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The Colborne Express (Colborne Ontario), 11 Apr 1957, p. 3

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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE. ONT. APRIL 11, 1937 When The Bicycle Made Its Debut There is only one absolutely jnlent vehicle. It can carry a dozen times its own weight, at ipeeds up to six times greater than that of a running man; yet its motor power is the same as that of the running man. It can lie taken almost everywhere, and parked almost anywhere. It needs no supply of fuel. It is the most important means of transport in many countries and towns. It is a modern technical miracle. It's a bicycle. It is difficult to believe that there was once a time when fathers were distressed to discover that their sons showed brilliant technical gifts. Yet this was the case with young Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig, Baron Drais von Sauerbronn, whose father was a court councillor at Karlsruhe in Baden, Germany, toward the end of the eighteenth century The idea of a young man from an aristocratic family becoming anything so vulgar as an engineer was quite out of. the question and there were only two careers ©pen to him -- the army and the civil service. Choosing the latter, he began to climb up the bureaucratic ladder slowly and painfully, from forestmaster's assistant to chamberlain. But one day the Jnventpr in him broke through the official hide of the courtier. On that day in 1813, the people of Mannheim were given a special treat. They saw twenty-eight-year-old Baron Drais racing through the streets on the strangest vehicle they had ever seen. It was a kind of narrow car with two wheels about thirty inches in diameter, one running in the track of the other, and connected by a wooden beam; the beam carried a small saddle on which the Baron was sitting, his arms being supported by two little iron bars and his hands clinging to a wooden rod-with which he steered the front wheel. He propelled himself by pushing against the ground alternately with the right and left foot, almost like a skater . . . He was wearing a gray top hat, a green forest official's tailcoat, green trousers,and a shirt with neck ruffles and lace cuffs. The Mannheimers roared with laughter, but he went straight through the town on the road to Karlsruhe, which he reached some four hours later--a distance of forty miles.--From "The Prentice-Hall Book -About Inventions," by Egon Larsen. MEET 'JOHN' - It's a heavy armload for two-year-old Dunne Meier as be introduces his pet, a month-old St. Bernard pup named John. Duane wears a 1920-vintage hat that looks like some of 1957's Easter Bonnets. SEE NO EVIL-Chimpanzee, right, tried to throw a right cross but succeeded more in preventing his opponent from seeing what's up in the annual Shrine Circus. Battling for the title of "Chimp Champ", the sluggers had spectators roaring. They had their own simian handlers, two of whom carried the loser out. Chimps are members of the Bertram Mills Troupe. Anything Happens In Scotland Things that are almost unbelievable in England at once become credible in Scotland. I am thinking in particular of one of the most enchanting animal stories ever written, Row-ena Farre's "Seal Morning." It seemed to me quite possible that this was a work as much of poetic fancy as of literal fact -- until I read it again in Scotland. Now I am sure it is just exactly what it purports to be, a simple record written well. And written truly. "Seal Morning" is the story of a young girl and her aunt Miriam living in a highland croft with a strangely assorted family of animals. There are two squirrels, Sara and Cuthbert; two otters, Hansel and Gretel; a nicely mannered rat called Rodney; and Lora the seal. Lora is the star. She plays the mouth organ, the trumpet, and the xylophone. She adores picnics. She loves humans. She is, all rolled into one, athlete, baby, musician, friend, and ham. She is taken to a "ceilidh," or Scottish concert, where friends and neightbors perform for each other's edification. Not, however, when Lora is about. She will allow no performance but her own, "The guests started to arrive, Lora, the most sociable and extroverted of creatures, greeted them warmly. I suggested to Uncle that I should shut Lora into his study until it was her turn to perform. But he and several of the guests vetoed this suggestion at once. She must stay. "The singer smiled charmingly and started off with a few notes of an old Hebridean air before the inevitable happened; Lora raised her head and roared her way from a deep bass to a seal top C. Even a full Covent Garden chorus would not have been able to compete with that, and the singer wisely gave up there and then." The theory was that the enthusiastic seal should be allowed to perform first. Then having completed her act, it was confidently presumed, Lora would be willing to listen to others. The confidence was misplaced. So in this hilarious scene we see the seal playing, among Other pieces, "Where My Caravan Has Rested" on the xylophone while perched on top of an upright piano and throughout the entire evening resolutely refusing to give way for any other performer. Shut up late in BATTY BADMINTON--Mid-air splits and between-the-legs returns are all part of the game for Malayan badminton champion Eddy Choong as he practices for the all-England championships at Wimbledon. The high-flying star is a three time winner of the •vent. the study Lora wails so piteous-ly that the guests at once let her out. Firmly ordered to keep quiet, "the result was no less disastrous. Seals have free-flowing tear ducts. . . . Lora, overcome with frustration at not being allowed to take part, sat with tears pouring down her face. Whereupon the sympathetic guests pleaded on her behalf and the other performers generously allowed her to take the platform again." Lora also liked to meet the postman and bring the mail home, a proceeding that takes a long time and once is interrupted by a swim in the loch. Lora plays in the water with the otters, and even with the dog, Ben. She has races with a canoe, follows a boat at command, dives and retrieves objects thrown into the loch, goes on picnics and plays the trumpet. And always spreads her macintosh on the floor when she comes home wet. Lora is, as they say, a poppet. Equally playful and individual are the two otters and even Rodney the rat. Rodney also goes on picnics and he knows six words (basket, out, raisins, nuts, roof, and Rodney). He is a kindly phlisopher. He and the others and the squirrels and the dog, and Lora, all live in the croft together. Reading this in a train in Surrey, flanked by stockbrokers and flashing past scores of identical back .yards, each with white washing fluttering over patchy grass, it seemed almost too good to be true. Reading it in Scotland, however, with a mist on the hills and a strange dog looking up at the window and quite distinctly asking to be taken for a walk, it seemed just like plain common sense. I got up; went down the hotel stairs and found the dog waiting for me. I asked it, "Do you want to go for a walk?" It said, "Yes." It wagged its tail and set out at my heel. We walked over the Elie golf course together. The only sounds were the lark in the sky, the sea on the shore, tnd a woman singing in the distance. If we had suddenly encountered a seal playing "Baa Baa Black Sheep" on the harmonica neither of us, man or dog, would have bought it unusual I'm sure. We didn't. But we might have. Scotland is a sensible but definitely enchanted kingdom. -- By John Allan May in The Christian Science Monitor. COMPLICATED BUSINESS If a livestock feeder lives within reasonable trucking distance of a western grain farm he can and does buy feed wheat for as low as 60 cents a bushel. He simply takes his truck to the grain farm and makes a deal. The grain grower is glad to sell at bargain prices for cash because he does not know how many years he will have to wait before the Wheat Board will take his crop off his hands and the law will not let him sell through any grain dealer or export himself. But if the feeder lives in British Columbia or one of the eastern provinces, he must buy through the Wheat Board and pay more than twice what the nearby feeder pays. So even with Ottawa paying the railway freight bills his grain cost may be far higher. Once upon a time it was as simple to get a price on a bushel of grain as it was on CPR common or International Nickel. But with boot-legging, freight subsidies, fixed prices and state Marketing, it takes a lot of figuring today. GREEN THUMB ^GbrdotvStadtV Something New While browsing through the seed catalogue and waiting for the weather and soil to turn warmer, one should note the new additions to the flower and vegetable world for the planting season of 1957. Usually on a special page of the seed catalogue will be listed brand new varieties and novelties. Among these will be the All-America winners for this year. These are new flowers and vegetables that in the North American field trials last year were awarded the most points. In the vegetable liries there are a whole lot of improved productions. New, faster growing and crisper radish, more tender carrots, new beans, beets and corn. Over the years plant breeders have given us tremendous improvement in all vegetables. Not only are the varJS» ties grown today far .more tender than those of a generation ago, but they are also much earlier and more disease resistant. With these it is possible to have a good garden with much variety in areas where it, was hardly safe to risk anything but the toughest things before. This progress has meant more to Canada than most countries because our growing season is so short. Nursery Stock This is the name- given to anything in the way of started plants, shrubbery, trees, etc., purchased from seed house or nursery. Handling this is another early job. Generally the earlier one plants perennials, shrubs, roses, vines, and trees in the spring, the quicker and 'surer they will grow. The main thing is to keep them moist and not to expose roots to the air. Good nursery stock will be moist, and limber on arrival with plenty of dormant buds. If one can plant promptly so much the better. But if the ground is frozen or not ready make sure the roots are kept moist and cool, and the branches or stems are shaded. If it is going to be several days or weeks before planting in permanent quarters one, should "heel in", that is plant temporarily in a shallow trench, spreading out and covering the roots. In transplanting nursery stock or anything else it is most important not to expose roots to air but to cover quickly and. firmly with fine soil well pressed down and to make sure the ground about the roots is moist and stays moist for several days. Sweet Peas Sweet peas must be planted as early as possible if they are to do well. We can start just as soon as the last snow has gone and the soil is dry enough to dig without becoming muddy. One should follow planting directions closely; that is, sow in the richest possible soil and in a shallow trench. These plants must get growth before the weather turns warm. For their roots, they love a good mulch of rotted leaves with some well rotted manure. On top, place a few inches Of soil. Later on something to climb must be provided. Best materials for this are some of the branches the gardener will be pruning off his trees and * shrubbery just now. Normally sweet peas will grow about three to four feet tall, but in Western Canada and some other areas where this plant really flourishes much more than this is common. When bloom starts these should be removed daily in order to encourage long stems and continuous blossoming. How Can I? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I remove the shine from a suit of clothes? A. One method is to try rubbing the material gently with a piece of very fine black emery Q. How can I hasten the operation of whipping cream? A. By adding three or four drops of lemon juice to the cream. The cream will soon thicken. Q. How can I eliminate the hasting of goods when sewing long seams? A. When sewing long seams, try fastening the edges of the material with paper clips, such as are used in every office. Q. How can I prevent rubbers from slipping off at the heds? A. Cut two strips of chamois and glue them inside, up the backs of the heels. Q. What is a good meatless sandwich filling? A. Try using a sliced banana. Place on the bread and add a little lemon juice and a few raisins. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING agents wantsd holder. These Items i lts°rup to 5e00%.Vrlte free color catalogue - ilNESS for yourself. ouseware products and ted by. every house- And Colloidal Graphite Additives. Dealers wanted to sell to Fanners, Fleet Owners and Service Stations. Write Warco Grease & Oil limited, Toronto 3, Ontario. ARTICLES FOR ! DIRTY WINDOWS! Clean them with "Sprayclean", the world's finest spray-type glass cleaner. 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