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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT. AUG. 4, 1955 fMm HIRST I No wife complains in my " mail today about her mother- * in-law. Instead, we have the ' rare picture of a husband oi * a year frustrated because his * wife is as completely her * mother's little girl as she wa~ * 10 years ago. "When we married she insist ed we life with her mother, and I was so in love I consented," he writes. "I haven't had a real marriage at all, and I am sick of it" * His wile took her mother * everywhere. The women en * tertained their friends at home. * but the husband ha.-l to take * his pals to restaurants to see * them. His wife seldom went * ou,t with him alone, insisting * her mother join them * The husband grew disgust- * ed and left. * Finally his wife promised * him a home of their own and * a family They moved into a * furnished apartment, where * she again continuallv invited * her mother and her girl friends * -- but again, not her husband's * companions There were no * children. "I left again, Anne Hi'St, and this time I declared it w-s for good. But the other day I met Smart Separates Summer's smartest separates -- to sew in gay contrasting colors, or one-piece dress "effect! Graceful yokes detail the blouse; convertible-collared for cool comfort too. Classic skirt below, pleated for flattery and Pattern 4832: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 blouse takes V/s yards 39-inch fabric; skirt takes 2 yards. This pattern easy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instruc- Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS <350 in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print planly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.. New Toronto, Ont. my wife accidentally, and she confessed she missed me . . . This time I put my foot down. I'd just had a position offered me in another district, and told her if she'd go with me we could try once more -- otherwise, I was through. She said she would think it over. Even if she agrees, I'm half afraid to trust her. I believe she will always be her mother's baby." * The only hope for this mar- * riage is to get the young wife * away from -her possessive * mother. Her husband's out-of- * town offer come at an oppor- * tune moment; if his wife goes * alonjr, they can build a life * together among new friends * and surroundings, awav 'from * her mother's influence. * He is taking a chance, yes; * but he still loves the girl, and * I think it is worth the risk. If * it works out, he will be rc- * warded. If she decides not ta * go with him (or is not content- * ed there) he will know there is * no happiness for them together * and he will be be'trr off with- * out her. * TO "UPSET HUSBAND": * From what you say in your * letter, I believe your wife will * go wi*h you. r-ithe- thin lose * you. If she does, be sure to * devote all your leisure to her * in your new home, introducing * her to your new friends and * seeing that she is ton well oc- * cupied to miss hsT mother. It * will take time, but you are a "Dear Anne Hirst: 1 am so unhapny I don't want to live! I'm still mad about a young man I dated for eight months. I don't know why I can't get ever him, because he made me care for him -- and left me Hat. "I have tried dating others, but I can't get him off my mind. Sometimes I'd just l;l'~ to run what can I do about it' MISERABLE" * Instead of seeing yourself as * the romantic victim of a male off. I guess my family thing I'm a problem, and maybe I am. But * who only won vour love to * leave you, try to understand * that no man "makes" a girl * love him. She is attracted, he * is attractive, so often without * sufficient reason she builds all * her hopes on him -- only to * discover one day he isn't there. * It doesn't matter why the * lad changed his mind. You * may have been too aasily won, * or too possessive, or perhaps * another pretty face tempted * him more. Obviously, he is * not worth the affection you * still waste on his memory. * Why not charge it off to ex- * perience, and next time be * more selective and less hasty * to give your heart away? * The best cure for a jilted * girl is an active social life. * Keep yourself busy with new * dates; cultivate other interests * that demand concentration * and enthusiasm, and you will * have less time to feel *orry for * yourself. What a chance this is * to show your family you can * take a blow like a lady! * Have faith in yourself and * your future, and you'll come * out all right. A short separation is often the answer to an unhappy marriage. If you are given the second chance to succeed, take it, with hope and new loyalty. Ann Hirst's comments will iruide you wisely Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., , New Toronto, Ont. AERIAL HAZARD - The hazard on the fourth hole at a recently completed municipal golf course, is not to the game but to aerial navigation. Mrs. C. M. Erickson scans the sky over a Luhken Airport runway in compliance with sign at the tee,^o be sure she doesn't sink a high one in some pilot's windshield as he's coming in for a landing. HE'S A SEW-AND-SEW - Ticketed motorists who mutter "set. and-so" as Tennessee Trooper Marvin D. Walker walks away from their cars have the right phrase in mind, but the wrong spelling and meaning. The 215-pound six-footer fills the ikket as a top-notch dressmaker in his Memphis, Tenn., home, where he-has made more than 40 frocks for daughter Barbara Jo, e% at right. He also mends unifor. s for fellow trooper. Bible Designated "Most Exciting Book" What makes the Bible "the most exciting book in the world?" Engineers are using it today as a guide to the natural resources of the Holy Land. It contains "the best-known poem ever written." One chapter of Isaiah is cited as "the greatest single writing in all literature." The Acts of the Apostles "is the most exciting piece of history ever written" because it is "the only record we have" of the turning point from paganism to Christianity. These are some of the reasons for Bible reading set forth in the new phamphlet "How to Read the Bible--the Most Exciting Book in the World" by the American Bible Society? The pamphlet is issued in connection with the publication of a new Bible known as "The Compact Bible," being the King James Version, Edited for Easy Reading, published by Hawthorn Books, Inc., and including all 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. It spurns the old theory that the Bible is boring, heavy, or a "pious duty." It cites the book of Psalms as "a sheer delight" for its "beauty of poetry and thought," the book of Proverbs as "better than most of our modern newspaper columnists," contending that "you can't be considered well read until you are thoroughly acquainted with the Bible." "The Bible is not to be read like other books, starting at the beginning," the pamphlet advises but is "a library" in which one should "brownse around." It suggests that "you might start with Moses . . . one of the half-dozen greatest men in all history" -- or begin with the story of Joseph, "the Bible's most complete biographical sketch." It calls the 23d Psalm "the best-known poem ever written," considered "by many to be the most beautiful." The 40th chapter of Isaiah has been called "the greatest single writing in all literature," according to the pamphlet which challenges: "See what you think of it, especially the last three The book of Mark is mentioned as "a good ons to start with in the New Testament." It says of Mark that he "calls his book 'the gospel,' meaning 'good news,' and writes like a reporter covering an exciting world series--with his side winning." Of this book the pamphlet adds: "It takes you breathlessly through the brief public ministry of Jesus. It can be read in an hour, and provides a good account of the earthly life of the greatest man who ever lived." It advises that the gospel of John should be read last, since it was written later. In support of the Bible as a current document, the Bible Society cites the fact that millions today bear Bible names and quote the Bible in everyday conversation in phrases such as "the apple of his eye, a drop in the bucket, salt of the earth, sign of the times, powers that be, a thorn in the flesh, a labor of love." This China Cat Is Worth A Fortune Somewhere to-day, perhaps scarcely noticed in a cottage parlour, or perhaps half-buried in attic dust and cobwebs, is a china cat worth $250,000. Maybe it's been resting for years on a mantelpiece. Maybe it's lying chipped and forgotten at the back of a tool-shed. If it's a comfortably recumbent cat, the tail wrapped around the fore-paws, yellowish coffee in colour, if it's eight inches high from base to ear-tip and if there's a small X on the underside, maybe the money is yours. Above all, look at the eyes, crimson and glinting. Are they merely glass beads ... or are they rubies? Two-blood-red rubies disappeared from~the harem of Suleiman the Magnificent 400 years ago. The Turkish favourite, who had worn them in her earrings, was strangled in her. sleep. Her slayer tore the jewels roughly from her ears and made good his Then they are said to have reappeared at the court of Louis XV of France, embellishing a rich necklace which adorned the charm of the beautiful Madame Pompadour. Afterwards they were sold to a Russian nobleman and passed from one wealthy hand to another until--just sixty years ago -- they adorned the buxom lady of a rich Berlin industrialist. One night, for the second time in their history, the rubies were stolen. The thief's method of entry -- over the rooftops and through a skylight--pointed to Klaus Gudden, a listed jewel thief. Police spies reported that he had sown the glittering rubies to a confederate. When the police pounced there ensued a rooftop chase and Gudden was shot dead. But the rubies were never found. Insurance investigators probed every detail of Gudden's life. It was three years, however, before they heard of his visits to a pottery factory near his home. The factory specialized in china cats with red-beaded eyes, and Gudden had ordered the figure of a cat to be specially prepared and fitted with "beads" of his The figure was marked with a small X to distinguish it from others in the batch. But when Gudden faiied to return, the cat was included in a factory consignment of almost identical cats shipped to England. In this country the insurance detectives again took up the trail. They visited import warehouses, "~ china shops and scores of private homes. But the ruby-eyed cat was never retrieved. It may have been smashed long ago and consigned to a dustbin. But maybe this old glazed cat is still in existence, serenely keeping its secret, the world's strangest hidden treasure! __„ :hr0NICLEs %ingerFarm JOURNEY'S END This column is in bits ppH pieces during the last week of my enjoyable stay in old England. Every time I make a move 1 am convinced no place could be as interesting as the one I am leaving. But it always is. Now I am staying at a quaint little stone cottage at Wymondham in Leicestershire. The walls are 20 inches thick and the floors are also of stone. Some of the rooms are oak-panelled and with overhead beams. There are tricky little steps here and there and you have to duck your head going up and down the stairs. The cottage has been modernized to the extent of installing light and a modified water system. The quaintest bathroom--if you could but see it! No room for a full length bath so a hipbath, complete with running water was installed in a cupboard, with a mounting-stool built in behind the bath! Next door is a similar cottage, which is also the village post-office. Here there is an outside staircase to an upstairs loft. The village church dates back to the 13th Century. It contains the effigy of a knight in armor, Sir John Hameline, a Crusader during the reign of Henry II. There is a small opening to the chancel in one of the inner walls which is known as "the leper's squint". Naturally the unfortunate victims of the leprosy were not allowed to mix with the congregation but were permitted to watch proceedings of the services through this small aperture in the wall. Behind the church remains of a Roman Road were discovered a few years ago, also many pieces of broken pottery and other Roman relics. In this village there was once an ancient priory founded by Franciscan monks. Nearby is a building-- formerly a grammar school-- 1630, built entirely Of stone with very few windows. Nearby in one of the cottages lives an elderly man, until a few years ago did very well for himself by driving people around in an ancient phaeton, relic of the coaching days. The phaeton, which I saw, is still in usable condition, but has given way to the faster moving vehicle of Our present time. One day I was taken for a drive through the country and visited many medieval buildings, including the Abbey at Crowland. This village, formerly known as "Croyland" is first mentioned in Domesday Book under the date 895. Part of the abbey is in ruins but the main part has been restored and is used for church services. More unusual still is the three-cornered bridge in the middle of the village street. This defies description. It is the only one of its kind in England. Now it is over dry land but at one time two rivers met here and their course was diverted under this three-way bridge. Nearby is a stone block to which boats coming into the island-village were anchored. On my way back to Cambridge I broke my journey for the express purpose of visiting Peterborough. How glad I am that I did but I can't possibly describe it. After staying overnight at Cambridge I went by train to Suffolk, the native county of my husband and myself. Here 1 found the small towns and villages unchanged to a very great extent. I sat for a while in the church where I was christened, confirmed and married and I attended morning service at-the parent church of the parish which dates back to the 12th Century. Joining in the service at this ancient but familiar church revived memories that can hardly be shared. I went all over my childhood home which is a part of Gainsborough's birthplace. And there were old familiar walks . . . and trips by bus to nearby villages. Invitations to accept from the few wh» are left but who were warm in their welcome. Tomorrow begins the last stage of my holiday--Sudbury to Cambridge and then to London Airport. This column is being scribbled at Sudbury (Suffolk), but will be re-written and sent on its way from London where I shall bid farewell to England. It has been a wonderful experience but now I am looking forward to getting HOME! Why should one assume that God made all the enjoyable things in the world for the benefit 6f the wicked? --The Aga Khan Cinch To Sew IRON-ON COLOR SIZES S--10--II M-14--It Keep cool and pretty all summer in this jiffy-wrap halte*. A cinch to sew, embroider! Make several, to team with all your separates. Pattern 732: Jiffy-wrap halterl Small (10,12); Medium (14,16)j Large (18,20). Tissue pattern^ transfers, directions. State sise. 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"I'll bet you $100 you'll never get the song recorded, another $100 it'll never be put on the market and still another $100 that you don't maks $100 profit on it." H» has lost all three bits. The tuns, on RCA rscords, is called "Lonely Road."