Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 108, 6 May 1922 — Page 20

PACE TWO

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. SATURDAV, MAY 6, 1922

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Farmersville he fully expected to end his days in that quiet little community where he had a good home, plenty to eat, many friends, and enjoyed the reputation of being the wisest of the animals at Cloveileaf Farm. Billy, In after years, when he amused his great-grandchildren with stories of his earlier life, used to say that the day at the circus and those that followed were the most exciting and interesting in all his life; and although he was asked to repeat the story very often he generally refused, keeping it for special occasions like birthdays, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving or Christmas. He said if told too often, it would become an old story and all the kids in time would begin to regard their grandfather an old bore, just as they did the Mexican parrot, who was forever telling the same thing over and over again. Billy Whiskers, you see, was very wise. He knew that good stories are just like good clothes or anything else choice, that in order to keep them good, they must not be brought out every day. Billv Whiskers was a remaraa ble goat, larger and stronger than . others, with a beautiful white coat mai wnen cieam-u u ""t combed, was the color of ivory and . shone like silk. His horns, too, althat when cleaned ana wen ways attracted attention, mry were so long and shiny. He could run faster, jump higher and butt harder than any goat he ever met in all his travels, so that wherever Billy went he very soon became a leader, though he often had to fight before the other goats found out that they had far better mind than take the consequences of disobedience. He was saved from being a bully, conceited and cruel, by a kind t heart and sunny disposition. Asl - A X. 11. . 4 V. .

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soon as he succeeded in estaDiisning his right to leadership, instead of abusing his power by taking the best of everything for himself, he 1 would protect and help the weak, kindly look after the little kids and afways see that the old goats were

fed before he ate himseir. It was a sorry day for any dog who bothered the flock when Billy Whiskers was around. Many a one went howling-home after Billy got through with him. Small boys, too, learned that it was sater and better not to throw stones in his direction. Probably there are as many as twenty of them who have had the awful feeling that comes of trying to run fast enough to get , Bill's Experience One day some boys went in swimming. The youngest was only six, but they had an older brother to look after them. They had been swimming but a little while when one of the boys whose name was Bill, asked if he could go down the beach a little farther. His brother Jack told him he could. He had not been gone very long when Jack heard him screaming. Jack ran to the fence to see what wag the matter. Just over the fence was Bill. He was slowly sinking in quicksand. The first thing Jack thought of was to run for help, but Bill would be under by that time, so he knocked a long board off the fence and threw it out to Bill. It was hard for Bill to raise himself out of the quicksand; but finally he got out. Written by Homer Coleman, grade 8, Bethel school

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away from the biggest goat that almost anynouy ever saw, Knowing that he was losing ground every second, hearing plainer and plainer every jump of his pursuer, and the last dreadful moment just before through the air as though fired out the shock came, and then flying of a gun, ' believing his end had come. But it never did. Billy Whiskers looked out for that and so timed hl3 attacks that he could land his victim in a soft place, though he did not in the least mind if it happened to be a mud puddle. One day he tossed a particularly mean boy right on top of a hedge where he staid until his yells attracted the attention of the hired man ploughing in a near-by field who niada no haste, Billy noticed, to pull him out of his prickly nest. Copyrighted by the Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, O. Geneva Writes How Roommates Cleaned In Clean-up Week we are trying to make the school yard clean and our own yard3 clean. Robert Dickinson helped to clean the school yard. Florence Jaffe cleaned up her yard and porch. She swept up paper and dry leaves from her yard. Francis Hawekotte cleaned up the front yard and swept the sidewalk. Allen Jackson took all the paper and tin cans into the alley and took out the ashes. Alonzo Hoyt got a limb that had fallen fro ma tree and took it away. Dale Bass helped his mother to clean house and took all the paper out of the back yard and cleaned 1 up the front yard and swept the porch. James Weesner cleaned up all the sticks out of the back yard and front yard. Earl Davis cleaned his own yard and helped to clean the school yard. Mildred Malone helped her mother clean the house and the yard and swept the porch and sidewalk. I took out tin cans and bones that the dog had brought in, and helped to clean the back yard. Geneva Bybee, grade 4A, Finley 8chool if tot TIHC T T I y J KIDo 1 lflie L.OVe Jw r THE 5ft MET AS tvi tr- o c- & ti i cr i m i uni ivj i

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About three years ago in Richmond I saw a fire. 1 was home ironing, when I heard the clanging of fire bells. I ran to the front door to see where it was and Iheard the ringing of the horses' hoofs and they came to a stand still In front of our house. I ascended the stairs to see if our house was on fire, but found no signs of a fire so I came back down stairs and saw that the fire truck was gone. I wondered where it wont. When I reached the street I saw that the truck had stopped in front of our neighbor's house. Of course, I went where the fire was! When I reached my neighbor's house, I saw the smoke rolling out of the windows. The flames were leaping out of the attic windows, and I saw that in a little while the house would be destroyed. The firemen had put the ladders up to the windows. I saw in the background of the smoke a figure of a woman clinging to the narrow window sill. To rescue her seemed humanly impossible. The firemen finally reached her and lifted her on the canvas they had brought with them. Everybody stood in silence. The firemen started to lower her and when she reached the ground they examined her and discovered she had several severe burns. Everyone was excited and acted as though they were mad. The street car stopped In the middle of the crowd. The police were yell ing "Get back!" but everybody wanted to crowd and push forward. One of the firemen called a doctor and he said she should be removed immediately to the hospital. After the fire was over everyone started home, pushing everyone else right and left. When I reached home I saw smoke rolling out of our house, through the front door, and remembered I had left . the electric Iron turned on! I was so excited I ran to the kitchen and got some water in a pan and ran back where the iron was. I poured the water on the iron Instead of on the ironingboard. This made it worse. When I took the iron off of the ironing board I found it was burned black. Marguerite Muckrldge, Middleboro school. CAUSE G.T A fcrVi OF ASSFlDfPr ttoUHD NECK AM KNO0 VSVU.

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Hidden in the sentence below are the names of things found in the heavens; the letters of the words il are in their exact order: 1. "It is ' u,' not ' o,' Bobby, that comes first here in ' mischievous," said Jean, as she looked at her brother's, spelling paper. 2. "Hurry up, Ned, we want to start so that we can get to Brandt's Woods by ten o'clock," urged Danny, as he and Jack and Tom, each with a 6iuall pack slung over his shoulder by a strap, awaited their friend. 3. Evelyn liked to watch the carpenter prane the doors for th.e new house, for then she picked up the shavings and played uiey tu' curls. 4. "Speak lower and more distinctly, Mac, loud speaking doesn't help at all when broadcasting," said John, Mac's friend, who had had more experience with transmitting radio messages than had Mac. 5. "Give a' nice ' moo,' now, Nancy Lee, and that will be saying 'please,'" said little uoroiny, noiuing out a handful of sweet smelling clover to the pretty black and white cow. Answers to these will be found in another part of the Junior. ST. JOHN'S PUPILS FINISH COMPOSITION The pupils of Mr. Zimmerman's room of St. John's school, have finished their compositions on the Squirrel. Mr. Zimmerman puts the outline on the black board and the children copy it, and put it in proper sentences and paragraphs. Dorothea Bode, reporter for St. John's school. BRICK-MAKING PICTURED A film, "The Making of Brick," was enjoyed Wednesday morning, from 10:30 to 11:30. by many child ren of the fourth, fifth and sixth , grades of the city schools, inis picture was very interesting to them. Next week these children will see a film on the Quarrying of Indiana Limestone. By Ad Carter

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i They then put a lire under tha rope so that it would burn and let j him down to the bottom of the ra vine into the river. His friend, The Masked Man, lie met, came and put the fire out first, then told Shorty to hold to the rope so it would not hurt him when he pulled him up. Shorty turned around and helped himself up, too. They pulled Shorty up, then told him to watch out for his life. Shorty then went to the fields and told about his adventure. H-3 then -started for his grounds on Triuce. He thought he would takw a look around. As he was riding, he saw some smoke rising over Uio hill. lie came to the top of the hill and saw a cabin. Jim saw Shorty and shot three times. Then four men came out of the cabin. They saw Shorty, and they "hands him up" and they then took him into the cabin. Does Shorty get away? (To Ba Continued.) Virginia Rogers, 7A grade.Garfield school. St. Andrew's Midgets Defeat All-Stars The Midgets defeated the All Stars in a fast game Monday noon. The score at the end of the game was 3-0, in favor of the Midgets. The Midgets did very good work by not letting the All Stars get one hit. The summary is as follows: Midgets All-Starg N. Hussen c I Brewster It. Kuenintr . ...t It. Keis i l: Piirdieck ...s.s. ... C. ISlocmke Hus.sen II) J. Fisher liussen 3I L. Haumer Haumer l.f It. Miller F. It. w . Buche .... c.f. ..II. VoBolsons Ililman .... r.f F.. Mnurer A Herschel Oler, reporter for St. Andrews' school. Parents Invited 'to Starr Exhibit Starr school will hold an exhibit of the children's work next week. All parents are invited to come to see what their children are doing in school work. Spelling, arithme tic, geography, penmanship papers will be on display. Loretta Kittle, reporter for Starr school. STARR KINDERGARTEN PLANS FLOWER SHOP The kindergarten of Starr school are planning a flower shop. The children bring, plants and - different kinds of flowers. Later on they will buy and sell the plants and flowers with their paper money. By Loretta Kittle, rejorter for Starr school. BAXTER SPECIAL CLASS SERVES LUNCHEON Children in Mrs. Shallenbu'rg's "special class at Baxter served a little luncheon Tuesday in their room. They served French fried potatoes, creamed . peas, salad, stewed apples and cake. Miss Payne was a guest for the luncheon. HOW FINLEY CLEANED UP The kindergarten cleaned up their room and piano. Some of them helped clean the yard up. The lB's cleaned up their school room and cleaned up their yards. U1SO. Grace Jarrett cleaned the school organ Mary Louise Brehm, reporter for Finley school. THE ROBINThe robin is a bird with a red breast and its back is dark The robin goes south in winter and comes back in early spring. It is one of the first birds to build its nest. They build their nests of sticks and mud. The robins eat worms and feed their baby robins worms, too. Have you ever seen a baby robin? Dorothy Thomas, 3A grade, St. John's school. Horn! Our Window! Smallest Bicycle in the World Made by the Great Western Mfg. Co.. nut kern of th celebrated Crown Bicycles. See our stock of Crown Bicycles for your own use. Elmer S. Smith The Wheel Man" 42 Mnln SI. Phone 1S06