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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1955-09-21, Page 2‘Vi nI.j dee s ,8lue stren jti; to i!fe, mocieratioo jives carinti. Men Oho thbd tomoroiv praciice modemit'ot loday edi-t j-can Paut Riciaer 2. kegs -to Successfid, stock PUBLIC MABSET QUALIFIED SALESMEN 0 ft PUBLIC MARKET—AU buyers may see your stock and bid against each other for its posse's- sion when it is offered on the public market. On a normal busy day, more than 100 clifferent buyers operate on the. Ontario Stock Yards market at Toronto. When your stock is sold through the mar- - ket, competition influences the price loyfrrliceivenli competitive bidding' assures you of, maximum pritts:— II FULLY QUALiFiip SALESMEN—Abattoirs hire Will.fraitiad buyers to-act. for them; their first aim isjb,piiiricbase as cheaply as possible, You need ci'liAly-cpialliied salesman to represent yo00 interests, to maim sure ,you receive full market value for yoyr:Iiye:itocir. REMEMBER—The Public Live 'thick Market is the only place where fully-qualified salesmen always available at your Ospiiseintative:. . • leeetlieeinotinoilelot in Os of the: PUBLIC' LIVE STOCK MARKET AT TORONTO it tit et Canada's leading lire stick BLACK BROS.. LIVE STOCK COMPANY and, McCURDY A Mitiiitof Ontario Steck `earth; teionte- ••••••••01•1•011......, • ALL THE, DIFFERENCE' Old Paper Bags Brought House Down ANNE 1141RST iouit ana4 CotimAelot Wealthy Clifton Rose couldn't bear to part with anything. Rather than sell his old car, he hunt an extra garage on to WS home at West Point, Mississippi, Rather than throw anything, away, he extended extra stor- age rooms. When he died re- cently, he left a mansion stuffed with goods . . and a garage of twenty cars,, the earlier mod- els dating back to brass head- lamp days, His wardrobes contained thir- ty moth-eaten suits and a ram- bling cellar was stacked with empty bottles and old tin cans. In the attic were trunks of old lace, An adjoining cottage had been filled with broken china and special cupboards were fill- ed with threadbare bath towels. "Waste not, want not," Clif- ton used to say, but his five heirs gave the succinct order to an auctioneer: "Sell what you can—junk the rest." Another astonishing hoard was that of a Stepney woman who lived in the same three rooms for fifty years without discarding as much as a shoe- lace. When her rubbish at- tracted local attention, dust- men had to clear out a hun- dredweight of broken crockery, newspapers dating over five reigns, a dozen old shawls . . and 122' old stockings each care- fully and separatedly wrapped in brown paper. On Tyneside, an economical housewife saved all her old pa- per bags. Eventually the dead weight fractured a floor beam and the collapse of, the floor cracked brickwork which brought down the side of the house. Engineers estimated that elev- en hundred pounds of paper bags had been. stored at a criti- cal point until eventually the weight of the last bag caused disaster. In Manchester, inspectors were 'called to a house where a mass of old books had broken through a floor and brought down a ceiling, injuring a worn- an below., "I kept them," the owner confesSed, "because I liked the' musty smell." "So you're the young man with both feet on the ground, ehP' said the prospective fattier- in-law, "What do you C1Q for e living?" "I take orders from a man With both feet on the,desk," '0! Iron-On Motifs ONE-MAN SKI RIG—To go bounding over the billowy main on water skis it usually takes quite a crew. This new invention, demonstrated at Klagenfurt, Austria, would simplify all that. The six-foot motor tug has a 10-foot steering and control me- chanism. The model will do 25 miles per -hour, and the inven- tor hopes to have the speed up to 50 miles' per hour when he markets the gadget. The Romance Was Purely Imaginary Takes only ONE yard 35-inch fabric to whip up this pretty apron! No embroidery! IRON- ON pink wild-roses with 'green leaves 1 . , * and night clubs? Buried deep * in your consciousness there * should be some desire to play * a more important role. To * contribute something worth * while to the world's problernS. * Before your very eyes lies * a magnificent opportunity. * Few mortal achievements match the satisfactien of be- * ing a good father, Guiding a child into manhood, instill- ing, the standards of right liv- ing, high thinking and use- fullness to others, is a duty (and a privilege) which most men assume naturally. Your young son, you say, likes you — but how well does he know his father? Why not set an example that your boy can proudly follow? Discover him as an individual; set aside a * part of each evening and* * much of your weekends to * getting to know him. Take * him to ball games, show an * interest in all he says and * does, listen to his little prob- * gems, find out what makes * him tick. Being an under- * standing father is one of the * richest experiences a man can * know — besides, it's fun. I * suspect your wife has hoped * for such companionship be- * tureen you two ever since the boy was born, * Only a man of conscience * could write the letter you * wrote me. It ends with the * cry, "Where does my happi- * ness lie?" It may lie in round- * ing out the life of your wife * and your son into a true fam- * ily picture. Who knows? A * year from now may find you * with them in church, where * a new and wonderful experi- * ence can await you, too. * No father should miss the joy of living close to his children. If you have allowed their mother to dominate their de- velopment, take over and see how much richer is your own life. Bring your problems to Anne Hirst, at Box 1, 123 Eigh- - teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. PAY-AS-YOU-GO ONLY BORROWED Pattern 681: Jiffy-apron I Tis- sue pattern, washable iron-on color transfers in combination of pink and green. Medium size only. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to 'Box 1,, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. LOOK FOR smartest ideas in. Needlecraft in our Laura Wheel- er- Catalog for 1955. Crochet, knitting, embroidery and lovely things to wear. Iron -ons, quilts, aprons, novelties easy, fun to mkae! Send 25 "cents, for your copy of this book NOW,l You will want to order every new design in it. A beggar had taken up his stand near "a railway ,Station. He accosted a well'-dressed 'man. "Sorry, I'm in a hurry' now," said the man, "but I'll give you something to-morrow." "That won't do," said the beggar. "You can't imagine how much money I lose giving credit." Every so often public opinion picks on a rogue and invests him with an aura of romance, even in his lifetime. It panders to his vanity and encourages him to further crime, — for many crooks break the law for the sake of winning applause, even if only from their own kind. They're men and women with a feeling of inferiority who are trying desperately to compensate. Notorious highwaymen Dick Turpin and Claude Duval belong to that army of romantic rogues. In more recent times, Jesse James and Billy the Kid were elevated to the status of heroes — by those who were not their victims!' Of all the bunch only Duval has any real claim to romance. Turpin was a sorry coward in reality, James a cruel and ruth- less killer. We're almost afraid to probe into the true history of Robin Hood, for he has always been one of our heroes! But Jesse James is the man whose life has been chosen for investigation. What made him a ‘!.1Ze4r Anne Hirst: About two years ago my wife turned religious. I have not been happy since; I feel she and I will never see alike again, for we are travelling different roads, A, vital part of my love for her has dimmed. Her church activi- ties has brought her a content- ment that I shell never know, for I have no desire for that sort of life, and I never shall have. "She never neglects our home, though, She is still the perfect housekeeper, and a fine mother to our young son. (She takes him to Sunday school and then he joins her in church.) She loves me as always, appar- ently, and is really wonderful to me. We have been married 21 years. I am fond of our son, and though I dopt pal around with him he seems to like me too. "I have always loved night life; my wife did, too, but no more . . . Knowing my discon- tent, she has offered to set me free if that is what I want. I am almost crazy, deciding what to do. In Rile way I want to leave, but I can't bring myself to go. "Do you think my love for her will ever return? Where lies my happiness? - MICHAEL" A VITAL DECISION * It is a sad day when a man * and his wife, having enjoyed * the same pleasures, discover * that different, interests lead * them into separate paths. If * you• leave your wife without * trying to find some comprom- * ise I believe you will regret * it the rest, oflyour days. Night * life has its place, yes; but * when it is one's only source e* of pleasure it grows stale to * most intelligent people, Can * you still fully enpy it with- * out .your wife along? I think * not, or you would not be fac- ing a crisis. In her enthusiasm * for the church she has not * grown intolerant of your con- * tinued indifference to religion. * But subconsciously I think * you begrudge her any activity * which doei?.'n'et include you. * She is, though, the same wo- * man you have loved so well; * if you need' proof of her tin- * selfish devotion, she offers to * set you free to pursue what- * ever life you prefer, * And what of that life? Why * limit its horizon to business ISSUE 38 — 1955 A Jew and an Euglishman were having an argument about the ways of their respective races. "You people," said the Jew. "have been taking things from us for thousands of years., The Ten Commandments, for in- stance." "Well, yes," said the other, "we took them from you all right, but you can't say we've kept them." Back Interest! them all, though he robbed more banks than any other gang leader. He had already become a legend, a bogey-man with whom to threaten naughty children. But. there were many Southerners Who applauded his deeds; any- one who killed a "dam Yankee" was a here, Jesse's victims were IV no means all "dam, Yankees." It, was in 1873 that Jesse James Planned and carried out his first big train robbery — the first of many. lie bad now with. him a strong band of ruthless outlaws, A spot near Adair, Iowa, was chosen for the hold-up. The train, was derailed by sleepers tied across the track, The fire- man was scalded to death by Stealn from the damaged engine, Jesse made no attempt to rescue the trapped man: with the help of his gang he looted the mail- van and, robbed the passengers, then they all rode away into the wooded country. By naw law-abiding citizens throughput 'the Stateswere uni- , .ted in the determination to round , up the gang, Hut Jesse had enough "friends to ensure sanc- tuary, among them his mother— who still doted on him despite his deeds. She had married for •the third time. Her husband was a doctor-farmer. Among those who were hot on Jesse's trail were the operatives of Pinker- ton's famous detective agency. In 1875 they were within an ace of capturing him when a tragedy occurred that did much to swing popular sympathy to- wards the outlaw for a time. Two of Pinkerton's men had trailed Jesse to his mother's house. He refused to surrender; his pursuers knew there would be a gun battle to the death; they did not "knowhow many of his gang might be in the neigh- bourhood. In order to find their quarry 'they had taken with them a naphtha flare of the type still used on some street stalls. With this they hoped to get suffi- cient light to silhouette the wanted man. The flare was thrown through a window. Jesse's step-father picked it up with fire-tongs and threw it on the fire. The intense heat caused the flare to explode violently: one of Jesse's step- brothers was fatally injured, and his mother had her right arm blown off In the confusion Jesse escaped. Shortly afterwards, Jesse shot an old farmer in cold blood on the vaguest suspicion that the man had betrayed him 'to the detectives. The inevitable end came in 1882. Jesse died violently, not at the •hands of the law he had so often outraged, but from a cowardly bullet fired by a new member of his gang as he was dusting a picture in his 'own house. Whether the shot was fired from fear or from hope of reward is not certain. Jesse James still rides—through legend and story.. Mostly now he rides as a hero, but those who have examined his record find him only a ruthless killer. The one redeeming feature is his af- fection for his mother, wife and children. He was a product of the troubled times in which he lived arid the friction that existed be- tween North and South long after the end of the Civil War. Many lesser' crimes of a similar nature to his have 'been enacted, even in this country, after the two World Wars. ' 0 0 o ,0 , 4512 14'/2-24'1/4 ty-Aft. -444 Wonderfully flattering style for Half-Sizers — cut to fit the Shin-ter, fuller figUre perfectly!! Note tip newsy back, interest— in caPe-like shoulder yoke', soft gathers at the Waistline, SeW.- pretty iii cotton, crepe,• faille With your favorite scallop itinit Sew easy tee! Pattern 452:. Half Sizes 14% 16th, 181/2 , 2011,. 221/2, 241/2 . Site 151/2 takes 3% yar'd's 35-indli. 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His father, Robert James, was ordained to the' Bap- tist ministry, and to faith he ad- ded work, for during the week he cultiyated his own farm. It seems to have been from his mother that Jesse inherited a streak of violence, for she was a woman of great 'determination, who swept aside all obstacles in the path of her ambition. She was too strong for her husband, who abandoned preaching — and his family — to seek fortune in the newly discovered gold-fields of California. From him, perhaps, Jesse in- herited a restless disposition and a desire for easy wealth. Robert died almost as soon as he reached California: Mrs. James married again. Her sec- ond husband was a farmer twice her age with a family of his own. One can imagine that Jesse and his elder brother Frank were un- happy in this household. There was Constant friction — so much friction. that the marriage broke up. Jesse was a handsome .arro- gant youngster who resented the authority and the family of his stepfather. This was .the time of the American Civil War, Frank soon joined the guerillas who were operating for the Confederate Army. Young Jesse tried to go with him, but was sent back to help on the family farm. Tradi- tion has it that a band of North. ern 'soldiers raided the farm and thrashed Jesse for his loyalty to the South. But I don't think it needed any stimulus to persuade the lad to Make another attempt — this time successful to take part in the fighting. He was six- teen. — A photograph of. Jesse, taken at that time, reveals a youth With a smooth, broad forehead, wide-set eyes and mien. lips pressed into a thin line. There is determination and arrogance in the upward tilt of his head. From that year, 1863, emerge two portraits of Jesse James, as different as night froth day. There is Jesse, the darling of the South, the Robin Hood of the prairies and backwoods, who plundered the rich to help the poor; who 'paid the mortgage on a widow's farm, then robbed the wicked creditor of the Money he had paid; of the honest country lad Who was. forced by the crUel circumstances of war to live the life of an outlaw. There is JeSser the dark killer, who robbed banks, held up trains, shot down men in cold blood beethise he had &lib- etately chbstil that wary of life. His mother's farm WaS Waiting: he could have gone back to it and. *on a prosperous fro, n the rich soil. At she he caul& -- and did . boast Of haVing killed es Many men. His acts so far could be Cloaked tinder the plea Of The War ended; Jesse's exploits did not. In 1869 Jesse wad present he was probably the 'leader a raid on the batik hi Gallatin, Missouri. A elidalet was shot dead, Three years later the tragedy was repeated when a young, unarmed cashier we+ Murdered in the bank at COluin , bia, Kentucky. bank raid fol- lowed bank raid throughout the Uni ted States, IesSe was not responsible 6 ty ClaWeiWkelitt