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"see alike' again, [ ANNE HIRST Your Family Counselot "Dear Anne Hirst: About two years ago 'my wife {turned religious. 1 have not been happy since; I feel she and 1 will never for - we are travelling: different roads. A vital part of my love for, her has dimmed. Her church' activi: ties has brought her a content- ment that I shall never know, for I have no desire for that sort of life, and 1 never shall have. i _* "She never neglects our home, though. She is still the perfect housekeeper, and a fine mother to our young son. (She takes him to Sunday school and then he joins her in church.) She loves me as always, appar- ently, and is really wonderful to me. We have been married 21 years. I am fond of our son, and though I dont pal around with him he seems to like me too. "I have always loved night life; my wife did, too, but no more . . . Knowing my discon- tent, she has offered to set me Iron-On Motifs eee . ONE YARD 35 ~ inch by Sauna Whedon Takes only ONE yard 35-inch fabric to whip up this pretty apron! No embroidery! IRON- ON pink wild-roses with green leaves] . : : Pattern 681: Jiffy-apron! Tis- sue pattern, washable iron-on "golor transfers in combination of pink and green. Medium size' only. : ] Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for -this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- nto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- ERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. ~~ LOOK FOR smartest ideas in Needlecraft in our Laura Wheel- or Catalog for 1955. Crochet, " knitting, embroidery and lovely things to wear. Iron-ons, quilts, aprons, novelties -- easy, fun 10 mkael Send 25 cents for your eopy of this book NOW! You will want to order every new design in it. FF FR FEF EEE KE FE EEK EF REEF EEE EF ERE FEF ERE FR FEE EET EE ERE EE FER EEF EEE EEF EER A EEE EEE Eee free if that is what I want, I am almost crazy, deciding what to do. In one way I want to. leave, but I can't bring myself to go. . "Do you think my love for her will ever return? Where lies my happiness? ~~ MICHAEL A VITAL DECISION * It is a sad day when a man and his wife, having enjoyed the same pleasures, discover that different interests lead them into separate paths, If vou leave your wife without trying to find some comprom- ise, 1 believe you -will regret it the rest of your days. Night life has its place, yes; but when it is one's only source of pleasure it grows stale to -most intelligent people. Can you still fully enjoy it with- out your wife along? I think not, or you would not be fac- ing a crisis. In her enthusiasm for the church she has not grown intolerant of your con- tinued indifference to religion. But subconsciously I think you begrudge her any activity which does not include you. She is, though, the same wo- man you have loved so well; if you need proof of her un- selfish devotion, she offers to set you free to pursue what- ever life you prefer. And what of that life? Why limit its horizon to business and night clubs? Buried deep in. your 'consciousness there should be some desire to play contribute something worth while to the world's problems. Before your very eyes lies a magnificent opportunity. Few mortal achievements match the satisfaction of be- ing a good father, Guiding a child into manhood, instill- ing the standards of right liv- fullness to others, is a duty (and a privilege) which most men assume naturally. Your young son, you say, likes you -- but how well does he know his father? Why not =set an example that your boy can proudly follow? Discover him as an individual; set aside a part - of each evening an much of your weekends to getting to know him, Take him to ball games, show an interest in all he says and does, listen to his little prob- lems, find out what makes him _ tick. 'Being an .under- standing father is one of the richest experiences a man can know -- besides, it's fun. I suspect your wife has hoped for -such- companionship be- tween you two ever since the boy was born. Only a man of conscience could write the letter you wrote me. It ends with. the cry, "Where does my happi- ness lie?" It may lie in round- ing out the life of your wife and your son into a true fam- year from now may find you with them in church, where a new and wonderful experi- ence can await you, too. * * LJ] No father should miss the joy of living close to his children. If you have allowed their mother to dominate their de- velopment, take over and see how much richer is your own life. Bring your problems to Anne Hirst, at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. a more important role. To - ing, high thinking and use- ' ily picture. Who knows? A" ONE-MAN SKI RIG--To go bounding over the billowy main on water skis it usually takes quite a crew. This new invention, demonstrated at Klagenfurt, Austria, would simplify all that. The six-foot motor tug has a 10-foot steering and control me- chanism. The model will do 25 miles per hour, and the inven- tor hopes to have the speed up to 50 miles per hour when he markets the gadget. The Romance Was Purely Imaginary Every so often public opinion picks on a rogue and invests him with an aura of romance, even in his lifetime, It panders to his vanity and encourages him to further crime -- for many crooks . break the law for the sake of winning applause, even if only from their own kind. They're men and women with a feeling of inferiority v..i0 are trying desperately to compensate. Notorious highwaymen Dick Turpin and Claude Duval belong to that army of romantic rogues. _ In more recent - times, Jesse James and Billy the Kid were elevated to the status of heroes -- by those who were not their victims! I. Of all the bunch only Duval has any real claim to rcmance. Turpin was a sorry coward in reality, James a cruel and ruth- less killer. We're almost afraid to probe into the .true history of Robin Hood, for he-has always been one of our heroes! But Jesse James is the man whose life has been chosen for investigation. What made him a callous crook when ne had the ability and opportunity to be a useful "citizen? Jesse Woodson James was. born in 1847 in Missouri He gdm of 'no bad stock, - and there was nothing squalid about his early environment, His father, Robert James, was ordained to the Pap- {ist ministry, and to faith he ad- ded work, for during the week he cultivated his own farm. It seems to have been from his mother that Jesse inherited a str€ak of violence, for she was a woman of great determination, who swept aside all obstacles in the path of her ambition. She was too strong for 'her husband, who abandoned preaching -- and his family -- to seek fortune in the newly discovered gold-fields of California. From him, perhaps, Jesse in- " » FASHION RINGS THE BELL WITH DRAWSTRING. Parisian Hubert de Givenchy, rising star in the firmament of fashion, offers these startling styles to 'the feminine world for the coming season, Drawstring converts tunic, at left, into a dinner dress of pink faille. It has a high, eollarless neckline and dolman sleeves. : string at collarless neckline o flong-sleeved bolero in steel-gray Shetland wool. This is an exclusive, copyrighted fashion. Copying matches strictly forbidden. L} Muff and hat are of beaver. A At right, de Givenchy shows his signature draw- Sheath dress © young, herited' a restless disposition and a desire for easy wealth. Robert died almost as soon as - he reached - California: Mrs. James married agiin. Her scc- ond husband was a farmer twice her age with a family of his own. One can imagine that Jesse and his elder brother Frank were un- happy in this household. There was constant friction -- so much friction that the marriage broke up. Jesse was a handsome arro- gant youngster who resented the authority. and the family of his stepfather. i This was the time of the . American Civil War. Frank soon joined the guerillas who were operating for the Confederate Army. Young Jesse tried to go with him, but was sent back to help on the family farm. Tradi- tion has it that a band of North. ern soldiers raided the farm and thrashed Jesse for his loyalty to the South. But I don't think it needed any stimulus to persuade the lad to make another attempt -- this time successful = to take part in the fighting. He was six- teen. A photograph of Jesse, taken at that time, reveals a youth with a smooth, broad forehead, wide-set eyes and small lips pressed into a thin line. There is determination and arrogance in the upward tilt of his head. From that year, 1863, emerge two portraits of Jesse James, as different as night from day. There is Jesse, the darling of the South, the Robin Hood of the prairies and backwoods, - who plundered the rich to help the poor; who paid the mortgage on a widow's farm, then robbed the wicked creditor of the money he had paid; of the honest country lad who was forced by the cruel circumstances of war to live the life of an outlaw. There is Jesse, the dark killer, who robbed banks, held up trains, shot down men in cold blood -- because 'he had delib- erately chosen that way of life. His mother's farm was waiting; he could have gone back to it and . won a prosperous living . from the rich soil, At seventeen he could -- and did -- boast of having killed as many men. His acts so far could be cloaked under the plea of war. The 'war ended; Jesse's exploits did not. . In 1869 Jesse was present --_ "he was probably the leader -- at a raid on the bank in Gallatin, Missouri. A cashier was shot dead. Three years later the tragedy was repeated when a unarmed cashier was murdered in the bank at Colum: bia, Kentucky. Bank raid fol lowed bank raid throughout the United ,States. Fi oh Jesse was not responsible for them all, though he robbed more banks than any other gang leader, He had already become a legend, a bogey-man with whom to threaten naughty children. But there were - many Southerners who applauded his deeds: 'any- one who killed a "dam Yankee" was-a-hero, Jesse's victims were by no means all "dam Yankees." It was in 1873 that Jesse James planned and cariied out his first big train robbery -- the first of many. He had now with him a strong band of ruthless outlaws. A spot near Adair, Iowa, was chosen. for the hold-up. The train was derailed by sleepers tied across the track. The fire- amet EES ISSUE 38 -- 1055 man was scalded to death by steam from the damaged engine, - Jesse made no attempt to rescue the trapped man: with the help of his gang he looted the mail- - . van and robbed the passengers, then they all rode away into the wooded country. By now law-abiding citizens throughout the States were uni- ted in the determination to round 'up <the gang. But Jesse had" enough friends to ensure. sanc- tuary, among them his mother-- who still 'doted on him despite his deeds.~ She had married for the third time. Her husband was a doctor-farmer. ,Among those 'who were -hot. on Jesse's trail were the operatives of Pinker- ton's famous detectiye agency. In 1875 they were within an ace of capturing him when a tragedy occurred that did much to swing popular sympathy to- wards the outlaw for a time. Two of Pinkerton's men had trailed Jesse to his mother's house. He refused to surrender; his pursuers knew there would be a gun battle to the death; they did not know how many of his gang might be in the neigh- bourhood. In order to find their quarry they had taken with them a naphtha flare of the type still used on some street stalls. With this they hoped to get suffi- cient light to silhouette the wanted man. The flare was thrown through a window. Jesse's step-father picked it up with fire-tongs and threw it on the fire. The intense heat caused the flare to explode violently: one of Jesse's step- brothers was fatally injured; and his mother had her right arm blown off. In the confusion Jesse escaped. Shortly afterwards, Jesse shot an old farmer in cold blood on the vaguest suspicion that the al man had betrayed him to the . detectives. 'The inevitable end came -in 1882. Jesse died violently, not at the hands of the law he had so often outraged, but from a cowardly bullet fired by a new member of his gang as he was dusting a- picture "in- his own house. Whether the shot was fired from fear or from hope of reward is not certain, Jesse James still rides--through legend and story. Mostly now he rides as a hero, but those who have examined his record find him only a ruthless killer. The one redeeming feature is his af- fection for his mother, wife and children. He was a product of the troubled times in which he lived and the friction that existed be- tween North and South long after the end of the Civil War. Many lesser crimes of a similar nature to his have been enacted, even in this country, after the two World Wars. ONLY BORROWED . A Jew and an Euglishman were having an argument about the ways of their respective races. - "You people," said the Jew, "have been taking things from us for thousands of years. The Ten" Commandments, for in- stance." : / "Well, yes," said the other, "we took them from you all 'right, but you can't say we've kept them." DOGGONE COMEY~That's what ¥Chekuy," Siberian Samoyed, thinks of the bolt of cloth dis- 7 played by his mistress, 'Mrs, | "John - J, Butler, = It's partially of combings from Chekuv and two other Sam- oyeds belonging to 'the Butlers. The three dogs together yield 'a pound of material a Year, dnd so far it has been possible to weave eight yards of the doggy material, 'Rather "than woven Wealthy Clifton Rose couldn't bear to part with anything, Rather than sell his old car, he built an extra garage on to his home at West Point, Mississippi. throw anything away, he extended extra stor- age rooms, When he diéd re- cently, he left a mansion stuffed with goods . . . and a garage of twenty cars, the earlier mod- els dating: back to brass head- lamp days. ' His wardrobes contained thir- ty moth-eaten suits and a ram- bling cellar was stacked with empty bottles and old tin cans. In the attic were trunks of old lace. An adjoining cottage had been filled with broken china and special cupboards were fill- ed with threadbare bath towels. "Waste not, want not," clit- ton used to say, but his five heirs gave the succinct order to an auctioneer: "Sell what you can--junk the rest." Another astonishing hoard was that of a Stepney woman who lived in the ,same three rooms for fifty years without discarding as much as a shoe- lace. When her rubbish at- tracted local attention, -dust- men had to clear out a hun- dredweight of broken crockery, newspapers dating over five reigns, a dozen old shawls . . and 122 old stockings each care- fully and separatedly wrapped in brown paper. On Tyneside, an economical housewife saved all her old pa- per bags. Eventually the dead weight fractured a floor beam and the collapse of the floor cracked 'brickwork which brought down the side of the hduse. Engineers estimated that elev- en hundred pounds of paper bags had been stored -at a criti- cal point until eventually the weight of the last bag caused disaster. In Manchester, inspectors were called to a house where a mass of old books had broken through a floor and brought down a ceiling, injuring a wom- an below. "I kept-them," the owner confessed, "because I liked the musty smell." PAY-AS-YOU-GO A beggar had taken 'up his stand near a railway 'station. He accosted a well-dressed man. "Sorry, I'm in a hurry- now," said the man, "but I'll give you something to-morrow." 5 "That won't do," said the beggar. "You can't imagine how much money I lose ' giving credit." Old Paper Bags "Brought House Down ALL THE DIFFERENCE "So you're the young man with both feet on the ground, eh?" said the prospective father- in-law. 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