Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 69, 31 January 1920 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY. JANUARY 31. 1920

By Elizabeth Matter THE ACTRESS "You bet I'm going totbe an actress. I'm not even going to finish school," remarked a seventh grader who was rehearsing a dramatization for English class. How many girls are making sim

ilar resolutions this holiday season when the theatres are packed to standing room! And none . of us

can blame the "stage struck girl

We all like to pretend and the de-

aire to be somebody else is not con fined to our 'teens.

Yet In spite of the huge number

of "matinee dolls and "movie fans

'here is perhaps less known about acting than any other art.- Few

eople realize that there are defin

te rules to be followed here just as in music and that just as much ractice is required of those who

;chieve success.

The girl who follows Maude

Vdams through an afternoon of youthful- vivacity or Bits : enrap-

ured by Marlowe s voice heaves a

tigh of genuine envy of the "heav-

;n born gift." Little does she

. ealize- that years of untiring prac

ice have given Marlowe's voice its

-icnness or tnat only By extreme ?are and . self-denial can' Maude

. Adams continue in her lively roles,

To be sure, all great actresses

must have "the gift," but how many

here are who flourish only a few

reasons because they depend upon alent alone to maintain their fame! It- is talent plus training of the

nguruus aiuu mat manes me nlccessful actress.

.There are schools which train

uuub guta -iu vuiue, gesture, ana xpression,. such as the "American Veademy of Dramatic Arts in New 'ork city; the Emerson and the

iriauu xvncis ouuuuia iu Dusiou. .'ut there is nothing like a genuine pprenticeship in the theatre. A 1 11 m II at ft A will In tm . aln -tt Im a 4 a

aere living wage in the most in- . ignificant roles in order to learn he tricks of the trade. She must be prepared to make

acrifices both of friends and good imes. for art demands complete elf-devotion. -The stage means he hardest kind of work for those ho really "arrive." "But to those vho are filled with the dramatic astlnct and are capable of levelleaded, pains-taking work, the, door wide open. ,

'Soys' and Girls' Newspaper Service Copywrlgrht, 1919. by J. H. Millar l RIDDLES! 1. How many peas in one pint? Lela. Moyer, Carlos, Ind. 2. . Why has the mayor ordered he public libraries closed? Lelah "foyer--3. Why is a captain -on a Missis'ppl steamer like a dentist? bestor Collins.

4. Girls' Names Athcrniee.

belm. Ordhta. Iebess, Ltheam, .iace, Aroerbt, Enire, Knnel, Ruyb. -Owen F. McCoy, grade 6, district

.(Answers will appear in next eek's Junior.) ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S RIDDLES 1. An Elephant Ear plant. 2. An Orange. 3. A Peach. - Floyd Williams, grade GA, Warn- . er school.

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j DOLLAR-MAKING IDEAS J

Cleaning Silverware For Pay By Belle Case Harrington Almost everybody dislikes cleaning silver. That is the reason they

which are being cooked for the table. Be careful not to mislay any articles entrusted to you. If you take them away from the house, make a list of them. Ask your employer to verify it before you go. Arrange the flat silver in the cases, and wrap the large pieces in tissue paper before you return them. Be prompt and reliable and you will have all the work you can do.

HAS NOT MISSED A DAY OF SCHOOL Losantsville, Ind., Jan. 22, 1920. Dear Aunt Polly: I sold Red Cross stamps Christmas. I coast down a big hill that is close to our house almost every day. I go to school and haven't missed a day. If I think of another riddle I will send it in. Your little friend, Master Russell Stanley.

HAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE Watch the men back from military service straighten up and give your lung3 space to expand. Red Cross Health Hint.

Some of the little folks who are too. When they spied the children reading about Jack and Jane and they came over to the fairy house, their trip around the world didn't and talked to them .Jack and

hear about the wonderful, journey Jane told how they had roamed

The Jamacians have a proverb bat says 'When fowl drink water, lux lif up him head an' say, Tank God! Thank God!" but man drink water an no say not'ln."

will hire someone to do it for them.

Ask a half-dozen women whom you know to let you clean their silver

once a month.

You will need a quantity of soft

cloths like old cottonflannel, or the

tops of old stockings. Soft towels

will be needed for drying, and a

soft brush for getting into the creas

es. Some skis are easily irritated by certain silver-cleaning preparations, and you may need a pair of rubber gloves. Get a square of table oilcloth to spread on the floor when you do the work in the homes of your patrons. There are several good ways of brightening silverware. Here are

two simple formulas. 1st Take common whiting, a fine 'white powder which you can

buy at the drug store. Add one I teaspoon of household ammonia to a teacupful of water, moisten ai

null, tiuiu wuu i in. -i, uii luiu iiiu whiting and rub until the tarnish is removed. Then wash in warm water and dry on soft towels. 2nd Take a good-sized aluminum kettle the newer the better. Fill

half full of soft water to which has

been added 1 tablespoon of soda

and two of salt for every quart of water. P ut in the silver to be cleaned and bring the water to a boil for five or ten minutes. No rubbing is required, merely take out, rinse and dry. The success of this method depends upon the chemical action of the salt nnd soda upon the aluminum. The water may be used many times. If the aluminum kettle is rather old, add a new pie pan or an aluminum lid to the water. Sometimes it is hard to start the tarnish from a piece which has stood for a long time. In such a case, there is no better way than the old-fashioned plan of putting the article in the first water poured off from common dry soup beans

of the two until Captain Brave and his great airplane and Ladydear had taken them a long ways. And so many of them have wondered how the children came to make the trip and where they went first that, if the other little readers will not object, I'm going to tell the new friends of Jack and Jane more about them'. First of all, Jack and Jane lived in Make Believe Town, right here in our United States. Most of the people in Make Believe Town were grown up or much older, at least, than Jack and Jane and so these two little tots had no one with

away from the village looking for someone with whom they could play. Ladydear and Captain Brave, for they were the ones who had come in the plane, told the children that they had just returned from the war and that they were starting on an airplane trip around the world. They roust have seen the longing in the children's eyes, for the next thing Jack and Jane knew Ladydear sa:d: "And if your mother and father will allow us to, we'll take you with us."

'Then Jack and Jane climbed into

How Three Girls Built A Tent My two friends and I made a tent evenings after school. My brother helped us though. But we are going to build a better one because this one is lop-sided. When we go in it, it shakes. We took some boards to brace it up. Yesterday we went to clean it up. And I was building a fire and put too much coaloil on it. And the linoleum caught on fire. And I told the girls our house was gone, but we happened to have some water there and put it out. The fire did . no damage to anything. Last Sunday we popped some popcorn. My brother said he would put another room on it and fix some of the cracks up so it wouldn't be so cold. Tonight we are to invite are mothers and they are coming up at 6 o'clock. And hope they will enjoy it. Stella Shores, 5A grade, Joseph Moore school.

Some Winter Poems The snow is falling fast, "Oh what a sight," And it leaves the ground a silver white, And for sliding it is just right. The north wind is blowing a snowy gale The Ice is thick upon the rail, And now we go across the ice to sail. Mervin B. Loper, Joseph Moore school.

whom they could play excepting

Booh, the little white, fluffy dog. captain Brave and tney went back One bright morning Jack and ! to Make Believe Town to talk it Jane and Booh had wandered a : all over with the children's mother long ways from the village and had and father. come to a wood. They had walk-1 When Ladydear Kaw mother shP cd. and walked, and walked, in the discovered that they ,iad pl a hope of finding someone with whom together when they were children, they could play or some new place So of th h m which they could play. They, glad to entrust Jack and Jane were very tired wlun they reached Ladydear and give them a chance the wood, and so, when they found in tai.B B11h mnHfltl

f '1 lue fairy hoiise they do-1 And while the chIldren were being cided that they would lie down and i n,, raaAV fr tua ir,n T

v v tuv iii juiuuj uvai to!d mother how she had served as a nurse in the war and how Captain Brave had fought in the flying

service and how they had met in

Sliding down the hill we go, Till our dinner is ready. Then we go on a big hill Down to the mill The sled will not stay steady. Alma Jack, grade 5B, Joseph Moore school.

take just a short nap. Branches from huge willow trees hung down to the ground and formed the walls of this little house. Leaves that

had fallen from the trees and which . Franco and wpre marripd ag soon

had turned all colors of the rain

bow, almost formed the carpet, a "fairy carpet," Jane called it. And at one end of the room was a couth covered with moss and flowers. This was where the children went to sleep. Booh found a little moss-bed all his own at the foot of one of the trees and he, too had a nap. All three were awakened by a great roaring sound outnide and when they looked out they discovered that a giant airplane had alighted in the field at the edge of the woods. Out of the plane stepped a large man in soldier clothes and a beantlful lady, in uniform,

as the war ended. Tomorrow we'll have to tell our newer readers where the children went during the early part of their trip. (Copyright. 1919.)

Tortoise, pike and carp have been known to live 150 years; eagles, ravens and parrots 100 years and jver. The elephant lives from 100 !o 150 years; the rhinoceros, 70 years; camel, 50 to 80 years; horse 20 to 40 years; ox, 15 to 20 years; jheep, 12 years; lion, 20 to 40 years; dog, 12 to 34 years; cat, 10 to 18 years. Whales are believed to live 400 years.

BACKWOODS CURRENCY In the general store of a village in Virginia there came one day not long ago a diminutive darkey, who laid a single egg on the counter and said: "Boss, my mudder says 'please give her a needle for dis aig.' " The storekeeper smiled. "WTiy," he said,, "you can get two needles for an egg." "No, boss," continued the darky, "my mudder don't want no two needles; she says, 'please give me de change in cheese.' " An Irish drill sargeant, who was drilling a squad of raw recruits, was trying in vain to make a straight line. Soon he lost all patience and said: "That line is as crooked as a cork-screw! All of yez fall out and take a look at it!" Tanks for mountain climbing are are now available to tourists of the French Alps of Savoy. The coat of armor and the guns are removed leaving a very powerful caterpillar tractor excellent for crossing rough ground and ascending steep grades.