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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1957-05-15, Page 7!More Tales Qf MonteCarlo, Rev ft, flerilay Warren Dark Ages Again On Monday morning just a week ago 125 employees of the accounting department at bead, quarters of the Mieeetiri-KaneaSe Texas Railroad in St. Louis arm rived, as usual to begin the day, They found the Office dark, locked, and an armed railway guard outside the (lox. Posted was a printed notice which said in effect; This office has been moved to Denison, Texas (some 600 miles away). Those who wish to con- tinue their employment must report to the office at Denison: by 8:30 Wednesday morning. The railroad will furnish trans- portation of persons and house- hold goods. Forty-eight hours in which to pull up *roots and begin new lives three states away! Some of the employees had worked in the old office between 30 and 40 years, Many had left personal belongings—spectacles, money, uncashed checks — in desks which had been sped On their way over the weekend. None of them had had warning: The company had recently denied rumors that any move was con- templated. The M-K-T had elected a young president recently who is faced with the necessity of mak- ing economies. This, apparently, is, one of the ways that econo- mizing is" being done. An act such as this has. one merit: It exhUmes a bit of the past against which to measure the progress of industry's prac- tices since the 14-hour day of a century ago. Management ap- pears as indignant as do unions. The Chamber of Commerce of Metrqpolitan St. Louis immedi- . ately expelled the M-K-T rail- road from 'membership and re- turned in full its current dues. The occurrence may have still another merit: It may help some people to understand why so many workers, even in the face of fair wages and' hours, wish to cling tb some form of protective organization of their own.---From The Christian Sci- ence' Monitor. Feathered Fan. Caused A Flutter Fans are returning to favoUr among society women in France and it is forecast that they may be fashionable again in Britain soon, especially at court Tune- Lions. Some young French women have recently carried lovely fans at their weddings, A French girl was married a few weeks ago to a rich businessman who presented her at the reception with en eighteenth century fan encrusted with coloured jewels in the stem. Few brides nowadays carry fans at their weddings' ' and the custom of Queen. Victoria's reign, of bridegrooms present- ing their wives with chicken- skin fans decorated with cupids, on reurning from the honey- moon, has also long disappear- ed. But as woman has for nearly 3,000 years enslaved man from behind her deftly-handled fan, it's pretty certain that fans will never wholly go out of fashion. The late Queen Mary' owned many fans" when she was a young woman, including what was described then as the most wonderful fan in the world, It certainly caused a flutter of ex- citement whenever it was seen. This work of art was composed of 6,520 feathers and was a gift from King George V, who brought down the birds during a series ,,of shoots at Sandring- ham. MILK IS FOR THIS BIRD—Lamon L. Glenn caught this feathered 'felon during a tour of duty which took him to Copenhagen, ,Denmark. Glenn set out to get photographic evidence proving that someone. was tampering with his milk each morning, and 'got the-bird for his efforts, He also snapped a prize-winning picture. It won an award in the. Army Times Photo Contest, and was placed on display during the International Photographic Exposition.' Each driver and each pedes- trian can prevent one accident —the one that' involves him. M0000 MOB 000 E0800 E100 0BMEM EIMMEEEE ODOM OM= E1100 OM 00010 MMO OUW000 meson mcomum Duman cum OD OM UM 0000 ©©MOB MUM= 0010000M 100000 MOO 1300 MOM UM BMW MINIM fie Lives -- Therefore Make Disciples - Matthew 28:1-10, 18-20 Memory Selection:• Ali power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, Go ye therefore, and teach all „nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world, Matthew 28;- 18-20, He is a university graduate. He started attending church. He was surprised at the talk of a life after death. "Why," he said, "I thought that death is the end just as it is for a dog or cat," How can I. prove to this young man that there is a life after death? I might argue that na- tions and tribes all around the world, even those who haven't heard the Chrstian message, have some idea of a future life. Sitrely God would not implant in man a longing for immor- tality just to mock him. One of this man's new friends has loaned him a Bible. If he reads it prayerfully the light will come to his mind and heart. But the great assurance of a ,life beyond the grave will come to him when he turns from his sin and believes in Jesus Christ as his Lord and. Saviour. Then he will realize that Jesus Christ is a living person. But 'how can he be living when he died on a cross over 1900 years ago? The answer is, of course, that he conquered death and" on the third day rose from the grave to live forevermore. Those who enter into this saving relation- ship with Jesus Christ never question the reality of a future life. They heartily sing: "He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives to-day! He, walks with me and talks, with me along life's narrow way. He liveg, He lives, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives? He lives• within• my heart. Those who have received Christ have a responsibility to take the message of a living. Saviour to all the people of the world. Their attitude is like that of Peter and John when forbidden to teach in the name of Jesus. They said, "We can- not but speak the• things 'which we have seen and heard." We, too, must tell it. This is our great commission. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking lion francs at the Casino. and pant the whole amount at Krupp's, the famous German steel works, on munitions for the rebel party which he headed. The revolution failed, however, In 1808, when Spain went to war with the United States, two Spanish army contractors were sent to Germany to negotiate with. Krupp's for supply .of lery and arnromunition. At that time the Spanish treasury was very short of ready money, The two contractors took with them only .88,000, all in German cur- rency. They began their nego- tiations and then they took a trip to Monte Carlo, But Spain never saw them again, The two Spaniards began to gamble in the Casino and left all their money behind them. Krupp did not sell guns and ammun- Alen to Spain and this led to a series of dishonest actions by Spanish officials which con- tributed in no small measure to the defeat of the Spaniards by the Americans. Most people know that the Greek shipowner, Mr. Onassis, owns a large proportion of the shares of Monte Carlo Casino. But it is net generally known that throughout the Casino's his- tory Greeks have been among the foremost gamblers at the tables. The Greeks are great gamblers; in fact, the French often refer to a gambler as a "Greek e' There was one Greek million- aire who became very famous at the Casino. He arrived with, a number of private detectives and twelve assistants who were to play under his orders, watch- ed by the detectives. The million- aire never placed a stake him- self, but he had trained his assist- ants to act at a given signal and then play according to a pre- arranged plan. One night the plan was that when the Greek signalled they were to put a certain amount on the red. When black asserted itself, the millionaire doubled the stake and when red again, failed he again doubled until eventually red appeared and he recovered all his losses together with a profit of nearly £5,000. The Greek went from strength to strength and at one time three double coups in succession were successful, The .millionaire doubled only when he had taken a loss and kept to the same stake when he won. The system is said to be old, but there, is no doubt that he won several millions of francs from the Casino. Yet it is not Greeks but Brit- ons who have been the greatest gamblers at Monte Carlo Casino. They and the Russian grand dukes. The grand dukes lost most of their wealth during the Ruesian . Revolution. But the British heyday was earlier, dur- ing the Edwardian era. Prince Rainier et, mer e eree like his predecessors,, draws tee bulk of his income from Monte Oarle l e Casino, But he himself has no Interest in gambling. One of the main buildings in the Principal- JtY is a well-steeked maritime museum, which houses One Of the best aquaria I ever assembled, One Prince Rainier founded the aquariern, but the present reign- ing prince himself collected many specimens in it. He takes a great interest in underwater lashing. It is not known hew interest- ed, the Prince is in the gambling history of Monte Carlo, but if he Is he must have found some very remarkable stories of the gambles which failed and those which succeeded Among those that failed were gambles that were intended to change the course of history. In 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed and the Em- peror Karl, the Empress Zita and their .children had to flee from Vienna. They went to Switzerland, taking with them Eart of the crown jewels. The mpress Zita was a very am- bitious woman and her one idea was the restoration of the mon- erchy, with herself and her hus- band once again at the head of It. But there was no money to finance a comeback. Then some- one in their entourage suggested that money could be made on the jewellery; with that money somebody could go to Monte Carlo and try to win a large sum 6f money, sufficient to finance a counter-revolution. After much discussion, the royal family raised £10,000 on the jewellery. Then a syndicate of four was formed: three men headed by a very beautiful woman. They went to Monte Carlo and booked in at different hotels. They pretended not to know one another and each was to play the Casino at a different table. Maybe this led to the undoing of the scheme, because, as dif- ficult as it may be for one gam- bler to follow a system, how much more difficult it must be for four people, each one ignor- ant of what the others are doing? Anyway, the Austrian syndicate went bust. We understand the aim was to win £400,000. Fortunately for their plan, just after the first world war there was a boom in gambling at Monte Carlo and the play of the syndicate did not' attract attention. They were suc- cessful so far as that part of their plan was concerned, but nevertheless they lost their money and returned to Berne, A South American revOlution was once financed by a Chilean merchant who won nearly a mil- BAGGAGE ROOM—This metal trunk, designed for the German "Volkswagen", need not be re- moved when the hood over the car's motor in rear is lifted. When opened, the lid of the trunk can be used for a picnic table, as seen in bottom photo. The trunk was displayed at the annual camping exhibition in West Berlin. Whistling Is COMMAND PERFORMANCE—This four-foot-long scale model of the British royal yacht Britannia brought` builder John Dennys an invitation to visit the royal palace. The boy worked on the model for five months. Materials cost $14. He sails it on -a London lake. His mother sent a photo to the royal family and. Prince Philip invited John to bring it to, the palace so he might examine it. REIGNING CAT AND DOGS—In Augsburg, Germany, the lion lies down with the Boxer—and a whole family of Boxers, at that. The big cat, "Negus", was a gift to the Willy Hagenbeck Circus from Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Ever since it arrived it has been a close friend of "Daisy", the. Boxer. When the dog's pups arrived the lion assumed a friendly "big brother" role. certain that ' unusually heavy damage will occur to those crops unless effective control meas- ures are taken before damage becomes apparent, S * Entomologist G. H. Hammond, Central Experimental Farm, Ot- tawa, says that where chemical control precautions were not ap- plied in 1956, the control of grubs will probably be essential this year. Both chemical and cul- tural control can, be applied in the early summer of this year before planting any 'types of hoed crop. When damage be- comes general in midsummer it will be too late to apply practi- cal control methods until May 1959. * For cultural control, double- disk twice, then plow "not over 4 inches deep; two further disk- ings at right angles will give good control at a time when the grubs are in the sub-surface feeding zone. For chemical'con- trol use chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds DDT, BHC, aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane or heltach- lor applied to the surface at recommended rates per acre and work into the soil several inches deep. For permanent sod, apply on the surface in early spring and •wafer in if necessary. Rates per acre (actual) will be DDT, 25 pounds; aldrin,. 5-6 pounds; heptachlor, 4-5 pounds; chlor- dane, 5-10 pounds; BHC, 3-4 pounds. * Choice of cultural or insecti- cide control will depend on many factors. With valuable crops, or in new sod land, it may be desirable to use both. Costs will be in favor of cultural con- trol. It may be necessary to use cultural control where soil insec- ticides cannot conveniently be obtained or where no suitable applicators are available for large-scale application. When it was realized that the ;commercial pear varieties, Bart- lett, Clapp Favorite and Kieffer, were not sufficiently hardy for Eastern Ontario and Quebec, the Horticulture Division, Central Experimental,Farm, Ottawa, On- tario, initiated a breeding and testing program. This work has resulted in the development of •Varieties suitable for home gar- 'deni in these areas. In 1916 the lardy 13tit 'Pant , quality pears, 'Zuckteleirn and Kurskaya, were crossed with'the superior qual- ity' Clapp 'Favorite and Flemish Beauty.' Tlese crosses produced -many -ieedlings which were „grows's` te''stitely. tree and fruit characters. The most promising seedlingi' were propagated for further testing. By 1930 these tests indicated that five of the seedlings appeared to have suf- ficient value to justify their in- troduction as named varieties. Since then these. five varieties have been tested in many areas of Eastern Canada, and four of them, Enie, Menie, Miney and Phileson, have continued to perform fairly satisfactorily. However, Phileson has not proved so hardy a tree as the other three, and for this reason Phileson 'is recommended only for those Areas with'a fairly mo- derate climate. * Enie is the earliest maturing and is usually harvested at. Ot- ' tawa about the 'middle of Au- gust. Miney matures a few days later and is followed closely by Menie. Phileson is a later vari- ety and matures approximately ten days after' 1VIenie. * * Miney has the best dessert quality followed by Menie ' Phil- eson and Enie. Although they are inferior to Bartlett their quality is acceptable. • * * Home gardeners should rea- liee that peats are normally har- vested before they are edible. For best results pick the fruit when the 'intense green color starts to disappear and the skiii appears mottled, Ripen them at 65 degrees F. and in a moist atmosphere or, if they are to be kept for a week or two, store them at 31 to 32 degrees F. and then ripen. Avoid intermediate temperatures such as 40 to 50 degrees F. while the fruit is turning yellow. Pemettber that two varieties should be planted to provide for cross-pollination and to ensure a good crop, * White grub outbreaks °conked Widely in 1951 and 1954 in most Of agricultural Ontario and the Upper Ottawa Valley in QUebed and eeteeptionally large nunibete of white rubs will be a serial,' peObleill in 1957, following the June beetle record flight of 1956 in this area. Large population's Of second year white grUbs are now in the subsoil, awaiting the arrival of early eUrnenet to feed voraciously on the roots of fer- estry plants, socl i, grain, cropS, toot ceoppi tincl flowering er Ottlettiental platits. It le alreiest 7. Scotch positiOn again chemist 82, Rhythm 8. Jogging gait 23. Black cuckoo S. Gaping 34, Allow 10. Alarm whistle 38, 15xnensive 11. Finished 35. American 17, Gourd frui it black snake 10', Pressed 35. wear away 21. Take the eAle- 40, Languished fling meal 52. GO up 22. F;listorleal 44. Religious period denomination 24. coreoesittee 45, The Tent. for Seven . maker 27, fn taver of 48. Correlative 28, Atitomoblie of neither Nei 50, 13tishy clump 30. Place in 51. Pigpen CROSSWORD PUZZLE Their Language The world's only whistling language, that used by the•na- fives of Gomera, a rocky island in. the Canaries off the north- west coast of Africa, can now be played on the piano, reports a traveller who was there re- cently. He found that a musi- cian had invented an ingenious system of notation to make this possible. More than 25,000 people live on Gorriera. Many are surviv- als of the pre-Spanish aborig- inals and their quaint whistle- talk has been practised for centuries, although the language in normal use is Spanish. Their whistling sounds like a combination of human speech and a bird whistle. Only two or three notes are employed and a recognized code is used, in making it possible for con- versational chats to. take place between then on hills and Mountains up to five miles apart. From the poibt of view of the island tax eollectors, this odd language lies its snags. When one starts out on a trip, the. Whole island quickly alive with Whistiee Warning everybody of his approach, so. he rarely finds anyone at hoinel The whistling IS often piete- ing. An Englishman who didn't belieVe in the natives' power to talk by whistling like birds Once asked Ombra' to Whistle be his ear. 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