Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 263, 4 November 1922 — Page 20

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SON-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1922

; The : Common G)wboy j -, Grace and Alicia wasted to go

out and epend the day In the moun tains, ;They longed to exploro the ' purple bills that loomed up miles away to the south of their Uncle ' Bill'sranch. ; "Surely you can go," Baid tholr unclo, "but not alone, I'll send Brick, one of tho boys, along with you. Ho'll be glad to go." So he : called I3riclc a freckle-faced young fellow in a regular cowboy outfit, not very much' older than Grace and Alicia. The girls were Bulky. They didn't want a servant, as they looked upon Brick, to be Bent with them on their exploring trip. Ho might try to boss thoin the common cowboy, . They set off. The two gira rode with their horses very close together. Brick rode alone. Tbey made It very plain, by their short answers to their remarks, that they expected him to "keep his place." When Brick got their idea, Lis face flushed, and he rode In silence. After a while they reached the ' mountains, and then came tho real business of climbing. They had to follow a very narrow trail, where thoy had to look sharply. When they finally came to the top, the girls wore more tired than they liked to admit. They all climbed Qff their' horses and stopped to ' rest. Grace sat down on a stone, prick stretched. ,on the ground ana Alicia Blarted ' wandering about restlessly. ' 1 Suddonly Briok felt Grace grab him violently by the shoulder. Ho jumped up, started. Graco's face was very while. She pointed with i . - . - . Successful Your Plan (This In the fourth of a series of articles which will help younsr stud ents to learn more and .Ket better frratlea by shnwin? thorn how to utudy mora efficiently.) The campaign for mastering any lesson should follow about the same lines. First of all, go oveH the lesson of the previous day. so you get in your mind what it Is all about and have a handle on which to hang the next facts as they come along. Then you are ready to be gin on the new lesson. Don t try to remember every thing. First, read over the whole lesson so you can get a clear Idea of what it is all about, but don t try to re member all that you have read Think it over and decide what are the moat Important things most worthy of remembering. Use an Outline When you read your lesson over the second time, look up after each paragraph and toll yourself what are tho important things in that paragraph, and ask yourself Ques tions about it Card index your memory by using an outline. An outline is a valuable framework for holding the lesson to gether, and you will find it a great help if you can get into the habit of making outlines. These out lines, which should be saved for use in reviewing for examinations, can be made for each lesson as you go along. First, put down the main topic, and then list the other facts under it, in order of Importance and relationship, building up a skeleton, something like this: EDCrAP AlLtTfi POE X. TALES' ' (a) SuPCRMATUbAU (bJi FtotTlC PROSE.' C. MY&TfcRlCV . CrOlD-BWw TL POEMSCo. I lb). - Divide ..Your Time To got the most out of your studying, don't try to cover too much ground at one time. Divide your time into periods, and between periods walk around a little

a shaking finger. "Look! Alicia!

she cried. "Run! Do something!" - Alicia was standing on the edge of the trail, at the very brink of tbe precipice. - The queer thing about it was that she seemed to be swaying back and forth. Any min ute her balance might be gone. "I forgot," moaned Grace, "that she gets dizzy so at great holghta. I'm afraid to scream, for fear " Brick had reached quietly up to his saddle. Then Grace saw a-long rope dart out, encircle Alicia, and draw her back to safety. Grace was crying with relief. Alicia seemed dazed. It was a long time before they felt ready to go down the trail. Then they kept close to Brick, both girls pale and Bhaky. "You you certainly can lasso wonderfully," said Grace, humbly starting a conversation. ' "I llko to do it," answered Brick. "It's fun doing stunts with a rope too. I have lots of fun doing tricks tor the fellows back at college." Studying of Attack bit and let your mind fallow for a few minutes, at loast " In drilling, two periods of thirty minutes are worth more than sixty at a stretch. After finishing up each lesson, roBi your minu a wnue nerore starting in full steam ahead on tho next one, so as to let the facts sink in. Dotting lessons is Just like going to a world's fair, for if you go around and try to see everything at once, visiting one exhibit right after another, at the ertd of the day your mind is one confused mass of impressions. Do one thing at a time. JUST KIDS-What's

EEL-Snake -Fish

It has been said that an eel is a "fish-snake," or a footless snake." Of course, every one knows that a fish does not have feet,. but they do have fins, and as an eel has no fins an eel should probably be called a "finless fish," if such name la required. For an eel is really, of the fish family. They take the form of serpents. Al though apparently they nave no scales, yet an examination under a microscope discloses the tact tnat the eel has really two distinct skins. The outer is thin, almost transparent, through which may be seen the lower skin, which is covered with small scales. Eels are found in muddy waterj in euuur puuus, urouus Jr uvom. Many canals are the homes of eels. Unlike the regular fish, they can live out of water a long time, and often leave the water voluntarily to seek food on the banks of streams. They are very fond of frogs, worms and bugs. This foraging for food accounts for eels being found at times a long distance from water. Eels are very cautious, and it la stated by naturalists that they will never go over a dam, waterfalls, or rapids. When they approach a swift stretch of water, they leave the water and "portage' 'around the rapids. In the winter they bury themselves in tho mud near shore and stay there till spring. At this time eel-hunters with their barbed spears capture them easily in great numbers. Electrto Eels We would be omitting a very Interesting species of eels if we would fail to give a brief account of the "electrlo eel." This curious fish exhibits a phenomenon of voluntary cloctrio power. Unlike the common eel, it lives In fresh water instead of muddy water. It is found only in South America. It has the power of emitting an electric shock so severe that it is able to kill its prey. Electric eels have been captured and may be seen in many aquariums in this country. When in captivity, observation shows, that as soon as the eel becomes aware of the small fish, which are fed to it, in the water, it immediately strikes them dead with an electric current before devouring them. This species is blind but has learned through instinct to turn In the direction of any disturbances in the water and thus protect Itself by killing its prey. As to Us size, it is full grown when three feet long. You will per the Use of Livin?

haps wonder how, with its powerful electric defense, it is captured. The natives of . South America know that the eel can send, out shocks continually for only a short while and then "runs down" Just as an ordinary storage battery will run down under continual use. The natives, therefore, after locating a pool containing these strange eels, drive wild horses and cattle into the pool. The eels spend their strength on the animals and are then harmless and can be dragged from the pool. ,

Scott's Desk Sold Cheaply The brass bound mahogany desk which belonged to Sir Walter Scott, and at which "Marmlon," "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," and "The Lady of tho Lake" are said to have been written, recently sold for $132. On tho braBS border is the inscription, "Walter Scott of Abbotsford," which was the name of his picturesque estate in Scotland.

Model Aeroplane Building

(This is one of eight lessons In which boys will be told how to make a complete model aeroplane, which will fly under Its own power. Warren lJeljancoy, writer of the articles, was formerly president of the Illnols Model Aero Club, a group of boys who build and fly . their own models and who hold nine of the ten world's records for model aeroplane flying. Clip these articles until-you have the complete set, including the directions for flying your tnaohlne.) HOW TO MAKE Tho propeller for the model aero plane should e made of a piece of clear white pine, free from knots and which can be found at any carpenter Bhop or lumber yard. From this cut a rectangular block 6 inches long, 1 inch wide, and By Ad Carter

Speaking Your Mind

There are a great many folks who pride themselves on speakinj their minds always. That is plumb foolishness. They go out of their way to make enemies. Nover speak your mind when doing so is going to stir up trouble unless the result to be attained is worth the row you kick up. But if you have a reason, if you know you are right, have the courage to speak your mind, no matter how big a rumpus it will cause. Hitch Courage and Good-Judgment as a team. They drive splendidly. The Americaa Boy. Measles Keep OutI The quarantine sign had been removed from next dor and as soon as Bud made the discovery he rushed to his mother, saying: "Jimmie's house is well now. May I go see him?" Inch thick, and plane the sides smooth and square. Any good water or air propeller looks as if the center had been held firm and the ends twisted into position. The easiest way to cut this is to make from your block a propeller blank like Fig. I by drawing lines on the block crossways from corner to corner on the THE PROPELLER top and bottom. Where these lines cross should bo the center of the block, but measure to see that these points are an equal distance from the ends and sides. Hero drill a small hole through the block the size of a needle. Leaving a hub around this hole of an inch thick, cut or saw off all the wood outside of the diagonals you have drawn, and the blank will look like the solid lines in Fig. I. Cut Blades Carefully Fig. II shows one end of tho blank carved on top and bottom and one end about to be cut. Notice that the blades are cut in opposite ways. Carve slowly and carefully, leaving the wood about as thick as a heavy piece of cardboard. Cut down to the edges of the blank, but do not cut below them. Now round the end of each blade as shown in Fig. III. The easiest way to do this is first to mark it off with a pencil, being careful to make both ends alike, and then cut away the wood with a Bharp knife. Go over the entire propeller with sandpaper, smoothing It off and rounding all the edges. Make Wire Shaft Fig. Ill shows the finished propeller with the Bhaft to which the rubber is attached. This should be made from piano wire, about No, 10, which can be had at any musio store. Bend one end of this into a round loop of not over a quarter inch diameter, and leave the rest In a straight Bhaft an Inch and a half long. Push this through the hole you made in the propeller and bend the end around as shown. Now push the end of this second loop into the wood so that the shaft cannot be turned without turning the propeller. A good deal of the success of your model will depend on how well the propeller is balanced. This is done by holding the propeller by the shaft in an upright position and allowing it to turn freely. The heavy end will move to the bottom and should be sandpapered until both, ends are the same weight Americans Write Letters It is figured that in America in a year 112 letters per inhabitant are written. In the united State3, last year, almost eleven and a half billion letters were bandied.