HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1952-10-15, Page 3Squinty
Bj*Charles I?Eli•
The man who 'sat in a corner of.
the railroad station reading the-
'newspaper,
henewspaper, was not much to look
at. The salt he wore lacked new-
ness,,, as did his shoes and the bat-
ter. felt hat.
The man who sat in the adjoining
seat saw suddenly and for no ape
parent reason a change come over
the face of his companion.
"What's happened?" he wanted
to know,
Squinty Yardling • thoughtfully
folded the paper, "I just read where
my old man died."
"Yeah?"
"The old man was worth about
half a million. And I was his only
kid."
Bettie shifted back to his. other
hip and looked interested. "Ran
away from hone, didn't ,yub?" he
asked.
Squinty nodded slowly,
"Forget it then," Beetle advised.
"The oldcoot probablymade a -
will leaving it to• some home;"
"Maybe," Squinty :agreed,, still
deep in thought. "Maybe. But a half
million.^ is ,a loaf of money." '
Two 'days later, a• slow-moving
freight deposited two .dirt -besmear
ed and- grimy looking nen, in the
coal yards just beyond the Little -
town depot. The 'pair waited -until
the freight's caboose' had vanished
round a' curve, then climbed back
to the tracks. Without a word
Squinty, led the way back to the
depot and entered the wash room
through the outside door. Ten min-
utes later when' the two emerged
it was toconfront old Caleb liaw-
klns,
The old, man peered at the two
strangers over tli'e top of his spec-
tacles, "Crackyl" he• exclaimed.
"Ain't you Jim Yardling's bay,
Paul?"
"Well, what if 1 am?"
-"Crackyl I knew it: 'Old 'Caleb
hbVer"fdedets`d'face." Hisreyes, be -
Made A Fortune
hmashing Eggs
There are many ways to make
A , fortune. One, is to discover
what the public wants -and aup-
ply it, Another is to specialize
in some line until you became
an expert.
As a boy, Edward Bottley,
trembled among the dales of Der-
beyshire collecting specimens ob
the rich mineral deposits, Min-
erology fascinated him, and in
searching for an opening he dis-
Covered that, museums were al-
ways buying specimens,
He supplied them. Experience'
told him how hard it was for
students' in cities to obtain gep-
logioa>, 'specimens, so he began
Selling them complete sets, Ile
also treats semi-precious miner-
als soskilfully that they can be
rendered transparent and made,
into objects of beauty. in 1940
he wag so great an authority that
the government consulted him
on many problems, and he now
has knpwiedge and skill that no
other metallurgistpossesses.
In every country there are
people like Bottley who earn, a
good living andachieve security
by specialization. Myron Kinley
is an expert in out burn-
ing gushers, and when recently
a ' gusher blazed : in• the Middle
East an SOS was sent out for
this• lean Texan, who was flown
there. Oil. companies never quib-
ble about his huge fee, which is'
always much less than the cost
of the.oil'that roars up in smoke
and flame to the sky. Other men
•Can ;extinguish oll fires, but none
can with the uncanny speed and
certainty of Kinley.
There is a tremendous pride.
•in doing a job better than any-
one else; in beidg the authority.
When the 'United Nations want
a man to take charge of world-
food operations they turn to
someone like Sir John Boyd Orr.
• When President Roosevelt want -
.ed. advice and information about
the right kinds of grasses to plant
in areas denuded by erosion in
the Dust Bowl, he sent for Sir
' George Stapledon, from Bristol,
,the world's greatest authority on
.grass..
Economic cataclysms may
shake the world, but such ex-
' Perth 'will always be sure of a
livelihood. Cora Hind was just
such.an authority. before the war
inCanada. She could be seen
gazing from the window of her
private coach at Millions of acres
-of wheat as the train sped by.
She travelled throughout Canada
making notes, and each year
would prophecy with uncanny
accuracy the approximate num-
ber' of bushels that would be
harvested. Prices were fixed and
plans based on her estimates.
She did a job that no school or
book could teach; and she did it
better than anyone else. So, she
commanded ),ter 'price.
Another wizard of this type is
Dr. Alexis L. Romanoff, Profes-
sor of Embryology at Cornell
University. Years ago this Rus-
sian was an impecunious painter.
He visited ' China, was broke,
worked his passage to the States
and took a temporary job at the
Long Island Agricultural Insti-
tute. One day Professor James
E. Rice saw some of his draw-
ings and offered him a scholar-
ship at Cornell, There he studied
embryology and determined to
learn all about the egg.
In the course of his researches
he has smashed and investigated
160,000 eggs =- anything from.
chickens' to alligators' He has
revolutionized, the business of
incubation; has coated eggs with
plastic so hat they can be kept
much longer without going bad;
helped to make chickens
healthier, and so increased the
hen population that he brought
about a considerable reduction in
the price of eggs. Itomanoff also
wrote a book, "The Avian Egg,"
which is a best-seller in scien-
tific circles. To write it he had
to consult 25,000 books an d
articles Written in French, Ger-
man, Chinese, Japanese, Italian,
Spanish and Danish.
"Craokyl 1 knew'lt. - Old Caleb
never forgets a face," the agent
said. ' '•
hind ti,e:r thick lenses, were sud-
denly shrewd. "Comeback to claim
your poppy's fortune, have yu'h?
Weil, son, you better turn right
around and go• back where you come
from. Old Jim left the whole kit
and caboodle to Katie' Armstrong,"
"Who's she?" •
"She's the gal he adopted after
you -ran away. She's deservin' of
allhe left:"
Squinty sneered. "While his own
son goes hungry. I suppose?"
With Beetle still in tow, Squinty
struck out for the town's main
.street.
Presgntly,thcy came to the town's
only office building. With Beetle
still following, Squinty mounted to
the second' floor, and, entered an
outer:
An elderly man looked up and
nodded. The elderly man was in
conversation with a young girl.
The elderly man was saying, "Of
course it was an oversight Your
lather 'intended to sign the will. I
witnessed it myself. It was just
sheer negligence."
The -girl's voice was troubled. "I
do hope everything will turn out
all right. Of course, If Paul Yarding
is alive, the money rightfully be-
, longs to him, even though father did
intend 1 should have it."
• She went out and the elderly man
spoke to Squinty.
"Was there something I could
do?"
Squinty's eyes were on the do -o?,
through which the girl had gone,
lie roused himself when Beetle
nudged him.
"Eh? Something you can do?
Well, no. No, we were thinking
about nutting across a little deal,
But thins have changed," 1
Squinty was pushing Bietle
one
hey
through the door,
"Hey, what's the idea? You 1
nuts? Didn't you hear what
said? The money's yours!"
"Sure, 1 heard 'em. Sure, 1,Yhat
about !t?"
Wel, whets the idea? Willem
you going? Ain't yoe going to do
nothin' abeet It?"
"Sure. Sure. l'nt going to do
.onrething. A lot, On my way nosy"
"What are you going to do?"
"We're on our way, son. On our
way to really do something, We're
going town and see that station
agent. Going to convince, him kin
not Paul Yardling. Really to
something Get it?"
E3ACK TO SCHOOL IN
May -Hard, Wash -Easy Cottons
BY E1DNA' MILES
DENIIMIS have tahen on a new look. Some of then] sparkle.
Someof them look like tweed and others appear to be
shantung•
For school -going children, the tweedy eottons are ideal.
Given a touch of rayon, the cotton suitings look and feel
much like wool, are washable, mercerized, sanforized, vat -
dyed and wrinkle -resistant, Thus, they are ideal for fall
wear. before really coli] weather sets in and wool becgmes
indispensable
One Finish 'Denims Can 13e Laundered
denim that has a glazed finish iscompletely washable,
is spot and wrinkle -resistant, Embossed for a handsome,
tweedy elfect,`it comes in fall shades of charcoal or brown
and has been cut into smart fashions for children.
Budget -priced. these miniature fashions will have special
appeal for mother since they take to the tub with great ease.
The new finishes aid in maintaining the original appearance
through many washings and much of the hard wear that
children invariably give their clothes.
* --This is a• cotton suiting that This Jumper Ls out from a -- e
looks like wool. It has a touch denim that looks like tweed.
of rayon, !s washable, mercer- Ideal for fall school -wear, it's
tied, sanforized, vat*dyed and eompletelY washable. is spot
wrlWcle-reststant and wrinkle -resistant,
TEST YOUR INTELLIGENCE
Score 10 points for each correct answer in the first six questions.
1, Which of the following is not.a true nation?
-Spain , -Liechtenstein -United Kincdo"n Castile
2. One of the following is not an insect. Caa you find it?
-House fly-Lregon for -. .,,p ursgt<ai -Aphid.
3. The planet nearest the sun in our solar system is:
-Venus -Mars -Mercury -Jupiter
4, Which author listed below did not serve a prison term?
-John Bunyan (Pilgrim's Progress)
-Adolf Hitler (Meta Kampf)
O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi)
-f2obert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island)
5. One of the following is not an,island. 'vVhich one?
-Australia , Madagascar Matterhorn -Tasmania
6, One of the following.. differs from the other three. Can you find it?
-Asov -Caspian -Atlantic -Loire
7, Match the following state capitals with their states. Score yourself
10 points for each correct choice.
(A) Columbus -New York
(B) Albany -Delaware
(C) Dover -Maryland
(D) Annapolis -Ohio
Total your points. A score of 0-20 is podr; 3040, average; 70-80,
superior; 90-100, very superior.
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Here are some corn recipes
that 1 think you'll find different
-and in all of them you can
use either fresh, frozen or can-
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CORN CHOWDER
Dice 2 ounces (Mil ' pound)
salt pork and.fry in a heavy
sauce -pan until brown and crisp.
Add 2 medium onions, sliced Ve
inch thick, and cook about 10
minutes or until tender. Add
1' cups boiling water, 2 cups
diced pared potatoes, cut in 114
inch cubes, 2 teaspoons salt, and
114 teaspoons pepper. Simmer,
covered, 10 minutes or until
potatoes are almost tender. Add
3 cups whole kernel corn, fresh,
frozen, or canned, and 3 cups
milk and continue' cooking 5
minutes longer. Serve at once
with crisp crackers. Makes 8 to
8 servings.
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CORN FRITTERS
Sift 'together 11/4 cups sifted
all-purpose flour, 3 teaspoons
baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon
salt. Combine 1 beaten egg yolk,
1 cup milk, and 1 tablespoon
melted shortening, Stir into
flour and mix until just smooth.
Fold in 1 stiffly whipped egg
white and 2 cups whole kernel
corn, fresh, frozen, or canned.
Heat 1h carp fat in a skillet, or
enough to measure 112 inch.
Drop in batter by tablespoons.
Fry 3 to 5 minutes or till brown;
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turn once. Drain thoroughly.
Serve with maple syrup. Makes
6 to 8 servings.
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CORN SALAD
Put 2 tablespoons- vinegar, 3
tablespoons salad oil, 1/4 tea-
spoon salt, Ye taespoon sugar,
dash of pepper, 1/2 teaspoon
grated onion, clash Tabasco, and
1 tablespoon catchup in a jar
with a tight -fitting cover. Shake
well to combine.
Combine 1114 cups cooked
whole kernel corn, fresh, frozen,
or canned, 2 tablespoons chop-
ped. pimento, 114 cup chopped
ripe olives, and 114 cup chopped
celery in a bowl. Add the dress-
ing and mix well. Chill several.
hours to marinate. . Serve . on
crisp lettuce or other greens.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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With the colder weather
yuu' 11 be wanting to servedes-
serts with more "stamina" -
such as these very fine rice
dishes.
LEMON RICE CUSTARD
Set oven for moderate 350°F.
Beat 2 eggs .in a bowl. Add 2
cups milk, 11/2 cups cooked rice,
1 tablespoon melted butter or
margarine, 'i4 cup sugar, 'fi tea-
spoon vanilla flavoring, 11z tea-
spoon lemon flavoring, and 1
teaspoon salt. Mix well. Pour
into six 6 -ounce custard cups.
Set in shallow pan of hot water.
Bake 50 minutes, or until a
knife inserted in the. center
comes out clean. Cool on a rack.
Serve with a lemon sauce or
cream. Makes 6 servings.
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CR:INIIERRY RICE
Wash and drain ea cup un-
cooked rice. Combine with 2
cups canned cranberry juice, 1
teaspoon salt, and a dash of
cloves. and mix well. Put into
• a 2 -quart saucepan .with a tight-
fitting cover. Cook over high
heat until steam escapes. Reduce
heat to very low and cook 15
to 20 minutes longer until rice
is tender and juice almost ab-
sorbed. Stir in 2 tablespoons
sugar and 1 tablespoon "butter.
Serve warm with cream. Makes
4 servings.
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An inmate of the State PH
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son at Jefferson City, Mo., de-
cided to become an income tax
consultant for for his fellow in-
mates, -He was earning $8,500-a
year until the Government got
after him for not paying his
Won tact.
Countless Things
Made From Sand
DENIM
"Throw away that sand. I won't
have it in the house!" cries the
average mother, especially around
seaside holiday -time. And out
into the garden goes the golden
grits that could be making her
new clothes, fresh furnishing
fabrics, washable paints, a n d
even fats.
Wizards of the chemical world
could whip up the sandcastle you
make this summer into enough
scratch -proof enamel to coat
your car.
And out of the next sand -pile
could come the car oil that never
freezes. Or maybe the fat that
bakers use to grease their bread
tins -100 times more efficient
than lard.
And that shower of rain that
soaks you on the beach. Don't
worry, the sand itself, suitably
treated, can make your clothing'
waterproof.
It is not new to conjure sand,
via quartz, into glass. The 14th -
'century Venetian glass -workers
had the skill to take their glass
a stage further into fine fibres.
And sixty years ago a silk -and -
glass dress was on show.
But today's fibre glass industry
fulfils a constant demand from
dozens of users. Hair-like fila-
ments are spun out of furnaces
in 10,000 -mile unbroken strands.
As glass cannot •be dyed, its
rainbow of tints is. obtained by
using differently colored marbles
-for marbles are the, first stage
of the process that includes elec-
tric f u r n a c e s, high-pressure
steam, and the tiny holes through
which the molten glass flows as
continuous fibres at 60 miles per
minute.
Sheer as silk, the fibre is used
for clothes, as glass wool for in-
sulation, as chemical filters, and
it can be woven, sliced or knitted.
For the original sand the chem-
ists take a second road and
achieve silicon, one of the world's
most plentiful elements with a
stronge chemical resemblance to
carbon. It is on this resemblance
that the new substances are
founded,
For instance, silicon rubber
does not perish. It is unaffected
by heat or cold. One problem re-
mains to be solved --the task of
making it tough -and then tires
will last longer than the new
car they are sold with.
War -time research for Pacific
fighting produced a waterproof-
ing llquid that successfully sealed
aircraft ignition systems against
damp tropical climes. In time
there will be silicon lubricants
that will not go stiff with cold.
You'll even see better. Spec-
tacles wiped clean with a fluid
that comes from sand stay shin-
ing, as crystal.
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Exploding Star
Astronomers have been intri-
gued by news that a star calcu-,
lated to be three thousand light
years from the earth, and which
has puzzled observers for cen-
turies, has suddenly exploded
again.
The star is Eta Carina, and a
scientist in Australia recently
found that it had exploded, again
and was brightening, just as it
did 100 years ago, when it finally
outshone all other stars except
Sirius, the Dog Star. Later it
died away to obscurity.
This astonishing star was. first
observed as long ago as 1617 by
Sir Edmund Halley, whose name
was given to the famous comet
he discovered. Its light has gone
on fluctuating as a result of vari-
ous eXplosions the nature of
which 'are not yet fully under-
stood. For instance, ie 1860 it
began to fade rapidly, and by
1900 it could hardly be seen even
through the strongest telescope.
Kid Kisses Brice -Tommy Mac-
pherson, four-year-old London-
er with a Scotch name, collects
a kiss from pretty British bride
Mrs. Stona Macpherson Camp-
bell after her marriage to Don-
ald Lestrange Campbell. The
wedding took place at St. Mar-
garet's in Westminster, London.
Clans gathered when reception
took place in House of Commons
dining room.
Relief for Leg
Troubles
When leg cramps, sores and
ulcers, and even lameness` come
from blood -vessel disorders in
the legs, injections ei histamine,
a natural body chemical, may
help. Patients with cramps and
lame ess benefited for periods up
to 12 months after 1 or 2 in-
jections. In 4 of 6 cases ulcers of
the toes healed rapidly. In 9
cases of leg ulcers caused by
blood stoppage the in jections
made 3 heal promptly and re-
main well for periods up to 15
months.
NDAY'SCHOOL
LESSOhi
Bii et1, R. Barclay Warren
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Jesus Demands Sinceritp
Mathew 5:1-3, 16-18, 22-24
Me /It o v 1, Selection:. WhaCa
your treasure is, there • wiu
pour heart be also. Matt: 6:21.
In India Hindus may be sees
in the streets with uplifted
hands and mutilated bodies, re-
peating prayers or doing pen-
ance. Many of those people are
sincere, But sincerity without
truth is not enough. On the
other had truth without sin-
cerity is not enough either. It
is true that many professing
Christians do their good worda
to be seen of men. Many will
give more to a worthy cause if
the list is going to be published.
What men see counts more with
them than what God alone sees.
Jesus did not condemn thea
praying on the streetcorners.
But when people did it simply
to be seen of men, then they
had all the reward they would •
ever get. It was what they
sought for; nafely, to be seen
of men.
There is no direct command
in the New Testament with re-
gard to fasting though there are
referenecs throughout the
Scriptures to occasions when
individuals and whole groups
fasted and prayed. It is a mat-
ter in which everyone must be
persuaded in his own mind.
Many a poor man never bas
with enough to eat and many
a sickly person could not fast
withouth bringing on illnes. But
in general, more fasting and
praying is certainly needed. But
it must not be done to display
one's religion. With regard to
giving, praying, and fasting, it
we do it tobe seen of men then
we have our reward. We are
seen of men. But he who does
any of these secretly before
God secures the reward of his
heavenly Father.
We can't serve God and the
world. We must be out for God
or we are not His. Sincerity is
required. It is said that dubious
artists of ancient Athens, cheat-
ed their customers by filling
with wax the cracks and chip-
ped places in their statuary. The
enuine, unblemished work of
art was sine cera, without wax
A Christian cannot be made
genuine by make-up or build-
up, He must be without wax.
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Delaware; (F) Maryland.
Nitro'Nursed Corn Is Nicer -County Agent Marvin Fisher holds up
two ears of corn grown In the same patch. Pure sand -soil fertilized
only with nitrogen mode ears bigger Os seen at left. Scrubby ear
at right was fed no nitrogen, is thus stunted. Sixty pounds of the
chemical were spread over each acre of test ground. Fisher esti-
mates corn at left will yield 45 bushels per aero, rows fed no
nitrogen will give only 15,