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"Dear Anne Hirst: Last Month
left the husband I married in
SepteMber, could not stand
his orazy jealousy. We had gone
together four years, and
thought I knew him through and
through; yet just a month after
We married he said a friend
swore he saw me out with an-
other man! When I denied it,
he refused to believe me,
"Soleil after our marriage he
began getting home late, would
not sit down to the dinner I
had ready, and half the time
put his things on again and left
the house. I could fill a book
with the mean little slurs he
east, the arrogant way he be-
haved — I love him dearly
and I have done everything I
knew to make him contented.
My nerves are strained to the
breaking point, and I feel so
helpless.
"I have left him. I am back
with my mother. And what a
changed man he is! He is just
as he' was when We were dating.
He takes Mother and me out to
dinner as often as we'll go; he
brings us theater tickets; -even
drives us to church, and he
hadn't gone since we were mar-
ried there. I am up a tree. I am
almost tempted to go home with
him as he begs, yet I am holding
on to my common sense.
"I couldn't go through all that
misery again, and I've almost
decided to divorce him. (He is
49, I'm 25). What do you think?
MARY FRANCIS."
ANOTHER CHANCE?
* Some men are so order-
* tunately made that they can-
* not be contented away from
* the one they love; yet can-
* not make her happy with•
* them. Your huband's being so
* much older accounts for his
* jealousy, I should say, ancnthat
• is almost impossible to dispel.
4' If he were more objeetiVe, he
• would know the, surest way to
• hold your love is to keep, you
* serene, which he does not do,
• The humiliating scenes he
• forces upon, you, his keeping
• you on the defensive with
* fantastic charges, leave you
4' outraged yet helpless.
From more of' your • letter
* (too long to print); I picture
* you ,as an eager bride who
* used all her talents and in-
* genuity to make her mar-
* riage permanent. Your bus--
* band lives in a,home that you
• redecorated for him, where he
* was served delicious meals.
• You have no other interests
* than your man' and your
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4 church, Why doesn't he hurry
home every, night to be .with
• you„ and stay there? Instead,
you must listen to trumped,,up
* ,quarrels, unfounded .charges.
of disloyalty and his nom.
plained absences — leave you
• miserable and frightened,
4'. Surely you have cause for
• divorce if that is to be, Yet
8 his ardent attentions since you
left him, his promises to trust
• you entirely, may really mean.
* he has finally begun to appro-
8- elate all you are and all you've
* done for him, and that he only
4". awaits your consent to prove
* it, Perhaps, your leaving was
* the shock" he needed. Besides,
'/‘ you still love him.
There is only one way to
't find out whether he can keep.
* his word, Go .leack.to him. If
*he falls you again, at least you
* will know you were cbari-
4". table.
• Some readers will say that
e I am condemning. you to, the
same prOblems you ran away
4`• from, Yet it seems worthwhile,
4. 'to me to give the man a sec-
* ond .charice, hoping . for the.
* happiness you thought was.
*-assured.
* * *
TOO MANY ARGUMENTS
"Dear Anne Hirst; I'm 16, and
in love with a boy twe years
older, He is friendly -with every-
body, he dresses nicely, and all
the family like him a lot. But
-we've been having differences
of opinion lately.
"He doesn't think I care for
him. How can I show him I ido
without being forward? I'd like
to get serious, but I know I'm
young for that.
"Every time we settle one
thing another crops up, and.then
we get mad at 'each other all,
over again. I'm jealous when he
talks to another girl, though he
never dates any of them. Please
advise me." WORRIED."
* Perhaps you, are seeing this
• boy too often. Though you care
* for him, at your age,it la--smart
* to have more than one' boy
*• to' take you out; comparing
* this one with others is sale-
* tart' and wholesome. I advise
* you to see him less frequent-
* ly, and cultivate other friends.
• Watch this jealousy. Boys.
* soon desert a girl who gets
* possessive, and you are likely
* to lose him if you aren't more
* careful, Why should he give
* up all his other friends? If you
* keep on watching every move
* he makes he will grow resent-
* ful, and that's the beginning
* of the end.
If a girl and boy your ages
agree on all subjects all the
time, life would be duller than
you think. As you both grow
up you are bound to have
differences on a number of
things, but if you keep your
temper and don't make issues
of every little argument, you'll
run a better chance of holding
him.
The teen years brim with
problems. Yours are slight
compared with others. Re-
member, though, there is safe-
ty in numbers, and play fair.
Don't• let it be said of you that
you refused the one you love a
second chance. No one who pro-
fesses to be a Christian can af-
ford to turn her back on Mich a
plea. If the circumtanees make
you doubt, write Anne P'.rst
about them and receive her sym-
pathy and counsel. Address her
at Box 1,. 123 Eighteenth St.,
New Toronto, Ont.
PATH FOLDS FASHION — Mrs.
•Genevieve Fath, widow of the
late fashion designee, Jacques
Fdth, is shown' hi the studio of
her world - famous Fdrisiary
fashion haute, which' is soon to
close its'doors, Mrs. Path car-
ried on the business far three
years after her husband's
death, and ifs ekpected closing
in June will leave dhristian
bier tis Paris' NO. I f±lthititi
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Casco Bay And
its 1$1811144
Casco Day, the second greet
natural division of the Maine
coast, is cradled. In the sea-
reaching arms of Cape Elizabeth
to the west and Cape Small on
the east, There are two thenrieS
concerning the origin of its name.
Some believe that it is a corrup-
tion of the Indian Aucocisco, or
Place of Herons; but I hold with
these who think that the name
survives from the days when the
sixteenth - century Spaniard
Eeeteban Gomez called it the
Bahia de Casco, the Bay of the
Helmet or Skull
In any event it's an enormous
bay, measuring about eighteen
miles across the entrance, hav-
ing an average width of twelve
miles, and covering an area of
approximately two hundred
square miles. The average tide
range in the bay is about ten
feet. Four small but deep rivers
empty into it, flowing from
freshwater ponds which dot a
countryside that is more rugged
than that of the Western Coast,
The shining stretches of white
send begin to disappear here;
and the' beaches are more often
composed of shingle. The whole
broad surface of the inderitatien
is covered with islands, like a
great fleet lying at anchor.
It is the islands that give the
bay its unique and fascinating
character, They are called elle
Calendar Islands, because there
are 'supposed to be three uhne
dred and, sixty-five of them,' or
one for every day, in the, year,
This is a nice tidy idea, but
whoever counted them' originally
must have been seeing double if
not • triple. The United. States
Coast-Pilot gives the number 'as
one hundred and thirty-six. It
really doesn't make any dif-
ference* what the exact number
is. They ',are still almost un-
believably. lovely as 'seen facies
the city, or viewed at closer
range from the deck of a beat,
or — the final test — debarked
upon' and scrutinized, at the'
closest; range of, all, that Of the
foot :traveler. s '
The islands are of glacial' orie
gin, a fact' that eneiseaees their
resemblance to' a flotilla' of ships
all lying with their bows to the
Wind ,and tide. Since the glacier,
traveled• on a southwesterly
course, ploughing great furrows
in the face of the,land aesit Went
its ponderous way, all the,;
run in, that' direction. Theee'eafe
three parallel rows' oCetherre,
known asethe Outer, Middle arid
Liner ranges.
Some of them ,have the most
intriguing names, like Junk 'of
Pork — because it is blunt and.
square like a pound of salt pork •
at •the butcher's; and Pound of
Tea because that Was its pur-
chase price in the olden• days;
and. Pumpkin Nob and East
Brown Cow and Burnt Coat and
Clapboard and The Brothers
and Thrumcap. — From "The
Coast of Maine," by Louise
Dickinson Rich.
Modern
Etiquette a
by Roberta Lee
Q. When a hostess sends *a
couple an invitation to dinner,
and the invitation has not been•
acknowledged, what should she
do?
A. She can telephone this cou-
ple and ask if the invitation was
redeived, as it is possible that
it could, have gone astray. If,
however, the invitation was re-
ceived, I would suggest that the
hostess cut these ill-mannered
persons off any future guest
lists. Q. When you have been asked
to pass a dish at the table, and
you were just about to partake
of that dish yourself, is it all
right to help yourself first?
A. No; this would be very
crude and ill-bred, Unless, of
course, the other person insists
that you do so.
Q. What apology should ohe
offer if one accidentally- brushes
against another person on the
street, or in some public convey-
ance?
A. "I am sorry," or, "I beg
your pardon."
Q. When a woman is paying
her first call on a new neigh-
bour, how long Should she re-
it-Win?
A. From 15 to 20 minutes
should be long enough, Usually
a woman who has just moved
into a: new home has plenty to
do, and she might resent too
lengthy a, visit,
Q. Is it ever permissible for
the parents of a young man
who has become engaged to
Make the einiouncementl
A, No; only the parents'' of the
bride-elect are entitled to do
this, If she has ne parents, then
het nearest 'relative has the pri-
Q. When a Men IS dining: with
ii. Vvoniaii iii h pub& Platt; is it,
all tight fee hint to suggest
ISOinethittg int the menu?
A. This Is quite in Order, arid
quitefrequently done, eepedi-
ally if his totetpenien seem§ un-
decided:
All across Ontario branches of
the Women's Institute are -cele-
brating the Jubilee of their tare
Noe all branches s,are -
observing the', occasion in the
same way but a'great'many are
finding it a good time to make it,
a social occasion for members
and their families. Possibly-the
most notable gathering was at
Stoney Creek, And rightly so
for it was here that ,the Mother
Institute came into being. On
February- 19, 1897, Mr. Erland
Lee gathered together a group
'of enterprising w omen •at
Squire's Hall in. Stoney Creek to
hear an address by Mrs: Ade-
laide Hoodless, Mr. Lee had
heard Mrs. Hoodless speak at the
Farmer's Institute in Guelph and
was much impressed by her
ability and enthusiasm as she
endeavoured tp create greater
interest and responsibility in the
women of that day in matters of
health, education, home and
child-care, and sanitation, so vi-
tal to the welfare of all, but par-
ticularly to the children.
It is quite possible other wom-
en in rural Ontario at that time
were also aware of the need for
an improvement programme,
but then, as always, it required
someone with courage, initiative
arid selfless devotion to lead the
way, Mrs Ho adios s, first
through her own need, became
that woman, and through,her the
countrywomen in and "around
Stoney Creek became pioneers
in an organization to work for
the betterment of "Horne and
Country." It was thus the Wome
en's Institute of Ontario was
born.
At the Commemoration Din-
ner held in Stoney Creek last
month 150 members, dignitaries
and, guests assembled to hots-
our the founders of the W.I., in-
cluding five of the seven surviv-
ing charter members. Congratu-
lations came in from all around
the world. It. Must have been a
proud and inspiring occasion for
the women of Stoney Creek.
Only one branch in Ontario can
Claim the distinction of being the
first, but all brenches, whenever
arid wherever situated, can be
justly proud of belonging to' an
organization that has developed
into such a tremendous power
for good among the rural 'popu-
lation Of Ottariee, And not only
in Ontario. Mist as a pebble
thrown into a pond makes cir
cies in the water ,ever-increasing
in size, so the Women's Institute,
by its affiliation With the Aeed-
ciated Country woheeri of the.
World, has increased in tteveele
strength - and rinithera, Widening
the seated of its influence
many quarters of the World.
Last Saturday o u r local
branch, the Scotch Block W.L
had a Jubilee turkey supper arid.
let its saternbene
and their eederts. According to
an triteifildiel count there' Wean
about eighty-Ave present, ft, It
teveitty,fotir years' ago this'
month since. Our branch had IFS
first meeting and I am happy 'to
say several of the charter mem-
bers. 'were 'preterit, Our .brench
has experienced the same ups and'
doWns, common' to us a11,' Some
previpus members moved to
..other districts;; some: have te-
grettably passed away, but many,
many others have come into the
%id and become active mem-
bers ,of our branch. Looking
back over the- years it seems al-
racist incredible that one- group
of women could have raised so•
much money, done so much
work and. yet with it all had
such' a wonderful .time together.
During the war years we. were
actively engaged in making
quilts, packing bales, knitting
and sewing. Now our' main proj-
ect is to ,assist in the establish-
ment of a local hospital, ebadly
needed in this district of which
the Institute is a part. All in all
it was a heart-warming and
most enjoyable evening. Partner
and Is came away before they
started playing cards as we do
not take too kindly to late nights
away from home, especially as
we expected some of the family
the next day.
Came Sunday — a lovely
spring-like elay—cars travelling
the highway past here in a cone
stant stream. Presently one turn-
ed in at our gate— and the
Toronto folk had arrived, They
all came into the house except
Dave. He amused himself out-
side. After awhile Grandpa took
him for, a walk across the fields
and along the creek. At first
all went well and then like a
bolt front the blue David, said
"I want to go for a swim", and
headed for the creek. Fortunate-,
ly Partner just managed to grab
him, told him he couldn't go
swimming, the water was toe
cold. And then David took to
the yelling "I want to go swim;
ming!" It wasn't a happy occa-
sion for Grandpa as Dave is a
big boy for his age arid his
three' - and - ae half year old
strength Was greater than h i s
grandfather's. But they arrived
home safely, both of them a lit
tie the worse for the tussle of
wills, Then his Dad took Dave
for a walk.• Poor little chap, he
is like something let out of a
cage when he gets do the coon-
try and ends up by getting over., •
tired. At slipper tithe he leaned
his head egeinet his Dad and
actually weeit to sleep. Art car-
ried him to the, conch and he
slept was time to ,go
home. Alter 'that we Were. glad
to telet, and to watch "Cinder,
011e on teleVistori, It was good.
Then, Cattle the "Challenge" and
like aVe, I fell asleep,
"Why yett'!report. the
robbery AV:bhca?". art insurance
egent asiteds k *innate elainiante
"Didn't, Yeti suspect something
*heti yeti tame heine and tilt-
covered all the dreWerat open-'
td 'end the oonterits
"Not reallyP She feplied,
thought: nay husband;had . Been:
looking: fitti a dean-
W111 Probe Secrets
Of T.114 Green.$11me
Above the chanting of thou-
sands of fascinated onlookers,
who made no effort' to inter-
vene, could, be heard the terri-
fied shrieks of lovely young girls
who were being hurled to their
death at the bottom of the sacri-
Acial welh
The procession of death wound
its way to the edge of the well
from the temple near-by, and
the kicking,, screeching beauties
struggled frantically in the tyran
nical grip of their merciless cap-
tors.
The grim and. horrifying ritual
continued until over five hun-
dred lovely young girls had been
eaerified—to appease the dread-
ful• monsters that were thought
to dwell on the bed of the death-
pit.
So anxious were the supersti-
tious Mayans to please the aw-
ful creatures believed to lurk in
the depths of the well, that only
the most beautiful maidens were
sacrificed. Doting parents even
pear 1 for their _daughters to
grow into dumpty, plain girls in
order that they, might escape:the
notice of the temple priests who
made periodic raids in search of
"appeasement" for the horrible
beasts they feared.
To make the lovely offerings
more acceptable, •each maiden
was adorned with beautiful jade
carvings suspended on -golden
chains, heavy geld bracelets set
with precious genes, bangles, an-
klets and glittering eings,
Historians who have studied
the customs and lore pf 'the May-
an people, who inhabited the Yu- ,
eaten peninsula of 'Mexico at
about the time the Normans
were concmering' Britain, are
Convinced that during these sa-
crificial ceremonies vast wealth
was, consigned to 'the murky
waters of the sacrificial well,
The waters -are so deep, how-
; ever, that efforts to wrest the
fabulous treasure from ,.the mud
have so far; met only with 'par-
tial success, and experts claim
that today more than three mil-
.lion dollars' worth of treasure
still lies there. And a further at-
tempt is to "be.made to raise
the polished gold,- precious gems
and carved jade that the May-
ans gave to' the musters of the
spit.
The new 'salvage operations,
n yvhich will cost about $65,000
are, being sponsored by Mexican
bankers and businessmen. Hydrd-
,logists, engineers, divers and
frogmen will be recruited from
many countries to probe the se-
crets of the well, which was
found in the ruined temple of
Chichen Ita in the heart of the
Yucatan jungle.
A connaissance dive has given
rise to 'expectations that several
hundred female skeletons will'
be found in. the silt which is ten
feet thick. These will be, con-
signor to a drier burial place
nearby.
Much of the treasure, believed
to be Still adorning the bones,
will find its way to museums all
over the World, for the crafts-
manship of the Mayans is hailed
by connoisseurs as excellent, and
it is expected' that record bids
will be, made for some • of the
gems. s
It was at the turn. of the cen-
turn that the famous American
archaeologist Edward ,Thompson
made an attempt to recover the
"treasure of the gift virgins,"
His finds, valued ,at over $750,-
000, rests today in Boston's Pea-
body Museum, and include golden
dolls, jade carvings, emerald-
studded figures, gold. .discs and
saerilleial knives encrusted )14tb.
amethysts.
Yet the experts are confident.
that the main bulk of the trea-
sure remains at the bottent of
the well.
Many contend that Thomp,
son's search was to hurried end
not sufficiently thorough. To.
support this claim, they produce
gold and jade relics recevered.
by sifting the piles of silt dump-
ea, by the American's search
team,. Ono of these :Ands was • et.
skilfully fashioned frog of gol4
3 alued at thousands of dollars.
After early explorations 'by
divers, suction pumps will at,
tempt to draw out the water
trent the depths of the pit, This
is thick and stagnant, indicatlitle
that it is not being fed by any
stream but 'is maintained by
rainfall,
When the slimy water has
been siphoned off by the engine
eers, the silt will be dredged,
for odd valuables.. though most
of the treasure is thought to be
wedged in the. cracks of the
3 ocks on the bottom,
Lovely
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ISSUE 17 — 1957'
F~tdidl- INS FEMALES---'--YOUtt4.-Syelati tittit, 'parade grimly doViti
ticirritistus street sW.indiri9 tietii4ntide .submochine guns. in
teletebtlen Of the .!,icultutalithifteettate plan linking Syria With
Egypt and Jordan. At members of youth organiiit4'
lien; thit teadiVit eit 1 6. ihcite fsitielt
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