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an 1s enantio ate AN NE "Dear Anne Hirst: A year ago I met a fine lady with whom I have fallen in love. She is in her early 40's; I am 56. She has a lovable nature, a fine education, and not a fault that I can see; her personality and her keen humor make me feel so at ease, perhaps because I am very much in love. But she will allow no mention of either love nor marriage! "Twenty-one years ago she married, and I understand it was a tragic failure that ended in divorce. We enjoy so many, many things together that I am sure I can make and keep her happy. Financially she is well off, and so am I... At the moment she is visiting friends in another town, and her letters are delightfully witty -- but never does she say she even misses me, Whenever we are together she is invariably kind and sweet, but this is the only indication that she is fond of me. "Could the difference in our ages be the barrier between us? Perhaps she is reluctant to say piel Easy AAA AT AY, 14 et OER, ID 1. 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ANXIOUS FRIEND" IME TO SPEAK * It is not only young men in love who grow impatient of delay; older ones do, too, Your house and your heart await the woman who will share them, and you long for this one who you believe can make that house a home. I agree that the time, has come to speak, and for her to answer. Her reluctance to discuss the future may be caused by the memories of her tragic mar- riage. Yet that was years ago, and it sounds incredible that she can misconstrue your as- sidyous attentions since you met. She does enjoy your friendship, and she is apparent- ly satisfied with the status quo. It does not satisfy you. The difference in years might have been vital when you both were younger, but as the years fly by, that should matter less and less. Then one considers the other as a mature com- panion, and temperament and character are the deciding fac- tors. Whatever her reason for de- lay, however, when you tell her frankly that you want to marry her, she cannot gracefully withhold her answer. Go ahead, and good luck. * * * JEALOUSLY THREATENS MARRIAGE "Dear Anne Hirst: The only rift in our six-year- old marriage is my husband's crazy jealousy. Our quarrels are bitter, and end with horrible ac- cusations which he must know have no basis of truth. He has told me to leave more than once, but I have no intention of giving up this sweet home I've worked so hard to get. "Tt certainly looks as though he is searching for a reason to divorce me and is furious be- cause he can't find one... Yes, I suppose that beneath this soul- shocking pattern I still love him some, but honestly, Anne Hirst, most of the time I despise him. "Our little son is beginning to be distressed by all these scenes. I do hope you can help me, for I am really -- FED UP" A jealous person is a most miserable creature. Obsessed, usually by a sense of inferi- ority, or the memory of once being jilted, a man refuses to believe that any woman can be loyal. Such men are almost hopeless, but there is one thing you can do about it-- Keep your quarrels to your- selves. Leave your husband talking to an empty room, and go out of the house if you have to. If he resumes when you return, do not answer. Go about your duties as though he were not there. Can you remind him how cruel it is to expose his little boy to such anger? What a distorted view of marriage he will acquire!' When parents deny children the emotional security and mutual respect they deserve, they are not fit to be parents. Appeal to his sere t ese e eee ee eee ee ayy eeee* ee ee eoeeenae® See eee eeae ec ae avant aevren en eve ee ate fatherhood, and see Whether that works. It has with other men. PICTURE WINDOW -- Scorning canvas,, Bulgarian artist Assen Peikoy paints on framed glass in his Rome Studio. A famed sculptor who has made a life-sized statue of Ava Gardner among other works, Peikoy says the glass is less of an obstacle te artistic expression than canvas. BEAUTY AND THE BULL-Moody motion picture star Ava Gardner is reportedly "conferring with beaticians, doctors and make-up men about removing evidence of a recent disagreement with a fighting shorthorn bull in a private bull ring. Ava, long an avid fan of bullfighting, is shown jousting with a young cow in Madrid, Spain, just before the accident. She says heavy make-up conceals the "dimple" in her face remaining from the reported butting she suffered. (HRONICLES Leg: Hhtelli1 lt "GINGER FARM Gwendoline P We can' really enjoy our tele- vision now. We were only half enjoying it before. The Stnez half of the time we were irritat- ed and frustrated. Why? Be- cause we were trying to operate it with "rabbit's ears". We did get excellent reception but only with Channel 6. We brought our serial from the farm but did not put it up for two reasons -- we couldn't decide definitely where we wanted the set and the lead- - in wire, nor just how and where to install the aerial. Television is one of those things . . . you don't want to be without it and yet it disrupts living-room ar- rangements more than any other piece of furniture. You just have to sort of build around it. I don't wonder so many people put their set in some room other than the living room especially when there are several in the family. But we happen to want ours in the living-room so we tried it first one place and then another and the aerial waited until we were sure we had hit on the least inconvenient loca- tion. Partner wouldn't have the aerial put on the roof -- afraid it might cause leaks. So we de- cided on a chimney mount but not the kind that has straps of metal around the chimney. This is a new contraption that fits inside the chimney and requires no tools, drilling or cutting but yet anchors the aerial firmly to one corner of the chimney. Our antenna is only about ten feet above the chimney and works fine. That, however, might not suit everyone -- it all depends on the location of your home; its distance from station trans- mitters and its height above sea- level. If you happen to be in- terested in this type of aerial installation inquire at your+tele- vision store for "an internal chimney mount". Thought I would just pass the word along in case anyone might be in- terested. Of course we hayen't reached perfection yet -- we still can't get Channel 17 -- our set doesn't run to that -- but we are not going to worry about it -- at least not until our present set gives up the ghost. Sometimes I think it won't be long until that happens as the picture seems a little darker now than it should be. Oh yes, and before I leave the subject of TV aerials I should mention that quite a iew of our "neighbours have their aerial installed in the attic. The reception is very good but we didn't fall for the idea be- cause we imagined there might be a greater fire hazard. We couldn't see that it would be properly grounded. Perhaps we are wrong but that was our im- pression anyway. Now I am going to tell you about a very different piece of equipment and the reasons that \ led to its installation. This is not in the same category as tele- vision. It is not a luxury but rather a necessity for healthy living conditions. We felt tne need of it long before: we left the farm but here it seems doubly necessary. What is it? What is it? A portable humidi- fier no less -- to counteract the Clarke anne air in the house. At the farm we had a quart-size water- pan on the furnace. We also had small pails* of water placed in- side the registers and of course with the good old kitchen stove going there was always a cer- - tain amount of steam arising from tea kettles and boiling pots end pans. Here there was nothing at all to create moisture. In the morning Partner would wake up "coughing and I would wake dur- ing the night with a throat like a nutmeg grater. So we knew something had to be done and started making inquiries. We found that a self-feeding water- pan could be installed on the furnace -- which, incidentally, many people already have and do not use. While we were con- sidering this type I remembered that several years ago friends of ours had bought an electric humidifier and thought it won- derful. I phoned Mrs. N... and asked for more particulars. "Oh, yes, they still liked it -- wouldn't be without it for anything -- never have colds any more." So we contacted a home appliance store and had a similar one sent up on trial. It looks like a space heater, plugs into any outlet and holds about 2 gallons of water. ~ A small meter comes with it. It records the amount of mois- - ture in the air. Dry is 30; nor- mal 40 to 60; moist 60 to 80. To start with it registered 30. It took two or three days to get the moisture content up to 45. The result? Almost unbelievable! No coughing or parched throats. Even so, after a week we de- cided a larger one was necessary to take care of the whole house as we have it plugged in in the hallway. We made the ex- change and now we can keep the whole house at 50 degrees of moisture quite easily. The cost was not prohibitive -- about Donkeys Sold For Sixpence Whoever started the story that donkeys are stupid was himself rather stupid, a professor of nat- + ural history said recently. Don- keys have brains of a high order and have proved time after time that they can use them in an emergency. Not long ago a donkey saved four people from almost certain death in a blinding snowstorm on the Swiss mountain, the Jung= frau. Overtaken by the storm, they decided to try and reach their hotel alone and not wait for a guide, so they set off with the donkey. As they stumbled along blindly the donkey suddenly stopped and refused to budge. All the party could do was to huddle together and await the arrival of a guide three hours later, They then found that the donkey had halted them on the edge of a very deep crevasse hidden by snow. A man living in the Outjo district of South-West Africa was traveling to town in a cart drawn by two donkeys when three lions appeared in the roadway. The donkeys unhesitatingly charged the lions at breakneck speed, dragging the cart with them. The lions fled, leaving the donkeys to continue their journey peacefully. Yes, it's a mistake to under- rate the donkey. Most of the donkeys in Britain today were bred in Eire, but their numbers are declining. Are donkeys doom- ed to become extinct in this country? a naturalist asked re- cently. A donkey is a comparatively rare sight today, though down on the south coast you can see plenty of them taking part in the very popular donkey race meet- ings which were featured in a recent Tit-Bits article. In Victorian. times. hundreds were seen in the London'streets. The old costermongers could puy a donkey for £2 or £3 "and called him a "moke". A census of London donkeys a quarter of what you would pay for a TV set -- and the returns certainly compensate for the initial outlay. Partner and I agreed it should be our Christ- mas present to ourselves. Our doctor-neighbor says it is a wise investment; that half the coughs and*colds are the result of dry, overheated houses. I know Daughter has a small vaporizer ~ always on hand for the children. At the first sign of a croupy cough on goes the steamer and it never fails to bring good re- sults. 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The cat, Prince Mickey, a Russian Blua shorthair, and his rodent pal, Mousey, are the pets of Mrs. Evelyn Adams. Strangely enough, they're friends. JAPAN'S ROYAL FAMILY--Relaxing in the garden-of the Imperial Palace in Tokye Japan royal family focuses attention on a household pet, held by Prince Yoshi. Standing, fr are Crown Prince Akihito, Princess Suga, Empress Nagako and Emperor Hirohito. The- = 'om left, peror, a noted biologist, prefers his garden to be kept natural and untrimmed. ke