little boy peeked through a chink in the wall surrounding the palace. The king's jester was dancing a jig to amuse his majesty, and the motions he went through put a tune into Anton's head. But the king was not pleased with the je.Uer and told him to leave the court. Anton waited, and when the clown came out Anton followed him. The poor old jester was very sad because he had not pleased the king so he sat down and began to weep. When Anton Dvorak grew up he composed a beautiful piece of music which he called "Humoresque." j The first movement was the tune which had gone through his mind when the jester was dancing, and the second movement was inspired by the jester's tears. The most decorated private of the Marine Corps is John Kelley, nineteen years of age. He recently! was awarded the Congressional j Medal of Honor, his seventh medal. '

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f THE BLACK MASK j Chapter' X . , Buck is saved by two deputies. Buck and the deputies go to Lone Valley and get the sheriff of that town, who responds to the call. Meanwhile the Black Mask escapes and goes toward the sheriff of Lone Valley, who circles around him. The other sheriff does likewise. After a while the Black Mask saw he was closed in and he knew that he must give up. The two sheriffs kept closing in until they wero about a hundred feet from the Black Mask; and then the order "Fire" came, and forty-one could be heard. Twenty-ono of the Black Mask's men fell to the ground. "Give up, you black dog!" said one of the sheriff's men. The Black Mask had only twenty-eight more men and he chose to give himself up. The sheriff's men were aiming their guns for another shot when the Black Mask shouted, Hold on, I give in!" The two sheriffs with their men came up and put handcuffs on him. while the rest of his men were tied to their horses as Fitz was. "Well, now that you have got me, what are you going to do?" said the Black Mask. "Why," we're goin' to let you wear that black rag around your eyes till we git ya in the town, then we're goin to see who ya are," said one of the men. The Black Mask said nothing, but just rode on in silence. They took the Black Mask and his men to prison. "Say, ya still got that Fitz?" asked the Black Mask. "Yes, why?" was the answer. "Let me talk to 'im?M Fitz was brought in but was now allowed to go inside the cell. "What did ya tell them?" said the Black Mask angrily. "Nothin as yet," Fitz said. "Huh, if I ever had got ya, ya wouldn't be worth a fish hook." "Is that all ya wanted?" "Well, ain't it enough?"

"So long, then," and Fitz went out of the prison. At the door of the prison Fit met Buck and the sheriff of Lon Valley. "Well, reckon I'll have to take ya along with me Fritz," said the sheriff. "I'll take care o' him," said Buck. The sheriff looked at Buck arid then at Fritz, and said, "If you c'n handle him, all right, but if you can't well " "Aw. that's all right, I c'n handle 'im," broke in Buck. "I want to see you alone, Fitz," Buck added. Fitz and Buck went into the saloon and sat down. "To begin with," said Buck, "I want to be your friend. Now, tell me how it happens that ya got in that gang." "This ain't a trap, now?" asked Fitz. "No, it is a fact," said Buck. "I used to be a bum till I met this feller they call the Black Mask. He told me if I would join his gang he would take care o' me. I joined him and stayed with him till one day I was sent to watch that gal o' your'n, and she got away. I chased her for a good while but couldn't git her. On ray way back to the cave I met the Black Mask (I'll call him that be cause I don't know who he is yet) and he called me a traitor. I could not stand that so I hit my trail good and hard. So here I am now." "That just reminds me I want to find out who that Black Mask really is," said Buck. "There ain't one guy in his whole gang knows who he is," Fitz said. "Well, I mean to find out," said Buck, as he and Fitz walked toward the prison. (To be continued.) Lloyd Slifer, Junior High School WAS ELIZABETH WALKING IN HER SLEEP? One afternoon my friend Eleanor Collins a.uked me to go to a Suu day School picnic with her. We went to Thistlethwaite's Falls. We took our bathing suits and went in bathing. That night I got up and was looking in all the drawers and everywhere. Mother hoard me. She came in my room and asked me what I was doing. I said, "I can't find Eleanor Collins bathing suit." Elizabeth Allen, 5B. grade, Vaile schooL