Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 203, 26 August 1922 — Page 17

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TBLEGHAM, SATURDAY. AUGUST 26. 1922

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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 Tolly 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.

AUNT POLLY'S LETTER

My dear Junior friends: Have you, each one of you, ever desired to be a king, or a queen? "Have you thought it would be splendid some day to govern a city,

to be loader in a great government, to direct a business or through our understanding of great laws of science and nature to be able to place before an eager people, some new invention which will hel? in the development of the race and to bring people of all nations into

a closer understanding? Bplendid Indeed are these thoughts but there Is another that is possible to each one of us, which is more splendid still. Can you guess

it? I cannot hear your answers so I will tell you. The greatest

achievement for each of us is to rule ourselves.

All splendid things cost in proportion to their value and this Is

not different. We find it is very difficult to rule ourselves, we learn it takes watching and care, decision and direction all the time in this attempt to govern ourselves. "We find that little sentence in Proverbs is rich with truth "Ho

that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and be that ruleth his

spirit than ho that taketh a city." ,i. i ; i i . ' Have we a temper that jump3 up at every possible chance and makes us quickly do and say, while in its ugly control, things which are unjust, unkind and harmful both to others and to ourselves? Is our disposition according to what happens to us or can we steadily keep it good company for ourselves and for others in the face of big disappointments and differences of our thoughts and plans with those of others? , . : "",' -J 1,;.; !vi! cUi '. Can we make a decision according to what we know is right, and what is much more difficult, can we keep it? Does our "yes" and "no" to our parents and friends and ourselves always carry its full meaning? Do we know the difference between black and white in thought and speech and actiqn or do we get confused and allow our thoughts to get gray, our speech muddy instead of clear, and our actions undecided and "shakey" instead of certain and steady? The trumpet has been known for centuries as the instrument which calls mea to action, often to war. We think of it as sounding over a large area, clear, calling, certain. Paul says in his first letter to the

Corinthians, "If the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?" What a big proposition it is to try to always be true and just and right! And yet when we are able to courageously hold our stand by these principles, we are at once more strong, more lovable, more happy. This is so, because true thoughts from within us, mold our surroundings and our lives, and not, as we sometimes think, chance happenings and outside conditions. It is a precious thing to be free and we believe what Jesus said, "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." ' The difficult thing and yet the thing which splendidly challenges us, is to control ourselves so that we think and live according to the truth we know. We would be pleased to take the part of emperor In a pageant, or May Queen on a May Day holiday, or to be given some important place which honors us with power and leadership. Yet none of these things can be conpared with the joy that comes when we find that even in unexpected nnd difficult occasions, we are able to rule our-j

selves. Sincerely your friend, AUNT POLLY.

The Haunted House and Jim Le Grande

CHAPTER I

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'Well, I'm here at last," sighed Christine Compson as the train slowed down and the conductor shouted "Gray town! Graytown!" She gathered up the magazines and flowers on the seat beside her and taking her suitcase went down the aisle. As soon as she was fairly off the train a slender, gray-eyed girl canio running to meet her. "Why, Christine Compson! How you have grown!" cried the girl after she had kissed Christine half a dozen times.

"Well, Grace," laughed the oth

er. "It has been nearly two years since I last saw you! How aro Aunt Mary andBilly?" "Mother is well," said Grace. "And Billy, also. lie would have

come with me but he didn't get

back from the river in time. He and some of his friends have been fishing there all afternoon." She led the way to a great automobile and climbed inside.

"Ho you drive the auto now?"

asked Christine. "Yea," replied Grace as they started down the shady road. "I have driven it ever since father since father " "Yes, I know," said Christine. "And I don't believe a word of it, Grace I know Uncle Jim never stole thai money. 0, Grace! Ho couldn't didn't! I don't believe it and they shouldn't have put him in prison!" "Thanks, Christine," said Grace.

"I know that father wouldn't steal but some people wouldn't believe

it. We mi3S him so much, Chris

tine and it's so hard to know that

he must be in in prison when he is innocent!" Christine was silent for a moment.

"What a queer old house!" she exclaimed as they passed a tall brick building that looked as if it would fall down any minute. "Yes," smiled Grace, glad that Christine had changed the subject. "That's a haunted house. And we live next door to it!" she added as she turned down a gravelled drive leading to Grace's home.

"What a delightful house," cried Christine, springing out. "Put arn't you afraid to live so close to a haunted house?" she added laughing. Grace glanced nervously over her shoulder at the house. "Yes," she shuddered. "I'm not superstious, Christine, but oh,

the awful moans and shrieks we hear at night!" "What!" laughed Christine. "Are

you in earnest?"

"Yes!" said Grace. "Nora, the

maid, is so frightened at night that

she sleeps with mother in her room. Billy's room joins mine and he keeps a gun on the table by his bed but sometimes when the moa.ns and cries and, noises' are louder than usual I put on my dressinggown and go in and sit by Billy till morning. He's most twenty and

I'm not afraid when he's with me. lie doesn't believe in ghosts any way." "Nor do I!" cried Christine. "I never saw a ghost and I don't believe in them, fm not one bit afraid to stay all night in that haunted house!"

"Mercy, no!" cried Grace. "You d

be eaten alive!

and heard what I have you wouldn't

be so brave! But, come, let use go in." Mrs. Le Grande, a pale but pret

ty and girlish woman greeted her

niece affectionately ana snoweu her to the room she was to share with Grace. "I hope you will enjoy your visit, dear," she said brightly. "I will go

down, now she paused at the door

and como back putting her arm about her neice. "Christine", she said. "You know the house next door is haunted and whatever you see don"t don't be frightened." "I won't," smiled the girl, removing her pretty little hat. "I'm not superstious, Aunt Mary, and I don't believo in ghosts so don't be troubled on my account." Mrs.Le Grande, went downstairs feeiing greatly relieved. Billy came home at supper-time and ho greeted his cousin as affectionately as his mother had done. j "Goodnight, Chris!" he called as

they parted for the night after sup

per. "Don't let the ghosts devou;

your'

"Aye, and 'tis lucky ye'll be if

they don't!" muttered Nora, Christine and Grace went to their room and having many things to talk over they did not sleep until late. About midnight Christine was awakened by icy fingers clutching her arm. She started up and in spite of her bravery, felt the hair rising on her head. Grace was shaking her. "The ghost!" she whispered hoarsely. And from the haunted house came a long blood-curdling wail. r-By Majella. (To Be Continued.)

CHILDREN UNAFRAID NEAR

ICE FREEMAN PALMER

Seven-year-old Alice was the "little mother" of the three younger Freeman children. . ' One dark night the screech ows screeched unusually loud and t"qe children crowded close to Alice who told them thatthe noise was something to spare mice and bats, not little boys and girls.

"It sounds funny, Alice,' but It's ell right when we can touch ypu," they whispered. Later hundreds of girls learned to depend on Alice Freeman Palmer. She was ihe youngest president of the Wclleslcy College, accepting that position when she was only 25. Boys' and Girls' Newspaper.

FORTUNE TELLING Secrets of Palmistry

By GAR NET-THATCHER

The Mounts of the Hand

(In these ten lessons, Mrs. Garnet Thatcher, who has studied palmistry for 25 years, reveals the secrets of the age-old art. Believe as much of it as you want that's

up to you. At any rate, you re sure to have fun telling your friends' fortunes. An amateur fortune-teller is always popular at parties.) An ordinary hand has seven little pads of flesh, called mounts, shown in the illustration above. Palmists have named each mount after a planet. In reading fortunes it is important to see which one stands

out most prominently. j People with the Jupiter mount ruling are dignified, proud, ambi

tious, and somewhat vain. They are fond of nature, and too fond of good things to eat. They usually marry early and well. Saturn Indicates Caution The Saturn type of people like serious books history,' biography, and science. They are patriotic and should make good statesmen, but they are too cautious and look on the dark side of life. They seldom marry when young. In fact, many bachelors and bachelor girls are in this group. But those with the Appolo mount most prominent ar quite different.

They are talkative and gay. They.j

learn quickly, but do not remember long. They have "hunches" and decide things offhand; they are agreeable' and like a good time; they are good-hearted, but not always sincere; they call do lots of things, and are probably artistic.

If they marry, 1hey may have ; hard time being happy. Mercury Type Shrewd People of the Mercury type are witty, ' shrewd, skillful in games,

And if you'd seen I and "sharks" in sciences. Thejrt

mane rine business men. Most singers have a well developed mount of Venus, and aro kind and .sympathetic. They are likely to marry early and live happily. Luna peoyle are temperamental, sensitive, selfish, fickle, imagina

tive and usually fond of travel. People with a well-developed Upper Mars mount (between Lun.i and Mercury) are courageous and patient in all trouble. People of the Lower Mars (inside life-line) type are scrappy. Both types like work out-of-doors. Now do you know what kind of person you are? (Copyright 1922Assaciated Editors)

QUALITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED FLOWERS Flowers, like people, have a language except that theirs is more simplified than ours. Each flower

has been given its own meaning, by some one who fancied a likeness in them to some quality or nome other object, and in the following list you may find what you want to know about the language of some flowers: Almond, Flowering Hope Allspice Compassion Alyssunf, sweet Worth beyond beauty. Ararauth, cockscomb Foppery, affection Amaryllis , . Pride, timidity, splendid beauty American cowslip ..Divine beauty Enierican elm Patriotism American linden Matrimony Amethyst Admiration Apple I Temptation Apple blossom Preference, Apple blossom Preference, fame speaks him great and good. ,

Extension Work ' Executive I'm afraid that cot ien't wide enough for you. Scout Never mind. 111 add twov more feet to it when I get in. The American Girl.

Oregon Named by Indians The Oregon River was named from the Indian word for tho stream, wash-re-gun which means "beautiful water."

PICTURE PUZZLE for JUNIORS

' 1 - i 1 '. j WHM THREE. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE THESE ?

The solution to this puzzle appears next week. (Copyright, 1922, Associated Editors)