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------ " statement ® Her Books Sold By & have felt'a few years later when 'the novels of Marie Corelli busst When the woman who had - thrilled our. grandparents with the magié of her pen died, the cry went up, "Who Was Marie '- Corelli?" Evérybody was eager for the truth that lay behind the mystery built up around this queen of best-sellers. : But it was not easy to dis- cover, One newspaper stated that Marie Corelli found one wintry night, a blue- eyed baby with® £10 pinned to her shawl, on! the doorstep of 'a certain Doctor Charles Mackay, who had adopted her. Another announced the finding of .a birth ceMsificate proving without doubt that Miss Corelli was the daughter of Thomas Cody, a Marylebone labourer. And yet a third paper entered the fray to publish an account of a romantic meeting in a Stratford-on-Avon church = be- tween Doctor Mackay and Maria Coralie Gonsalez, a beautiful Italian'countess.« Hence the name "Marie Corelli," they Suggested. Marije herself always declared she had 'been addpted by Mac- kay. But a lifelong friend in- sisted "that ,the doctor was the novelist's legal parent. Research has proved this last true, Marie was born on May lst, 1855 (thus the centenary of her birth fell - this year), Mackay couldn't marry her mother -- an Englishwoman named Mills -- until 1861, after his first wife 'died. : From a letter found - after Marie Corelli's death it is clear she did not know the truth about her birth until 1889, when the ' decease of her father revealed -the facts to her. But she. managed 'to keep the secret for the rest of her life, putting busybodies off the scent not only by declaring she was an adopted child, but by deduct- ing ten years from her age to make the story more convincing. While yet in her teens Marie started to write, but she could not find a publisher, One editor even declared that fiction-writ- was obviously "not her forte! How furious he must had: been' but although - upon a staftled world. Like< a dazzling meteor this unknown writer sent her works ~ soaring into the blaze of publicity and became: the famous author whose senSational books were the talk of the world. La Queens, princes, prime minis- ters and bishops, all were tre- mendously impressed by the thirty-one novels she wrote. Their subjectsmatter © ranged from disembodied souls to ab- sinthe addicts in the Parisian underworld, and her imagination 'was so powerful that everything ' son Eric, she touched was charged with rich emotion. Is it any wonder her world sales could be reckoned in tens of millions, and her earnings £10,000 for each book? But behind this astonishing success story lay years of grind- ing slavery for the sake of two worthless men. One was Marie's philandering father, Doctor Mac- kay; ang the other his rascally - As soon as these jackals real- ized what. a money-spinner they had in the young Marie they _ allowed. her to support them in idleness for the rest of their days. Eric was a particularly nasty specimen; fat, flabby and lazy, v he had been a sponger all his life. Blind to his vices, his step- sister financed his -shady affairs, and permitted him to escort her to -the various social" functions she attended. ~ On these occasions Eric dis- played such devotion towards her that tongues began to wag. It was whispered they were lovers and even secretly mar- ried, When, later, Eric showed. his true colours by boasting "that . it was really he who had written all Marie's books, she did at last turn against him. Among Marie's many admirers were the Prince of Wales (after. wards Edward VII) and Mr. Gladstone. When the: latter vis- - ited her one day he brought Mrs. Gladstone, who was obliged to sit outside the house in Earl's \ "IMPRESSIONISTIC ART -- Sculpture affects people in different ways, as witness young Ray Plummer. "Migrant," one of the art treasures exhibited at the Bement Centennial, inspired Ray to make like a bird. at $7500. The Theodore Roszack creation is valued ru "COMES OF AGE"--Princess Margaret holds her pet bs ed . dog as she poses for an informal 25th birthday portrait in the garden of Clarence House, London. age" when she is 25, In royal circles, a princess "comes of Court in an .open carriage for over two hours while her hus- __band chatted and laughed within. Marie Corelli was presented to the Prince .of Wales when she - stayed in Germany. He gave a dinner party in her honour at which 'he commented upon the smallness of her hands. "Out of small things what wonders arise!" he exclaimed, admiringly. This was fgllowed by a lunch-' eon in which Marie was intro- duced to "my son, George, who is well acquainted with your books." When, eventually, the deaths of the two Mackays relieved her of much responsibility Marie - moved .to Stratford-on-Avon, Here she became so great a leg- end that more people went to stare at her house( with its cas- cading window-boxes, than to Shakespeare's birthplace. Coloured postcards of her were on sale in all the shops, and one tourist was overheard to boast that she had scen "Shakespeare's daughter"! bey But Marie was no heroine to the townsfolk. She threw. her weight about too much and was not above telling the shopkeep- ers how to arrange their goods. She drove around in a tiny car- riage drawn by Shetland ponies, with a footman: perched up be- hind, and even bought a gondola to glide upon the Avon with a gondolier specially imported from Venice, ~ : To hit the headlines was ever Marie's - aim, and she went to great lengths to keep her name before the public. "Nothing suc- ceeds. like excess" was her motto and she kept inventing more fables to keep the interest from flagging. She refused to be photo- graphed, and all likenesses of her had to be faked. She announced that she belonged to a secret re- ligious sect not allowed to wor- ship in church and that she could speak Hebrew fluently. There 'was no "truth in either statement. 5 But so well did her self-adver- tising work that if she visited the Memorial Theatre the audi. ence rose to its feet as though she were the Queen; and when UNITED STATES FARMERS IN RUSSIA--D. 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Yet there is satisfac- tion in raising a few plants one- self, Also, one grows fond of a plant-€perhaps because it was a gift from a dear friend or be- cause it came from some in- teresting place--and one likes to keep it "in the family." A Christmas cactus originally brought to the United States from Norway, later passed along through a friend, has been in our home many years (and has supplied plants for many others. Some plants, like the Christ- mas cactus, the Sansevieria, the Pearl Aloe, can be propagated easily 'by division. In repotting the Christmas cactus break the clump papart where it naturally separates and make two or three plants out of it. The Sansevieria, Aloe, and plants of similar growth will usually be found to have side shoots or baby plants 'beside the parent plant, which can be potted separately. The decorative Spider Fern that sends down pendant little plants on. long stems, will keep within bounds itself, while pro- "viding plants to give away. These baby plants sprouting from the long stems will root if set into pots of their own and kept moist until established, writes Millicent Taylor in "The Christian Science Monitor." A great many house plants may 'be propagated from stem cuttings. Right now in the late summer garden you probably have geraniums and coleus that can be "slipped" to make house plants for winter enjoyment. Take a young nonflowering stem tip from such a plant, in- cluding two or three. sets of leaves. Cut it with a sharp knife or razor blade just below a node, ~ or leaf joint. It is at this joint or node that roots will grow. Remove all leaves to within two inches from the bottom of the stem. Large leaf cuttings, such as some. varieties of coleus, need ~ to have more leaves removed-- about half--to send the-activity into rooting. : : Sand, peat, or vermiculite make the best rooting mediums. Slips like wandering Jew and philodendron will root readily in water. You might try coleus and some others in water, too. Bottom heat will encourage root- ing. There are also commercial products for the purpose. Keep the sand or whatever you use * a How to Pick A Name for Baby Strange as it may seem, there are more ways of finding a name for baby than by calling a fam- ily - conference," thinking * about characters in films and fiction, or hy sticking a pin in a lst. For instance, what a Hindu in- fant will. eventually be calle often depends upon the bright ness of a flame, ° . The mother's choice of name for her offspring is usually ap- proved. But if her husband+de- sires something different, each suggestion is written on a sep- arate slip of paper. On the twelfth day after the birth, two lamps are placed over the two names. And the flame which burns more brilliantly de- notes which "label" the child shall bear. In Egypt, three pieces of paper resting under three wax candles are used in a- similar ceremony. But, in this case, one of the three names under consideration is al- ways that of a god or martyr, And the candle which lasts the longest bestows a name on the little one. Mohammedans have for cen- turies employed an.even more unusual system, which prevents any possibility of argument. The five most favoured name suggestions, inscribed on separ-> ate squares of paper, are placed between the pages of the Koran, the sacred book of the Moham- medans. Then after an interval a priest Is invited to bless thé book, ex- tract the final choice and reveal it to relatives assembled round the child. - More' curious still is-a custom observed by the Ainos, inhabi- tants of Northern Japan, who do not name a child until he or she is five years old. When at last the auspicious day has dawned and the father gravely announces his decision, he also explains that he needed time to ponder over the problem! : In some Japanese regions a baby's name is changed four times, with irregular periods in- tervening. This "wily plan in adopted to confuse evil spirits who may be plotting to harm the youngster. In German rural districts, too, EE hi "squash, RH ---- Ee + x3 parents are perpetually on guard ' against adverse influences they always pick a fresh n jfor an infant who is strick with serious illness, J It is generally believed that new choice 'will bring bett health to the unfortunate mi European gipsles declare that " baby should never be named ¥ ster a dead brother or sister, Ag- ¢ording to anclent Romany 1 arents who are foolish enou 0 do.so are inviting bad luck, The Chinese have the oddest notions of all when selecting .& name for junior, In certain provinces 'if ask how many offspring he has, t! Chinese father of a boy and girl replies, "I have only o child," This extraordinary viewpo is explained by the fact t baby girls are regarded as In rior to boys. Therefore, they ar not considered worthy ot proper name, but are simply re. ferred to One, Two, Three Four, according to their order arrival on earth. . HARD TOP -- Yep, that's a tur- ban she's wearing -- turban that is. Mrs. Ralph Kramer, brought the seed from Vermont and raised the turban squashes in her garden. ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED BABY CHICKS NOT too soon to place your chick and turkey orders for Fall dellvery. We have three speclal breeds that lay more cggs on less feed. Special 1sf. generation Broller chicks that convert : feed into meat quickly. Dual purpose breeds.. Hatches every week In the Year, Older pullets 12 weeks to lay- ng. Catalogue. ) of TWEDDLE CHICK HATCHERIES LTD. FERGUS } . ONTARIO lp --- 7 4 the poetess, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, called upon her, she knelt to kiss Marie's hand while her male es- cort stood behind her with bowed head. i . © Little wonder the novelist was not amused when the following limerick was circulated: "There was a fair Siren of Strat, Who narrated the Sorrows of Sat., She'd a gond. on the Av, She was everyone's fav. Though she used Shake's trus- tees as a mat." : Perhaps one of Marie's most ardent- fans was Sir Thomas Lip- ton, and she often went yachting -- with him. But during the first World War this friendship land- ed her.in a spot of bother, .At her request. Sir Thomas - sent her quantities of sugar for jam-making and the incident was reported to the police. The re- sult appeared in prominent head. lines: MARIE CORELLI CON- VICTED OF FOOD HOARDING. She was fined £50 with twenty guineas costs. i When Marie Corelli was Tifty- one she fell in love with a well- known artist who was already married. For her it was a deeply emotional affair, but to him no more than a passing flirtation. She was blissfully happy until he dropped her' like a' hot coal. Then she poured out. her sou) into her private journal. This was published, after her death, under the title: "Opén Confes- sion, To-a-Man from a Wom-n" During this affair she was startled one night by shots in her garden. A young man was arrested, the smoking revolver still in his' hand. through the window of Marie's music-room , . . "only to see Miss Corelli -and * bring her out to speak to me." He was found insane, and Marie sent his mother a generous cheque. In January, 1924, Marie Cor- elli' had a heart attack and, for four months, sat propped in a chair. One day she asked for a window to be opened so that she might Rear some children sing. ing, and as a result she con- tracted congestion of the lungs. As actress Ellen Terry placed a wreath of lilies upon the grave of the woman whose books had fascinated so many she was heard to whisper, "God bless the darling." . He had fired = moist but not soppy. If you are rooting in water, change it fre= quently and keep a piece of charcoal from the fireplace in it to keep it fresh. © Certain other plants, like Af- rican violet and Rex begonia, will root from leaves. Stick the Santpaulia leaf, stem down, into the moist sand not over half its depth, counting the stem. The Rex begonia roots at the ribs of the leaf. Cut the ribs at inter- vals of an inch or so and lay the leaf, right side up, on the moist sand. -Leaf rooting needs hoist air. An inverted glass jar can be used. . * A deep plate filled with moist sand makes a good rooting con- tainer, or a box with high sides ' s0 a piece of glass can be put over the top fora lid and moved to let in air. The trouble with the latter arrangement is that while it helps keep the roots ~moist, it is difficult to provide 'air and light. Such a propaga- tion box, home-made or pur- chased, is filled with only about two inches of sand. Press the cuttings firmly into the when plarited, and sprinkle un- til thoroughly mist. Keep the slips shaded for about two weeks, then give them more light, but do not let them dry out. When the roots are an inch of more in length, trans- plant them. into a mixture of two-and-a-half parts loam, one part leaf mold or peat, and one- half part sand. Be sure the pots \ are not too big for the plants. Nothing between humans is one to three. In fact, I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against. --~DAMON RUNYON MERRY MENAGERIE # "Specially designed to lure lady fish «= It's & mink stole!" sand | © rashes HATCHING : EGGS HATCHING eggs wanted by one ot Canada's largest and oldest established - hatcheries. 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