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â- w. SALADA VACUUM-SEALED COFFEE ANN£ HIRST "Dear Anne Hirst: I read so niHUy *ad letters in your column that 1 hope you will print this' different one from me. If men read it. maybe they will 'wise up.' "When I mar- ried, I did not love my hus- band. I married him because my parents liked him, and urged mc 10 lie was tat, and not a bit hand.'iouic â€" not my type at alL I •was all set to find plenty of fault in him. and then tell Father. "When I was married three mon- ths, I became pregnant. Then I was sure that I was doomed to • nd a lite of unhappiness with a ma . I did not even want I 1 did not tell my husband about the baby until I became very ill. He walked the floor until the doctor came; and when I saw how upset he was, I got tht idea that he wasn't so bad after all. "The illness was caused by a di- sease r had wlien I was a child . . I was deathly ill at times, and for a while 1 hated my husband terribly, I screamed bloody murder at him, wished I'd never seen him. .le never lost his patience. "He kept house himself, hired a girl to do the laundry. Every day he told nie how much he loved me, and what a sweet little woman he married ... I did not understand a.C first, but I could see that he was sincere. Many times he dried my tears, and whispered > weet things in my ears. The doctor ordered care, fc • me, and my husband saw that I got it. "For nearly two months after tli« baby came, I had to have a nurse. When I mentioned the heavy ex- pense, my husband 'ssed me and told mc not to worry my pretty head. "Aftei she left, he helped do the laundry and take care of our little boy, and alwaya hung around trying to dr- things for me. When I wanted to go shopping or visiting, he sat with the baby. "Then I found myself primping when it wag time for him to come 5:.^wuL What a lot of cheer a little color c|in bring to your kitchen! These motifs take so little time; add lo tnuch gaiety to the towels. Use two shadci of one color or varied color*. Pattefn 623; transfer 4 motifs averaging 4Vix8 inches. Laura Wheeler's improved pat- tern makes needlework so simple witli its charts, photo: and concise directions. Send 25 csnts in coins (stamps eannot be accepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighioenth Street, New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly pattern number, your name and ad- dress. IMUB • â€" MM home, and wishing him a good time when he went out to <play poker with the boys. I was afraid I was fallin. in love! "One day I took a second look at this fat man who had stood by me so faithfully when 1 was hard to get along with. Right then I knew I was madly in love with him, and there was nothing. I wouldn't da to make him happy. Now we are the two happiest people in the world. "I found out that no woman can hate a kind and faithful man. If more men would be like he is, there would be many more happy women in this world. It hurts me to think that except for my illness I would never have known what sort of a man he is. God works in won- drous ways!" * TO "MRS. P. T." How very * right you are! There is no more '* essential quality in marriage (or * any other relationship) than kind- * ness, as I said just the other day. * It can win a woman when all * other efforts fail, and bring her to â- * her knees in gratitude. * How unfortunate, indeed, that * more husbands do not practice * this art. 1 hope those men who * read your letter to-day will ex- * amine themselves honestly, and * follow your husband's example. â- * They, like him, will have their re- * ward, and it will he a rich one. + ♦ * Anne Hirst likes to print let- ters frotn happy readers, too, when she can give the space. If you have overcome difficult- ies and found peace, tell her about it. Address Anne Hirst at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Making Oil Can Spout Longer When oiling a washing machine or their household machinery, you aoinetimes find places hard to reach with the .short spout of your oil can. Some folks found that one can use an ordinary soda fountain straw to help out in such an emergency. Just slip the end of the straw over the spout and you can reach all places on the machine. And you will be surprised to find how long a straw will last. 'Mike" Talk Director Michael Curtiz respon- sible for many big winners in the movies now vies with Sam Goldwyn as a producer of malapropisms as well as pictures. His latest, treas- ured by his intimates, are: "1 don't care what the public like as long as the audience likes it" and "Please don't talk while I'm interrupting." And wasn't it Curtiz who visualiz- ing a riderless horse trailing across a street during a Wild West shoot- ing aflfray as a' striking dramatic touch roared to an astonished as- sistant: "Quick, bring me an empty horse." ^- .^•L^^IB i H 1 |H ^ j0SM SJK^ r â- # :f ' 1 ^^^EKKuSsfSm' 'iL^w^^^^^^^^ "^^ ^ i $-^ k p m ^ W^^' ^K^'iJ^fe ^ ^^4W.'^ - liPf . wm ^. 4 ^^^^^s NS^HJI^L w^'M ^^'ll^- ''^^^H^^^^^^^^^HHHj ? f- Ik.^ff^ ||ijjj||jH|MH.,^^^HH^p'-Pr' "^^^^^^^^^H P IBI^B jj^^llJl^ttH^HHHWf '>4»^ '.. ^ % ^ 9^ ^ g '^MaL mm^^^ / '-^^g The Ice Woman Cometh^Chris Laii don, a Miami Beach, model, is wearinof over $2,000,000 worth of diamonds from the collection of Romanian Princess Eristavi-Tchicherine. The tiara alone has 550 matched diamonds. On her left hand .is a 23^-carat emerald-cut diamond. Her right hand sparklet with a 32-carat pear-shaped diamond. Looks like the heavy g^uard 19 a necessity. ^t-.^^ JyCl ',,*4Mf-/4^ HRONICLES %ingerFarm ^ ovetvdoUrtc P. ClOurke Farmers have had to take some pretty hard knocks during the last couple of weeks â€" and mostly from the United States. Declaration of pork products as surplus, and the decision to dump millions of dollars worth of other agricultural pro- ducts on the export market at prices below cost. And then along comes Louis . Bromfield, well- known author, and owner of Mal- abar Farm in Ohio, and tells a Canadian audience that bad fann- ers are largely responsible for low farm prices and that "during the next 25 or 30 years bad farmers will be eliminated, leaving c»ily the farmer who is a scientist, a special- ist and a b'ls'ness-man." F'roni other reports we notice a trend towards encouraging farm- ing on a large scale. Does that mean the gradual ousting of the 100- acrc farmer? Surely there is room for both typos. In business we have our Eaton's and Simpson's; Woolworlh's and Krcsgc's â€" :ill of whom help promote competition. But where would we' be without our small town merchants ... or without our small acreage farmers? We think the farmer sliould make every effort to be a good business- manâ€"on a small scale. But de- liver us from commercial farming as a pattern for agriculture. V/e might as well have collective far.n- mg and done with it. There are many large farms in Ontario, with beautiful barns, wonderful live- stock and the very latest in ma- chinery. They are the show win- " dows of agriculture, and we are proud that Canada can boast of so many. Yet it is the small fanners who are responsible for the bulk of agricultural products. It was the small farmer to whom the govern- ment appealed for increased pro- duction during the war years; and also in the post-war period to feed the hungry peoples of the world. Now there is a surplus of farm produce in this country, and we are told, in effect, that the farniv er must learn to shift for himself and not depend upon government support or government subbsidies. Well, not all farmers want sub- sidies anyway â€" we realize only too well that we help pay for them. . Rut neither do we like this idea of CROSSWORD PUZZLE 11 11 14. U. U. «. It. It. tt. » tt. II ACROSS Ancient B^rlag klDtrdom Small ouahlea S«l«-fiatlsae< Rnr-'iBh qunn Sel' Pallid Obtain Gather Article Glvea oat Bigryptlae river HOTC Stanaa Death Orlantal Anfhrevelt animal Tilt Qonc b> Musloal oompoalUsa SnuKB-lea Anolant ehartot PortiM Olaelal rl OaratMt Hindu Hotel* LIffht-Ri Harrv Stat* Qarlaa^ SeandlnavlM «. BxUt 6. ContlnM t. Epoch T. Soft teaihsra I. Sap-drtwlnir snoatF >. Substance 10. Rubber tr«« 11. Jewe 1(. Greek lettw It. Bmploy XI. Ground pin* 23. Driving lln*a 26. Seasonlnfr S(. Granilson o( Adam n. Ventura SI. Bplcpoam 31 Bxamtaad offlelillW SS Flower 16. Wish 87 Harem rooia 39. OrunKardi 40. Cap 44. Small stream 4( Wide-mouthed lar 47. Wltnesseo 48. Look after 41. Cnttlna tool SO. Hummingbird fit. Born 61 Mke 11. Hotel* II Llffht-Raw* *&r- It. Orasa II. Orit Dowa , Wla« 'BdlTtdMb L Wia« MW iliidlTMMh kictcing a man when he is down. Falling markets are bad enough but to insinuate that farmers have been short-sighted and are them- selves to blame, is adding insult tc injury. It makes me think of the plight of an old soldier in Kip- ling's Barrack Room Ballads â€" "I done my six years' service. 'Er Majesty sez: 'Good dayâ€" You'll please to come when you're rung for. And 'ere's your 'ole back pay; And tourpence a day for baccy â€" an' bloomin' generous, too; .An' now you can make yer fortune â€" The same as your officers do." Farmers, too. have done their years "f service â€" so now they can be discharged and left to their own devices But it there should ne an- other war then the farmer wnuld gel a lot of back-patting once again, and the old soldier he encouraged t, re.kiin the arinj . Tiiere is aiuulKr aspect 1 don't liki in the presci t nii.\-up â€" and thai IS 'he aepressing effect it must have on the youngei generation. For years, now .•ver\ thing has been done to encourage young folk to sta\ c.in the farm In fact, we had con.e to the place when the rising generation was beginning- to realise thai farming might not be such a bad idea after all But what cncour- ageniei't is there now, when almost every day something comes to light which seems to spell blue ruin for the farmer? Personally, 1 don't think things are th.at bad, becau.'e there is more to farming than dollars and cents, but that knowledge is something which comes only with the passing of time. Some years age Partner and 1 at- tended a meeting near here. I think it was in the .Ws We listened to se\ eral speakers telling farmers how to get the best returns for their w"rk â€" just as we art being told today. Then Professor Graham, formerly of the O.A.C., spoke briefly. Dr Gia- Itam dia not dwell on the problems confronting farmers but stressed the fact that "farming was a way ot living.^ There was more inspiration in his few remarks than in all that had been said befoie. It may be nec- essary for a farmer to be a scientist, a speciahst, and a business-man, but he is also an idealist and a philoso- pher â€" or he wouldn't bo a tanner. And his idealism, and his philosophy of life will carry him over the bumps when science, specialization and business ability have let him down. 1 was amused when I read in the paper that Louis Bromfield was pre- sented by the Canadian Author's As- sociation with a copy of Peter Mc- Arthur's "In Pastures Green." 1 wondered what these two would have in commonâ€" Louis Bromfield, farm efficiency expert, and Peter McArthur, well-loved frietfd and champion of the ordinary, averyday farmer. He, too, believed in farming "as a way of living. MULISH AHiwtr ^twhtrt mi thit page. Th« doctor had ior a patient a stubborn, self-opiniated man who disregarded most of his advice and diet rules. Aft«r the third visit, with no improvement in the man's con- dition, tht doctor blew up. "I have done all that I could for you, but \ ou refuse to follow my directions," he said. "I suggest that in the future you consult Dr. X down the street.' "Why, that man is a vetcrnarv!" the stubborn one exclaimed. " I am well aware of the fact." the doctor replied. Good-day, sir!" Kew and Useful Too Runlest Hotitry M.-ker claims "Nylife" liquid plastic invisibly protect nylon, silk or rayon, hosiery against runs or snags; won't mix with water; equal- ly effective on new or worn stock- ings. • * • Sport-oculart Three-power binoculars which may be worn like ordinary glasses. Plastic nose piece and temples art fastened to lightweight aluminum bpdy. Temples adjusted to indi- vidual fit by submerging in hot water tyitil pUstic has softened, then formed to desired shape. Lustre Paint Finish * * • Supcrpurt Water Tap water is changed to product equivalent to triple-distilled water suitable for laboratory work by table-top device which handles five gallons an hour, declares mamifac turer. Treattd water said to have electrical resistance of 10,000.000 ohms per cm (purest water ever produced reported to have had re- sistance of 23.000.000 ohms per cm). Filtration distillation uses ion- exchange technique; water flows through mixed bed of synthetic resins, and is both softened and de- tnineralized in process. * * • *â-  Oiuit TV Close-up Video pictures are magnified to giant close-up by remote control with new unit which makers say is easily installed on TV receivers. Operates with push button any dis- tance up to 25 feet; picture re- turned to normal size by pressing button again; makers claim en- larged image distortion-free, no loss of brillance or focus. ♦ * » Damp-Sweeping Sweeping with dampened cloth fitted over special broom head it claimed by makers to reduce wear and tear on flqors, cut labor costs and pick up fine grit and soot. The brush element holds cloth against floor. Universal joint-type attach- ment on five-foot handle permits - handle to be rotateid to any angle while brush remains stationary on floor, making sweeping of confined areas and corners easier, say mak- ers. Twice As Shy As The Chickadee Among the winter birds which patronize a feeding station, few have a more ingratiating manner than the little downy woodpeckers. They are like bright-eyed, shy, slightly awk- ward youngsters trained to mind their maimers and watch their words. They are dressed in black and white bib-and-tucker, and the boys among them have red caps. They come to the grain board in swooping, little bursts of fliglit perch there, look around, and choose perhaps one seed. Then they spot the suet. That is their meat, Hterally. They work around it like acrobats, in every conceivable position, pre- ferably upside down. And then they are off again, usually to the nearest, apple tree, where their chisel-beaks probe unerringly to the dormant larvae of borers w'aiting for spring. The downy is only a little larger than a chickadee, but he is twice as shy. He comes seldom to the feeder when other birds are there, and he is ,)ne of the few birds which sel- raise a ruckus over food. Perhaps he knows that there is enough, if pot plenty, • to be had by working for it in any orchard, even in win- ter. Certainly he is not one to take all his meals at the free counter; he comes and goes as he pleases, eVen at the suet box. And he is provident enough to find himself a home in a hollow tree and spend the winter nights in that snug shelter. If there is valid criticism of the downy it is that he is too qniet. His song is simple, with no more than a dozen notes all told. But it is a sweet song, double sweet in winter, and its quality is good cheer. Perhaps it seems so sweet simply because w have to wait and listen Humidifier Evaporation of water from ia- viiibte pores of lightweight ceramic material maintains proper humiditjr in dry air or dry rooms, claimt tli« manufacturer. Material holds four time's its weight in water; o«i« filling lasts five to ttven days; ma- terial won't drip. 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