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. The next we hear of Billy, . Jr. he Is in SanFrancisco living., as his father did before him, with an engine company near the outskirts of the city. When first we spy him he and another goat are stealing regetables out of the firemen's garIan a rf Vt a artt t i a on svlsl tc. UVU Alio VllJVpt gUUV 0 ClU VIU lJ Irtw with A ntnhhv tnll And n ftine , horn, and although he eats a great ; deal every day, anything and ' everything, from tin cans to rotten DOtatnpR. and h.is a digestive anparalus like an ostrich, he still looks thin and shows every rib in his anatomy. Whether this lean, gaunt, hungry look is because of a guilty conscience or the result oi ill-usage, I know not, but I do know that he is the homliest goat any one ever looked at. Bang! goes a gun and the next ' minute four pair of legs are flying , over the garden fence. "There, I told you we could not Bteal safely in broad daylight," said Billy Jr. "Oh, I hope you don't mind a uttle scare like that," answered the " old goat. "Why, my sides are full t bullet holes. They are always firing at me, but I simply capei round and round until they pick the shot out, for It only goes ki skin deep." "Well, I can tell you I don't care to have my sides peppered like that," said Billy; "and, too, a bullet might go astray and put out one or both of mv eves. But here cornea mai iirriiiaii i no ui'iesi. uei us run and hide. I shall get even with him some of these fine days when he least expects it, for be is always cutting me with that fine-lashed whip that hangs in the engine .L.i a T J . l T -1 .. . WARNER PUPIL WROTE OF JUNIOR PALLADIUM Warner School. Dear Jean I received your letter and was very glad to hear from you whom I have never seen. I am going to tell you about the Junior Palladium which is published for the children every Saturday evening. The person who edits the paper i3 called Aunt Polly. Any junior can send a story or poem to this paper for the juniors. The people that started the paper thought enough of the children to let them have a paper of their own. I think it is very nice to have a paper for the children as well as the grownups. Don't you? The paper was started in the year 1916. The children liked it so well that they continued to publish it ever since. I am sending a copy of the Junior Palladium. Sincerely yours, Marjorie Mull. A FALSE ALARM One day a farmer went to town and he left his two dau?hti- at Jiome. One twenty-three and the ouwr was thirty. , They were dusting the livin? room, when one whispered, "Sis ter!" "What do you want?" the other asked. "Look at those feet behind the sofa!" exclaimed the first. "Let's call Mr. Black to come over! They hurried over to th t phone and asked Mr. Black to come 3ver. "I will come at once," said Mr. oiacK He brought "his jrim with him and when he came into the room, he rushed over to the sofa and looked behind. What do you think he saw? Why a pair of the farmer's old shoes! Sarah Copeland. Grade 5A, Vaile School. 19 FS rWNVV Btff

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house. I don't care how much he tries to club me, for I can tight, butt, and run, besides when he ha3 a club in his hand he is obliged to come close in order to hit me, so that gives me, a chance to butt him, but a long-lashed whip is a very different matter. It winds itself about one before he knows what is coming." "I, too, have a grudge against that particular fireman, said old One-horn, as the boys had nicknamed the other, goat, and if you can get even with him I shall be your friend for life, for it wa3 through him that I lost my horn and you know it is as bad for a goat to lose a horn as it is for a man to lose a leg. Come and lie here in the shade while I tell you how I lost my horn." "That fireman," the old goat con. tinued. "had been persistently mean to me for weeks; had put red pepper in my food until my tongue was nearly burned out, and shaken snuff under my nose and on my beard until I had almost sneezed my head off. had turned the hose on me until I was half frozen, and had annoyed me in a hundred other petty ways, until I felt that I could kill him with a clear conscience if I ever got a chance. He was the largest of the firemen and a champion boxer, but I was not afraid of that and resolved to watch for an opportunity when I might catch him alone and then pay him with compound interest for all the mean tricks he had played on me. (Copyrighted by the Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, O.f ' SCHOOL ORCHESTRA SUBJECT OF LETTER April 1, 1921 Dear Charlotte: I thought you would like to hear about our school orchestra. There are four people in it, one drummer. two violin players and one child that plays the piano. One of my girl friends plays a violin, and 1 play the piano. We have orchestra practice every Monday and Thursday night after school. The teacher's name is Miss Newman. She is a very nice lady. We had orchestra practice last evening. All of the fifth and sixth grades of the city are in a spring cantata. Each of our nine schools in the city has an orchestra. The orchestras are going to play while all of the children sing. Miss Marlatt is our instructor for the orchestra. She Our school let out for a spring vacation the fourth to the eleventh of April, so we could not practice then. I hope I will hear from you soon. Your unseen friend, ifelen Moody, Warner School. FILM SHOWS HARM COMES FROM TOBACCO Recently at Grace M. E. church there was a film shown about to bacco. It proved that tobacco was injurious, and that all tobacco should be labeled poisonous with a skull and cross bones. A woman will live three years longer than a man providing that the man smokes and the woman does not. Two rats were put in two little glass cases.. In one case was puffed tobacco smoke and in the other was puffed cornsilk smoke The rat that was in the tobacco smoke died about one minute later and the rat that was in the corn silk smoke was not injured at all The president of the largest to bacco company in the world says that he does not smoke because it is poisonous. There are sixteen different pois ons in one cigarette over $3,000,000 of which goes up in smoke from the mouths of the cigarette fiends Stanley Sparrow. A DEFINITION. I like baseball. When teacher asked 'Bout bats, I answered quick;; A spruce or maple one's the best. (A bat's a baseball stick.) But teacher smiled a little bit. And up spoke Willie Gay: "A bat's a sort of mouse with wings ; I saw one yesterday." Today she took us all with her Upon a "bacon bat"; I found it meant a pirnic hike! What do you think of that? Christian Science Monitor.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY,

GENERAL RICE, HEAD OFU.S.S.G. A., GIVES GARDEN SUGGESTIONS "Now is the' time to plant," said Mr. Rico, head of the school garden army. "Toll the children to plant more beans, peas, corn, potatoes, radishes, . onions, cabbage plants and tilings like that .but go a liUle slow on tomato plants. It would be well to wait a week longer, anyway, before planting tomato plants." GARFIELD (Continued from Page One) will give a little program for the enjoyment of the guests The afternoons when the children in the different grades will visit the exhibit and the program which will be given follow: Monday, May 232:30 P. M. Grades 2 from Starr, Moore, Finley and Hibberd. Program (a) Song "Spring's in the Air" (b) Recitation "Clovers" Second Grade from Starr. Bird Songs Second and Third Grades, Joseph Moore. Rythmic Exercises "On the street and in the yard" Second Grade Finley. Group of Lullaby Songs 2-A and 3-B grades. Hibberd. Tuesday, May 24230 P. M. Grades 2 from Warner, Whitewater, Vaile, Baxter and Sevastapol. Program Songs Marietta Isenhart, Ruth Shawhan, Vivian Mamphert. Regina Claytpn, Jacob Shonkweiler, Russel Klingman, Willard Traylor and George Fawcett, from the second grade of Warner school. Songs. Original Rhymes and Bird Books Grade 2-A, Whitewater. Violin Solo Georgianna Doan, second grade, Vailo school. Songs Second grade, Baxteer. Stories of the Desert, with children in costume Second grade, Sevastapol school. Wednesday, May 25, 2:30 P. M. Grades 3, from Vaile, Baxter. Sevastopol, Whitewater, Hibberd. Program Fancy Dancing Leona Fay Bullerdick and Charlotte Phillips from 3AB and 4B. Vaile school. Reading Dorothy Jane Riggin, Vaile. Dramatization "Tar Baby," third grade, Baxter. Dramatization of a Story Third grade, Sevastapol. Dramatization "The Robin's Advice," Third grade, Whitewater. Thursday, May 36, 230 P. M. Grades 3 from Starr, Hibberd, Warner. Finley. Program Playlet "Robin Hood," Grade 3A 4B, Hibberd. Folk Dance Grade 3B, Starr. Group of Songs Grade 3A Starr. Play "Kara and the Red Shoes," Josephine Beetly, Blanche IsenhiVrt, Juanita Green, Raymond MarlowN Mary Helen Saurers, Margaret Daggy, Clifford Bricker, Perry May, Marjorie Foreman, Paul Meek, Martha Lane, Marga'ret Schweitzer, from the third grade, Warner school. Recitation "My Shadow" Third grade, Finley. Flower Songs Third grade, Finley. Friday, May 27, 2:30 P. M. .... Program Poems and Songs Fourth grade, Starr. "Mistress Mary's Rosekush" Fourth grade, Finley. Orchestra Selections Whitewater orchestra. Violin Solo Everett Cluxton, 4A 5B, Hibberd. PLANTS GROW IN NATURE STUDY ROOM A wee baby crayfish has come to live in the Starr school nature study room with the tadpoles. We are sure he will like it, because the tadpoles like it so well they do not want to become frogs, because they are afraid if they did, they might have to leave their pleasant room. Flowers and vegetables are growing in the nature study room, too. They have been planted by children in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The third grade is taking care of some flourishing sweet pea and lettuce plants, the fourth grade sweet peas, theflfth grade, radishes, tomatoes and two potato plants, and sixth grade, pansies.

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BAXTER CHILDREN WRITE INTERESTING LETTER TO ITALY Baxter boys and girls wrote the following letter (in part) to school children in Italy Baxter School, Richmond, Ind. April 19, 1921. Dear Friends I suppose you know where the Mississippi River is. Our city is located about three hundred and twenty miles from the city of St. Louis, which is on the Mississippi River. It is also about two hun died and twenty miles from the city of Evansvllle, on the Ohio river. The states that border us are Ohio on the east, Kentucky on the south.Illinois on the west and Michigan on the north. We are right on the border between our state (Indiana) and Ohio. The capital of our state is Indianapolis. The climate of our city in 'spring is cool, but in summer it is very mild. In the fall It is very pretty when the leaves turn brown. In the winter we have very much fun when it snows on the hills. Sometimes we have a cold winter and sometimes it does not even snow After it snows we go coasting and skating. In summer we play all kinds of games and have a lot of fun. We play hide-and-go-seek, go,sheepy-go, common tag and cross tag. Then we fly kites. We fly box kites and other kinds. We skate on roller skates in the summer and go swimming and wading. In winter we have snowball fights. Each side will make a fort and then the fun begins. We skate on ice skates in winter when the rivers are frozen. We have bob sleds and we slide down hill and have a bunch of fun. Our first holiday in the year is New Years. It is the beginning of the new year. Do you have a New Year's day? The second holiday is Abraham Lincoln's birth day. He was a great American and. freed the slaves. His birthday is February twelfth. Some other holidays are Easter, a religious holiday, the Fourth of July on that day we have fire crackers, horns, drums and everything that makes a noise. Another is Hallowe'en; that is just for the children. We dress up in each other's clothes and wear false faces. Another holiday is Thanksgiving day. That is when we have turkey to eat. Yum-yum. The last holiday is Christmas. We have a Christmas tree and get presents. I like Christmas, Easter and the Fourth of July the best of all. We are wishing you good luck and we also hope you will receive this letter and be glad to hear from us away off in this country. Will you please send us an answer as soon as you get this letter? Yours truly, Children of the 6-A and 6-B of Baxter School. Pictures, both snap-shots and postal views and a copy of the Jun. ioro Palladium of May 7 were sent with this letter. PREBLE COUNTY JUNIORS HOLD ANNUAL PLAY DAY Boys and girls of six Preble county schools get together for their fifth annual playday, Friday, May C, at Eaton, Ohio. Track and field events and games and drills were planned for the day. There were 384 grade school pupils, (this includes the junior high school grades) taking part. PUZZLES. 1. Supply the missing words, each containing the same letters: Bitter foes round are found Who would cast them to the ground; Nesta of spiteful humar lives of many truemen. 2. Graphical anagrams: 1 Nora. A river in the south of Europe. 2 Mad Stream. A town in the Netherlands. 3 No Age. A town in Italy. 3. There ia a word of seven letters, the first two letters of which refer to man, the first three to woman, while the first four signify a great man, and all seven a great woman. 4. I am a word of three letters, signifying to spoil or injure. Transposed, I am an animal. Transposed again I am a part of the human frame. 6. Add a letter to a pronoun and make a preposition; another, and make a noun; add another at either end and make a verb; another and make a noun.

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The Master's Music J The next week when Mr. Van Harriett came, the butler let him in because he knew who it was. After that Mr. Van Harriett camrevery week and Ruth was wonder fully improving. About a month afterward, while Mr. Van Harriett was giving Ruth her piano lesson he spied a doll Just like the one that his daughter had, with only one eye; thi3 mado tears come into his eyes for hi longed to see his little daughtei very much. Ruth asked him what was the matter, but Mr. Van Hairilt would not tell her. The next day Ruth's father came home. He was very angry for he had heard about Ruth taking piana lessons, and he spoke very crossly at her: "I have heard that you have been taking piano lessons from an old man whoso name Mr. Van Harritt, is it true?" "Yes," Baid Ruth. "Well, don't let me hear about it again." "Why, father, what is the mat ter? Why can't I take piano lessons any more? Oh, please father, tell me why I can't!" "Because I don't want you to take piano lessons and besides, you know how to play the piano, so you don't need to take lessons. You are just wasting your money, just because you are rich there is no need for you to spend your monoey foolishly, is there?" "No; but father, I can't play very well and Mr. Van Harritt Is an old, old man. He is too old for me to marry, if that is what you are afraid of," said Ruth sadly. "Well, anyway, don't let me hear of your taking lessons again," said her father, walking away. This made Ruth very sad because she would not get to see Mr. Van Harritt any more, for she loved him very much. The next time Mr. Van Harritt came Ruth did not know her lesson very well, because she had been worrying about what her father had told her, so she had to play the piece over and over again until she knew it well. When Mr. Van Harritt was ready to go home Ruth told him never (. come again. Mr. Van Harritt did not know what to think of her giving up her lessons so soon, but he did not ask her any questions. "Please don't blame me for giving up my lessons; my father made me do it," said Ruth sobbing. At this, Mr. Van Harritt left. About a month afterward Ruth's father was going out of the city on business, so Ruth thought that it would be a good time to have Mr. Van Harritt to come to her house She wrote a very sweet letter to him asking him to come to her house. The letter read as followsNew York. N. Y., April 18,1315. My dear Mr. Van Harritt: How are you? I have not seea you for about a month and I long to see you very much. Father is out of the city on business and ho will be gone for three weeks. If it is possible I would like for you to come over next week, come next Tuesday if you can, if not, comu next Wednesday. Respectfully yours. Miss Ruth Gilem. 132 Broadway street, New York. Mr. Van Harritt was surprised to receive such a beautiful letter from Ruth and yet he was very glad because he wanted to see Ruth Just as much as Ruth wanted to see him. He could hardlv wait for Tuesday to come, but it finally came, so Mr. Van Harritt put on his best dress suit, but it was not very good. (To be continued) NOT NOW, HOWEVER.. "Dad, what is the board of education?" "When I went to school, son, it was a pine shingle." SCHOOL TRAGEDIES CHMtPiOMHP BCHOOU 6AM E

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