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"Dear Anne Hurst: This letter concerns my only child, a sweet and intelligent girl. She studied journalism," and meant to ge places--when she met and mar- ried. I was happy for her, and thought I had gained a son. But he is mean and selfish, and a constant drinker; ' "They bought a home out of town, and I saw little of them, but thought everything was all right. Now they have three children , , . One day-my daugh- ter 'came home and broke down. She told me everything. Anne Hirst, it was terrible to-listen to; some things are so shocking I cannot write them . .", She Sas tried leaving him; she has talked to her minister, done everything there is to do. Several times she applied for divorce, only to have him come crawling back, erying. Each time she forgave him . , . "She has tried drinking with him, and going on parties with him. He insults her in publio, " gven accuses her of. other men! 80 now she goes nowhere, and spends her time with the child- ren. Only when she comes to my home is she happy. B8he.is a wonderful mother, a good cook, and keeps her house in perfect order, He couldn't ask for a better wife. : "Now she is about fed up, and wants to divorce him, 1 have told her she must make up her own mind, But I am asking you; should she Do you think a man like that will ever change? The younger children love their father, but the oldest is afraid him. I want to help her, but do not want to interfere. If you will print this letter, with For Half-Sizers Pd 3 4629 ® 14)4--24% Especially for the short, ful- figure -- this slimming step- accented by a new and dra- tic collar detail. Picture this crepe, {faille, or _cotton -- you'll gather compliments--galore wherever you go! Proportioned to fit -- no alteration worries! Pattern' 4629: Half Sizes 141%, 6%, 1832, 20%, 221%, 24%. Size 6% takes 4 yards 39-inch fabric. This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has somplete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS §88¢) In coins (stamps cannot be fccepted) for this pattern. Print plainly 81ZE, NAME, ADDRESS, 'YLE- NUMBER. } Send order to Box 1, -128 Penteenth St, New Toronto, t. -- NL EA PLAY STE your answer, 1 will show it to "I don't know if there are a few of you in ou place of busi- ness who read these letters and laugh, but whoever or wherever you are, I thank you for letting me share my burden with you. My daughter is all I have, and 1 do s0 want to see her happy, with a decent home for herse and the children , . . again, ; A MOTHER. * It has been my observation * (and knowledge) over 20-odd * years' experence in conducting - % this column, that such a man ° * does not change Occasionally . * a"miracle happens; but not ¢ often enough to atfect the aver- * age A man who insults 'his * wife publicly, who doubts the ¢ fidelity of a girl like your * daughter hasn't a shred of ® decency in him. If he had of- _ * fended her only once, when he _* was intoxicated, she: could ® forget it; but to make a prac- ® tice of such charges indicates' ¢ a warped mind--and what wife, * with the best intentions in the * world, can deal with that? * Your daughter has. forgiven . ® her husband time and again he * has taken advantage of her * grace and generosity He is not - ® fit to live with any sentitive ¢® woman, -As a father, he.can- * not be but a failure, indeed, * he is a dangerous influence; ¢ the two children who still love * him are under two years old, .* entirely too young-to see him ¢ as he is; the boy, even at four, * fears him They will have, I * do not hesitate to say, a far ¢ better opportunity to grow up * normally when he is gone. * Your daughter may --have * other unrevealed reasons for her ¢ hesitancy to divorce him. It * is, as you say, her decision to ¢* make. This opinion, however, | --* is the one which I must hold. ¢* PS. Since left a newspap-: * or of which I was woman's ed- ¢ jtor, my study at home is my ¢ workshop. Every letter that ® arrives is read by me, I ad- * mit that a few now and then ® do bring a smile because the * writer is hysterical over some ® simple situation, or because ® ghe or he intended to be funny.- - ® letters are not shown to those ® outside the study, nor has any * of my readers' confidence ever * been betrayed. LJ * * When a man is mean and sel- fish, and a constant drinker, it is his influence on the children which must weigh with his wife. They are her first responsibility +» + In times of stress, write to Anne Hirst. Address her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont, Studious Look '-- Perched high and dry on a huge chunk of driftwood, pretty Kathleen Stan. ley studies the surf and sky be- fore changing for a swim. i A BSF fio Ad i AE Mix and sift into a bowl, 13% o. once-sifted pastry flour (or 134 ¢. onoessifted all-purpose flour), 8 tsps. Magic Baking Powder, }§ tep, salt. Cut'in finely 8 the, chilled shortening, Make a well in dry ingre- dients and add }{ o. finely-chopped mustard pickle in sauce and 34 o, milk; mix lightly with a fork, adding milk if necessary, to make a drop dough. Drop in 8 portions, over ' hot cooked stew. Cover closely and L flee (@ever iting tha © 18h. Yield--6 servings. cover) for | PRR LN EOF LNT FY A eA TEE IE INE Rint Lod 0b PL ATE ROR NERS AT (a SE a A AEN aes LEARN er 8 SASS XN ; SRL Black Marauders On The Increase They come early this spring, as they do every spring: ghost- like shadows winging their w through snow and sleet to th nesting grounds across Canada from Newfoundland to Vancouv- er Island. : Crows- by the thousands! " " Ld Their cawing "is a raucous chorus in the still-naked thickets. It may be'music to some ears but to the song and game birds. in 'field' and forest it means - "murder, : : According to KX, N. Morris, ex- " ecutive director of the Canadian Association of Civilian Marks- men, the "crow population of Canada is increasing to an alarm- ing degree. This has sportsmen worried because the crow is a notorious pilferer. While he is credited with consuming some in- sects, his favorite diet is the eggs of song birds and game. birds ' like partridges, Prairie chickens and ducks. . * LJ * To keep our game bird popula. tion in a healthy state, Mr. Mor- ris urges shooters to volunteer their services to local farmers to control the*ebony-hued robbers of birds' nests." In western Can- ada good work is already being done by Yueh organizations as the Predators Control Committee of the Manitoba Federation of Game and Fish Associations. Last year this group paid out bounties on 10,026 crows at 10 cents per crow. In - addition to earning extra money for their efforts, sports- men were able to enjoy a first class sport. : r Forecasts Of Doom That Proved True "You will die with your boots on," said Mrs. Smith to her son George Smith, the "brides in the bath" murderer, {fulfilled the prophecy. "You will die in your shoes," Mrs, Carey promised her son, and eventually Peter Carey, on his way to execution, asked to be allowed to take off his shoes in order to prove his mother wrong. The request was refused, so mother was right. Strange predictions have been * fulfilled to the letter by criminals. Philip. Standsfield, a youth of good family, was a student at a _ Scottish University. One-day he went into a kirk where a descend- ant of John Knox was preaching. Standstield mocked the preacher and threw a stone at him. "My son," he said sadly, "there will be more people present at thy death ,than there are here now." Years later Standsfield was publicly hanged in Edinburgh for strang- ling his father. : . When Thurtell stood on trial for his life for the murder of Weare at Elstree, he was horrified when "his. accomplice, Probert, turned King's Evidence against him. That evidence hanged Thur- tell, but before he left the court he glared at Probert for the last time. "Bad luck go with you al- ways," he hissed, "Yes, it is given to me, a dying man, to see it. Mis- fortune shall never leave you and die you shall at the last--miser- ably!" True enough, misfortune dog- ged Probert who was ultimately "arrested on a charge of hqrse stealing. He was, in fact, theglast man to be hanged in England for that offence. : But the most fantastic case was that of Dr. Willlam Dodd, the fashionable clergyman, condemn- ed to death in 1777 for forgery. As the open cart passed through the crowd on the way to the gal- lows, a woman pushed forward, mockiiig him, "Well; our Reverence," she jeeréd, "where is the Lord thy God now?" The condemned man glanced down at her. "Woman," he said quietly, "you will find the answer in the seventh chapter of Micah," His cart passed on. The verse quoted reads: '"--she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me Where is the Lord thy God?, Mine eyes shall behold her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets." - A little later, the crowd pressed forward, and in an effort to re-. store order the military charged, and hurled the people back. In the ensuing confusion, the woman who had mocked the condemned man was knocked down and trainpled' to death, ; 'NOT A LAWYER A well-known lawyer recently told an amusing story against his profession. It refers to an occasion when Sir Henry Irving was a witness in a case of street robbery, The defendant's lawyer roared at him, "At what hour did the theft occur?" "]--I--think," began Irving. "It isn't what you think that we want to know." _ "Don't you want to know what I think?" asked Irving. : "I do not," snapped the lawyer, #In that case," said Irving mildly, "I had better leave the witness stand. I can't talk with: out thinking--I'm not a lawyer." A "christened, and he behaved him- self very well. He wore a long, . might as well --~mother's shoulder; saw the rest - But of course, David John didn't _ cake. 3 Silicone at Home: Housewife's party dress, treated with silicorie water-repellent, sheds splash from kitchen sink, Silicone in Laboratory: Viscosity of silicone fluid, compared to conventlal fluid, remains constant In heat or cold. Last' Sunday was a big day in our family." David John was lace-edged petticoat, and an em- broidered christening' robe that were family -heirlooms. On the way to Toronto I thought of David in his long robes and I had toglaugh because David is all boy--to put him in embraid- ered baby clothes seemed so very much out of character. However, family traditions had to be ob- served. When we arrived at the house Daughter was getting him dress-. ed, and David was protesting lustily. Then he decided he humour these grown-ups with their queer ideas so he began talking to himself, although still watching -for an opportunity to do a bit of chew- ing on his fancy clothes. The church was just around the corner so we walked over. There were three other christenings, a little wee baby, a small boy about two years old, and Robbie, a little older than David, the son of one of Daughter's friends. Robbie was crying most of the time but David was much too interested in what was going on to even think of crying. He watched the dimmed lights; he looked up into the minister's face and smiled, and then he. made an unsuccessful grab at the clerical collar. Back in the pew he looked over his god- of us sitting behind him, -and promptly began laughing, talk- ing and generally making him- gelf heard -- much to the em- barrassment of his mother and to the delight of his grand-' mother. Thus was David christ- ened and received into the Church. Back home again we got him out of his long robe and into smocked rompers--his sturdy little legs making good use of their restored freedom, Of course there was a small christening party afterwards, with one of the prettiest cakes 1 have ever seen for such an occasion. A spray of pinkish-blue icing rosebuds with green leaves along one side. of the cake and in thé centre "David John, 1954." get even a crumb of his pretty Light snow or rain had been forecast for Sunday but it turn- ed out to be a nice day. We - drove down to Oakville and from there Bob and Joy took us the rest of the way. : How drab every place looks just before the spring season. Too wet for raking up the win- ter debris; too cold for growth, Not a sign of green anywhere except for a few shoots here and there from flowering bulbs, Yet we know, given a few days of bright, warm sunshine and the miracle of spring will be with us once again, The robins know it, too, for last Thursday I saw, not one: robin but three, two cock-robins and one hen. Ah, me, does that mean that triangle sit- uations. exist even in feathered families? : There are plenty of the much ee} Space Man? -- A man wearing a suit of aluminum foil walks the streets of London on his way to a demonstration of factory equipment. The sult Is said to withstand - temperatures up to 2300 degrees centigrade. maligned starlings around these "days. I wonder . , . are they friend or foe to the farmer? Some think one way, some an- other, Even naturalists do not agree on that point. I like to think they are friends because it is a cheering sight to watch -|. them on a sunny day splashing and hopping around in every puddle of water they can find. I can understand why people want to drive-them away from public buildings. in towns and cities but surely in the country we can ac¢cept them, taking their less desirable qualities along "with their benefical insect-des- troying activities. - After all, the starlings live according to the laws of nature. Can we say as much for the human race? What right have we to criticize lesser forms of animal life when so- - called human beings experiment with atomic and: hydrogen bombs? Not that. we are fright- ened for ourselves. In view of the devastating qualities of at- omic weapons alarm from a per- sonal viewpoint would be little short of ridiculous, However, we do feel that even, for those far removed from the actual effect of atomic experiments, there is another kind of chain reaction that is quite possible--a reaction of fear--that can have an under- mining effect upon all we say and do. To my way of thinking, fear of the unknown is enemy No. 1. It is also an enemy which we. can fight and conquer if we, meke up our minds to do so, 80 many things are beyond. our scope to control but our mental outlook, if we are normal, that we can control. , Well, it's a far cry from chris- tenings and starlings to atomie weapons, But that's life--a little of this and a little of that--and we have to teke it all.in our stride. 5 ISSUE 17 -- 1054 "|. it has been done on foot--tramp- two. kinds of apples as. well as ~tuce, and radishes." "the circus ring, munching deject- ~ mett's thoughts strayed frequent- was always the same thing: it World-Famous Clown Tells His Story : Rg oe I Spring's in the air--the circus has taken to the road again. And, tramping along with the Great- . est Show on Earth--just as he has for years, delighting child- ren and adults alike with his magnificent ' pathos of panto- mime--will be that .sad-faced tramp clown, Emmett Kelly, Actually, it won't be Emmett Kelly at all--but "Willie." "Willie and 'I 'have travelled a long, long' way together since that day when he was born on my drawing board in Kansas City," he says. "A whole' lot of ing thousands of miles around the oval of the circus hippo- drome, over and over again, nine to fifteen miles each.show, twice a day, rain or shine, "The laughter of children fs a sound no circus clown ever can forget. It sticks in his mind and he can still hear the echo warm- ing his heart when he has put aside the makeup and the motley and quit trouping." : Emmett Kelly put aside his woebegone makeup long enough to relate the story of his "Life in Tatters and Smiles" to F. Beverly Kelley, well-known cir- cus author and publicist. It's the great world of make-believe --a boy whose farm home in. the Ozarks of Missouri boasted :| of '"huckleberties, blackberries, raspberries, and grapes. There were peach trees, pear trees, and hickory nuts and walnuts, ., , We 'also had cabbages, onions, let- Anyone who 'has - seen the mournful tramp ambling around edly on a: cabbage leaf, might have been tempted to offer him a penny for. his thoughts. Em- ly back to those boyhood days on the farm, where he had to cut log chunks for the heating stove and split wood for the cook stove, piling it on the back rch where it was handy for s mother. : 7 "There have been some mile- stones in my career as a clown --times when my spirits rose at the sound of applause or when I had been complimented by people in high places, and it was my mother standing at the kitchen door looking at the woodpile and telling me, 'Well, you .are a fine boy, and you have done a good job." It was the color, the noise, and the excitement of the circus which drew Emmett Kelly away from" the little farm. From thé moment he saw his first circus = arade, his one ambition was to e a performer in that glorious gaudy world. Fashioning. himself a 'backyard trapeze, he learned enough tricks to impress the manager of a small travelling circus. 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