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"Dear Anne Hirst: I am 28. I
left
my position M take care Of
my ill mother and the house but
I grew so nervous that I became
ill, and it was deolded I'd have
to somewhere else. A mar-
ried breezes took me in, and I
imprinted immensely, I would
have Stayed there, but his wife
made my life intolerable — to
get rid of me, she admitted later,
"The More she hurt me, the
kinder I was, for I wanted her to
like me. I worked part-time in
an office, and helped her with the
hOusework and the children, did
my own cooking a d laundry,
and my mother paid her Mr keep-
ing me there. But 3 was miser-
able.
MORE !DISTURBANCE
"Circumstances made it pos-
sible Mr me to move into a down-
stairs apartment. My sister-in-law
resumed her persecutions, which
frustrated me so I had to give up
my job. I lived almost like a re -
else. Mother forced me to visit
a psychiatrist, but that Only made
me more despondent.
'The situation is intolerable. I
am back where I started six years
ago, suffering physically, emo-
tionally and spiritually. I am los-
ing faith in mankind. All around
me I see others who are selfish
end mean, yet they are healthy
and happy; I have tried being
kind and good, and all I've got is
ill -health, unhappiness and an ab-
normal life. I cannot tolerate my-
self!
'I know you have no solution,
but I have to tell someone. Any
reply you give will be appreci-
ated. MISERABLE"
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* Will you, a young woman of
• 23, let yourself be defeated by
* circumstances yeti ca 11 n 0 t
* change? Trouble and confusion.
* have beseiged you, but where
* is your baelcbOne? Everything
* depends upon your will to Over-
* come these supersensitive ten-
* dencies that plague you, What
' you need first, in my Opinion,
* is a guiding hand to point the
* way,
* 1 urge you to talk this over
• frankly with your minister. He
* can help you restore faith in
* yOurself and your future, show
• you how to regain self-confi-
" dance, and to give you positive
" assurance that we are not given
* burdens we are not able to
* cars!. Regular church attend-
* anee and a firm belief in the
* power of prayer has brought
* peace to many a troubled soul,
* and renewed their faith in man-
" kind. With your minister's help,
" it should do the same for you,
* Ile can suggest activities
* within the church that will lif t
* you out of yourself and open
• your eyes to the importance of
" friendship. You .will meet some
* people who are worse off than
° you, and in helping them you
* will forget your own difficulties
* and learn the joy of service
" and the -satisfaction Of feeling
" needed.
* As to your sister-in-law, she
is as she is. Certain tempera-
* ments can never assimilate with
* opposites, and it is up to the
* victim to make allowances and
o suffer without bitterness., You
• have made encouraging pro-
• gress toward that goal, and if
• you build an armor about your-
* self her slurs cannot penetrate
• it.
* Perhaps your mother or your
• minister knows some nearby
* family who will welcome you
* as a paying guest; there you
" would share a normal affection,
• ate family life an you should
• make long strides toward a
* happier outlook on the world
• you live in. The idea may not
• be welcorne, but it is worth
considering.
• Naturally, you will keep in
• touch with your physician and
• have the required check-ups to
• measure your improvement.
• Meanwhile, seek help through
* faith. Cultivate an interest in
• other people, and if you will
* to, you can dig yourself out of
• this self-pitying slough into a
• useful and fuller life.
. • •
Peace of mind can be achieved
by renewing one's faith in her-
self and others, using one's will
power and trusting in prayer.
Anne Hirst's understanding can
steer you on the right course.
Write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh-
teenth St., New Toronto, Ont.
44
ikini" Swim
Suits Are Old Stuff
Proof that more than 2,000
years ago young and shapely
women enjoyed displaying their
figures when they went for their
'dail„. swim has been found by a
party of archaeologists excavat-
ting the site of a prehistoric city
in India.
Their spades "surfaced" t won-
derfully graceful life-size stone
statue of a beautiful Indian danc-
er aged about twenty-two.
What do you think she was
wearing, ladies? A super -quality
bikini -style bathing costume far
more attractive than the most
exatic twentieth-century swim-
ming wear,
It was fashioned with thread
of pure gold and, despite the dust
of twenty centuries, it glistened
in the sunshine as the statue was
carefully excavated. Statue and
costume v -ere in a wonderful
state of preservation. The gold-
en "bikini" must be worth a for-
tune.
Said an official: "It would be
hard to find a more fashionable
bathing costume even on the
''rench Riviera."
LIFE'S A SERIOUS BUSINESS, THESE DAYS
-.Pr.Oto Jor 11,,ri 0,..1;11-,,n,
Duchess Had To
1:guy New Tea
Service
Recently added to the china
Pantry at Marlborough House
has been a new (and quite itzeX-
pensive) set of OM and saucer,
milk jug and teapet. Their ar-
rival coincided with a "quite
reasonable" bisettit barrel.
These purchases have been
made specially for the Duchess
Of Kent, so that she can have a
dm Of tea and biscuits for
"elevenses" when she calls at
Marlborough 'geese.
It was net that they are short 4
of lovely chinaware in the state-
ly home of the late Queen Mary,
It is just that all such things are
at the moment locked away
while the law runs its measured
course and the old Queen's ex-
quisite collections are gathered
together for passing on accord-
ing to the instructions in here
will.
The Duchess of Kent had al-
ready been informed of certain,
furnishings that Queen Miry
had bequeather her and she call-
ed round one morning recently
to give instructions regarding
articles she wished to be moved
to her new home at Kensington
Palace,
While she was there 'the Duch-
ess asked if she could have a cup
of tea and some biscuits. It was
only then that the staff realized
that none of Queen Mary's china
was available, and the Duchess
had to have some from the ser-
vant's quarters.
But now she has the new
"elevenses" set of her own and
she is sure of her cup of tea
whenever she chboses to call.
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Sounds Like He's Turning Pro
From Greensburg (Pa.) Review:
"Robert Mosley is a recipient
of a Mendelssohn choir scholar-
ship for vice training and a vet-
eran of radio and television."
What Won't They Think Up
Next?
From Pittsburgh Sun -Telegraph:
Headline: "Orange juice for
Babies in Small Cans."
Anything For a Laugh;
Said Evelyn
From Oil City (Pa.) Derrick:
"Evelyn said her boy friend
is Carl Sepier of Verona, N.J., a
bag and shoes. On the third
finger of her left had was a
sparkling 22 - year - old, former
football player who is now in a
Navy officer training school,"
The Man's In a Rut
From Woodsville (N. TI„) News -
Times:
"Dave' Cassedy shot a deer in
Haverhill and Guy Kelley and
'Bunny' Wood in Pittsburg."
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On'Gradisotion 154 — 'Five.year.old Larry Duncan is so happy
about graduating from kindergarten, he kisses Janice Bryan, 5,
a fella* trade'atg. Frlim her facial expression it appears that
Janice isn't too happy about ihe idea.
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RONKLES
INGERFARM
oviso4ottm4 0 Clagine
"It is an ill'issod.that blows no
one any . goorr. No „doubt wet
weather and delayed spring seed-
ing was One reason tor the large
attendance of viithin it the WI
Officers' ConierenCe held in
Guelph last .week. Another rea-
son would be that no one en-
titled to go would want to miss
the Conference, essiedially as It
is one of those things that every
year, in every way, gets better
and better. One day — Friday
— was all the time I could man-
age — but what a day it was,
never a *dull moment, except for
the weather, and that didn't
count.
No doubt you who are W.I.
members will get a full report
from your president at your next
meeting; but I would like to give
a few of my ow'n imPressions.
The theme was "Start Where
You Are With What You Have"
— excellent advice at any level.
The importance of studying the
handbook was particularly em-
phasized. And where better can
you make a start than from the
handbook? A properly conduct-
ed meeting is always interesting.
It is only when the business ses-
sion is allowed to drag that it
becomes boring. Mrs. Clarence
Hayes gave the how and why in
,her report of the discussion re-
ports held the previous day. It
is several years since I had heard
Mrs. Hayes but I found her just
as interesting as always. Mrs.
Hayet never pulls any punches.
She has a way of making you
wonder whether you measure up
to what is expected of a good of-
ficer or W.I. member. Her ques-
tions and remarks actually be-
come a challenge.
An Edinburgh W.I. visitor
spoke briefly. She was of the
opinion that we do not have as
much fun at our meeting as they
do in the Old Country. No doubt
she is right — so what can we
do about it? Pepped up busin-
ess 'sessions would certainly pro-
vide more time for social and
recreational periods. And the
"pepping up" process depends not
only on the president but on all
members of the branch.
When it comes to fun what a
time we would have if there
were even one member in each
branch capable of creating en-
joyment as does Padre W.A.
Young of the O.A.C. His spon-
taneous gaity as he leads the
community singing bubbles up
and spills over so that he car-
ries everyone in his audience
along with hissi. Actually there
may be W.I. members who could
do just that if .they could forget
to selt-eonscibus -and just let
themselves go. - Ancl if there is
fun and _laughter in WV hearts
was there ever a time more nec-
essary than now for sharing it
with our friends?
Miss Ethel Chapman was an-
other speaker whomeveryone
enjoyed. There is never any
lack pf attention when Miss
Chapman is speaking, and last
Friday was no exception, I have
heard her speak inany times but
I.think lipssibly this:last address
was the beat yet, It Was sympa-
thetic, provocative, helpfuland
humouroUs — rr d certainly
abreast of the times. Miss Chap-
man quoted this little verse from
"The Farm Wife" in connection
With the One -tithe isolation of
countryWomen.
"She never climbed a moun-
tain, she never heard the ate,
flut alwnys watched a wind -
IDS rt '1 Mei elidedaimlessly."
-n Chapman
'; • " cl—sn't stay et
any none watching the
road ... she is on it usually in
a good cause." The proof of that
statement was in the attendance
of hundreds of wbmen at the
Conference.
Then came Mrs. Ellen Fair-
cletigh, M.P. Hamilton. An ex-
cellent speaker and extremely
diplciinatic. She itrod on nobbdy's
toes; From her remarks it would
have been impossible to guess at
h e r political affillatiOn. She
stressed the importance of fam-
ily nfe; of parents training their
chlldren to form opinions. She
spoke of untrained thinking as
"a dangerous process"; that chil-
dren should be taught tolerance;
to approach problems of the day
with an open mind; to turn
youngsters out into the world
who had not been trained /to
think was like sending a person
out with a car without previous
lesons hi driving. *
R. B. Currie, Chief of Nation-
al Defence and Welfare, spoke on.
civil defence in Canada, Not spec:
ifically of bomb attacks and air
raid drills, but rather what wd
men could do towards civil de-
fence in times of emergency, 111
peace and war. To train them-
selves in mass production of
meals; in caring for those in
need of shelter and clothing. Mr,
Currie, without being an alarm-
ist, left us with the impression
that, in this day and age, com-
placency was as much a threat to
our safety as communism.
And now a word about Miss
Anna P. Lewis. I sometimes
think we are inclined to take
Miss Lewis a little too much for
granted. The success of the W.I.
and the F.W.LO. during the last
few years has been, to a great
extent, the result of the untiring
leadership of Miss Lewis. Since
she took office in 1945 she has
had a great deal of heavy respon-
sibility. In 1947 there was the
5 0 t h Anniversary celebration
and in 1953 the Conference of
the ACWW in Toronto, both maj-
or undertakings. So I think we
should all take our hats off to
Miss Lewis, Director of the W.I.
Branch and Home Economics
Service of Ontario.
"Wreck".0f Whale
Makes Grief
A-Pietity
When is a whale hot a whale?
When it's a wreck, That, at
least, is the conclusion reached,
reluctantly by the Tteceiver of
Wrecks at the Custom House in
Ireland.
Earlier this year, as the sun
Was setting over Galway Bay, a
seven -ton whale was washed
ashore near Aughrisberg, Clad-
daghcluff, in wild Connemara.
Nicknamed "Winnie," t h e
whale was an object of interest
for sightseers for long enough,
until the local authority decided
it should be removed.
But that was easier said than
done. Winnie — all 70 feet of
her — defied all efforts to cart
her away. Then the matter went
before a higher authority, and
the solution was left to the Gal-
way County Manager, Mr, C. I.
Flynn. But there was no para-
graph in the book of rules tell-
ing what should be done with
washed-up whales.
There was Only one heading
under which Winnie could be
claSsified. So now to the Cus-
tom }Muse here has come a let-
ter stating that in due course an
Order will be made directing
that "Form A" be served On the
Receiver of 'Wrecks requiring
him to dispOse of the carcass 01
this particular wreck within a
time to be specified.
Soon Winnie will be gone
tpg4ther witih the Wind that NZ --
Minded people of her , presenee
when it MeV' In :1 certain disc*.
tion.
Unsolved Murder
Was She Guilty?
So many questions remained
unanswered .when Hannah
Dobbs WO fonrid' hot guilty —
sO many might. haveb een an-
SWereci had judge and jury
known what was subsequently
10 be revealed,
Miss Hacker was herself a
strange woman — sixty years
Old, deformed, friendless, mean
to the point of madness, yet
rich enough for meanness to be
called eccentricity,
In the year 1079 else arrived
in London from her native Can-
terb,ury to become a lodger in
the house of Mr. Severin Bas-
tindoff and his Wife at Euston
Square. Among the belongings
she took with her was a large
cash -box containing — so Bas-
tindoff declared later — a sub-
stantial sum of money in five -
pound notes.
On October 14th, a Sunday,
she was alone in the house for
some hours with Hannah Dobbs,
the Bastindeffs' attractive, twen-
ty4our-year-old servant.
By this time she . was, for
some unknown reason, in
arrears with her rent, and on
Monday morning Bastincloff re-
marked on the fact to his , wife
and said that it must be paid.
Without hesitating, the set:tient ,
Hannah. offered to ,collect It and
rushed Past her iniiter Up the
stairs, In a few minutes she re-
turned holding a five -pound
note. Bastindbff, ,,. gave her the
change to take back.
Later that _inornhiic, „ Hannah
le:narked to her mistress that
the old, lady Was offended and •
seemed likel3!. to mpve ,out. "In
fah," she added, "it's My belief
She's already gone. 1 ' haven't'
heard her moving about in her
Miss Hacker had indeed left.
You may think that Mrs. Das-
tindoff was not a very efficient
housekeeper, -for she did not en-
ter the empty room two
days later. She saw a stain en
the carpet, which was wet be-
yond the edges of the OWN as
though someone had tried to
wash it out,
By May 9th of the following
year, 1879, the Bastindoffs had
a new lodger. He bought his
own coal and asked for a space
to be cleared so that he could
store it. There was a large cellar
under the house, filled with.
lumber that had accumulated
over the years. Bastindoff em-
ployed men to clear a space and
behind. some trunks they found
/ a decomposed body.
The police were called in, and
it was soon established that the
body was that' of Matilda Hack-
er. It was identified by the de-
formed spine; an d rotting
clothes added silent corrobora-
tion. Round the neck was a rope,
but whether this had been the
cause of death or whether it
had been used to drag the body
to the cellar could not be deter-
mined.
Mrs. Bastindoff recalled the
stain on the carpet, and even in
those early days of forensic sci-
ence it was possible to tell that
the stain had been Made by hu-
man blood. It was considered
"that Miss Hacker had been kill-
ed with a knife.
Soon detectives were taking
an interest in Hannah Dobbs.
They found the address to which
she had moved from Euston
Square, only. to learn that she
had left long since, leaving her
trunk, and her rent unpaid. The
trunk was opened and among
her clothes were found jewel-
lery and and oddments that had
belonged to Miss Hacker.
She was traced, arrested and
charged with murder.
. Further investigations strength-
ened the case against her Be-
fore she left Euston Square she
had given a book of dreams be-
longing to Miss Hacker, to a
child who 'lived nearby. To an-
other child she had given a large
broken cash -box, Shortly after
October 14th she had been seen
wearing a , watch and rings
which had belonged to Miss
Hacker,
The evidence against Hannah
Dobbs at the Old Dailey in June
Of 1079 was purely circumstan-
tial, and the chief witness were
the Basindoffs. For the defence
it was argued that a slight girl
could never have committed the
murder and then dragged a
heavy bpdy down to the cellar
unizided.
Mr. Mead, who defended, als0
Made a great point of the Bas-
tindoffs' lack of curiosity about
the sudden departure of their
wealthy lodger. The jury. gave
Hannah the benefit of the doubt,
-- ancl. she was found not guilty,
When, Hannah Dobbs was re-
leased she became a popular
heroine, with a certain section
of Mg public. Among her ad -
misers was a Mr. Purkiss, who
was the proprietor of the 'Police
News.' BeMre long this journal
published a pamphlet which
purported to be the true life -story
'of Hannah, Aiming the allege -
tions contained hi it was a state-
ment 'Met 'Hannah had been the
mistress,of Severin Bastindoff.
BeatlhdOff retaliated by in-
strueting his silicitors to apply
for a High Court injunction tO
prevent any further publication
of the pamphlet, in connection
•With, Which be, Med an affidavit
denying the allegation. Mr. Pur- •
kiss was equally, swift in his
'action. He' took ojzt a summons
"against ,Bastindeff t ;for perjury.
BastindoTf appeared before a
magistrate and was committed
for trial. -,---
The case was heard at the Old
Bailey before the "same judge
who had tried Hannah Dobbs
for murder. The situation was
reversed: Hannah stood in the
witness -box and her late em-
ployer stood in dock. It was a
very different Hannah from the
drab figure who had pleaded not
guilty to murder, for she was
now , fashionably dressed and
full of confidence.
This was shaken a little when,
in cross-examination, she was
forced to confess that at one
tirrie in her life she had been
convicted of theft.
She had first met Severin Bas-
tindoff when she was a servant
in Torrington Square, and fel-,
low -servants described how the
pair had gone out together by
night. Even more conclusive was
the evidence of a Mrs. Carpen-
ter who owned a small hotel at
Redhill. Mrs. Carpenter identi-
fied the pair as having spent
the night at her hotel.
Severin Bastindoff nos event-
ually found guilty of perjury
and was sentenced to twelve
months hard labour.
There the case ends so far as
the courts are concerned. Some -
"body murdered Matilda Hacker;
somebody got away with mur-
der.
What is your verdict?
Anniversary — The German Post
Office will soon issue this stamp
Commemorating , the 100th an-
niversary of Otfmar Merger'.
thaler's birth. lie was the in-
ventor of the Linotype machine
Which revolutionized newspaper
typesetting.
.,-feerw.treentM
Who Won? — This "Racetrack Hatt" fashioned of burnt leghor
prow keeps the sun out of the eyes, all right, aria also the pair
'kit light of your horse corning In last. "Emma," millinery desicme
used rope fo trim the summery creation,
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