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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
COUSIN TIEI>EN'S
LETTER
Dear Juniors:


Tomorrow night Christmas
three today the Wise Men crossing the desert herald
the coming of the baby
We will celebrate day rejoicing
the wide wide world the Glastonbury Thorn
and its celebration of the coming of Christ
the winter frosty green
hours with the this Christmas
Eve And boomed
cathedral at Washington This bush cutting
nbu Thorn which has stood in the grounds Of the Glastonbury
Abbey
the the
change its blooming suit the calendar
the of Epiphany This day January 6 and celebrates the
appearance of the Star of Bethlehem to the Mag.
thte Christmas blooming beautiful legend
those PARKWAY days when all happenings accounted for
legends. shall tell this
Amahea took the body Lord from the
laid in the
Joseph the chae which the Last He had
drink Joseph also took the that had pierced Lords side
and kept these relics
thirty after this Joseph by Philip the Apostle
preach the the land Britain After much hard and
travelling the city of Saas This city ruled
Eyelake his Toeme la Fenes
Evelake told him should be
his belief received faith Lord
Eveake then listened to the the faith Joseph
shield
which carried battle with cloth
When the King the greatest peril he left the cloth fall off
they the disappeared
Eake than convinced the of this belief
baptized.
Joseph preparation depart his for Britain
Evelae asked with Joseph and the travellers
time to the land of Britain
They great cliff After climbing its
ALL he his staff
height called "WearyA HILL" AS for the staff Immediately
And the bush that Joseph had planted the
bossomed in remembrance of Lord Christmas
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas,
Sincerely
COUSIN HELEN.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23

To Questions Worth While

Who was the Union general in
supreme power for two years who
directed all field operations east
and west, never got anywhere, and
came out of the war with no mill
tary reputation? Maj. Gen. Henry
w. Halleck. Grant refused to take
the Army of the Potomac unless he
supersedede Halleck. President
Lincoln agreed to it.
Who was John James Audubon?
A distinguished American natural
list, authority on birds and animals,
born of French parents, on plan
tation near New Orleans, in 1880.
He died in 1851.
What is the national hymn OF
France? OF England? The national
hymn of France is ia Mar
seillaise," by De Lisle. OF Great
Britain, God Save the King" prob
ably by Carey.
How many wives did Solomon
have? Seven hundred.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
THE OPPOSSUM

lam going to tell you something,
in this issue Of your little paper,
regarding a strange little animal
called the Opossum, or "possum."
Strange as it may seem the opos-
sum is found only on our own con-
tinent. 1t is hunted quite as indus
triously as the raccoon, which l
have told you of, but is sought not
for its fur, but for its flesh. The
colored people of the south prefer
it to all other meat. 1t has peculiar
habits when pursued by the hunter.
When it sees the hunter approach
ing, IL lies still between the
branches of a tree, hoping that it
may be passed by unnoticed. 1t
does not SEX safety in flight, as do
the various other ihabitants of our
forests. If disturbed from its hid
ing place, it attempts to escape by
dropping among the heritage and
creeping silently away
Its food consists of insects, birds,
eggs, etc, and it is very destruct-
i've among the hen-roosts, being a
natural-born thief.
The opossum has tail which it
uses as much as the monkey. 1t
uses it for climbing, and by means
of it swings from branch to branch.
But here Is one way that the opos-
sum uses its tail which the monkey
does not. When the baby opossums
want to take a sun bath or an air
ing on fine day they all hop upon !
their mothers back. She curls her
tail over her back and the babies |
twist their tails around her tail
and with her tail as support they |
are in no danger of falling off and
can enjoy the fine weather.
The opposum is one of the crafty |
animals. 1t is a schemer. 1t has
a trick of playing dead which often
saves its life, If overtaken by pur- |
suers and captured, it feigns death |
so realistically that it frequently |
ieceives its foe, and then quietly
makes its escape. Now, do you
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23

know what a person means when
he says, 'he was playing possum"?
The length OF the opposum Is
about % inches, when full grown,
and its heighth about that Of an
ordinary cat.
When the writer was Junior he
was given q small possum for pet
by his father and warned to be very
careful and not let the treacherous
little animal bite him. With this
in view, he built a large, roomy
box-cage so that the possum might
have plenty of room to run about
and play and gel used to his new
surroundings. He made bars for
the cage out of heavy steel wire.
He left several bars at one end
run through staples so that he
might lift up the bars and put
in bread, milk and water, for his
pet. 1t took the foxy old opossum
just two nights to solve the mys-
terry of those bars. On the second
morning of his captivity the writer
tearfully reported to his father that
Mr.. Opossum had lifted the bars
quite as dexterously as he might
have done-broken jail-and made
his escape.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
ALetter to Santa

Dear Santa, please read this letter,
And don't forget to think of me.
When you bring my books and toys
Don't forget my Christmas tree.
My stocking will hang by the
chimney,
My name will be at the top.
When you make your call on
Christmas Eve,
Please don't forget to stop.
And leave a sack of fairy sticks,
And some striped candy, too,
Some pepsin gum, wrapped in tin
foil,
That | can chew and chew.
Now, don't forget to bring a doll,
1t will save you lots of trouble.
A long-stemmed pipe like Daddy
smokes,
So l can make soap bubbles.
Betty Estelle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23

(This Is one of eight lessons in
which boys Will be told how to
make a complete model aeroplane,
which will fly under it's own power.
Warren Delaney, writer of the ar
ticles, was formerly president of the
Illinois Model Aero Club, group or
boys who build and fly their own
models and who hold nine of the ten
worlds records for model aeroplane
flying. Clip these articles until you
have the complete set, including the
directions for flying your machine.)
The correct position of the wing
on the motor-base must be found
by experiment, but is about as
shown in the drawing. 1t is at
tached by pressing the underside
of the motor-stick into the wire
clips on the wing. The small clip
is to the front, the side toward the
propeller.
1t must be remembered that on a
model there is no heavy weight in
front corresponding to the engine
of a real airplane. Therefore the
wing which lifts the weight is not
at the front, but at the middle of
the motor-base, just behind the
point where it balances.
The propeller, if made according
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
How to Fly Your Plane

to elections, should be wound clock
wise, as viewed from the front.
A hundred and fifty turns are
enough for trial. Wind and set
the model on smooth surface
where there is plenty of room. Re-
lease the propeller and model. at
the same time giving it slight
push forward. 1t should take
short run, rise, and soar gracefully
away. If it rises too quickly and
stalls, move the wing fraction of
an inch to the rear If it does not
rise, move the wing slightly for
ward.
BY practise with your machine,
you will find out any weak points
and can strengthen them. Most
boys never stop with their first
plane, but after they have built one
they are always working on a new
one which will break all records
made by the first model.
These little machines will make
remarkable flights. and the work OF
building your model will be many
times repaid by the fun you will
get out Of it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Star Health Class
Gains New Members

The following pupils during the
past month have succeeded in
bringing up their weights until they
are of standard for their respective
heights and ages. 1t is hoped that
at our next weighing we will have
many more boys and girls to add to
our already large Star health
classes.
Sevastopol - C ABB Anna Mae
Boner, Winnie Byrum, Ina Owens;
(5A) Henry James, Carl Kaiser,
Hilda Sanderson, Mervin Hercules.
Hibherd = CAB Anna Puthoff,
Pauline Pile, Dorothy Stoddert,
Rhea Feaser; (5A) Richard KEN.
per, Floyd Williams, Lorrain @
Cregar.
Finley = (6AB) Helen Henley,
Janice Mashmeyer; (5A) Charles
Richards, James Kelly, Walter
Johnson, ElVin Kendrick, Dale Ben
bow, Robert Shelley.
Starr - CAB Maxine Herzler,
Esther Haworth, Bertha Long, Doris
Darland, Ruth Stott, GwendoIyn
Taylor, Lois Lawrence, Mariory
Johnson; (5A) Julia Trimble. Marie
Hunt, Dorothy Mann, Robert Riggs,
Ralph Helms.
Baxter CAB Bernice Roosa,
Grace Embody.
Joseph Moore - (6AB) Ruth
Wiley, Ethel Phillips, Evelyn
Maule; (5A) Winnifred BRYAN.
Francis Hole, Melva Spaulding.
.Vaile--(6AB) Emily jenkins, Eliz.
abeth Allen, Evelyn Sweet.
abeth Allen, Evelyn Sweet; (5A)
Donald Goodenough, Robert Moor
man.
Warner - CAB Elizabeth Mat.
thews, Gladys Brown, Isabel Stan.
ton, Eva Skaggs; (5A) Hazel Stike.
leather, Marie Baldwin, Margaret
Adkins.
Boys and girls should not be care.
less during the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
Let us ever be watchful over our
health, so as not to form poor health
habits. When we grow up we want
TO be strong and healthful men and
women.
Keep the health card where It can
be seen each day and it will prove
helpful reminder.
Wishing all a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year,
MISS MURPHY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
ANSWER TO LAST PUZZLE

Studebaker, Packard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
The BOOK SHELF

We are going to have vacation
in the schools and that means extra
time for reading, during the holt
days. 1t does seem that we all love
fairy stories. However, in our fairy
story reading, we must show care,
since we want to grow UP with the
best fairy tales. In the same group
with fairy stories are fables and
myths. When 20 go to the library
this week you viii make no mis-
take in choosing any of the books
l have listed here:
Grimm: Fairy Tales.
Larned: Fairy Tales from France
Rabbit: Jataka Tales.
Kipling: Just So Stories.
Anderson: Arabian Nights.
Anderson: Arabian Nights Fairy
Tales.
Baldwin: Story of Seigfried
Bowen: The Enchanted Forest.
Browne: The Wonderful Chair
and the Tales it Told.
Carroll: Alice's Adventures in
w onderland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Why Not the Ghost ?

Mother: Now, remember, John
ME, there's ghost in that dark
closet, where | keep the cake"
Johnnie: Funny. you never
blame the ghost when there is
any cake missing; it's always mel"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
His Consolation

Motorist: eyes, it took me six
weeks hard work to learn to drive
my machine"
Pedestrian: "And what have you
for your pains?"
Motorist: "Liniment."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
THE FUN BOX
Corrected

Father: 'If you want to make a
mt, my boy, you must strike out
for yourself"
Son: You're mixed in your
baseball talk, dad; If you strike
out, you can't make hit"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Misjudged

When / looked out OF the win
dow, Johnnie, was glad TO see
you play marbles with Billy Simp-
kins."
I'VE wasn'nt playing marbles,
ma. We just had a fight, and |
was helping him pick up his teeth"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

Pal
iadum founded All
authors
signed the children
Editor This little
eaoh thoroughly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07
GIRLS. BOYS r EVERYONEI

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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07


obscurity-a vague hint Of color
the very vaguest tint scarcely per-
ceptible at all.
But she knew 1t was freight
touching the trunk of an unseen
tree.
Now, soundless over damp pine
needles she crept. The scent Of
smoke grew strong in nostril and
throat; the pale tint became palely
reddish. All about her the blackness
seemed alpable-seemed TO touch
her body with its weight; but. ahead,
a rudy glow stained two huge pines.
And presently she saw the fire. burn
ing low but redly alive. And. after
a long. long while. she saw man.
He had left the fire circle. His
pack and belted mackiuaw still lay
there at the foot Of a great tree.
But when, finally, she discovered
him, he was scarcely visible where
he crouched in the shadow OF a
tree trunk, with his rifle half low
cred at a ready.
She strained her eyes; but dis
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

its solution flashed into her mind
Men of the wilderness knew how to
take dangerous creatures alive. TIC
take dangerous and reasoning
human was even less difficult, be-
cause reason makes moro mistakes
than does instinct.
Stealthily. without a sound, the
girl crept back through the
shadows over the damp pine
needles. until. peering fearfully over
her shoulder, she saw the last
ghost-tint OF Qulntana's fire die out
in the terrific dark behind.
Slowly, still, she moved until her
sensitive feet felt the trodden path
from Drowned Valley.
Now, with torch flaring. she ran,
carrying her rifle at a trail. Before
her, here and there, little night
creatures hed-a humped-up rae
coon, dazzled by the glare, a barred
owl still struggling with its wood
rat kill.
She ran easily-an agile, tireless
young thing, part of the swiftness
and silence of the woods-part Of
the darkness, the sinuous celebrity.
the ominous hush of wide, still
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

lance and obscurity made recogni-
ton impossible. And yet. somehow,
every quivering instinct within her
was telling her that the orouched
land shadowy watcher beyond the fire
was Quintana.
And every concentrated instinct
was telling her that he'd kill ner If
he caught sight of her; her heart
clamored 1t; her pulses thumped it
in her ears.
Had Che girl been capable of It
she could have killed him where he
crouched.A She thought OF II, but
knew it was not in her to do It. And
yet Quintana had boosted that he
meant to kill her father That was
what terribly concerned her. And
there must be a way to stop that
ianger-some way to stop it short of |
nurder--a way to render this man
harmless to her and hers
No, she could not kill him this
way. Except in extremes she could
not bring herself to fire upon any
human creature. And yet this man
must be rendered harmless-some-
-somehow-ahi-
As the problem presented itself
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

fix the jigamacrank and mend the
thingumabob and straighten the
whirligig and patch the tires and re-
pair the engine and send away for a
new top.
Outside OF that everything was all
right.
The Fairy Queen was so happy TO
have Nancy and Nick back safely
that she made them a present Of the
Green Shoes.
Before that. you know, she had
only loaned them to them.
And now, my little friends" said
she, would you like to rest, or go
at once on another adventure?"
Another adventure" cried both
children at once.
well. then" answered her royal
highness. Il have one all ready.
Mother Goose has lost her broom
and doesn't know where to find it."
ITO BE Continued)
copyright, 1929. NEA Service)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

You'll never believe It, I'm afraid,
but at last Nancy and Nick reached
the Fairy Queens Palace in the
magic automobile.
The magic pill that Light Fingers
dropped into the gasoline tank
(making the car go backward) was
the last of their troubles, for the
Green Wizard stuck out his toe and
turned the car around, and although
It was still going backward, it soon
arrived at the Fairy Queens Palace.
You should have been there TO
hear the rejoicing when the Twins
appeared sound and well and as
happy as harlequins (if you know
what that is, although Nancy would
have to be columbine, being a
girD.
All the Queens councillors stood
around and helped them out. while
the new chauffeur. called Gloves n.
Leggins, looked over the queer little
car and said It was as good as new.
All he needed TO do, he said, was TO
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

orders. Where is her"
II should think the A. ID. s. O.
Office could tell you"
mo, they can't. They don't
know"
"Ah? I am afraid cannot either.
SIR" And the managers voice
showed polite concern.
Jack nodded.
at see. .. Well. I'll just dis
miss Cousins from consideration
since I can't see him. I'll see the
Germans. They're coming along
we'll in our line in spite of their DIFF
ficulties. They deserve a life-and
our dollar goes a long way in
marks
The manager pondered, ooughed
behind his hand. examined his neat
hngernail.
II believe" he suggested finally
Paris might be a good place TO
seek NJ. Cousins during the next two
or three days"
The air cleared. Jack thanked
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07
Honeymooners Abroad
Jack Tries RuSe to Trap
COuSins-Qnd 1t Works
By Zoe Beckley

contract for" and had been referred
to the Eureka company strangely
enough by a Mr.. Cousins"
Jack feigned great puzzlement.
Mr.. Cousins. ind. Is connected
with the American Electrical Supply
Corporation. I don't quite under
stand why he recommends me to a
rival concern"
Perhaps his own people cannot
handle your business?", suggested
the Eureka manager blandly.
Perhaps. But want to talk this
over little more fully with Mr..
Cousins before hand out more
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

places-part OF its very blood and
pulse and hot, sweet breath.
Even when she came out among
the birches by Clinch's Dump she
was breathing evenly and without
distress. She ran to the kitchen
door but did not enter. On pegs
under the porch a score or more
of rusty traps hung. She unlocked
the largest, wound the chain around
It, tucked it under her left arm and
started back.
CONTINUED in Our Next Issue)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

Jack rushed forth to bring the
warfare between himself and Cousins
into the open.
But at the Berlin Office no one
knew where Cousins was. and Jacks
lance tilted at empty air. He did
some tense thinking and decided on
a visit'to the Eureka Office, the camp
of his company's rivals.
He called for the manager and
got him, representing himself as an
American electrical engineer with
big concessions in Russia.
4 Jacks acting was excellent. He
chad many electrical supplies TO
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07
'(Eo FLAMINGxg
IL JEWEL - 4
MIS- ROBERT w CHAMBEpS
<xlp~kApsS G 1000 GEORGE Il popAS cossrAS~
ROBERT w OHANIBEK&
c,ooo GEORGE H popAS coMnAiT

7 oughly, wishing her black mis-
chance awake and asleep, living or
dead
Presently Quintana slept after his
own fashion-that is to say, looking
closely at him one could discover a
glimmer under his lowered eyelids'
And he listened always in that kind
of sleep. As though a shadowy
part Of him were detached from his
body, and mounted guard over It.
The inaudlble movement of a
wood mouse venturing into the fire.
lit circle awoke Quintana. Again a
dropping leaf amid distant birches
awoke him. Such things. And so
he slept with wet feet to the fire
and his rifle across his knees; and
dreamed of Eve and Of murder. and
that the Flaming Jewel was but a
mass Of glass.
At that moment the girl of whose
white throat Quintana was dream
ing. and whining family in his
dreams, stood alone outside Clinch's
Dump, rife in hand listening. fight
ing the creeping dread that touched
her slender body at times--seemed
TO touch her very heart with frost.
clinch's men had gone on to Ghost
Lake with their wounded and dead,
where there was filter shelter for
both. All had gone on; nobody re-
NAMED to await Clinch's home-com-
ing except Eve Strayer.
II was not yet dawn. but the girl
could endure the strain no longer.
With electric torch and rifle she
started for the forest, almost run
ming at first; then, among the first |
trees. moving with caution and in |
along the trail over which /
Clinch should long since have jour
neyed homeward.
But nowhere could She discover
any impression resembling her step /
fathers-that great. firm stride and I
solid imprint which so often she had
tracked through moss and swale and
which she knew so well.
Once when she got up from her
Knees after close examination OF the
muddy trail. she became aware of
he slightest taint in the night air
TODD with delicate nostrils CULVER
still conscious of the {
amt, listening. wary. every stealthy
instinct alert.
She had not been mistaken; some
here in the forest there was smoke. c
n fire was burning. II X
light not be very far away; II y
light be distant. Whose fre2 Her n
lther's? Would a hunter OF men W
uild a fire? Il
The girl stood shiverlng in the d
arkness. There. was not sound. m
Now, keeping her cautious feet NJ
/ the trail by sense Of touch alone,
ne moved on. Gradually, as she adj W
anced, the odor of smoke became NJ
lore distinct. She heard nothing. h
NV nothing; but there was a near m
eek Of smoke in her nostrils and h
he stopped short.
In the faint pale luster she saw
tiny rivulet, flowing westward :
rom a spring, and, beside It, in the
aud, imprints OF a mans feet.
The tracks were small, narrow,
iimmer than imprints made by any
ian she could think Of. Under the
thinner of her torch thex seemed
ute fresh; contours we're still
harp. some ready to crumble. and
'ater stood in the heels.
As she stole along. dimly shining
le tracks, lifting her head incessant-
to listen and peer into the dark
ess, her quick eye caught some
ling ahead-something very slight
different from the wall OF black
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07
Mrs. SARAH e. 1EGG DIES.

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Legg. widow
Of John NJ. Legg. aged 70 years. died
on Sunday. Funeral services will be
held from Chambers funeral par
lors, Delaware avenue and Jefferson
street, at 2 o'clock. on Wednesday
afternoon. Interment viii be I'm
Riverview cemetery.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07


the man and hurried back 70 the
hotel in fierce Jubilation. He had
proved that the Eureka people were
close in touch with Cousins.
"Ednal Gosh, girl. I've turned a
trick. and now we fiit-to Paris
Paris, where all good Americans are
supposed to go when they die. and
where you are going to have the
time of your life. Let's gol"
There is one word that brightens
any feminine face-Paris.
In spite of herself. her disappoint-
ment Of being dragged from her
treasure chest, her magical city
where nothing cost anything and
everything cost nothing. Edna
glowed at the thought of Paris.
She went TO Jack. put her arms
about his neck.
This time. boy" she whispered
into his neck, II am not going to let
business interfere. You shan't spoil
Parisl"
To Be Continued.
Copyright, 1922. NEA Service).
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-07

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