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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT APRIL 14, 1938 Of Special Interest t® Women Readers POWDER By REX BEACH Forget-Me-Nots Valuable Tips for the Would-Be Gardener CHAPTER VIII What happened next the observers ■were never able to agree upon, but the ■world dissolved into an inferno of smoke and flame and the suddenness of it rocked the sky, upheaved the earth. The two came together with a cataclysmic roar. Furlong and Betty Durham were tossed headlong, flung down like straws. When they scrambled to their feet, dazed, shaken, terrified, it was to find themselves enveloped in a mighty dust cloud. The eighty-foot tower of heavy timbers was gone; in an instant it had utterly vanished. Where it had stood was a shallow, smoking crater. Splinters of planking, debris of every sort, were scattered far and wide; particles of earth and gravel were raining from the heavens with the sound of a heavy hailstorm; nothing in the neighborhood of the well remained except the boiler and engine, and the former lay upon its side. Even the bushes had been whipped out, uprooted, shaved off as by a sweeping scythe. Going To Town That afternoon Furlong's friend, the engineer, came over to the farmhouse with a considerable bundle in his arms. "How's Betty?" he inquired. "She's all right, but pretty well all bruised up, of course." "Well, I guess there's nothin' more us boys can do, so we're going in to "Right: I'll stay here until Mrs. Durham gets back." "Here's all of Tiller's stuff that we could find. I reckon you better look after it." "Anything besides clothes?" "Not much. A few letters and things we found in his bunk. Miz' Durham can keep 'em in case he's got relatives. There's one suit of clothes that would fit me. No use to throw them away. Say! It's funny how scared he was of powder. It musta been a big hunch." Shortly after the engineer had left, Ben came to Betty with a queer light in.his eyes. In his hand he held a soiled sheet of foolscap paper. Had ft In His Pocket "Feel strong enough to stand another explosion?" he inquired with "an effort to suppress his agitation. "Well, the queerest thing --! This farm does not belong to your Aunt Mary after all; it belongs to you!" The girl gasped; she voiced some breathless query, but Ben ran on: "Your uncle Joe left it to you, just as he promised. He left everything to you, except a thousand dollars to her. This is his will and Maddox had it. I guess it's a good will even though your uncle wrote it himself. Anyhow it's witnessed by two people -- Maddox and another. From the date I figure it must have been signed just a day or so before he was killed." . "Where did it come from? How did Maddox --?" "I've figured that out, too. Mr. Durham must have had it in his pocket when Maddox found him. That would explain everything -- how he made-your aunt do just what he wanted and why she didn't dare to fire him." "That's why she said I'd have to marry him! That's why -- Oh, Ben!" Betty rose suddenly and clutched Furlong. "I knew she was a mean, selfish old thing, but I never thought she was so -- wicked. This oil is a curse to poor people. I hate it!" "Why, Betty!" Furlong exclaimed. "You're the wicked one to quarrel --" "She's the only kin I've got left and I tried my best to love her. But she was so greedy for quick money that nothing mattered. Maddox, too! It made beasts of them. I almost wish we'd never heard of oil." After a moment the speaker continued more quietly: "I lied to you last night. It was Tiller who came here." They Arranged It Furlong's body stiffened, he breathed an oath, then he muttered: "I always thought so. Why didn't you tell" she knew he was -- •ranged it. She as 1! That's how he got "What's mor< coming! They good as sent h the kitchen key This announcement the man greeted with the growl of an animal. He began to pace about the room; his face had grown black and threatening and his fingers were working as he stormed. Wait! Wait till she gets back here!" "You c t lay yoi • hands c "Can't I?" he breathed. Betty shook her head; then a new expression slowly crept into her eyes; her chin set itself firm-No!" she declared. "But you can em on her trunk and drag it out where I can pack it." "I sure can," Ben agreed. "And, what's more, when you get it packed I can lug it out to the gate where it will be nice and handy for her." As he finished speaking his frown disappeared; it was replaced by a grin and he said: "Say, Betty! What do you think? I'm going to marry an heiress after all." THE END "THE AVENGER" By Walter Forder Plant peas at two week Intervals. A small vegetable garden can be made to yield twice the ordinary amount of produce if given a proper feeding of plant food. Tomatoes will take up less room in the garden if trained to stakes Heavenly Blue morning glory cover an unsightly fence or building in a few weeks' time. Plan for another crop in the vacated by radishes, spinach and peas. Spading should be done with vertical cuts so as to go as deep as pos- For a hot situation, where you a low-growing flower, try the portu- A more orderly garden will result if you start flowers in seedhoxes outdoors. Plants can then be transplanted just where you want them. Plant gladiolus bulbs at intervals for long season of bloom, or plant different sizes of bulbs -- the big bloom first. The datura an easily groi Housecleaning Season Is Here Spring Seems to Be the Most Natural Time to Brighten and Clean Up the House After the Dullness and Stuffiness of the Winter Months. LMBN to TYPE at HOME! ' Typing Oulj 5 sir DUCh Typing fnstruc »v'rlte for full details to Harry K. Stiles, Managing-Director L C Smith & Corona Typewriters Ltd., 35-37 Front St. E., Toronto DEAFNESS NO LONGER A HANDICAP The new ACOUSTICON is small-:r--lighter-- has greater distance •eception than ever before. Let ACOUSTICON lead you on "The Royal Road to Joyous Hearing.' □ Please send Booklet. □ Please send Representative Home Demonstration. Address .......................................... City................................................. A30USTIC0N 330 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. Modern houses are easier to keep clean than the old ones. There is no room for accumulated clothes or furnishings, and fewer draperies, pictures, and ornaments are in use today. Cleaning is now tackled in a sane manner. The housewife does not upset the whole house at once, she sets about cleaning one room at a time and putting it to rights again before she tackles another. If you are doing some decorating is season it is better to get all painting and papering finished before beginning the general clean. As far as possible, remove the furniture from the rooms to be re-decorated and take up all carpets both in these rooms and on the stairs and passages leading to them. If the carpets require professional treatment, send them at once to the cleaners and they will be ready when you want them again. If chimneys need sweeping get the sweep in before the decorator starts work. If you feel you want a change of color scheme in bedroom or living-room you can have your carpet, curtains, and loose covers, etc., dyed an entirely new shade, and the cost will be most reasonable. A little beauty treatment with the right formulae will soon restore furniture to a shining loveliness. ,'French polished furniture responds to the finer types of furniture cream, as do lacquer cabinets and pianos. A simple polish of beeswax and turpentine will give a mellow surface to any natural woods that have not been french polished, but a lot of rubbing-is necessary to attain good results, always being sure to rub with the grain. After a few applications, these pieces will be less susceptible to stains and scratches than the more delicate pieces. iv new vegetables this year le or endive. Okra and sal-o fine seasoners. 3-Wife Husband Not Polygamist Jewish Court In Palestine Decides --Mothers-In-Law His Punishment Says Central Figure In Case. A Jewish court at Jerusalem has decided that Jacob Melnik is not a olygamist, although he was married ■ thre at c Jacob Melnik, an orthodox Jew, married Boda Blizovsky in 1929, a Tel-Aviv girl named Chaya Melamed in 1936, and another girl, Rivka Freed-man, in 1937. He spent the evenings with Boda, telling her he had a job during the day, and the days with Chava, whom he told he wo'-eJ at night. He was arrested soon after his riage ) Kivk; The magistr vinced that Melnik would have gone on marrying indefinitely if the police had not intervened. Deceived the Brides Acquitting him - of polygamy, the magistrate said that to convict of polygamy, the prosecution must prove that, the prisoner's extra marriages were void because they occurred during the lifetime of the first wife. This was based on the Palestine Criminal code adopted in 1936. Melnik's second and third mar-ag the magistrate declared, were ill not for this reason but because he deceived his additional brides as his wedded state, and he could not u-efore he convicted. The defence, conducted by Dr. Samuel Eisenstadt of the Government Law School, pointed out that the Pentateuch nowhere forbids polygamy, and maintaired that the Bible is a higher authority in Jew-i'h law '.' an the Talmud. M Inik said on leaving the court: "My punishment was to have three mothers-in-law to compensate for the pleasure of three wives." A Menu For EASTER There have been more curious customs connected with Easter in the past, than with any other religious festival. Some of these we still observe though we have long since lost track of the original significance. The name Easter is believed to have originated from the Saxon word Os-ter, which meant rising. No doubt some of the customs observed in the past were hang-overs from paga"n rites and in the change from paganism to Christianity, the original meaning was lost but the form of these often strange practices was continued. In one section of England it used to be the rule for men to "lift" the women on Easter Monday and the women to do the same to the men on Easter Tuesday. This was done by two people making a chair of their crossed hands and so "lifting" the third person. Another weird custom that of playing ball in churches a prize of tansy cakes or tansy puddings. Though ball playing has been discontinued inside churches, tansy cakes, and puddings are still dishes in many parts of England. Here in Canada we still present children with colored eggs, toy rab-and fluffy baby chicks. Easter happy season of the year and aside from the deep religious signi-3 are many other reasons for rejoicing. The long week-end holiday provides a grand chance for family reunions, which of course eans extra nice dinners. Here is fish dinner which will help to solve the problem of "what to serve." Black Bean Soup Broiled Whitefish Maitre d'Hotel Butter Parsley Potatoes Emergency Biscuits Sea Dream Salad Apple Pie Coffee Black Bean Soup 2 cups black beans 1 small, onion, sliced 3 tablespoons butter 2 quarts cold water 2 stalks celery, diced lVz tablespoons flour % teaspoon salt Vs teaspoon pepper Vi teaspoon mustard Dash of Cayenne 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 hard-cooked eggs, finely diced 1 lemon, thinly sliced Wash beans and soak overnight. Saute onion in IV2 tablespoons butter 5 minutes. Drain beans. Add cold water, onion, and celery. Sim-r 3 to 4 hours, or until beans are tender, adding water as needed. Remove from fire and force through Melt remaining 1% ta-butter, add flour, and stir until smooth. Add a small amount of soup mixture, stirring well. Coming soup mixture. Reheat to boiling, stirring frequent-idd seasonings. Add lemon eggs and let stand RITZ ... a hit! Christie's "Ritz" . . . those toasted and tasty, nutty flavored, slightly salted little wafers .. . hit the mark every 1 Christie's Biscuits £ii.7re's a Christie Biscuit for every taste" minutes to season. Serve soup, garnishing each portion with a small amount of egg and a slice of lemon. Serves 8. Maitre D'Hotel Butter 4 tablespoons butter J/& teaspoon salt Va teaspoon pepper % tablespoon parsley, finely chopped Vz tablesoons lemon juice "ream butter thoroughly, add salt pepper, then parsley. Add lemon Entertainments In Buckingham Palace Much Thought Is Given to Arranging Royal Banquets When The King and Queen Are Hosts Far from being stilted functions, the Palace banquets are as enjoyable as they are brilliant. The pleasure they give is largely due to the fact that they are thought out so perfectly beforehand, and that unexpected touches are always possible with the resources for entertaining available at the royal residence. Each party there is varied so far as arrangement and decorations are concerned to a surprising extent. Choice of China The collection of valuable china at the Palace is very great. The Queen, like other hostesses, likes different services used at her parties. Guests may dine off priceless Sevres or find the Garter china placed in front of them, each piece bearing badge and motto of the Order. The Gold Plate The banqueting table, too, is a matter of choice. Sometimes a horseshoe arra- -rement is favored; at otlrr times the King and Queen preside at either end of a long table. The gold plate is possibly the only unchanging feature of the Palace banquets. It is always used, partly to hold the flowers on the table and partly as a display ou velvet-covered tables against the walls. The King and Queen remain to talk with their guests some time after din- lall i ount at ling thoroughly after each addition. Makes 1/3 cup butter. Sea Dream Salad package lime flavoured jelly pow- Issue No. 16--'38 ""SOUND SLEEP STRENGTHEN NERVES PHOSFERINE Quickly helps iangling, sleep-robbing nerves gain new vitality: Then you sleep soundly, and go through the day with new energy. Take just a few economical drops daily. Get PHOSFERINE from your druggist: SOc, 11.00 and 11.50. 69 Spring Shower When spring has touched the tops of the alder thicket With laciness, and velvet softly cloaks Each pussy-willow bud, the sun pro- The clouds to abdicate; a yawning Releases captive rain. Foretold by the Heraldnig, a slant of silver soaks Forgotten mould beneath the leafless Till valiant lily-fronds push up to prick it Through and through with stars of fragile bloom. The liquid benediction of the shower Distills to limpid nectar in each fiow- And safely in a petal-prisoned room Each chalice keeps a hostage drop of rain In bondage -- till the showers come again. -- Anna Holm Pogue in Cyole. 1 cup grated cucumber 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon scraped onion Dash of Cayenne % teaspoon salt Dissolve jelly powder in war ter. Add remaining ingre Force through sieve. Turn into Chill until firm. Cut in squar. serve on crisp lettuce. Carnis: mayonnaise. Serves 6. Emergency Biscuits 2 cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder V2 teaspoon salt Doctor Explodes Homespun Beliefs Health Official Refutes "Apple A Day" Theory Dr. F. R. Dew, Oberlin, Ohio, health official, puts to rout some homespun beliefs and methods of curing or preventing illness. He says an apple a day will not keep the doctor away any more than a bag of asafoetida draped about the neck, although, he adds, the latter may make his visit a bit reluctant. He says whiskey will not drown out a cold and prevent pneumonia. He declares that lemon juice will not cure freckles and even a clean tooth may Dr. Dew discounts the belief that oysters eaten in the summer will cause gastric pains. Properly refrigerated oysters will not, according to Dr. Dew. The jaw will not be locked though the skin be punctured by a dusty nail, and a receding chin does not necessarily denote weak character, the doctor He declares there is no evidence to support the following beliefs: That scarlet fever germs lurk clothes, furniture and wallpaper That "feed a cold, starve a fever' ming Sift Homing powder 1 MUSSON'S IMPROVED Ready Reckoner FORM AND LOG BOOK , Rate of Va if Wages, Board, Inter-.».«.K»ge Tables, Postal Guide, Log and Lumber Tables, Board and Plank Measure, Timber or Scantling Contents of Legs in Hoard : of Cattle, Hoys, Sheep , Tables of Weights and Legal Weights of Produce MONEY-BACK Ser fifty in shortening-. _ Add milk gradu-Drop from teaspoon on greased Bake in hot oven (450 deg. F.) o 15 minutes. Makes 15 bis- WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW! ififer from ache, backache and pains due to functional disturbances, need a ton- Says Marriage Is Popular As Ever Modern Answer to Career or Marriage Is Both, Says Chicago Professor Just because the girls a -e going into business right and left is no leason for thinking that they'll miss the boat to matrimonial seas, declares Dr. Laird T. Hites, professcr of psychology at the Central V.M.C.A. College, who teaches what is though to be the only course of "The Psychology of Marriage" in the country. Dr. Hites, who comes in contact, with hundreds of yomg college people, has arrived at the conclusion that marriage is as popular as ever. Meal Ticket Is Out "The old idea of marrying for a meal ticket is out as far as modern girls are concerned," said the professor, whose new semester course has just begun. Well, why do they marry, then? Because, Dr. Hites said, young people want that feeling of independence and great self-sufficiency that comes from having homes of their own. * Equal In All Respects Dr. Hites believes the "dining vine" type of girl is gone. Women recognize themselves as equals in every respect with men. Modern new-Iyweds enter a partnership, he be- "Marriage is more than a legal contract, a religious sacrament or a social institution," Dr. Hites asserted. "It is a personal relationship between a man and woman who love each other and want to make their lives one. The relationship is psychological, with individual and social aspects." Books and papers published by His Majesty's Stationery Office totalled nearly 6,000 last year an paper worth $3,750,000. asumed Dentists recommend Wrigley's Gum as an aid to strong, healthy teeth, cleanses them of food particles, massages the gums. Aids digestion, rel ieves s tu fry feeling after meals. 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