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:\ V 1 r < ^ V r CHRONICLES oi GINGER FARM Gwendolmt: P. Clarke WeK friends, how did you •oeuther the big wiiiditorm last week? No doubt every person liv- ing in Ih; country has some sto-y Ic tei;--!-' trees blown down, shut- tfrs rip^K-d from the wall, or barn doors blown off. It wn quite a wind, wasn't it? We ffarted the day with tne discovery that the power was oft, M froin five-thirty until daylight we g.'i Did our way around «y candle and lantern light. Partner Mid, even with the lantern alight, it waa like working in the dark at the bam. so accustomed has he be ccmc to good lights everywhe»e. He wonders now how he ever gat •long without the hydro. • • * The fiibt damage from the ga'e tli9> I uoticed was to our storm 4ioor. It had blown open â€" as I tlioaght. But when I went to shut it the di-or just wasn't there â€" Ht !rast <)>>4 on its hinges. But it was on the RTOimd â€" with broken gliss mnd par of the frame work pulled oat from the door jamb. And then Pwtner got to the barn just in ttmt to stop the barn door from blowing in. The brace on the inside of th: door had snapped in two »rd the '.ig hook which fastened it l»d completely disappeared. It "va.-; ten o'clock before the power came on again â€" long enough for us to realize ho dependent we had already become on electricity. No Ug-hts, no radio, no toast, no easy way to boil a kettle. But it did not aflfect the milking. Otir menfolk still milk the hard w.iy. * • * Righ*: now, of course, we can Hame all our troubles on the sun- spots. If it becomes terribly cold - well, chat's the sun-spots. Sudden ♦haw s.nd wind â€" well, that's the snr.-spots too. And if you are feel- ing biu» or reckless, lazy, energetic o:- irritable â€" especially if you are feeling irritaJble â€" well, that isn't your faul., of course. It is just the snn-spots taking it out on you. If stui -spots were all we had to worry about! It seems to me there iMUSt be :. lew earth spots around somewhere too. Or sometliing li'.e that. Th' latest is this spy ring icanda' â€" and it doesn't give txie K very >-L,mfortable feeling, does it' * • • Parlne. and I often have quit^ an a.-gument over present da-/ world conditions, especially as th^y affect industry, agriculture and jur own everyday Hfe. Partner is al- ways Iroking ahead â€" planning this and planning tha., I contend that it is nr ;iess to think too much about the future; that the best any of us can do is to live one day at a time. By that I don't mean we should just sit back . --d give eo thought to th: future at all. But I do meau tha*, if, in living one day at a time, we make the best possible use <.A each day as it come* along, thea Ht are to a certain extent, laying a good :o'i. dation for the future, ff we are ni' behind with our regulir work t\.en we should be able ro take ad/.antage of opportunities :is tiiey an.se. « » • So many things that effect oai daily li.-ing are beyond our coii- tiol. A farmer wishing to increase his mi.'k output thinks he will supplement his feed supply by ilie purchas- of bran, shorts and oil cake. He is soon told that bran and shorts are needed for milling a.td that oilcake is practically unob- tainable. His wife plans to raise more chickens only to find that t:ie brooder coal she ordered l.iAt fall will not be available. That is what I mean when I say we cannot bok ah-jud. But we can help the situation in some cases by thinking o' the immediate future. For in- stance we cannot help a power ^reak bu' if we are caught withr.ut candles or coal oil that is nothing but carelessness. It is a grand thing never to r-.it off doing anything. I wonder how il feels. Like a lot of other peoi'Je I mean well ... I always me-"! welL But you know how it goes. Or do you? How Carf^n By ANNE ASHLEY Q. How can I prevent a fresh bump on the flesh from discolor- tag? A. One method is to rub imme- diately with wet starch. Q. How can I wash corduroys? A. Wash the corduroys carefully, then rinse until the water is clear. Do not squeeze out the water at the last rinsing, but throw the gar- ment over the line in a shady place while dripping wet. Q. How can I clean tinware tho- roughly ? A. Dampen a cloth and dip it in- to common soda; then rub the tin- ware thoroughly. Follow this by washing and wiping dry. This treatment will remove all stains. Q. How can I varnish paper on a kitchen or bathroom wall, so that It can be wiped with a damp cloth? A. Mix one ounce of gum arabic, three ounces of glue, and a bar of soap, dissolving all in a quart of water, and apply with a paint brush. Q. How can I make a go/ad nickel and steel polish? A. Mix one fablespoonful of tur- pentine, one tablespoonful of sweet oil, and enough emery powder to the consistency of cream. Apply with a soft rag, then wipe off, and polish with a dry flannel. Q. How can I ea.^ily remove grass stains from clothing? A. These stains can often be re- moved by sponging with ammonia and water. Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE 1. Is there a fixed rule for the se- quence of pages in a letter? 2. Is it necessary that the china used throughout a dinner should exactly match? 3. Is it proper for a girl to pow- der her nose, file her nails, or comb her hair in a public place? 4. When a person arrives at a home for a call, and finds the one he has come to see just leaving, but is invited to come in, what should he do? 5. Who should pay for the con- veyance in which a bride leaves her father's home for the church? 6. Who sliould enter the hotel dining room first, the man or the woman? ANSWERS 1. No; but when writing a letter of four pages, use pages one, two, three, and four in sequence. 2. It is customary that the china match, but if preferred, one may use different sets for different courses. 3. No; she should do this before leaving home, or in some dressing room. 4. Go in and sit down for about five minutes, then leave. But do not fidget during those five minutes. Be poised and natural. 5. The bride- groom. 6. The woman. Sunday School Lesson March 3rd., Entering and Possessing a New Land Joshua 1: 1-4; 23: 1-11. Golden Text. â€" Thou shalt bless the Lord Thy God for the good land which He hath given thee. â€" Deuteronomy 8:10. Joshua Succeeds Moses The children of Israel were on the plains of Moab east of the Jor- dan where they received the sum- mons to invade Canaan. The order came from Jehovah to Joshua, the assistant and successor of Moses who had just passed away. .llie urgent task before the new leader was the invasion and con- quest of Canaan. He must lead across the foaming, surging Jordan, all the people with all their belong- ings. Henceforth Israel should tra- verse no territory they could not call their own. before them lay their land divinely promised to them. No Turning Aside First they must be "very coura- geous to keep and do all that is written in the book". It takes cour- age to keep all God's commands in His Word. Here is where most fail. We do "keep and do" some things that are written in the book, but not all. God says all. There was to be absolutely no turning aside, "to the right land or to the left". All intercourse with heathen na- tions was forbidden. Joshua exhorted the people to 'cleave unto the Lord", to hold fast tu Him, to His commandments. The Source of Strength Joshua again reminds Israel that Jehovah is the source of their strength, and that to Him they owe their recent victories. God had pro- mised Joshua that none should stand against him for He would be with him as He had been with Mo- ses. If God is with us, then it mat- ters not who is against us; we shall prevail. There were occasions when this was literally fulfilled. When the Lord puts fear into the heart of a crowd, then one man full of the spirit of the Lord can do miracles. Young David killed the mighty Go- liath and his great act so terrified the Philistines that they fled and were slaughtered. One man who has God on his side can face a crowd of evil men and put them to shame and confusion. Obedience To God The wonderful love of God ex- perienced by the Israelites in the past and assured to them for the future demanded a like return of love on their part. This love was to be shown in doing His will from the heart. The only way true love can be shown to God is by a life of obedience. TNT SHAKES UP KING'S PALACE Everyone in Buckingham Palace, London, was warned to keep away from the part of the building facing St. James' park as a bomb dis- posal vquad prepared to get rid of a German bomb that had been buried ill the park since war daya. The bomb's own explosive was first neutralized, then the missile was blown up, as pictured above, with a heavy charge of TNT. The explosion rattled the palace windows, but caused no damage. D/VRK UGHTNING ^ HELEN TOPPING MILLER CHAPTER XX. "I've got all the information," Grice said. "I know how much he's sunk in that well. It w-as a fool proposition from the start and we tried to sell him that idea â€" indi- rectly, of course. But we didn't ^et anywhere with it. We thoug'it Kimball could handle the business, but he bungled it every time ne turned around. He told us he could get us the lease on Mason's land. This stuff down here isn't big enough â€" we've, got to expand. If we had Mason's stuff we could go somewhere. But Kimball fell down on it, and so I was thinking, now tha Mason's quitting definitely â€" maybe you. . ." "You want me to talk Mason in- ti leasing to you, is that it?" said Gary, in a cold, level tone. "So you can go out and sell stock in an oil field to little school teach- eds and widows with a httle in surance â€" and iiring 'em out here to see derricks going up and drills going down â€" and evervthing but oill" "Look here â€" I'm ready to make you a legitimate proposition. The well up there is no good to Mason. He'll pull his derrick down, and having an abandoned well only a quarter of a mile fdom us isn t going to be good for our business. You're in a better position to ban die Mason right now than anybody â€" and we'll take care of you, of course. . ." » * * ' The way you took care of old mar. Harper when he went out and cut Mason's water line. .And Slide Ellis, when he trumped up a fake lawsuit to harass Mason and delay work on his well?" "Listen, buddy, when a busiiies's man won't listen to a business ar- gument . . ." "You heard what he said. Bill. Gi-y was grim. "Keep it in mind, I may need you. As for you, Mr. Gr'ce â€" I'm young and out oi a job and because 1 was in a tight spot I worked for you for two days. But I don't want the money. You can tear up the check. I've never woiked for a crook â€" and I don't expect to begin. Good day, sir." He turned away but Grice sprang in front of him, squaring his thick body. "Look hear, you young pup â€" you can't talk that way to me! I'll run yon out of the country â€" I'll â€" ' "All right," Gary set his jaw, drew back his arm. "I'll give it to you in a way you will under stand, then!" He swung once at the pulpy. crimson face. Grice went down with a wheeze and a grunt. Red-hot pain shot along Gary's tortured shoulders, but he was too enraged to notice it. He scrubbed his knuckles on his shirt and strode off. Bill Grant trotted along beside him. "Boy. what a sock." he panted. '"Well, now 1 guess we're both out of a job. Yippee I" Gary had promised Harvey Ma- son to stay on the job till he re- turned, and a promise was a prom- ise. He'd help Hickey clean up the area around the well, and in the meantime something might turn up â€" a good job Fomewhere. Pill came to say good-by. He was off to the Pecos River coun- try. "I'll be waiting for you, big fel- low,"' he said blandly, as he de- farted. "I'll nail down a bed 'or you â€" one with no corncobs in the mattress if possible â€" and I'll look the gals over; thev're sheep ranch- ers out there â€" goats and stuffâ€" a 1 kinds of money Might even find ISSUE 9â€"1948 you a rich widow. Widows always Have a weakness for curly hair. " * • « Adelaide had stood by, listening, her face cool and aloof. "Be sure, Bill, that she enjoys starving in wierd places," she said nastily. Gary felt a hot savage surge of anger, but he kept his control, with difficulty. "I don't want any wid- ow," he said curtly. "I don't want â€" any woman." Her eyes blazed at him, her lip curled. "Did you ever see such a â€" mule?" she asked Bill, scorn- fully. "All right," Gary flared at her. "I'm a mule. A mule has sense. He knows when he's licked. He doesn't knock himself to pieces trying to do the impossible â€" he just quits. Now. if you'll excuse me, I'll go out and clean up that slush pit." He stalked away and he did not look back. He worked till he ached with weariness and then, very late, he went upstairs and threw himself across his bed. But he could not sieep. He jerked erect, later, when someone tapped on his door acd Mona Lee called anxiously "Gary?" * * * He opened the door. She was standing there, and her eyes had an odd, excited look in them. "Gary, Mr. Hickey's downstairs. He wants to talk about tlie well â€" and I don't know what to say. You tome Gary." Hickey sat in the living room, fooking strange and stiff in his Sun- day clothes. He was turning his hat round and round in his hands. "Here's Gary, Mr. Hickey. Now you tell him what you've just told me." Hickey scratched his head. "1 was telling Mis' Mason here â€" looks Hke a plumb waste to pull the cas- ing on that well. Looks to me likr; we're mighty near down â€" did you takj a look at that stuff we was drilling yesterday?" "Yes, I looked at it. Sulphur in it." "Yeh, and where you got sulphur, a lot of times you got oil. I tig- ured mavbe we could shoot that well." "But, look here, Hickey â€" I haven't any money. . " "Yeah, I figured o;i that. But 1 figured if you was to help me â€" kind of take the responsibility and fix things up with Masonâ€" I'd buy the stuff. As the well staiidij to be a to- tal loss the way it is now, I tignred maybe Mason would be willing to cut us in, for say an eighth, if we went ahead and fetched him in a paying well." * * « "But you've got anhydrite down there â€" and shale â€" " (To Be Continued) fm mm m%-^ SUN. mon.Itues. WED. THU.! FRI. SAT. 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