Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 140, 23 April 1921 — Page 15

7HE JUNIOR RICHMOND PALLADIUM The Junior Palladium is the children's section of tho Richmond

Palladium, founded May 6, 1916, and Issued each Saturday afternoon. All hoys and girls are invited to, he reporters-and contributors. News items, social events, "want" advertisements, 'stories local jokes and original poems are acceptable and will be published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name and age signed. Aunt Polly is, always glad to meet the children personally as they brlnj their articles to The Palladium office, or to receive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. ThisMs your little newspaper, and we hope each boy and girl will use It thoroughly.

MOTION PICTURES OF SLOW GROWTH From the initial advent of the motion picture before the public to the present time, the trend has always been upward. When the motion picture was first exhibited, the fact that figures moved upon the screen was sufficient to guarantee popularity. This gradually died out, however and promoters found they must weave their adorn into stories with plots to please the ever-changing public. From that time on the future of the motion picture was assured. I can remember the first pictures I ever witnessed. At that time the film used was tha cheapest to be had, and at all times was crossed by flickering black lines. The picture itself jumped about on the screen so that it was a task to keep track of the movements of. the figures, let alone follow the story. Ever and anon the film would break and the audience would be subjected to an indefinite wait. When the picture was again flashed before our eyes, usually about 25 feet of film had been discarded and the trend of the story taken up from there. When the show was over, we went home, our eyes smarting from the flickering glare. Today, conditions are so much improved that you can hardly associate the elaborate productions with the crude sort of a few years ago. Fine theatres are provided where one may sit in comfort. Before our eyes a drama unfolds and it is so lifelike and free from blemish that it refreshes Instead of tires the watcher. The Images on the screen are clear and sharp and move about in a natural manner. There. are no flaws in the film and the picture is steady and free from the uncomfortable glare and flicker. And the story the picture presents. A smoothly connected, wellconstructed play is flashed on and

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it is so real that it only requires the actors' voices to become a living drama. And then the beautiful "settings". Many people prefer the legitimate drama to the movies, but give me the movies every time. Where in the spoken drama can you get the costly scenery effect you see in the movies? It isn't possible. One scene there lasts for quite a period, while, during the same period many scenes may be presented in a movie. In one movie, for instance, the story may be laid around Niagara Falls. Could the spoken drama give you the effect the movie reveals? Of course not. In the first place tho majestic falls are represented by scenery, without life and movement. The motion picture camera shows us tho leaping pulsating water as It falls from its dizzy height into the boiling cladron of mist and foam. Cease to compare the two. The movie Is incomparable Russell R. Hamra, in "Lone Scout."

PET BLUEJAY DOES MANY FUNNY THINGS We used to have a pet bluejay known by the cognomen of "J." He wasn't bashful, as most birds prove to be, but really loved people and would make friends with everyone. He had a little game of his own; origin that he'd play with me. I would take a piece of paper and make it into a "spit-ball" about the size of a pill and "J" would stand quite a distance from me and I'd throw this hastily manufactured ball to the expectant "J' who would j actually catch It In his bill, and) then the clever bird would fly to a ' certain picture on the wall and hide his treasure behind it. No matter ; how many wads I d make, he would repeat the operation over and over, ! always hiding the balls behind the! same picture and always loathe to stop. He would never get thed! first. I would always be the one to stop from fatigue. I Virginia Headburg, Age 13. '

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY,' At'RIL 23, 1921

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CHAPTER V. ; The little boy took lessons for a long time. Every week , the girl would go to pay Mr. Van Harrltt, but he would not take the money. About three weeks after the boy had started taking lessons the girl went to pay Mr. Van Harritt, As usual he would not take the money so the girl said that if he would come to her house and give her piano lessons she would pay for her lessons and let the little boys be free (of course she meant to give Mr. Van Harritt more money than she should and of course she was going to pay for the little boy's lessons, but Mr. Van Harritt did not know this). Mr. Van Harritt said that would be all right, so Ruth told him to come to her house the next day. The next day Mr. Van Harritt went to her house. When he knocked at the door the butler came to the door. Mr. Van Harritt started in as he was not used to butlers and did not know that he had to have a card. The butler pulled him back and asked him for his card. Mr. Van Harritt said that he did not have any card. (To be Continued) . NOLA MAE ARNOLD, Aged 11 years, Grade 6B, Sevastopohl School. HOW FAR CAN A KANGAROO JUMP? The largest kangaroos average between 20 and 30 feet at a jump. They travel along by gigantic leaps and maintain the length of their stride as the human runner does. SCHOOL YELL (Special to The Boys' and Girls' Newspaper from Commercial High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). Pickles. Ketchup, Chow, Chow, I Chow, Chew 'em up; Eat 'em up; Bow, Wow, Wow; Hannibal, Cannibal, Sis, Boom, Bah! Commercial High School, Rah, Rah, Rah! (Make up a yell and send it in.) ANSWERS TO THIS WEEK'S RIDDLES 1. Two insice and out. 3. One skims the milk, the other skims the water. 3. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. By Ad Carter

TKe Mystery of : The Gold Watch BY FLOYD SLIFER Chapter III In a Hard Place Bob chases Fox into the woods where he disappears la a tree under which there la a large room. Bob tllH Jane of this and Just as Bob has resolved that Jim would not get the watch a man steps in through a window and demands the watchBob stood and just looked at thf man. "Well, don't stand there an' look, hand over that watch," said the man, whose name is Joe. "Come and get it," said Bob. Joe moved toward Bob. Bob watched him as he came closer trying to think what to do. "Now git that watch or TT1 blow your guts out,". Joe said, putting the gun against Bob. Bob quickly knocked the gun to one side and at the same time with the other hand he whipped out a jack knife and said, "Now you take one little step nearer an' I'll Jab

this knife where you don't want it. Joe sneered, "Jist as if I was afraid of ye, huh?" and he boldly stepped toward Bob. "Now you shall die right now," and Bob plunged at Joe with the knife but Joe was looking for it and he ducked. The knife scraped Joe's scalp and he fell to the floor; he had not ducked down far enough. Bob knelt over Joe, his knife In his hand. Bob was mad and he didn't care whether he ever came to. Joe, who had only fainted, started to rise, but Bob pushed him back to the floor. "If you don't (ell me all this mystery about that watch, I'm goin' to kill you right now." and he held the knife closer to Joe. "That watch ain't got no works in it an' you can't git it open withaut the key Jim's got," said Joe. "Yes, but what's that got to do with what's in it?" asked Bob tnxlously. "Well on the inside of this watch there " The sentence was broken by rifle shots which sent glass flying everywhere. "Jane, get my gun. upstairs." exj claimed Bob. j Yes but where was Jane? She was gone. Bob left Joe to himself and ran upstairs where he got his rifle. The rifle shots came from some bushes where Jim and five men were hiding, but that was not all that were there.. Jane had been taken away and she was tied to a tree away from where she could be hit by bullets. Bob ran to the window and saw Jane. "How could they get her when I was almost beside her?" Bob ran toward Jane trying to hide at the Bame time. He got to her all right, but he was not successful in getting her because he was grabbpd by a man whom he recognized as being Fox.r'It worked all the same," said Fox with an ugly laugh. "What worked?" asked Bob i crossly. "Why, the way we got you over here." "Weil, now what are you going to do with us?" "No tellin'; but you c'n believe me that you ain't goin' to be in this world long." Finally the rest of the men came over to where Bob and Fox stood. "Bring 'em along, men," said Jim, "I've got a devil of a good idea." It was a cruel idea Jim had because he thought that if he could get rid of Bob without getting himself into trouble he would get the the property, being's he was the next closest relative. j They had a hard time getting Bob to go with them but Jane was easy to handle They took them to

Arnold House which really looked like a barn. "Bring them in the other room," said Jim when they had entered the house Two men hog-tied Bob and threw him on a sort of a couch in the other room. Jane was also put in that room but she was put in one corner. "Say, I wonder if that feller ain't got that watch with him?" asked Fox. "I'd like to git this Job over with." Jim went in where Bob and Jane were and searched him and sure enough he pulled the watch out of his Insfde coat pocket. "Ah!" he said aloud.

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"Now , that you're not going to Jive long, I'll show you why I wanted this watch," said Jim as he took the gold key from the box. Jim was surprised to see that Bob did not look at him but looked out of the window, "Say, don't you want to see what is in this watch, anyhow?" asked Jim. - Bob said nothing but continued to look out of the window. Jim followed his gaze and he wad startled to see a detective crawling towards the house. (To be Continued TONY IS PET OF THISLITTLE GIRL I have a cat named Tony. He ia silver gray with green eyes and a long, black streak from the tip of his nose to the end of his big fluffy tall. He has very long, shaggy fur. Tony wil go after bits of paper and sticks and will bring them to you If you drag a string with a piece of paper attached, he will love to play with you. One day Tony went into a clothes closet and brought my mother's heavy carriage boot down from a chair and dragged it across tha room. When anyone ia going away Tony always knows -it. He climbs into the trunk and lies down in the clothes. He likes to drink water from the basin and always puts his front paws in. When he . turns around from drinking he always gets his long tail in the water without knowing it. When my brother is playing with his tow boats Tony likes to walk all the way around the tub. Tony often plays dolls. He gets the doll house door open with tub nose and then takes the dolls and puts them at our feet. Tony always comes when he U called. He is a very blue blooded cat. One of his ancestors is King Winte, the most beautiful Silver Persian cat in the country. WHISKERS, THE RESCUER. The narrative I am about to rlate has to do with the remarkabla instinct of the Airedale. Personally, I am a lover of Airedalesv for I have owned two and I have found them to be the most faithful dog I have ever known. In a little town in northern Mir.hlgan lived an old man, a friend of my uncie. My uncle decided to go up there to hunt, and one dav wpnt Into a rather extensive wood situated about a hilf mile east of town. My uncle had told this old friend of his, whom we shall call Mr. Cupler, that he would return about 5 o'clock In the evening. He did not. however, show lin at this time, and not at six, nor seven, nor eight. And at about 9 o'clock Mr. Cupler began to get somewhat worried over uncle's prolonged absence. The time passed quickly, and still my nncle did not appear, and at 9:30 o'clock Mr. Cupler decided to Bend his Airedale, Whiskers, after him. Whiskers was a good hunter and could follow a scent that was quite old. The old gentleman opened the door to his little cabin and told the dog what he was to do. Whiskers listened attentively, and at the command to go dashed from the house. Mr. Cupler was becoming old and feeble, and as he believed uncle to be some distance away from home he did not follow the dog, for he, as he said afterward, was doubtful that he could have gone all the way. It was near midnight when Whiskers returned, barking joyously with my uncle close on his trail. Boys and Girls' Newspaper. N E ITHER WERE W E. Lawyer Was the deceased in the habit of talking to himself when alone? Patrick Mahoney I can't tell ye that, sor. I niver was with him when he was alone. Freshie "When I was on a farm last summer I saw a cat kill a chicken." Sophomore "Huh, that's noth fng; when I was in New York last summer I saw the Catskill Mountains." Must Fishermen Keep Quiet? Just so long as the fish do not see the fisherman he won't bother them with his talking. It is his movements that are most likely to dlsturd the Ish. '?