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Orono Weekly Times, 17 Mar 1955, p. 6

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I , .Now she c-nt ave sieil Aitroasitiî and lastir. S, ffae is have greenr and flan ea. THOUGHîTLESS MAN "Dear Anne Hirst: We have bec-n iïarricd tour montha, and I'm crazy about my ý1husbanid. Already, though, ha la a prabÎ- lem, lie las ~got into the habit aof caming home,- any tinia bce hikas, without evan tal1ephoning, I arn naither suspiciaus nor, jealous, but his office routine la establislaed, so -why shauld 1he, stay downîtawn with men friands -whila 1 ai at homne on ecige and trying ta ýkcep dinner hat" Tobe fair, I should tel! yûu lý î a an orphan and neyer had a real home. Since he grew un 'he's been living lui boardîng-. nouses and turnishad rooros, wbeVhre lie could have bis ineals out wheriever hie chose, What iýs thec tactfiulway ta im-prasa aeur peetnecd o' ragularity? BRIDE» 'Bafore ha m-arried, yaur *husband seidom lhad ta keep *regular haur.is, a'nd 1 an sure the has no idea how his being *late upsts your routine. Il a thome is ta be wýell-ord.ered, *a wit.e iust tollow a schedule;. *if her hutsband does not can- tform ta î itca chedule ï,- *bouind ta hae upsat, ta say tnothing of the parsani wr try ta her and a dinnier spailad. * Rýinridthea1ma1n tjat your *busiries ait keaping bhuse re- *quires a routine, too, and ask thîm t set a coniveniant hour 'for dinner and be on timae *Don't miakie it an unpleasanet "issue, aof course, but let hlmn *know you cannat runr his *housahold propcriy without *his ca -operatian. 1I expect le *wiii need oniy One mien-tioný o f il, - fon't despair if a new b~oy iriend docesn't Continue dating yoÏL. Norue oit ns can please evaryonae we mneet; we eau, how- ever, Stay ln Circulation anld en- cOourage inew friends , . . It fuis probiern las botliered, you, askL Aime fistsadvice. Write 1er at Eoc 1 , 123 Elghteenth St., Ne-W Toronio, Ont. Coffee Groundýs For Diývoroe Gaffie e la UP Iiprice and, ac- cordinig te exper-ts, wlbe stili! tdearer, It's a case of greater de- mand. Al aver 1t-e worid people? are drînking ma--re coffee. I somae parts aof Arabia peapleý drn os many as 30 cups aof coffea a day, The tact that ana husband there tailed somne irje ago ta kaap has wife supplied wth colffee w;a s considered cru,-elt 'y andlaa grounid's for In Europe they ;have bean-r drinking corffea since 1683, 1wheýn the Turks wcre tlefeated at Vienna. An Austriân soldiar vwaas revardad by his Emperor for braveryý by being allowad ta takze anything bhe wishad ftram some ait the Turks whlioware- hie prison.ers. HIe took frinaneTurk a9 rec-ipe vwhich showed how "a- fecýýt coffee" ecid be brewed. Whien a a demobbcd, the Auistrian opepeci a coffea-housa in viennna-the torerutnnar oit coffee-houses ail over th~e world. London used ta 'have 3,00(0 cofae-ouss.Today thay are beeomring pop'ular again in 'lhe capital and lother big citlias. Betore Brazil had coitite a a niatiomal beveralge man'y people used it as a household mîedicina« ag-ainst .diseases. Sonie peopla tire stili use coffea as a genaral dïiiniectant and aye lotion. At, one time coffea drinking in Germany wsperniitted ta only &few, vercy wealthy hoidars it gov(ernmiefltlicences. Manri were employed ta spy on people ta see thént thay did not drink it. Tlhey used ta fohliow the smail! oit roasting coffea tai seek oui, those who did not have par- Aîter hearilngre ports of the awful 11Snowstorms in Manitoba it seems Jncredible that we wýere_ annoyed yesterday because it ýwas warzn and .suniy! "Anýoy- ed . . because it, was warmi and suiinyi?" Yes, but wait until ycu hear lhyorF several weelçs Bob and Joy had been wanting Vs ta go downl somne Suinday for a turkey dinner. -The catch was thls: The turkey was in the freezer so we had t<o let themi- know Priday' night if we were coming, on Stindaýy','Ai]l last week we planired taý go as at yesterday. T'heni camne Frhday. Ail thiroughi the day the weather forecast was for mild weathetr wît1h somne snowT,. cha-rng g t rain or freezing ramn on Sunday. Thait flxed it There, was already quite a bit of snow around the harti so that nielting snow, plus more wet snow, plus raiia or freezig rain meant plenty of shovelling for partner, ditches te run ta keep the water froin bâcking up into the stable. -1 phaoned Joy and explainied the situation. Then came Saturday, -duil, thawing a bit, but nù rain, althoughi it was stili pre- dictedl. Then Sunday à ta ove.. ly day, the nicest Sunday anje could po.-sibiy wish for. So now 1 think yau will understanid. The "probs" couldn~'t h-,ave been more wroncg. Motoriats werie certainly tak- ing -adlliitage~ of the good weather yesterday. A steady hum aof cars on the ihwyal day long. Different fromi ten years rago whencr the travelling public avoidIed this road becauLsaý of its, numeraus potholes. The rdad as ahazard then taO mo- torists -.- now it is a hazard to pediestrians. And hait aof them don't realize it. Timne atter timne J, have passed people akg on thie Twrang side 'oft the road. That is bncienougblu indaylight but at unIght ài l - or miight be persan who usually drives a cai, has ta walk on. the highway, yau cani be almost certain ha wvon't be found walkhigon the wrong aide oft the road. Anidaof clourse we have children, an bi- cycles or on foot- th1ey -are, U- able ta) be any place, obviously throughi lack aof trainintg. Sft education should begin with tute parents but if the parents dan't observe the rules oft the roard, -what -an one expect tram theý chîldreni? ln an accident the, tault doesn't always lie w,-vthi the motaorist, Another thing f ori pedlestrians 'Coremember, par- ticiilarly the aider folk whoý are tisually in clark clothing, hiat bright sun can be sbidng ta the motoriat as glarïng head- lieghts. tJnder such conditions pedestrians shauld be particu- larlycatiu in crossing streets7 or ighwa'ýys. Well, 'there you have itl ' andi you h1ave heard oDr read i a dozen times beitore. But did it reg-iste-r? Tais vwThat caunts, Well niowv,, here is a good piece ait mews, be the weather wvhat it m1ay. Last Mtomday Partner heard a crow for the flret time As for starlings they a-re con.- gregating in the, tops oft the trees, singing away lu rea style. Starlings eau sît ig you know -- some people thinik they -an',Wheýther they have wny distinctive sang is hard to tel( as they have a w oy ait iitating SC. many other iirds. At this time ait year ane is likely ta mis- take the starling for a robii. Don't let it frool you - just ha iur ltat bird you hear bas a red rea bf, yujyul anonetLe ariva ,othc Sfirat Ar d here is aohrpicce 0& good new,,s Iavebeen rsavwin1g ta tel] you, 0)f course it rmay not ha news ta al of you, but it wL e ta sonie, esDcc-iallif yau haeshared myeprene f cooig potatoe, every wa y yo could thinik oaitand stili had them- go black, Wc-l], we don't need to ,worry any mnore. W can have 1patatocaýs white a&ild mealy, just the way we like thein, by addinig a litile viniega~r ta the ýwater Ù1 which they are 'boiled. Not mucýh- flot more than a teaspconful, Try, it - you'll lave the resuit. But dlon't g;ive me the credit - it was a clerk in a gr'acery who gave me the tio. And 1 gladly pass it on ta you. -St t-herce is a littie item that is aur oýwn discoveryadit i quite significant, We have found thait people who always use margarine loîe their tsefor butter. Margarine is practically taste-less;; ail it does ta the pal-. ate iîs take away thie dryniess frair. one-'s bread or toast. This -was revealed ta jus by somei c youi-ng friends who~ were- here te supper one nightd. The con- vairsation got around te the suib- ject oý butter versus mnargarinie. Fred, aiter helping hiinsalit quite generausly ta aur butter, left quite a bit oait i onblaplate. -You kn owý," e eplained, "I have got so uised ta margaîrne . don't ilke butter any mare. It ielI doni't know how it istbt it secmns te have TOO MVUOR flavour!" Thiere mwas nothing wrolig with aurmi butter, mimd you, it was just plain, frash creamyery butter, but it cer-tai-nly had more flavour than margaine.Sa there we have a-nothr angle to fthe butter pr, obl em quite apart fromn what Ît costs. Incidentally f arm eco- nonùsts dlaimr that butter, sali- ing at 65 cents a pound cost oni teaverage $1.08 ta praduce. Ardn-,margarinie advertised thiis week a', 29 cents! ý But just wait Muintant dry miÀlk powder ïla eoming on thaenare1Ita Change the aPntire airy ioutlook. Sad Writlnig A newlvy formned arganiz2atien, "F-andwritirg Foundation, Inýc," lias set oufta restare legijblity ta Amnerican script. This news alý,onc- is-alimost es beartaning as the innovation o! which taak place around 19183. If the, endeavor succeeds we wil have witncessed a revolution 1comi-pa-rable ta the invenitiolk c the type-writer itseif.ý Not that, bad hanrdwriting ,"is a problem oit the present day alone, Tereis, of course, th# sot r y (p-erhapars apcya> which MrkTvain 4tallr about H o, r a C e Greeley'sý atrociaues handwriting. Answering oea c hia loyal subscribers, a good, lady Jin Kansas wh9se son had acquireci an obsessionP for malt- iiig turpentine wine, Mr. Greeley Sent a la.tter by his own Pen. It appeared tcomi-pletely iýliegible, and the key y sntenceavas de- ciphered at first: "Boston, botany rcakeýs, folony undertakes but wha shall allay?" This seemad higlyireeat Antothar and third attempt gotý no bettar rasutlt,., "Butter but, any cakes, fil any uindertakar, we'll wean hlm tram his fi1ly." Finaliy, one of Mîr. Graeley's clarks Sdent a translation: "u diat, b-athing, etc. etc., itollowed uniformily, wiil wvean hlim troian his folly, Wa know a man w-ho. inis,ç childhood, ,vas first taught veï- tical wvriting, then hackhand, then "Spencariain" The resaIt m ust be. seen to be. balieved. (This aditorial, it sa hiappensm- Was written i n long haind. There -were considarable doubte, whîle tIrans-cr,ýIing it the nx mannas ta what was 02ri.g.. inailysid-rmTeC'rai.' ..$cienýce oit Charged with pulclinig a poy- licemnan, a Detroit mari said there was a b~e an the officera ntose and hae was mierely ryn ta brusýh it, off. What a terrible din thaera'd ha* if we ail made as mmeh noise4 when thiniga go right as wai dà whben thinga go wxrong. Look aluni, trim-, tallèr - thanka s ta-those wonidertul, prîn- ces ines that accomplish ,von- ders for the shorter, fuiler fig- 1ure! Look smar-t tao- scec the ýclever buùon detail! You'll want ta sew this dress tin manoýiyfab- îries, muany colora - it's' that fiat- tering, Pattern 4799: 1Hait Sizas i½ 104_ 18%k, 2P½, 22ý,5 24½ý. Siza 1&½ ýtakes 4 yards 35-inch itab- This patterni easy ta u2se, sim- ple ta sewv, la tested for fit. Hias camplete ilustrated in1stru,ýtîons. Scnd TUIIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35iý') ini coins (stampa cannaot be acceptedl) for this, pattern, Print piainIy SIZE, NAMIE AU- DrIESS, STYLE NUMBER Send order to Box 1, 123Ei- tnl St, New Toronto, On4t. S peint 26 whters Snug UIn His Bed It inslu he auýtumn ait 191n that twanty eiglt-yýear-old Ar- thuir Gehrkce an inn-keepar in Watertown (U.S.), mnade a dis- cavaery -Tired oit long and dreary wini- ters, hae tried staying in led for~ days o-i end, and dîacovnrcd at onlyI that it was a most coin- tortable oafaitpassin'g the -win- tryaysbt also that the rhau- mratiîc pains whic alwys start- cd with- the cold waeathar didn't troufble hîm ni ilad. Haetheraupon deccdad ta close the inn and spanjd thbceanire winter ir lad. lHe toid bis wiite ait this dacision -- andi thLis ba- gan a long series ait "battlas" ha- twcan tham.ýi Naturaily, the de- cisioni meant that his w1ite lad ta do ail thc housahold work, anid naturally she ýrebeiled. Yet al efforts and schines ta gat him out ait bcd ware unsuc- caessfiul. Physical effortl, aven With rolliing pins, could not match Art h u ir Gahirke's strength, Threata ait not giving hlirn h nicals wvere no use, altIer, since the txbtatiasm ofit noney earrnad by the înn during- the summacr manths werc bankad ini AftbL['S marne, Tt wý,as simple - no mnia, ne wmoney,! Naging arid pestaring, itemiala wilswo- rminly charms -ail taiIecd. Then Arthrur dacided te go ta bed avary winter, For twanty- six years hae hibernatad with tun- i iing regularity. Disastar struck in thc aarly; sprixig ait1.937. Hie wifeworn out with looking aitter hini, ha- camne iii sudélenily and diedl, Dismiayeçi, Arthur was tored te get up Ira attend tIo the fumerai and othar matters, Theý taskîs accomplish.ed, 'he went back ta) bed, leý,aving a naew maid i charge. But he, lad n.ot allowed. for tire publicityj which tollowedý fie disclosure that bis, wihe lad diedl looking aiter a lazy' hus-, band who spent ail winter i lecl, Soon lis inn was packed wihsightseers wha), agog with eturiosity, w'anted Lta gii , sc fie GRACIE" ay tronU1 na lad] ias you t' animai, ke IC 8en pqlÎhed iu7the iPter-c'Sfsof thei ky two et Caiiada's leadinq lives tock cmwsio grts - BLACK BR05, LIVE STOCK COMPANY IMTED cid M c4CURDY & McCURDY UMITLD Ontario Stock Yorde, Toront o

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