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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12
WHY A PENCIL WRITES.

You can use pencil to write
with or to make marks, because
the pencil wears off when you are
scratching it on surface rough
enough to make it do SO. Writing.
you know. is only way of max
ing marks so as to make them
mean something. You cannot
write on a pane of glass. because
the glass is so smooth that when
you move a pencil over it's surface
the pencil will not wear off. To
prove to yourself that the tip of
the pencil is constantly wearing off
when you write, you have only to
recall that when you write with a
pencil 1t keeps getting shorter and
shorter. A slate pencil will wear
down short by merely writing with
it, but lead pencil must be sharp
ened. that is. you must keep cut
ting away the wood in order to get
the lead inside.-Norman Pilgrim.
st. Johns School. 9th grade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12
THE BEGINNING OF UNI
pQEl AC

Under a toadstool, crept wee elf,
Out of the rain to shelter himself.
Under the toadstool, fast asleep,
Sat a big Dormouse all in heap.
Trcmbled the wee elf, frightened
and yet,
Fearing to fly away, lest he get
wet
To the next shelter maybe a mile.
SUDDEN the wee elf smiled wee
smile.
Tugged till the toadstool tOppled in
two,
Holding it over him. gaily he flew
Soon he was safe home, dry as
could be.
Soon woke the Dormouse. Good
gracious me!
Where is my toadstool?" Loud he
lamented
And that's how umbrellas first were
invented.
Selected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12

Travelling at an average speed Of
172 miles an hour, British pilot
is said to have made the London
Paris flight in the record time of
rs minutes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium section Of the Richmond
Palladium founded May Saturday afternoon
Aboy girls invited to be reporters and contributor News
Advertisements local Jokes ano
original poems acceptable published Articles should
written of the With the authors name
and age glad to the children per-
sonay articles The Palladium office receive
ses addressed to the your
Ind we hope eachbo and girl will 1t thoroughly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12
Jimmy

A ragged newsy stopped me on the
street the other morning,
And in his eyes he had the biggest
tears I've ever seen.
He spoke to me-so timidly! His
voice was shy and trembling:
"Aint you the man, Ell, mister, wot
prints magazine?"
| nodded and answered with a
courage-giving smile.
And when he saw the smile he
grew more bold
He said: 81 wisht you'd print, sir,
SO everybody'd know it,
That Jimmy died to save my life
an only two years old!
''Dey wuz a mad dog comm down
de street, an Jimmy seen him.
He seen de dog wuz headed
straight fer me,
l wuz so scared | couldn't move
but what do you think, mister?
1t was de cutest thing you'd ever
see.
"He moved so quick, did Jimmy
an he jumped right out before
me.
| tried to run, but didn't know
which way;
A n'de mad dog-he got Jimmy, an
he bit i'm sumpin' awful!
Dey shot de mad dog, mister-but
Jimmy died dat day"
Eyes. sure I'll print it, laddie!" The
tears were in my own eyes.
But boys that die that nobly go to |
heaven, son-cheer up!"
He looked at me in wonder. ooh! |
Jimmy wurn't no boy, SIR
The big tears dubbed over-"Why,
Jimmy wur a pup"
Joseph Andrew Galahad.
| have so dreamed of a life of
high use that l cannot decline to a
life of amusement or small occu-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12

About 600 B. c., a ship canal con-
Meeting the delta of the Nile and
the Red Sea was begun under the
direction of Pharaoh Necho. This
canal, the modern Suez canal, was
not made perfectly navigable until
November 16. 1869. 1t is now I'M
der English control.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12

The simple reason why there are
always waves upon the ocean is
that there is always some wind,
somewhere. The winds make the
waves.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12

capitol
troubling dsmount, Mrs Jack Elliot well known
Wyoming of the Wyoming capitol and
Robert The
committee Of Wyoming girls that the model for the much dis
selected
among the girls of Wyoming only
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12
Here and There

Not Enough Room for Them.
Tenderfoot i Hey, Scout. how
many crabapples are there In q
dozen?
First Class scout-Twelve. 81
course. 4
First Glass scout-Twelve. m1
course. l
Tenderfoot-T bet Il doesn't tak9I
many Watermelons to make 4 DOR
en-.
observation-disclosures, here %
an example. Seven boys vent Id
the pond to swim. Two were told
not to 60 In. How many vent infS
Robert-"Seven, SIR
tLone Scout. |
At the close Of the recent Boyl
Scout rally. Lieut.. Gen. Sir Rob4i
ert Baden-Powell. Chief Scout. pred
scented Eagle Scout badges to sev<I
enteen Scouts.
Lone Scout (lnQuiring at book
store)-'Have you lambs Tales'f
Bookseller-"This is book store. |
not meat market"
Kind hearts are the gardens. ..
Kind thoughts are the roots.
Kind words are the blossoms. II
Kind deeds are the fruits"
Selected by
Rosaire Burt.
Tommy far is it to camp.
mate?" ..
Native-"Abou five miles as the
crow flies"
Tommy-"Well. 'ow far is it sup
posin' the crow as to walk and car
ry a rifle and kit-bag?"
you seem pretty proud since
you gave rs cents to the Red Cross
fund"
"Yassuh" replied Rastus. talk
about dom yuh bit! I jes done
my two bits. Lone Scout.
Gerald lives downstairs and
comes up whenever he swells some
thing good being made. One day
was doughnut day and Gerald. be-
ing cautioned by his mother never
to ask for anything. said: 81 mustn't
ask for anything, but-um-them
doughnuts smell dood!"
Roland had found a pencil eras.
er, and offering it to his little cous.
in. he said: you can have it.
Hazel. Do you know how to writer"
Then, evidently he happened to
think that she would have no use
for an eraser unless she made mis-
takes. for he added: do you
know how to write wrong?"
Jimmy had been over playing
with the little boy who had just
moved in across the street. When
he came home l asked him how he
liked the new neighbOr. He re-
piled: II like him fine for games.
but he is the tath;agest kid you
ever heard"
Chicago Daily Tribune.
Danny Lyon went away from far
East Sixteenth Street twenty years
ago, became a successful business
man in the West, recently returned
to visit his boyhood haunts. met
an old friend, Mrs. Murphy, rein
troduced himself. and after long
gossip about old acquaintance
asked:
And Paddy Sweeney? What be-
came of my old pal Paddy"
"He was a contractor. Made
million dollars and was drowned"
Paddy made million! Why. he
couldn't read nor write!"
Nor swim" IN. Y. Sun.
WIN A PENCIL WRITES
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12
Riddles

klQQleS
1. What is a lawyers favorite
pudding?
2. What asks no questions but re-
quires many ancwers?
3. What was the color of the
Maine?
4. Why can we not send any more
messages to Washington?
Josephine Thorn.
S. Girls names: Laupeni, Yamr,
Darfe, Dethi, Thlee, Ernbice, An
lice, Aym, Nelethak. Lam. Thoro-
DIV, U1hr, Drediml, Mmae.
May Laymon,
6B, Starr School.
/. When are the police stationed
on the city hall lawn?
2. Why are the citizens of
Charleston prohibited from eating
peanuts?
Josephine Barnett,
Fountain Hill School.
3. Feathered Folk.( Can you an
swer these with names of birds0
(a) a ruler; and laborer by the
sea?
90 A crime; and a proposition?
(c) A bird noted in nursery
rhymes?
(d) Sad?
(e) Two; decay?
e. Part of day; a lodging
house; tempest?
(g) A vegetable; very small.
(h) Found on a beach; an old
time musician.
(D A hilarious time?
Cd Always goes with dose of
medicine?
(k) Found on ship; found in
vegetable garden?
Cd Raw product of the mines;
letter of the alphabet; negro dia-
lect for ancient?
(m Winters beauty?
(n) A vegetable; a fowl?
(o) A musical habit?
(p) Part of fire; proposition; !
to depart?
(O Symbol of which we have
heard much?
(r) Something that burns; a
measure; to make a mistake?
(s) TO separate: long stretch
of mountains or raised land?
(D Symbol Of strength and mon
ey?
(u) Symbol Of destruction or
greed?
W Symbol of wisdom?
Ladies' Home Journal.
ANSWERS will appear in next
weeks Junior.)
Answers to Last Weeks Riddles.
/. Pierce, Hayes, Madison,
Grant, Taylor, Tyler, Arthur, Fill
more, Lincoln, Adams.
2. A Janitor
3. Bear. Lion. Tiger. Monkey,
Fox, Wolf, Coyote, Dog, Cat, Horse
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12

California was originally known
as "Calente Fornalla," which
means hot furnace"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12

A San Francisco scout wheeled
a paralyzed neighbor eight blocks
every day for two years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12

have SO dreamed of a life of
high use that l cannot decline to a
life of amusement or small occu-
pation.-Julia Ward Howe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12
Answers to Last Weeks Riddles

/. Pierce, Hayes, Madison,
Grant, Taylor, Tyler. Arthur, Fill
more, Lincoln, Adams.
2. A JanitOr.
3. Bear. Lion. Tiger. Monkey,
Fox, Wolf, Coyote, Dog, Cat, Horse
and Pig.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

about to give the order for. the sign when a third friend said:
 Leave out the words and sells;' no one. expects a man to give his goods away
 True, true!" said the shoemaker, and these words were scratched out.
 The lettering. now read: John Smith, boots and shoes for cash.'' and the shoemaker felt happy that no fur ther, changes were to be, made. But a fourth friend who saw, the order asked why for cash" should appear on the sign. 'Sure1y."" said he. mo one would ask you to sell for anything else"
 Very vel, sighed the shoemaker, t1 will order sign which shall read John Smith, boots and shoes with the picture. of "a boot and a shoe"
 Then as he looked at the paper thought struck him. "I have it.'' he cried ''The words boots and shoes shall come out; they are of. no use. for the picture tells the story" And when the sign was finished it bore the mans name and a picture of a. boot and
 Had we accepted every. change sug- gested in the Declaration" added Franklin, there would have been as little left of that as there was of the: shoemaker's ;sigh.": e4a- =
 ;. .7e GERALDINE GAREAU, Age F.
 Southbridge. ,.;Ss
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
Two Little Pi1orins,

Two sisters named Prudence and Endurance~ lived with their parents in New England. It was when Indians lived in the forests and .neighbors mates were Old Speckle with her downy yellow. chicks. and Bessie. the red and white calf.
 One day their father said: Neither and I are going to the village and may not be back for the night. Do you to keep house while we are gone? You may roll in the pumpkins and keep two for Jack O lanterns"
 "Oh, yes,' they answered.
 'If we are not home by dark, just ashes and there will be no danger," l" said their mother as she left.
 After dinner they rolled in. the huge golden pumpkins, and make their Jack O lanterns. Then Prudence hastened to the house for some candle ends.
 Endurance thought she heard her parents, but it was really six Indians whose bodies were painted with red and yellow clay. This showed they were on the warpath. They did net see her. sister.
 So they laid brush over the pit and about dusk they lit their Jack O fan- terms and crept in.
 When they heard footsteps they pushed their Jacks up, and the Indians fled
 All night he sisters lay in the pit. . My brave little girls their father said when he heard the story. These Indians intended to burn our house. The Indians never went near the house again. NO: Me 'fraid: Fire
 DORA MAIN. Tedvard
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

his side. -~ The storm cleared of ard the stars came out. while the noble animal waited for his master to get up and speak to. him. s ,-...
 Morning came and the bright sun- shine. but the dog never thought of giving up his watchful care. All alone on the mountain where no one came for many weeks he watched faith fully .zby 4his dead ;maSter.5z 1,aI
 He must -have fou11d9 food for him. self somewhere. Perhaps he caught little neld mice ror eratbits hat lived there; and drank from 8 brook close by. Never did. the, good dog forget his masters love and care for him. and so through the weary weeks and months with never word to cheer or comfort his aching heart he watched faithfully. @r 9F ~'tr At last one day party of funssmen came to the spot where the dog wait -ed.s It made their hearts ache to see how thin and. worn the dog waS. They took up the body of his master and the. faithful dog followed close be- hind, till they reached the long lost home.
 /. Should not child learn 70 be faith fuf when 8 dog knew the lesson so
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
ceHee.
Coffee. is the fruit or berry of a

Coffee is the fruit or berry of a tree.
 The, little trees which bear these berries grow in Java and in Brazil and in some other warm countries.
 The plants are set. out in rows. When they become trees and are in full bloom they are covered with clusters of white stars-Iike flowers. -e
 The air is filled with a sweet per fume which the flowers give forth as long as they live; but this ,is for only one or> two days.
 After the flowers fade and vanish the berries. appear. At first they are green. but they change to a dark red and look like small cherries. Then they are ripe. sf' ssz
 : Each berry contains two seeds which are called coffee beans. z When the berries are ripe they are shaken of and put out in the sun to. drys =;
 The husks,sz which cover the seeds, are broken by means of large, heavy rollers Then the coffee beans are again dried in the sun and afterwards they are packed in bags or casks to be sent away to our country and to ''oth- CT parts of the worid.ls g.-sc
 But before we get our cup, of nice coffee the seeds have ito be roasted over a fire and, ground. in a mill. Then the coffee is ready for the coffee pot. Coffee was first brought from Ara ,bia. -; -
 NETTIE B. MAfSEsaAge IA
 re@1@
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
The sheemaker,s Sian.

In June, 1776. a resolution was of- fered in the Continena1 congress which declared our country to be free and independent, and five men were chosen to draw up the Declaration of Inde- pendence. One of these was Ben !amin Franklin, of whom many of you have heard.
 Speaking afterward of the changes in the Declaration that one person or another wanted made. Franklin said it reminded him of the shoemaker's sign.
 The shoemaker thought he would have picture of a boot and a shoe on his sign and around it the words: John Smith, shoemaker, makes and sells boots and shoes for cash" So he wrote it out on paper.
 A friend to. whom this paper was shown before it was sent to the paint. CT remarked: You do not need the word shoemaker there. The sign shows what you are.''
 Thank you" said the shoemaker II will take it out.''
 T cannot see why you want makes on your sfgn." said a second friend. Who cares whether you make your boots and shoes as long as they are good ?r
 You are right. said the shoemaker and s'nalxes'A was taken out. Now. thought the shoemaker. the wording ts right at last. and he was
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
The Life of a Street Boy.

One day there was a boy who was selling papers near the post office in a very large city. He had two pa .pers left. " :A A man walked by and the boy said.
 "A paper sir?" and the man bought one. Thus he disposed of one. :, Several, minutes later another man walked by and bought others His earnings that morning were seventy five cents.
 He went home tired and hungry. When fl1e opened the door his moth er greeted him with a pleasant smile. She had. good dinner ready for him, much to the delight of the boy,
 His name was Gilbert Brandford. He was very pleasant and was ready to work. He was likely to succeed in life. aS r7aF
 One, day he said, Good morning. mother, I am going out to find work" He went out with the hope of finding a place as errand boy. He. walked up the street until he came to a large building with a card placed in the Gilbert walked in and went to the desk.
 ?. Mfr. Harris, the superintendent was there He said; Good morning. 2 and Gilbert answered, Good morning sir" He said: T see you have adver- tised for boy. I would like to have the place if I am fit for the work D Mir: Harris said: T would like 8 boy to- run errands- for me If you would like it I would gladly accept you. i Gilbert answered: T thanl1ryou sir.n He, started to work at five dollars week. He had been an errand boy for one year and one morning when Gil bert was in the best of spirits Mr. Harris called him and promoted him to be chief clerk with a salary of twenty dollars a week. Gilbert was much pleased at this. 7s.5 s.ss-
 Several years. later he was made junior partner which changed the name to, Harris and Bradford.
 How little did Gilbert. when selling papers at fifteen years old, ever think of being junior partner with a great business man.
 ANTEMA LAFLAsH, Age 1s.
 Plainfield
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
An UnIueky Discovery.

Lucy Grey's mamma had promised her a new doll for the old one. for Nelly By was nearly worn out now.
 One day mamma went down town and asssit was nearly Christmas time of course, Lucy was, not invited @ to go, so she spent a lonely afternoon at home.
 < There comes mammal" and away raf1 Lucy to meet her with outstretcf- ed arms. Suddenly she stopped short in amazement and stared hard at one of the. parcels her mamma carried. .
 Then Mrs Grey asked: What is the matter?" and the little girl, just pointed faughingIy. at two tiny feet dangling from the parcel. She was so sorry, the next moment, wien she saw the look of surprise and dfSap- pointment, on her mammals s fats.@ for. Miss Dolly was to sbe a Chfistr1as present. She was not meant to hetray herself so. soon. .szez.sr
 So careless Of me" muttered Mrs, Grey as she carefully laid dolly away in a bureau drawer.
 Lucy said no more about it. but the few days until Christmas seemed long. Besides. Lucy thought she knew the, very drawer in which the stis- picious, bundle in. which the surprise bundle had been laid and it was, such temptation to take just one peep
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
DENIES ILL TREATMENT
 OF UNDESIRABLE ALIENS

New York July 16.-Frederic c. Howe. commissioned of immig igra ton at Ellis Island, issued a statement today denying the charges of the New York bureau of legal advice that Margaret and Jeanette oy. Scotch sisters. await ing deportation as undesirable aliens as the result of l. sKV.asN-l activities in Seattle, had been treated at the island.
 The bureau alleged that the girls had been held at the island four Srnonths ands that an attempt. was made by inc Immigration authorities to- force :. their return to England on cattle boat. the only women among crew Of 100 men
 The girls were to be sent out of the country in the regular procedure" MT 2 Howe said and they were assigned to a certain ship, but it was found to be z c a1Ile ship and no women were on board Out of consideration of these ladies, it was decided to take them hack-.to Ellis Island. which was done. and later they were put on another ship" A
 KINe GEORGE oNGRATULATE
 OFFICERS OF THE R-54
 Leadon, July 16.-Major c. H. Scott, captain of the British dirigible R-34 and Brigadier General E.. M. Maitland.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
Ledyard.
Rob's Garden.

Rob wanted a garden. but his fath- CT said he couldn't have one. He had had one the year before, but had left it for nature to attend. Instead of having a crop of corn, he had a crop of hay Because of that his fath- CT said He couldn't have garden til he could attend to it."
 One day his father and mother went away and Rob was left to himself. He was walking around the house when he saw a package of seeds, Rob took handful of the seeds and went out to see where to plant them. He found a little piece of land used as a rub blsh place. He set to work to clean it. out After he finished he spaued it and planted the seeds He had just finished when his father and mother came home. f
 Rob attended to his garden all the season. He was well rewarded for his work for he had corn to eat and enough over for seed.
 ----'--~ : -'' ~= ''~-'r 1- ELI L. CRAMER l. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
The Flooded Village.
Piainneld.

The Flooded Village. < There once lived an old man and his little grandson Willie They lived in a little hut on high hill toward the village
 f. One night as this old man and his son sat in their doorway looking down in the village the old man jumped up and cried: Make haste, son. make haste. Bring me a torch.
 His son immediately went and fetched his father a torch. The old man rushed down in his wheat field and he then set all his wheat A6re.
 All the people came to put out the fire. They shouted The old man is wild! He must be Wild!' : The old man then cried: The river Is flooded; it is coming to the village. The village will soon be flooded"
 They could not stop the river. for it was coming in full speed Many of the people who climbed the high hin were saved; but the ones who could not climb it in time were drowned
 JULIA MONTY. Age Ii.
 PIainfieId
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
Jan and Marie.

Jan and Marie were two Belgian dogs. They had been entrusted with a very important message to be de- livered into the hands of an American officer. It was sent by Belgian gen. seral asking for relief to be sent at once.
 .. This message was just underneath the collar of each dog. so that if one died, the other one would deliver the message. The Huns saw the two dogs as they raced along. but, they thought they were only playing. After a while when the Huns saw the dogs speed ing over the fields they thought that they must have some message with them. They sent a. bullet after them. The two dogs crouchd low and the bullet whistied over their heads. The Huns continued to fire bullets and soon. Marie lay dead on the ground.
 Jah sped on with his message and soon delivered it safely into the hands of the Americans. s+aa =
 He was praised warmly for his bravery.
 JENNIE LIFTCHITZ. Age F.
 Uncasville.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

But Lucy was an honorable girl and did no such thing.
 Sure enough on Christmas morning there was dolly sitting by Lucy,s little fat stocking as if guarding it.
 Lucy had not expected to see such a handsome baby, with it's faxen curls, beautiful blue eyes and rosy cheeks, but most of all, the real little stocking and slippers on the wee feet pleased her. So after all,. the surprise was more q surprise than Lucy's mamma had thought it would be.
 ALICE HUSSEY, Age 13.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
BEArHA LIcRr1. Aes if KAfxailIe
How Harold Got His caIea.

r. How Harold Get His Cake.
 Harold used to call on q certain cid lady every Saturday afternooh and she always gave him a piece of cocoa nut layer cake. se .84zss
 But. one. Saturday. as she expected company for tea. she deEidedAnot te cut the cake and. therefore, none was offered to Harold .@ < 7 He waited for his usual treat. Final " it came time for him to so:7''I be- lieve smell cocoanut cake" he re- marked wistfully, raising from his chair and looking towards the kiteA- en. ,-..r ..s tl,er nantrv ana c,,t- hin3 a vAy-r fsvsv piece.
 Harold thanked her and said: 9'Hma'4 it funny could smell such d small piece?" >.er1 ls+rto ADELARD DUQUBTTT, Age Is.
 Danielson. ;,....s.fs =.2y. s19's--
 It's poor wedding eeremeay that hasn't a hitch in 1t
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
The Dog of ,tfeiveiiyns

High up on the mountain side a hunter climbed. followed by his faith ful dog. Tn the mist and storm the hunter lost his way. slipped over a steep cliff and was kiiled.a @s s
 The good and faithful dog never left