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~ On linpulse By Richard Hill Wilkinson CS Is about "time," said Uncle Ralph, "that you, my dear Con. stance, were married. You're nearly 25; which is the verge of the in- ! IB eligible: age. Don't let. popularity 3 turn your head, my "dear, it won't : 3 . last forever. One of these days, you x - will find yourself "seeking a man, instead of being sought after: And Je that," Uncle Ralph added, "often : means disastér." Connie Brigham wrinkled her 0 5 cite little turned-up nose, closed ane eye and stared soberly at Uncle Ralph with the other. Uncle Ralph cleared his. throat. and bégan to . let his gaze wander ahout.the room, J a He felt guilty, - - ' : "Which," said Connie, with the "slightest of twinkles, "is a polite way of suggesting that 1 accept Job" Merrill, and forget ail about Don Baxter," She stood up and ruf- fled Uncle Ralph's hair, an act which he resented delightfully. And Connie went on: "Uncle Ralph; just why is it" that you dislike Don so much? I think he's fascinating." Uncle Ralph snorted. "Donal + Baxter," he said, "is not a fit youny, - man to become the husband of any girl. He's (flighty, unreliable, im- pulsive, and out of a job. You never can tell what he's going to do néxt." . * * * ~ "He's romantic," said Connie. + "He's after your money," said Ugicle Ralph. ...° . Co And 1¥'s so good looking," said 1 onnie. 2 _ ; _ Uncle Ralph coughed. "On. the : other hand, Bob Merrill is depend- able, honorable, manly, steady. You can count upon him to make > } -.. 'you a good husband." : : : ""That's just the trouble," skid Connie. ' ' "What's just the trouble?" asked Uncle Ralph. 24 y "He's steady and dependable. So easy to read. Life with Bob would - be safe, yes, but it would also be monotonous." y ooo "Despite his " outward jovialness while conversing with Connle, Uncle Ralph was worried. I "wish, 'thought Uncle Ralph, I : only wish something would. happen A to open her eyes. Drat that Don po ~~ Baxter, you never could tell what ~~. helldonext.> ~~ "» + "Two days later, Uncle Ralph had _ come no nearer to solving the prob- 2 "lem. | : NE : * With this in mind, Uncle Ralph rose from the veranda chair in.*| which he' was sitting, only to see Connie coming slowly up the walk. ov He sat down again, and picked up LP nN "I can never marry Bob, Uncle Ralph." his mewspaper. Connie came-on, = - doleful and sorrowful of -expression, She sighted. Uncle Ralph, stopped : and smiled whimsically, KA - "1 guess you were right," she na h said.' -- -- : = ol A "About what?" asked her Uncle i Ralph. 3 - "Don." "Don? How was [I right about C<-- Don?" "About never knowing what 'he's going to do next." . "Hhat's he doriec now?" "He's married. Declded to last night about 6 o'clock. At 6.30 he . was a married man." . : "Oh, hum," said Uncle Ralph. He was not one to gloat, hence sup- pressed his delight with a 'masterful effort. He merely' said, mildly, © "Well, that's that. Sort of turned out like [I said it would. Well, you'll be happier swith Bob. He's a man in a million." : Connie shook hier head. 1 can never marry Bob, Uncle Ralph. That's what makes me feel so bad.' : "Terk, tsck. That's no way to talk You'll, get over Don soon enough. Bet a thousand the girl he married is not arth one-tenth of ~ -~ «' © yon" . / 2 "Yes," said Connie, "she's worth call of me. I'm the girl that Don married." + Death and Taxes "Two floor traders on the Toronto Stock Exchange were philosophizing™ = in 'the *Iixchange cafeteria. "You just can't figure this mar- ket," "said the one. [It 'goes up when it should go down and down f i " whenwit should go up." . 3 "It's the same old story," said the other, "the only things you're certain « of are death and taxes." "Yes," replied the first, "but one we thing about death is it doesn't get |. llton it is 8S. SAN CSN Py - 3 eth HSE) ! Sh aig fey Sal [SEY ¥ L} ¥ . fv . 3 +. 4 Ars HL TE 3 eR VEEL php tN Ved Eo $ CA EE eT , " ' ' 5 it top (Ho FE AF iy bd - + NSE S07 4 § i th) Fit b - 5 pt LA i A . % i 4 ra » [= i ad eh, A : i 4 4 = ) E) fo AHI VE 7), H CF ore i ees : ' 4 Sant : LEP EH . - -- N w ~ K BY: : Seal ' i i ' py . . N is ) 1 J * : . . « . " Such Crust--These well-bread gentlemen are-judges at don's annual exhibition of bread and confectionery. Though' they spend much time loafing on 'their job; they are-still very i much in the dough.~ ' "New And Useful : MOUSETRAP : Rodent-catcher offered by HEng- lish firm is of all-metal design in non-rust finishes. Said to be simple and robust in construction, hygienic, 'and can operate entirely independent. of hait, ; Le : * se? * ' fURNITURE COVERS Tailored. covers" of green plastic film -offer_yéar-roun' protection for' outdoor furniture. 'May be cleaned with damp cloth. . The opaque .plas- tic material is resistant to extreines" in temperature and will not erack, peel or stick together, maker clans. . . . G TOOLS or stainless-steel tools said to- be designed along unconventionad lines for econ- * COOKIN Matched cooking set omy and easy use has heen devel- oped. Set includes seven pieces: potato ecanier, oarrow spatula; "tu-prong™ dock tond torner, utiliyy Stu-lin" dadle, and wall Spoon, hiimger SAF.LTY LADDER Mo ile siepfladder with amonte safely feature. | 'on movenient: rub a tipped Jews come In contact with wlder 1s mounted ball-bearing casters for easy floor when user 1.on- x INGERFARM Gwendoline. Clarke A heat wave in October. . . But it is what we are getting, At this: very minute the thefmometer stands at 80 degregs--and in Ham- Dear "knows what the humidity may be. air this--morning to give plenty of trouble. The ground fog. was. so thick our neighbor couldn't find his his. milk ready when the truck down later. When he whas ready, 'he loaded his car with the milk cans _ --and then the car wouldn't start. . He came over to ask Bob to give him a tow.- Bob was quite willing hand, but neither his big truck nor the little pick-up was" the least bit co-operative. - Fog is pretty hard on spark plugs. However, by means of cranking and a few other tricks that Bob seems to know; the pick- «up finally consented to start; then it pulled our neighbor's car along the road until it, too, .began chug- ging away; by this means, the milk was happy. Sounds rather like the nursery story, doesn't it, where "the pig finally got over the stile and ; the old woman got-home in time to make hér old man's dumplings." Remember? certainly ideal for those away for the holiday week-end. Daughter was home and was enjoying it. But Partner was suffering because he 1 was underwear and was afraid to take it off!. But this morning was a little too much so I was rudely awakened by a querulous inquiry: "What have you done with summer shorts?" The chances are by the end of the week weather conditions will change and the same voice will be asking, "Where are my- heavyweight longs?" * * * Just imagine, we have-been liv ing here, at Ginger 'Farm, for 26 years! And for 26 'years I have Jooked towards "the" Mountain" * watched _its every mood. 1 have scent it dark and forbidding; I have seen it bathed in' sunshine; I have watched alternate light 'and shade enhancing its beauty--in 'fact, the Mountain changes, so often that there are rarcly wo days in suc- that is really a little top much! Anyway,' there was enough darfipness in the cows. That meant he didn't have called so he said he would take it' and left. his ploughing to lend a. wearing lightweight woollen - and was finally "delivered and everyone - However, this-warm weather was « my -. 'I. handed down from one generation cession when it looks the same. And always. T have heard of the marvelous lookout from that part of .the Mountain 'known as Rattle- snake Point, but as yet I have never been there. Twice I tried .to find _ it. but. never quite succeeded be- cause 1 cauld not find the -trai through the bush. But yesterday at noon Bob said, "If you really want to go over to the Point, I'll take you." He.didn't have to ask twice. Daughter and' I both went --Partner stayed home to listen to the ball game--the World Series, 1 mean. > Coll So, after climbing the Mountain in the car, and then following the trail through the bush for about half a mile on- foot, I was at last able to look down from the Point instead of looking up, as 1 had been doing for so many years. And the- view was grand. The day was not quite as clear as it might have been so that we_couldn't quite sce the Take, but the autamn colors were plainly visible in (all their glory. Bright green wheat fields and dark brown plouglied land were in-sharp-- 1 contrast, eagh showing up the beauty. of tlic other--almost in the .same way that a blonde and a brunette often" look: so well to-' gether. We must have been viewing some wonderful plowghing btcause the fields looked just as if someone had gone over them and drawn straight lines 'with a huge ruler. ~~ Maybe it is, a.silly idea, but I feel IT have accomplished something by going to Rattlesnake Point. Tt seems to me one should know as much as possible "about the sur- rounding country wherever one happens to live. I «felt it was al- most a "disgrace to. have lived around here so long and yet have -to confess that.:I- had never been to the Point. After all, it is one of the beauty spots in Halton Coun- ty and has been a landmark for generations. And then, too, as I looked down from its. dizzy, rogky heights, I wondered what secfets belonged to its past. Did the In- dians use it as a. look-out? 'Was tribal watfare waged 'on its slopéds? "How easily, and with what dread- ful sucgess, a surprise attack could be carried out from its rocky heights upon any unsuspecting tribe in the valley below. And what about the name . . . Why Rattle- snake? Is it because the trail to the Point twists 'like a shake, or is it because that area was known to be infested with poisonous reptiles? Probably many oldtimers are fa- _miliar 'with stories and legends of Rattlesnake Péint that have been to another--=stories and legends which I shout" like very much to know. ' ' AT L Yo Ly I b « lunch whilé he looks on. worse every time Parliament meets," Foundling--<Nippy, the little gray squirrel, doesn the fact that his adopted brothers and sisters are Nippy had his. because he is something special in the kitty cat fami. + found in a nest in a light pole by a lineman, taken home and promptly adopted into the feline family, steps on it. THis as saul to prevent rolling act on awl posiible fall Is made of aluminum -fnithed steet standard sizes from one to sin steps, R ' ' - PLASTIC FLOORING = § Colored plasuc flooring which A F faid with a trowel will set overnight according to maker. Flooring con- sists of © twa components, -plastic paste and, powder, and when set'1s "sard. to be extremely tough and resilient. Sections of flooring" can be: cut up and easily replaced" if necessary, it 1s clanned, TINY SOLDERING. IRON A pencil-siiarp electric soldering be obtained from battery or from main" through transformer. Fime taken for the bit to heat to solder ing temperature said. to be only 0 seconds, : E . . N STORAGE BATTERY Said _to provide quicker starting" and more electric power for acces- "sories, Has three times the liquid capacity of ordinary batteries. Addi- tional liquid reserve permits battery - to better withstan' engine heat and eliminates nced for frequent refills, Dear Feed: The new minister was enthusi- astic about foreign missions, and ~ one 'of his first tasks was to -call upon- parishioners whom he knew "to have money and enlisted their support. Tr "I'm sorry," replied one wealthy "farmer, "but it's no use asking me, I don't approve of foreign missions." "But - surely," the minister per sisted, "you know that we are com- .manded to feed the hungry." "That may be," came the grim reply, "but can't we: feed 'em on somcetliing cliéaper than mission- aries?" : iron weighing" only 2%: oz can *| be comfortably handled all day without overheating. Power cin; - Water saigl to be required only once a seas Iss. a A : i This Is . vicinity 10 ~The Age of Tin ; + In gpite of everything that has been 'said about this "being the Atom age, this is most: definitely the Fin age. x That 'is: why a party of scientists * .and experts have recently been ex atiining the. many. disused tin mines' in Cornwall, They want to-be sure that all of them have been work out, If there is a possibility of tin being there, or a pew vein in the the Government wilk>'res open thm. . Most of our present problems would "be solved if - we could mind more tin, 'states a writer _ are at their best after the first hard freeze. - The low temperature ohanges the starch in. the parsnips 0 energy-giving sugar, giving them a fdr finer flavar, } A look at the calendar warns us that it. won't be long now until it's time to dig' the parsnips and store To store them, just bury them -- mr "Answers" > America uses more of this metal than any other country in the world. But she has no supplies of her own and has to depend on im- ik | ports, amd Britain and the Empire control more than half the world's You statistics . output, need no to prove just how advantageous it would. he to our dollar :position if we could igerease exports of tin : to Ainerica , replac ments of -cither gas or watee i. | N hundred years quo 10,000 tons tin- covered the world's require- ments, To-day, the mines the worl gre touching a total output of 20000 tons annually, Yet it. ig not nearly enough . : Ol ot It would he fiposs hle to wage war to-day without adequaté sup- plies of tin. It wad lack of it that contributed to the downfall of Ger. many, To name hut a few things, tin is indispensable in the making of both bombs and bomb fuses. A battleship could not be built with- cout ity nor could a tank, a range finder, a machine gun, an aeroplane; a telescope ora tractor, MWe need tin to enable us to live as we do. Can you 'imagine your lite. without a wireless set, without a telephone, and with no possible pipes, to say nothing 'about motors cars, refrigerator 5, Or COIPAasses, I have not cven mentioned the tin used in food containers. Admit- 'tedly glass -conld be used for this purpose, as iC was in years gone by, buttthe tin can -manufacturers use 30.000, tons annually, in spite of the fact that tins are made of, sheet-- steel, and'are only dipped in molten tin, La ' New inventions wich greatly "improve the 'amenities of our lives are being held up indefin- itely because of the tin shortage, Ond- day this metal will replace chromium, for it has been. proved to gee a better and longer lasting "gleam." . "Tin plated baths may one day re- place marble and porcelain, Tin plated spoons and forks will not corrode from contact®' with lemon ~ juice or vinegar, however long they are lefi lying in either. There would | also be far less possibility of your water pipes bursting if they were made from tin, - would | A Queer Job William James Amore has retired from one of the strangest jobs in Londdn, England. ™, Perched high on the roof of the great power station at Lott's Road, Chelsea, London, his job was to watch the smoke coming out of the chimneys. - Whenever it thickened he would signal to the lioiler room staff who would then take action to check it. He did this for 30, years. Haywatian honeymoon. Honolulu Honeymoon --¢Screen star Jimmy Stewart and his - recent bride, the foriner 'Gloria Hatrick McLean, smile fanniy * as they arrive at the Honolulu airport to begin their four-wee Formerly. the "No. 1 bachelor," Jimmy 2% already looks like 'the "No. I husband." : . "soup. Some folks think { fresh dug Tn a cold, but frost- I "free place, such as a box of sand "fn your cellar, i It may be that yours is one of the families that doesn't lke -- or "THINKS it doesn't lke -- pars- nips. So today ['m passing along, three, recipes which, if- you give thenf a trial,. I. think will help to change that family belief, "First there's < Parnsnip Patties 0 medim-size parsnips Vy cup light cream 2 thlsps. flour 115 tsps. salt Pepper. ) Method: Cook parsnips in boiling water until tender. Cool, peel and mash. (If the parsnips have woody cores, cut in half lengthwise, and strip out the 'tough fibres). Should _, make two cups. Stir in cream, flour, 7} and 'seasonings; shape into patties, Brown slowly in small amount of butter or drippings to get nice erlsp crust. Makes 8 pattles. * + J Next come. parsnip -ohips, and: Just last winter, these were sampled - by "several people who sald they were "parsnip-shy" -- and they simply gobbled all that had been prepared. J : Parsnip Chips- = 6 large parsnips Ice water (or very eold) 7 Deep fat Salt. Cs Method: Peel" parsnips and shce as you would potatoes. Let stand . fn salted ice water (1 teaspoon salt er 'quart) at least two hours. Fry in deep _fat (365° F.--hot enough to brown an Inch cube of bread in 1 minute) until crisp and "golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper. Sprinkle with salt and serve. Makes enough to serve. six. * * * % - Then,. of course, there's. parsnip t's Just about the best "there Is, especially whea made as | Cream of Parsnip SBoug $ tblsps. chopped onion 2 thlsps. butter - 4 large parsnips . Celery "stalk chopped 1 tsp. salt . . : . Pepper . - cups chicken stock (or 38 chick- en bouillon cubes dissolved in J cups boiling water) 1 cup light cream 2 thisps. chopped parsley 2 until soft and. yellow. - Peel - and slice parsnips. (Can use .cooke TABLE TALKS ; dane Andrews As you probably know, parsnips 4 "them for cating later in the winter. Pee Method: - Cook onions in butter pacsnips). Add with eelery, season- ings and stock to onlond. Blmmee 20 minutes over 'low heati Put' through aleve; add cream and heat through. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Makes 6 bowls of soup. 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