Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 247, 27 August 1921 — Page 14

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY", AUGUST 27, 1921

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"Look, Stubby, seo what a big on-iire is on that mountain," said Billy Jr., when ho saw the smoke. "That isn't a bonfire." said .Stubby. "That is a volcano and its name is Popocatapetl. it " sounas as if they were Baying poke-a-cat-wlth-a-paddle. I expect someone it rome time poked a cat with a j paddle on that mountain and that is I how it got its name,, something j ifter the manner of the Indians I .ho rive their children the name ;jf the first thing the mother sees .ifter they-are born. I suppose the chiefs Blackhawk and Whitehorse 5ot theirs in that way. i "Oh, Stubby, you are too funny! for anything. Where did you learn j so much". 1 "Oh, from listening to what tne people were saying round me when 1 was out with my master." "You are a very observing dog and it would be a good thing if more people followed your example, then they would learn a great deal even if they never went to school." 'tlow far do you suppose it is to that volcano?" asked Stubby. "I'm sure I don't know. I have given up guessing distances in this locality or In any mountainous country. That reminds me, did you ever hear the story of the joke on the Englishman who came to Colorado Springs and started to walk to the mountains he saw back of the hotel, thinking he could reach then and return before breakfast? I know you have, for every one has." "Go ahead and tell it. I want to hear it." ' "These mountains proved to be over a hundred miles away, though they looked only five. So the next day when he went for a walk, coming to a little stream, that one could easily step over, he instead 3at down and commenced taking off his shoes and stockings to the surprise of his friend who was with him and who .asked what he was doing. - " 'I was fooled on your distances yesterday, but I won't be today. This may look like a narrow stream, but if I try to step over, it will broaden out and prove to be a river, so I am getting ready to wade across.' " This story made Stubby roll over BOYHOOD STORIES OF FAMOUS MEN Louis the Fourteenth "The King! the King! we want to see the King!" was the cry of i mob of Parisians outside the Palais Royale. Awakened by the shouts, Ijouia (1638 1715), the twelve-year-old clng, sat upright in bed. His .nother entered the room and, seeing that the boy was awake, jvarned him, "Lie down, my son, md if you ever seemed to sleep. ieem to do bo now. Your safety, vour crown, and perhaps.wour life lepend upon this masking. The teople are crowding the palace, nanding to see with their own eyes hat I have not taken you away tc it. Germain." The boy flushed with anger, but jbeyed his mother. His head had 10 more than touched his pillow when the crowd began to enter. "Hush, his majesty sleeps,". said he queen, as Bhe drew back the -urtains. For two hours the boy ieigned sleep, while the mob, one jy one. filed past his bed. Satisfied, the rabble cheered the dng and went home. They could ot see the angry boy who was baking his fist at their backs as .hey left the palace grounds. '

on his back and fairly howl with mirth, not only because it was funny but because he had heard it told a hundred times and no two people had told it in the same way, and he wanted to hear how Billy

would tell it. . The cunning Slubby took good care not to let Billy knov that he had ever heard the story before, for good friends as they were, Billy might not like to be made fun of, besides his horns were sharp. (Copyrighted by the Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, O. ur Bocf s Not Very Brave My grandpa has a fuzzy fat dog named Fritz. According to Fritz, Fritz is very brave. He likes to growl at cats and chase them down the street and up the trees. I have a cat named Asa. As a rule cats don't say much, but Asa says less. He is a quiet cat and does not like to be bothered. Every once in a while Fritz has been coining over to our house. He used to growl at Asa. For quite awhile Asa tried to avoid him, Fritz thought Asa was afraid of him, and so he grew more and more overbearing. But one day a few weeks ago, Fritz went too far. Asa had a rawmeat temper that day. Fritz began to nag, as usual. Asa flew at him, and the way he fought that dog. It happened so quickly that we couldn't save poor Fritz. In an in stant he was tearing through the parlor yelping, with Asa clinging onto his back and scratching fur iously. It was a long time before Fritz would come back. One day he did We managed to coax him into the house. He was very suspicious, but when he coma see Ara no where, he consented to enter. Sud aeniy Asa glided into the eame room. ; Did Fritz run? Not he. He just turned over on his back, stuck his four feet straight up in the air, and howled.

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Teacher "James, what is frog?" James "A frog is a big bug which stands up in front and sits down in back." A New Name for Trousers. Little Bobby "Aunt Ida, what's an heirloom?" Aunt' Ida "An heirloom, my dear," is something thr.t lias been handed down from father to son." Little Bobby "Huh, that's a queer name for my plants." Three men walked into a restaurant for breakfast. A darky waited on them and one asked for "hot cakes, bacon and eggs." The next asked for "porridge, hot cakes, bacon and eggs. . The next said, "I'll take porridge, hot cakes and bacon, but eliminato the eggs." The darky took the order and went into the kitchen, but soon returned and asked: "How did yo' say yo' want dem eggs" "You may eliminate them,' 'the man replied. "Yas, sir; yas, sir!" the darky replied. "All right. air.". He soon returned again and said: "I'se afraid 1 can't eliminate yo' eggs." "Why?" 'the man asked. "De cook he done broke his eliminator,' 'the darky replied. Lone Scout. No Place To Go At a ball game between a South Carolina negro team and a visiting team of similar color, a negro was acting as umpire. The pitcher had gone rather wild, and had permitted all the base3 to fill. Another man came to bat, and the nervous pitcher shot one over. "Ball one!' 'yelled the ump. The pitcher tried again. "Ball two," was the decision. Another efort by the twirler. "Ball three,' 'said the umpire. The pitcher saw his predicament, and made one master efort to save te day. "Ball four!" 'yelled the ump, "and the man's out." "How come I'se out?" inquired the enraged batter. "I'se repelled to put. you out, nigger. Don't you see dar's nowhere else to put you?" reasoned the umpire. Lone Scout.

ROB SOLVES STRANGE ROSEBUSH MYSTERY

On Rob Bert's place he had a very pretty rose bush. He said that it was his. One evening they were all sitting down to supper when they heard the most awful racket you ever heard. Rob jumped but he could not see anything. After everything was done they were reading the evening paper when the telephone rang, asking if June had come yet. "June!" answered the mother. "Why, she hasn't been over herr since last Saturday." "Last Saturday! Why, she just came to me a few minutes ago and told me that she was coming to your house to play with Rob." June's mother answered, "I'll see if I can find her." "All right; I wish you would. I'll phone the police now. All right, Mrs. White, we'll find her if we can do so." A few weeks after the disappearing of June White, Rob found a piece of paper stuck on a thorn in INDOOMAGIC With a pin attach a black silk thread about sixteen inches long to an egg, using a piece of wax to fasten the two together. The free end of the thread should be pinned to the lower end of the lapel of your coat. Walk out before your audience with the egg in your hand. Borrow two hard hats from the audience. Rest these upside down upon the table. Explain, then, that you will attempt to cause the egg to travel from one hat to the other. Place the egg in one of the hats, both of which you hold in your hands, side by side, on the table. Lean forward enough to give sufficient slack in the thread attached to the egg. Then slowly straighten up, taking up the slack in the thread until the egg is above the brim of the hat. Twist your body slowly in the direction of the other hat so that the egg is brought directly over the opening in it. Then lower your body slowly, which causes the egg to descend mysteriously into the hat, just as you said it would. By Ad Carter

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the roue bush. He read it, and this is what it said: Dear Uob: I started to conic over to play with you one night, when I fell in. something by this rose bush of yours.. Come right up close to the bush and you will fall In, too. You knor, we had ho many people talking about the mystery of this bush? Well, I have found tho mystery of it and I wish you could see it. It Is just terrible! 1-ook around the bush first, and seo if you can find anything that makes tho door open. JUNK AVlltTlI. "Well, for the lovo of Pete! that's just like a girl -i fail in something, but I like ! ( ! I will save her. As he looki uul to see if he could see an.. ... rig that opened the trap door. Yes, lie found it a brass button. He then pressed it and the door flew open. There were steps that led down to the place where June White was. He went down the steps and close dthe door after him by pressing a button on the last step. "June! June! Where are you?" he cried, but no answer came. '.'June! June! Where are you?" he repeated. "Here I am. Rob! oh, Rob! I am dying! Come here to me quick." "Good land, it's dark down here! Oh, here you are! For Pete's sake how did you get down here, bound hand and foot? And how did on earth did you get to write that note to me when you were tied?" "Rob, I will tell you. As I was trying to escape out of the entrance to lay the note on the thorn, which I got to do, somebody grabbed me by the neck and tied me here. I don't know who it was, either, Rob." "Well, you said you were going to show me the mystery, or what you think is mystery. Since I have untied you, come and show it to me, June." "All right," said June. Here it is. See this box. Look what it says on the side of it." This is what it said: Look In the third corner, over on the left side, and you will find a brass key under a rock. . Rob went and got the key and unlocked the box. In the box were gold rings, and diamond necklaces; ruby, bloodstone, opal and sapphire rings. In the bottom there was a paper about 15 feet long. It was .a map for the mystery of the rose bush. This is the way it read: Go to the biggest room here and pull on a light in the middle of the room. The room has nothing in It but a big, flat piece of wood that looks like it Is nailed to the floor. So, Rob and June went to the room. They had no trouble finding it. When they did find it they unlocked it. Down down they went! When they got to the bottom, they saw a big thing, round like a barrel, standing in the corner of the room. June unlocked it, and in it stood a beautifuf lady, dressed in satin. She came out and thanked the children for letting her out of the terrible place that somebody had placed her in. They found out that she was their aunt and was very wealthy. They went and got the box(of jewelry and took their aunt home and became very rich. When June and Rob were grown they were married and known as Mr. and Mrs. Bert, Elizabeth Holt, age 12 years. .

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