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Having paid off a number of debts with the money obtained by selling the coins, she was contacted by officials, who sternly informed her that all such treasure trove belongied to the Crown. They told her that the pot, witli ifs contents, should be handed over forthwith. Not knowing what else to do, she gave them her batch of re^ ceipted bills, fatteiing that she hoped these would do as well. Though concealment of treasure trove is still a criminal offence, since 1931 it has been the usual practice for the hoard to be re- turned to the person who unearthed it. If, however, ihe find is of histori- cal interest, its full value in cash is given back instead. But not always! Not so many years ago a tractor driver, plougl ing a field at Tetney, near Grimsby, turned up an urn containing hun- dreds of rare Anglo-Saxon coins. He did not notice it, however, and the reward fell to the other land- worker whose sharp eyes spotted the object when he was crossing the field next day. A five year-old boy enjoyed a share in treasure trove discovered at Stamford in the Vale, Bucks, in 19-*4. While a large tree was* being removed from his father's garden, h* amused himself by jumping in and out of the hole made by the roots, presently noticing some coins mingling with the loose soil. As a result of the gardener's investigations, a jar of sovereigns and half-sovereigns, worth nearly $1,000, was uncovered. At the in- quest held on the find the jury de- cided that the boy should receive thirty per cent of the total value, and that the rest should go to the gardener. ^lany of the most important dis- coveries of treasure trove have been made by youngsters. A lad who was looking after a farmer's sheep near High Wycombe, also in Buckinghamshire, chanced to pick ' up a flint, and out tumbled a number of golden coins dating back to the pre-Christian era. They had been carefully packed in a natural cavity in the stone, which was about the size and shape of a large egg, and were of great value. Many rare coins were thrown away by schoolboys near Beaworth, in Hampshire. An ancient leaden box they found buried in a country lane contained about 7,000 of them. The lads, thinking they were old buttons, used them in a game of "ducks and drakes" on the surface of a nearby pond. Fortutiately, the story of the find soon became known, and the bulk of the treasure, which consisted of coins minted in the reigns of William the Conqueror and his son. WilUam Rufus, was saved. A very different discovery was made in a hamlet near Flint. Re- turning white-faced from market rather late one night, a woman gasped out to her neighbors that she had just seen a gostly skeleton, wearing a golden breastplate, stand- ing on a local mound known as the "Hill of the Fairies." Villagers ridiculed the story at the time, but six years later the hillock was removed for agricul- tural purposes, and a complete skel- eton with corselt of pure gold was revealed. An average of about $40,000- worth of treasure is dug up in Britain every year, but it is kown that much still remains unearthed. New Hamper Whisks Away Wash * * * * * * Jt$ Wheels Eliminate Drudgery pkNE of ^ most back-tecakiog tasks on laondrj day is, ^ for many women, that of drag^ng heavy laundry from one room to anoth«. If you're tired of strugglmg to get your soiled clothes from :the bathroom to a larger room for sorting, or of carting them from the hamper out to where your washing machine awaits the Monday wash, here's good news for you. With these di£Bculties in mind, makers of a well-known ;clothe» hamper line have recently created a new model which should eliminate a part of your wash-day problems. The new hamper features ball-bearing wheels, which have been substituted for the usual rear legs. This makes it possible to roll the hamper about the house with ease. It also doubles as a laundry cart if you do your washing at a launderette. The hamper is, propelled by a handle bar which snaps down out of sight when not in use. Wheels are also incon- spicuous when ttie hamper is backed against a wall. A newty-devdoped hmmpa-va-whuih makes It «aiy for tUs young biMne-inaker to tnuurfer her aoOed elofheo from bedroom to waahior *"»*'*''"'' on iMmdry day. TABLE TALKS clatveAridtJews'. Don't suppose I need tell any of you that the prices of most every- thing we eat â€" meat especially â€" ij going up. The chart published herewith, although it refers speci- fically to price trends south of the border, fairly well mirrors what is going on in Canada as well. However, this Is tne only time in the year when most of us would consider becoming even partial veg- etarians, 'what with home gardens producing so many appetizing deli- cacies. And with the high prices of meats in mind, this week's col- umn will deal with recipes that allow using vegetables almost whol- ly as tempting main dishes for lun- cheon, supper or perhaps even, at a pinch, for family dinner. MAIN DISH PEPPERS 2 large or four small green pep- j>ers 1 small onion, chopped % cup finely chopped celery lea- ves 2 tablespoons butter or o& 1^ tablespoons flour 34 cup milk or tomato juice 1 cup cooked fish r cup boiled rice % teaspoon salt Dash Tabasco ^ cup fine dry crumbs, buttered (1) Cut large peppers in half lengthwise or cut a slice from stem ends of small ones. Remove seeds. Boil in salted water till almost ten- der and drain. (2) Saute onion and celery lea- ves in fat till tender. Blend in flour, add milk or juice and cook, stirring, till thickened. (3) .Add fish and rice. Season to taste with salt and Tabasco. (4) Pile fish mixture in peppers and sprinkle with buttered crum- bs. (5) Arrange filled peppers in a shallow baking dish, add water barely to cover the bottom of the dish, and bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees F.) twenty minutes, or till crumbs are brown. Yield: four servings. SQUASH AND TOMATO PIE 1^ potmds yellow squash 1 nine-inch baked pastry shell 1 cup medium white sauce 1 cup grated Canadian cheese 2 teaspoons grated onion % cup grated nippy cheese, opt- ional 3 tomatoes, halved ^A teaspoon salt 1 small clove garlic 2 tablespoons melted butter. (1) Cut squash into half - inch slices and cook in a small amount of salted water til! just tender. Drain, pressing the squash lightly to remove excess vi-ater. Turn squ- ash into pastry shell. BY HAROIO ARNEH WnoirdANHS SLOTS CUT IN THE AND COLOR t^kk IN YOUR $gWlt>4» KEEP _ •MATCH BOXBt WITH E NEAT BUTTON^ BA^fK$''TO (2) Mix white sauce. Canadian cheese and grated onion, and pour over squash. If desired, sprinkle v.ith the nippy cheese. Arrange tomato halves over top. (j) Place salt in a small bowl and rub with garlic till salt has ob- sorbed most of the garlic. Add but- ter. Spread over tomato halves. (4) Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.'i till tomatoes are lightly cooked and pie is hot, or about fifteen minutes. Yield; six ser- vings. FRESH LIMA BEANS EN CASSEROLE pounds lima beans in the pod or one pint shelled can condensed mushroom or tomato soup 1 clove garlic, minced Flour 4 ripe tomatoes Salt and pepper 1 medium eggplant % cup milk 2 tablespoons chopped parsley (1) Saute onion in one table- spoon oil til! yellow. Add garlic and cook till golden brown, stir- ring often. Blend in one teaspoon Pour. (2) Core, peel and chop tomatoes. Add to onion mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, till thickened to sauce consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (3) While sauce is cooking, pre- pare eggplant. Peel, slice a half- inch thick, season lightly with salt and pepper, dip quickly in milk and then in flour. Sautfc in olive oil till brown and just tender. Drain en unglazed pap;r. (4) .\rrange eggplant in a shallow casserole and pour tomato sauce over it. If necessary, reheat in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Just As In Canada, The U.S. Housewife Has Her Worries- Is the little lady complaining that the ten bucks you give her for groceries doesn't buy very much? Brother, she's so right! Prices on many foods are almost twice as high now as when OPA price controls were ordered on April 12, 1941. Newschart above, showing- average comparative prices of seven basic items in {he housewife's market basket, is based on a 19-city survey. Coffee has taken the biggest leap, but is followed closely by pork chops and round steak. Even Scientists Are Puzzled When you remove a boulder on the seashore you will see hundreds 01 little creatures scuttling away to hide The same thing happens when you lift a stone in a field. Tlie creaturesâ€" fleas, wood-Hce beetles, centipedes, earwigs â€" are not afraid of you. Science tells us that they run away demoralized be- cause they hate the light and are desperately trying to find a dark corner. .\nyone who has entered a house infested with cockroaches has seen the same things. When entering a dark room and suddenly switching on the light scores of "black beetles" (as the housewife calls cockroaches) careen over the floor in search of the nearest crevice. On the other hand, the same light which disperses the cock- roaches attracts the moths, mayflies and daddy-long-legs. There they go, whirling madly around the globe, dashing towards it and re- treating. Why, Oh, Why? Scientists call this "tropism" and define it as "an obligatory move- ment in a particular direction in relation to some particular stimu- lus," Thus the cockroach is obliged to move towards the shade by the particular stimulus called light What the scientists don't know is why the cockroach is obliged to uc so. They know it was not taught to behave that way but was "moved by instinct." Take a young spider from the newly opened cocoon and place it under a jar. Even though the cables will not stick to the glass it will begin to spin a web with all the intricate movements necessary. It continues until nothing but a con- fused mass of silk threads is the result. Because of this many scientists have concluded that most insects are nothing but mechanisms, with- out mental activity. They say the spider's action was not the result ot tliought but a purely mechanical one. The movement of the insects lender the stone is also mechanical. But what impelled the first spider to start spinning a web? What im- pelled the first cockroach to run away from the light? If you know the answer you've beaten the scientists. 1 tablespoon grated onion 1 teaspoon dry mustard yi cup bread cubes or crum-bs, but- tered. ]/i cup grated cheese 4 strips bacon. (1) Cook shelled beans in a small amount of salted water, covered till tender. Drain, reserving broth, (2) Mi.x soup, onion, mustard and a half-cup of the broth. Add cooked beans and turn into a one- quart greased casserole. (3) Sprinkle with buttered crum- bs and cheese. -Arrange bacon on top. (4) Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees F.) about twenty-five minutes or till crumbs are brown and bacon is crisp. Yield: four to fivie servings. COW GAVE WRONG STEER SAUTEED EGGPLANT WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE 1 onion, chopped y^ cup olive oil, approximately Motorists and hikers who were strangers to the district kept finding themselves lost and on the wrong road in the Wimborne area of Dor- set not long ago. They were puz- zled, because all of them had carefully followed inscriptions on a signpost in the parish of Holt When the parish council heard of the trouble, they ordered an in- vestigation. The clerk, who is head- master of a boys' school, began to wonder whether some of his pupils could possibly be responsible, when he found that the signpost had been partly turned so that its arms pointed in the wrong directions. Then he found the culprit â€" a cow which had got into the habit of rubbing itself against the signpost so vigorously that it moved it The council had the signpost re- instated in the correct position and solemnly decided to take no action against the cowl Music-Hail Favorite Now Eighty-Six When darling of the music halls \"esta Tilley (Lady de Frece') cut her eighty-si.xth l)irthday cake the other day she is reported to have said to her si.\ty-si.\-year-old bro- the: "It's not the last by a long chalk." The cake, with white and blue icing, had been sent by an old admirer. It was wheeled on a trol- ley. Countless thoiisands of nitii and women of t' e older generation have atTectionate memories of Vesta Tilley. famous as a male inipe.-- s nator in songs like "Following in Father's Footsteps." "v;sta Tilley retired from the stage in 1920 after fifty-one years. Still as slim as ever, she declares she has had "such a happy, happy life." Some time ago she said; "I don't think I should like to he a girl today. These must be very difficult years for young people. BEEN HUHB (SbrdoaSmitK Peonies may be planted success- fully any time from the first of September until freezing weather. A careful selection of varieties will provide early summer flowers for six to eight weeks, depending oo the season. For exhibition blooms or garden perennials, the impor- tant characteristics are abundant flowers of good form and clear color, strong stems and symmetry of growth. » • • Since even these high standards are met by innumerable varieties, the final choice will be determined by which colors will fit into the June garden. There are single, double and semi-double forms, ami even more variety in shape of flower than these descriptions imply. * * • The greatest range 01 color is oflfered by the hybrids, and thty are also the first to flower. The huge single Chalice is one of the best white peonies available and the first to bloom. White Picotee is edged widi- violet. Two clear yellows, boh single, are Daystar and Moonrise; Green Ivory has yellow tones in its greenish petals. * * * ' Shades of pink vary ironi the plae tint of single Lotus Bloom to rose pink Ludovica, which is an enormous semi - double flower. Lovely Rose is a creamy pink, and Camelia flushed peach pink; both are semi-doubles. « » » Among the red hybrids arc two fully double peonies: Red Charm and dark red Evelyn. The brilliant red Montezuma is a semi-double. The fine single - flowered red hybrids are difficult to choose un- less the colors are actually seen. Flame is brilliant; Golden Glow, orange scarlet, and Bright Knight, a similar shade but darker. Car- dinal's Robe is a true scarlet and Chocolate Soldier an extremely dark red. Burgundy is the best of the purples, so deep in color that it is almost black. « * V The Chinese peonies (P. albi- flora) start to open about two weeks after the hybrids. All of the ones listed here are single. Four fine white varieties are Le Jour, which has red stigmas; White Per- fection; KriuWed White, which op- ens blush; and Watchman, the last of the wliites to bloom. * * • Angelus is blush, and Sea Shell a medium pink with red stigmas. Josette and Mischief are light pink, and the slightly pink Shaylor's Sunburst fades to white when the flowers are fully open. Sunmist is blush and Yellow King a light pink with bright yellow center. » » • The semi-double peonies include many of the most beautiful ;arieties grown. Some have conspicuous rings of stamens between the rows of petals and others have several rows of guard petals with a center of yellow stamens. Three fine whites are Mildred May, Lily White and Titania. The tall Minnie Shaylor is blush with large, red stigmas, and Rare Chi ia almost the same but slightly pinker. The soft pink Silvia Saun- ders is rather small, but charming and Phyllis Kelway is a tall, showy pink. Red Goddess has the clearest hue of any peony of that color. * • » Two velcvety medium red vari- eties are .\rcturus and Kickapoo, which look exactly the same but b!oom at different times. * * < The yapanese-type herbaceous peonies have one to three rows of guard petals. The loveliest of all is the pure white Golden Standard, whose robust habit of growth makes it a fine garden subject. The new Christina is also white. * * * Double peonies have one draw- back in the garden; even the stur- diest varieties are sometimes knocked down by severe storms. Many of the oldest of these are still among the best. Festiva Ma.x- ima has just celebrated its hun- dredth birthday, but its distinctive white flowers with red spots will long continue to be popular. Edulis Superba is still older; it is a good dark pink and very fragrant. Mon- sieur Jules Elic is tlic best pink double peony there is for cutting and Fcli.x Crousse is the finest red for thai purpose. 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