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IT'S ONLY PLAYTIME -*.Polly the parrot and Pluto the kitten have
a nightly cut-up. The seven-month-old kitten climbs atop the
parrot's cage and• slaps at Polly, while Polly gets into the fun
with a few gentle nips at the offending kitten.
• "Dear Anne Hirst: Since my
Vilie died four years ago, my
little son and his sister have
lived with 1.er parent§. Over
a year ago I fell in love with a
grand girl, and we are anxious
to marry to make a, home for
thA children, My wife's family
have met her, but they oppose
the idea of my marrying again,
and unfortunately they've tried
to influence the youngsters.
"When we do marry, shall we
telt t them to live with us right
away, or wait a while?-0r must
I give up this lovely girl and
allow my wife's family to run
my life?
WORRIED WIDOWER"
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decided and shot them dead.
Then saw to their horror that
the men were two of Peralta's
peons , , but worse followed,
They had recovered sufficiently
fkom the shock of their cold,
blooded murder to start digging
gold out of the mine, when their
mule ruined their flour supply,
eating some of it, trampling on
the rest. Waltz decided to ride
off to the nearest mill and, get
some—a four-day journey, lie
was held up through no fault of
his own. And when, he got back
—a day late—he found to his
terror that the Apaches had
been. The camp was a shambles.
All that remained of his partner
was lids shirt—hanging on a tree.
"Because I took the fifth day
I caused the death of my partner,
just as sure as, shootin'," Waltz
said later. "Leastways I've al-
ways felt that way, I caused the
death of my best friend and I've
never forgiven myself."
It weighed so heavily on his
conscience that he lost all inter-
est in the mine. And when he
died, twenty years later, the last •
claim to ownership of the Lost
Dutchman—and the secret of its
whereabouts—died with him.
• Many have tried to find its,-.ce
. and have met violent deaths.
The last serious attempt was in
1947, when James Cravey was
flown into the Superstitions by
helicopter. His beheaded skele-
ton was found some months
later. To the reader's inevitable
question.—Why, even with mod-
ern resources, is the Dutchman
so difficult to locate?—Sims Ely
provides a convincing answer.
To do so he goes back to the year
1912 when an ageing Indian,
known as Apache Jack, revealed
how, many years earlier, when
he was only a boy, a number of
Mexicans were working the
mine. The Apaches always stay-
ed near the Mexican camp be-
cause of the food that was hand-
ed out to them . . . until one of
the gold-crazy Mexicans molest-
ed an Apache woman and a ter-
rible running fight lasting three
days ensued. Eventually most
of the Mexicans were :wiped out.
And it was then that, having
seen how gold can inflame white
men's minds, the Apaches de-
cided to obliterate all surface •
signs of the mine so that it could
never be found.
The squaWs worked "all one
winter," Apache Jack said, shov-
ing "into the hole" everything
movable, then smoothing the
whole surface over until it look-
ed like the surrounding country':
Sims Ely's book is a true, ex-
citing adventure story that con,
vet's to the reader not only his
own conviction that the Dutch-
man Mine exists, but also that
one day it will yield up its fabu-
lous wealth and secrets.
When Dr. Evans, an Ameri-
can dentist, left 'his native
shores about 100 years ago to
„try his luck in a new country he
could hardly have anticipated
the fame which was to settle on
The handsome, bearded den-
tist quickly found a niche in the
lush period of the SeCond Em-
pine isnoayerda.nce, and his ambi-
tions
Elegant ,ladies of Paris whis-
pered among themselves of the
charm of "le bel Evans," His
great skill as a dentist, coupled
with in natural charm, enabled
him to cash in quickly pn "his
chic reputation,
Such were the heights to
which he had risen. that he
could now cboose, to attend.only
the most distinguished people of
the day, his' greatest triumph
coining when he succeeded in
securing the patronage of the
Empress Eugenie.
But there were signs that the
Second. Empire was crumbling.
When the revolution finally
broke and the Third Republic
was proclaimed, Dr. Evans
found many of his clientele run-
ning into hiding.
The Empress, who had acted
as Regent while the Emperor
was at war, was faced with a
frenzied mob shouting outside
the Palace.
A terror stricken Eugenie,
heavily veiled, managed to es-
cape through a side door with a
woman companion. In despair,
as a last resort, she hurried to
the home of Dr. Evans. *
When the 'dentist's servant
came to tell him that two heavi-
ly veiled ladies were at the
door, he guessed their identity
and rushed down to greet them.
Eugenie, exhausted but dig-
nified and beautiful, replied: "I
have no friends left but your-
self. I come as a fugitive to beg
your help,"
Asking them to rest and eat,
Dr. Evans lost no time in plan-
ning their escape.
Later, in his closed carriage,
he conducted the two ladies to
the coast, the Empress travelling
as a mental patient, her com-
panion acting as nurse,
At Deauville lodgings were
found for theM and the hazard-
ous task of
when
a ship was
solved when Dr. Evans, by a
stroke of good fortune, found an
English yacht lying at. Trouville
Harbour.
The owner of the vessel, •Sir
John Burgoyne, gallantly rose
to the occasion and gave his
protection to the Empress. She
was escorted safely to England,
where she remained in exile.
"Le bel. Evans" went back to
Paris
MARE HASTE SLOWLY
* It is not uncommon that
* older people .resent anyone
* taking their daughter's place;
* also, they are probably re-
* inctant to give up the child-
* ren. Wouldn't it be tactful to
* wait until your fiancee can
+ know these parents, and also
* the children, better than she
* •does now? Once she wins the
* affection of the youngsters
* they all will feel differently
* toward her,
* Take the children to visit
* the girl on weekends, so they
* will begin to associate her
* with the pleasures you provide
* for Ihem, When the day of
* your marriage arrives, of
* course they will attend the
* ceremony, • 4 Have you thought of settling
* in another part of town when
* you remarry? If this is prac-
* ticable, the four of you would
* not be under such close sur-
* veillance. The children can
* visit their grandparents regu-
* larly with you and your wife;
* as they see the youngsters
* happy in their new life they
* will more fairly credit her ef-
* forts. It usually works out
* this way, and I hope it will
* with you.
I trust you will not con-
* sides giving up this fine girl.
* It is not always possible to
* please the entire family in
* any marriage, particularly a
* second one.
* * *
WIDOW IS LONELY
"Dear Anne Hirst: Since my
husband died three years ago, I
have come to this city from the
middle west to be near my mar-
ried son. I hasten to say that
we all get along wonderfully.
But I, personally, am so lone-
some! I am NOT out to marry
again; I just want companion-
ship of my own age,
"I've heard that in some towns
there are nice clubs where older
people meet each other. Is there
one here that you can recom-
mend?
MRS. F. R."
Your problem is a common
one. No matter how interested
• in her children a widow is, she
misses the friendship of those
of her generation.
• In many cities I know clubs
exist to encourage older people
* to meet each other. Most of
* them are well managed, and
* a boon to middle-aged men
* and women. I am not, how-
* ever, familiar with any in
'4 your town.
* I suggest you call up the
* editor of your newspaper. If
* he does not know of one, he-
* can find out if any exist, and
* I know he'll be happy to do
* so. * * *
If a delicate situation con-
fronts you, ask Anne Hirst's
opinion. Her understanding of
family relations makes her
peculiarly successful in guiding
her readers, Write her at Box
1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor-
onto, Ont,
THE END-You won't be seeing
Mamie Van Doren posing with
her mouth open in the future.
In response to reports that she's
another Marilyn Monroe, Mamie
says: "I'm keeping my mouth
shut in cheesecake photos until
they quit saying such things."
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For years men have searched,
end are still searching, for the
fabulous gold-mine that lies hid-
den in the barren, rattlesnake.,
infested Superstition Mountains
of Arizona. The "Lost Dutch-
man" it is called, Its existence is
certain, Yet since 1895 everyone
who has set out to find it has
met with a violent end.
The outer reaches of the
Superstition -Mountains resemble
the walls of a mediaeval fortress,
says. Sims Ely in his enthralling
book, "The Lost Dutchman
Mine". Towering over the
desert, they enclose hundreds of
square miles of tortured land
that was once the haunt of the
predatory Apache, a country of
soft pudding stone, gashed and
carved into fantastic shapes,
criss-crossed by yawning
chasms.
Bare of vegetation, almost
waterless in summer, it's a place
where shadows lengthen eerily at
sundown, where compass direc-
tions are undependable, where
a man can easily become lost or
a prey to ambush. 4
Such a man was Adolph Ruth,
who ventured there alone in
June of 1931, never to return,
With his dismembered skeleton
were found notebook, jottings,
including Julius Caesar's cele-
brated quotation: "Veni, vidi,
vici" (I came, I saw, I con-
quered). Was it a triumphant
cry that he had discovered the
location ,of the mine? It's a
question—like the' question of
his murder--that may never be
"answered, the author says.
The first American white man
to see gold from the "Dutchman"
was • almost certainly Dr. Abra-
ham D. _Thorne, who was forced
to play .a sort of "blind man's
buff" for it when he was led
there, blindfolded and on horse-
back, by Apache braves back in
1865. He had doctored the fami-
lies of the Apaches, curing their
children of eye trouble, and as
a 'reward they took him to a
place where there was "gold on
the ground."
There was, too. When the
Apaches removed his • blindfold
Thorne found himself in a can-
ycin with a pile of -almost pure
gold at his feet. A sackful was
thrown across his saddle: andhe
was led away—blindfolded. He
was never able to find his way
back, -.
Two men who' undoubtedly did
know the whereabouts of the
mine were Jacob Waltz and
Jacob Weiser, who were taken
there in 1871 by its owner,
Miguel Peralta, after they had
saved his life in a Mexican
gambling fight. The mine had
been in his family since 1748,
when Ferdinand VI of Spain had
bestowed 3,750 miles of what is
now Arizona on his grandfather
for services to the Crown, plus
the resounding title of Baron of
the Colorados.
• In the late 1860's a Mr. James
A. Reavis caused a tremendous
stir by laying claim. to the. Per-
alta lands, then, worth some 100
million dollars. But when his
evidende—ancient Spanish' doca-
mente—were'scrutinized by legal
experts they discovered that,
`held up' to the light, they bore
a modern watermark. As for
Mr. Reavis, he turned out to be
the ex-conductor of a St. Louis
horse-bue.
Their share in gold Hof that
first visit to- the Dutchman. was
worth $30,000 to 'Waltz and
Weiser. And, back in Mexico,
Peralta told them that if they
made the money over' to him
the mine Was 'theirs to work.
NatUrally, they jumped at.it.
"The ore ,was so rich you juit
wouldn't believe it," Waltz said
later. "The nuggets of gold
simply fell out when 'you crueh-
ed the rock with hammers." He
described the mine as "a large
pit shaped like a funnel with
the-large end up,"
But pn their second visit to
the "Dutchman" deadly disaster
dogged them. As they approach-
ed they saw two men hammer-
ing there, brown-skinned, strip-
ed, to the waist. Apaches, they
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at peace. We get very weary of
Continual conflict, which, it
would seem, should be avoid-
able among civilized people.
And yet there is hardly a period
in history without its record of
war, either on land or at sea.
War between nations is 'bad
enough but, as I said before, we
can be thankful civil war is a
thing of the' past, insofar as
English-speaking nations ate
concerned. Civil wars ceased as
people came to have a better
understanding of the problems
affecting both sides. Maybe
global war' will likewise cease
when international problems
are more clearly understood.
And contributing towards this
better understanding is the Wo-
then's Institute of Canada. That
one really appreciates in read-
ing through that excellent lit-
tle magazine "For Home and
Country" especially in regard to
International Day programmes.
Many branches report addresses
by New Canadians at their
meetings.
I do hope every W:I. member
takes time to read " Home and
Country' froth cover to cover.
It is packed full of worthwhile'
Information; "Here and There
With the Institutes" is a chal-
lenge in itself. You scan it
hastily at first, seeking the name
of your own branch. If it isn't
there you ask yourself why.
"Could it be that our Eranch Was
not considered worthy of men,
tionl If riot, why . not and
What can We do about its"
Intl-dent -ally: I Wonder how
Many W. I, members appreciate
the tremendous athotint of work
and ekpetise of "Home and
Colibtiy," Do know that
46,000 &Viet.. of ,each issue are
sentott and that the Publication
cost Of even &id ap-
proximately $8,000? And yet,
for a nOnainalystibeetiptiOti sent
in by each bralieh, every mein- '
bet' of the. W. I. is entitled to
at 'copy of "Heine. and Country"
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hit it deserVes, don't yell think?
This is the first day for a week '
.without an early morning sub-
zero temperature. Yes, it has
been cold — but we were afraid
to wish for a change in the
weather in -case it might be .for
the worse! You never know, -we
might get a storm from, the, east
and be snowed in —. and they
what? Even though the high-
way IS cleared, there is Still
one's own lane to contend with.
What with one thing and an-
other, last week was quite a
week. While it was so intensely
cold, Partner developed an acute
attack of neuritis. One day we
had to get' someone in to help at
the barn with the chores, espe-
cially as a young heifer chose
that day to have her first calf.
However, mother and son came
throught all right and Partner
has more • or less returned to
normal.
Saturday Bob and Joy were
here for supper. Bob looked
over all the 60 cycle motors and
was satisfied they were all in
good running Order. It, cornea in
handy sometimes having a
mechanically-Minded • person in
the family. He also brought
along SoMe kind of stuff for my
car that acts as a cleaner and
conditioner for the motor.
On Sunday, Dee, Arthur and
Dave arrived for a short, visit.
Dave made good use of his legs,
exploring every' nook and cor-
ner and going about a mile a
Minute. HO just loves the dogs
and the dogs are equally de-
lighted to have him.around. But
we couldn't make a fuss of - him
at all, as he was far too'busy to
want to be bothered with his
grandparents. The pump .handle
in the kitchen was a great at-
traction. He also thought it a
good idea . to squeeze his' way
into inaccessible places —behind
the chesterfield and under the
coffee table and chairs. We
brought out hiS Christmas-
present, kiddie-car, but he is
still a little too small for it. So,
not being able to rideit proper-
ly Dave decided it was more
fun to carry it around. This he
did until he got tangled up in
the pedals and fell over it a
few times. As the weather was
still very cold yesterday, they
started for home before dark.
Just a short visit but long
enough for uS to keep track of
our grandson's development.
Well, now — that always
helps! Mitchie-White has just
jumped up on my desk and
Sprawled himself across the top
of it regardless of typewriter,
pentrays, notepads and a feW
other odds and ends. His plain-
tive me-ow is an indidation he is
is prepared to be petted or play-
ed with, whichever I prefer,.
Jug so long as he get some at-
tention. Sorry, Mitchie,
afraid theatteritiOnyou get will
be a removal to the kitchen.
Mrs. Illinois — thank
you so much for your nice
ter and kind WOrdS: Hope you
enjoyed the books. Another I
ern sure Yeti would like is "Lave
Ls Eternal" by Irving gtone. It
concerns the family life of
Abrithani Lincoln and is both
ehteiteitiing and infaririatiVe,•
Reading it, One can be thankful
that civil- ware'. are no' iottee
alt thfiat.
At the present time everyone
it feeling urieeee, abbut the Feb-
iiibsa sititatiOn, All derilcicket4
TOO CIOSE FOR COMOORT—Ahgut, a mixed-breed dog, belOng.
!ng to the Rod Van Avery family, got the shock of its life when
this rat lurripe:t off the piano right in front of his ribse, The rat
is one bf fiito that the family is taking` care' of during midyear
Schaal 60iiiiriatione.