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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, ATR1L 2. 1921

The Mystery of - The Gold Watch . , t Chapter I. . . The Man Who Looked In the Window I'll say this story begins on the outskirts of New York where a man lived whose name was Philip. He died without leaving a will that anyone knew of. The people said that Robert Lunce and his sister, Jane, should have the property. When Jane and Bob had moved In, Bob happened to go In the attic to fix some wires that had beconia

tangled. ho had Just started to go out of the attic after fixing the wires when-he looked over in one of the corners and he saw something shining. "Holy smoke! he exclaimed, what's this? A watch, by George, an' it is gold too!" He ran down and showed it to Jane. "Why that's Cousin Phil's old watch," said Jane. Bob worked around the watch to fee if it would run but It would not. He would have taken the back off of it but it would not come off. , ."Well that's a funny watch, when the back won't even come off," said Bob scratching his head. "How you goin' to fix it?" "Anyhow we can keep it for a sort of rememberance," said Jane. "Say, wasn't Jim to come here tonight?" asked Bob. Jim was a second cousin of Philip's, Bob being first cousin. Jim had a feeling that he ought to get Just as much of that property as Bob did. That night Jim came and ate supper with Bob and Jane. "Do you know anything about a watch?" asked Bob. "Yes, why?'; said Jim. Bob showed Jim the gold watch. Jim gave a start when he saw the watch. "Where did you you you can't fix this watch." Bob started to put it back in his pocket. "Just a minute, do you want to sell that watch?" asked Jim. "How much will you give me for it?" "Ten bucks alright?" "Nope," said Bob. "Bob, don't sell it." said Jane. . "Well you know best," said Bob. "So I don't s'pose ITi sell.' "Why not, it don't do you any good?" Jim said. "Well, I don't want to sell that's all," replied Bob. "I Just thought I would take it off your hands, that's all," said Jim indifferently. "I'm giving you more than you would get by pawning it." Bod said nothing. "Then you won't sell huh?" "No." "Then I will say good bye to you," and Jim went out with an angry scowl on his face. About 9 o'clock Jane and Bob wpnt tn bed. The watch lay on the dresser where Bob put.it. Rnh had lust turned over in the bed and he saw a man's face in the window. The first thought Bob had was that of the watch. He reached under his pillow for his gun and the face disappeared. Lloyd Slifer, Junior High school. (To be continued.) - -s HOW JACK FOUND HIS PET RABBIT Jack had two rabbits. One day, he forgot to shut the door of their i pen, and one of them got out It was after six o'clock, and Jack was playing with some other boys. The next morning when he went to feed them he could not find one of them. He did not go to school that morning. He could not study when one of his rabbits was gone. ' He looked and looked, but he could not find it. He came to a garden where there was some cabbage and, there was his rabbit. And you see how careless Jack was. Ruth Guyer, 4A grade, Baxter school. HONORABLE MENTION We wish to make special mention of three Juniors whose stories and poems we were unable to publish in The Junior because they were similar to stories and ' poems already published, or didiot seem to possess the originality oesired for Junior Palladium stories: Marguerite Korthaus, grade 4, St. Andrews' school; Gladys Wadman, grade 6, Hagerstown, and Wibur Austerman, Fountain Ctty.

CHILDREN'S ART. WORK GOES ON LONG TRIP An exhibition of the art work in a child's class In the Vienna school of arts and crafts has aroused much admiration and is scheduled to travel all over England. The exhibit Includes paintings, drawings, needlework, silhouettes, cut paper pictures, wood cuts and linoleum cuts. A selection of this Juvenile work is to be reprinted and Incorporated in the collections of the South Kensington museum, in England.

r SOCIETY J The girls of tho 5A grade at Whitewater gave a pretty surprise to their teacher, Miss Murphy, by placing a green net.full of eggs, candy and other things on her table, which had been given a festive appearance by a white crepe paper clotli and little lighted candles. The color scheme of yellow and white was attractively carried out in the Easter arty enjoyed by the children of the first grade at Baxter school, Friday, March 26. Games, an egg hunt among them, were played by the children in the kindergarten room. Then the children went to the first grade room, where eight little tables were set with Easter plates the children had made, most of them white with yellow chickens on them. Place cards In yellow and white and Easter baskets full of candy eggs added to the bright appearance of the room. Lemonade and cakes were served. Many little friends of Richard Ferling were charmingly entertained Saturday afternoon from .1 to 5 o'clock with" an Easter party in honor of his fifth birthday anniversary at his home, 327 West Main street. Games were played, after which refreshments were served. Favors in the shape of little Easter baskets were given to each guest. The guests who enoyed the party were: Robert Hudson, Robert Dickinson. Charlos Elmer, Robert Price, Cyuthia Clark, Martha Clark, Richard Hufson, Frances Mae DeHorrity, William DeHorvity, Philip Hodgin, Everett Hodgin, Julian Lange, Virginia Merril, James Schaeffe, Fairfax Davis, Robert Ferling of Indianapolis, and nis brother, Thomas Ferling, Richard Bonner. William Bonner and Maxine Rohe. The children in the fourth grade of Whitewater school surprised their teacher, Mrs. Stillinger. in a delightful manner Friday, March 25, when they planned an Easter shower for her. First she found a great number of colored eggs on her desk, and then came four girl3 bringing her a lovely Easter basket, in which was a rabbit tied with ribbons in a nest of Easter grasses. Chocolate and other candy eggs were in the nest The ends of the ribbons which were tied around the rabbit were tied around little candy teddy bears, and the handle of the basket was a wee rabbit with a carrot in its mouth. The girls who presented the basket were Marguerite Walton, Theresa Falcone, Regina Kortwright, Ethel Stigleman. Mary Casteilucio and Grace Shank. On Friday March 25, the children of room one, Warner school, were entertained with an Easter party by the children of room two. Just after recess all the i'ldren gathered in room two where a program was given, and then each child was decked with a new Easter bonnet, of course they were made of crepe paper, and some were violet with white tassels, some white with violet tassels and some yellow and white. Then they all marched into the kindergarten room where refreshments consisting of animal crackers and candy eggs were served. The tables were decorated with spring flowers and" the place cards were little chicks and bunnies, made by the children in room two. In the center of the room was a large nest filled with bright colored Easter eggs enough so that each child might; have one. There were 96 children present, including a few guests who were Jane Sudhoff, Tom Joe Dagay, Grace Connor, June Gregg, Mary Edith Daggy and Elizabeth Decker. Everyone was quite happy and the neighborhood was made very gay as the children went home la their bright colored caps..

The Master's Music

j When the landlady came to the door, the girl asked if a man by the name of Mr. Van Harrltt lived there. The landlady said, "Yes." Then the girl said, "Is he here now?" The landlady answered, "I do not know, but I will see." The lady went to Mr. Van Harritt's room. She found him there, and she told him that someone was at the door to see him. So, Mr. Van Harrltt went to tho door. The lady smiled, and he smiled. The lady asked him if he gave violin lessons. Mr. Van Harrltt said he had, but he was going to stop because he did not have any more pupils to give lessons to. The girl's name was Ruth Gilem. Ruth asked Mr. Van Harrltt if he would give lessons to a poor littk: boy that wanted to take lessons but was too poor to pay for the lessons, and she would pay for them. Mr. Van Harritt said that he would give him the lessons free if there was music in him, but the girl insisted on paying him and said that if he would not take the money the boy could not take any lessons. Just thep the men came to "take Mr. Van Harritt's piano away because he could not pay for it. Ruth asked Mr. Van Harritt what the men were going to do with his piano. Mr. Van Harrltt did not want Ruth to know that ho was too poor to pay for it, so he told her that it was just an old one that wasn't any account. But Ruth did not believe that, because it looked like a new one: so she slipped around and asked one of the men what they were going to j do with the piano and the man told her that Mr. VatKHarritt did not have the money to pay for it. Ruth told them to leave the piano and she would see that it was pail for. So Ruth paid for the piano, because she was a very rich girl and had everything that she wanted. To Be Continued. Nola Mae Ar nold, age 11 years, 6B grade, Sevas topcl school.

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Dear Juniors: I visited my aunt ' near Indianapolis. The first evenlug I was there my aunt had a I party of five girls to entertain me. I enjoyed my visit very much. They have a large dog. He did not look good to me. i Oh, I had pome automobile drives ' while I was there which 1 enjoyed. t I went to Snnday school and made ' some new acquaintances. I I visited the home of the Masons fo rold people and children. I-eonn B. Prattler, grade 3, Jackson town ship school, Pershing, Ind. Mr. .Labhshauker Laxniidan of Junagad, India, Is carrying on a campaign to close the slaughterhouses of the world. According to him, flesh-eating is the greatest curse of mankind. How the Junior By Claude Bond, age 14 years, Garfield 'Junior Hfeh School Number 3 Press. The press is one of the most important things in the printing industry. The first press in use was Just a wooden frame for holding the form, with an upright screw. First they inked the type, then they laid the paper over the type face. Then they laid a platen over the papr and ran the screw down by a lever. When it was down tight the ink transformed to the paper, then they ran the screw and removed the paper and repeated the process until the desired number of papers were printed. The type was inked by using rolls made by filling a leather covering with wool or some other soft material. The ink was spread on a flat stone then the balls were balls were rolled over the inked surface and then against each other to disI tribute the ink evenly over them. I They were then rolled and patted ' swam V fi ne until ihA taVt n fnrm U y Ci hit; i j 3 uaitix uio uviv; aw ui received its coat of ink. This was done by a boy and occasionally he got a little on his face. They were generally called the "Printer's Devil." This kind of press was clumsy and difficult to operate and would only print several hundred copies a day, but it was the only W BTT- V. ar BflH 11 K 11

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Two Little Girh Once upon a lime there were two little girls, named Mildred Fox and Evelyn Maule. They did not live very far away from each other; tbey were very good friends. One day they went to school a way that was longer than usual, snd they skated. They had so much trouble with their skates. Evelyn's skates would not stay on. Mildred's skates broke. They thought they were going to be late, but when they got to school, the doors were not open, and they took their skates upstairs and went out and had a very good time. Mildred Fox, grade 9, grade 4 A, Joseph Moore school. Palladium is Made kind of press used for several hundred years. Benjamin Franklin used one In London as late as 1725. It is now In the United States patent office at Washington as a national curiosity. This was so slow that later they needed a press to do faster and better work. The Earl of Stanhope made the first real improvement In the press. This was constructed of iron which was a big improvement over the old screw press. This press had a spring attached to the screw so that it sprang back by itself and lifted the platen with it. He used what is known as the toggle Joint to remove the form from the press. Presses of this pattern are still used to print some country papers. The Palladium press was made in Battle Creek, Mich. This kind was invented after the growth of newspapers got so large that they had to get bigger presses. It prints on both sides of the paper and cuts, and folds about 30,000 an hour if they run it fast enogh, but they only print about 12,000 an evening. You may see the picture of it in the office of the Palladium. The Junior runs through the press with another page of the paper but is cut apart as it comes through the cutting and folding part of the machine. (Steretoyping next week.) :: Bv Ad Carter

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