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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-9-6, Page 3City Cops lay glen:Led Hlll Wilklaseu I've investigated some queer case, but the jewel robbery up at River's End Lodge topped them all. Tracy and I were dumb; we're ready to admit that, but, after all, we're city cops not primitive wilder- ness natives. The reason we were called in was because Houser Livermore's wife had lost 50,000 worth of gents, and neither she nor Monter trusted or had faith in Eben Jackson, the local constable. Jackson timet us at the station, and it wouldn't take a sleuth to see he was sore at the i,ivermores. "I'll show what T already found out,' he told us briefly, "then let you smarties dope out the rest" Ile took us up to the lodge and showed where a ladder had been placed against the house. Then he allowed the thief had probably taken his loot and skun off in the Woods to hide. Then Tracy had an Edea. "If we gotta browse around through the hushcs•we ought to have a native guide." Eben recommended Bronco Pete, who, it seemed, was a guide who didn't have enough stoney to buy a license for himself, hence was out of work. We explained our pre- dicament to hint and he shrugged indifferently. Then Tracy flashed a $20 bill and he changed his mind. 'He took the twenty,`and a prom- ise of two more after a week's work, and went away. He carte back the next morning dressed up in new high -laced boots, riding breeches, a checked -shirt anct a big hat. He was nighty proud, and looked like the pictures you see of northwoods guides. Well, sir, we started out. We trekked through the woods for a whole day, Then Bronco Pete led us to a deserted shack. Outside we found a set of fresh footprints, the heels of which were marked with a common iron cleat, He was mighty proud, and looked like the pictures you see of northwoods guides. "Chances are," said Eben, "if we find the owner of these here boot - marks we'll have us the thief, I seen tracks like that around the lodge beneath the window." "Pete," I says, "find us the own- er of these boots and there's an ex- tra twenty in it for you." Pete set off through the brush like a hound on the scent- Tracy and I followed wearily. Pete led us straight back to the lodge, and there, sure enough, were marked footprints beneath the bed- room window. • "The thing to do," Eben told us, °`is for you two nannies to make yourselves comfortable in the shack, and nab the thief when he comes home." It wasn't a pleasant prospect, but it seemed like the Daly het, So Tracy and I bought ourselves some supplies and removed into the shack. The third day, Ebert dropped around to see how we were doing, We told him in no uncertain terms; - and if he wanted to spell us for a day we'd split the reward. "Mean it?" he said. "Sure we mean it. You lay your hands on the ,thief, you get $2,500 cash," "Come with me," he said. He tools us directly to the jail and pointed through the bars at a prisoner, Bronco Pete, Well, sir, this was it: Bronco had committed the theft all right, but it didn't do him much good, because he couldn't dispose of the jewels, Nor could he spend the $50 in cash .he'd swiped along with the rocks, because he hadn't worked for months, and, `to do so, would have aroused suspicion. Then we came along and advanced him $20 and he bought himself a new outfit, includ- ing a new pair of boots with cleat marks on the heels. Eben was suspicious because he knew you couldn't buy a fancy cos - tunic like Pete had for less than $50, - But Ebel: lat us go ahead with the case, es per the request of the Livctntotes, till we got fed up; till, in fact, tee oBatucl to split the reward, China Enameling Fascinating Art Porcelain made Limoges famous, and the china upon your diniug- table probably carne from one of the factories you may visit freely. Its manufacture is interesting to vetch in its multifarious processes and dry to read about, But the less uudelstood .mantel work is inter.- esting in every way. For Limoges paints with lire in liquid glass, and its four or fire ateliers tarn out veritable gents of color and compo- sition, The process is- almost primitive in its simplicity. Its success de- pends wholly upon the artistic feel- ing and ability and the good crafts- manship of the maitre who builds: up each of these pictures upon metal, for enamel -making is an art - rather than a mere commercial in- dustry. The prices alone testify to that, Copper is the basis of all the enamels. Smoothly covered whit' a transparent coat of silica, it is ready for • the neat step. The artist sketches his design upon this coat- ing—a house in the woods, a pas- toral,' a portrait, anything. Then bits or strips of gold, silver or platinum foil are glued • upon every spot where the ruddy copper back- ground is not wanted, and again the piece is transparently coated with silica. The enamels themselves are dif- ferently -colored silicas that look in the rough like hits of broken glass of many hues, The artist grinds then to powder, mixes then with plain cold water, and then stipples them on very slowly and carefully with the tip of a knife -blade, to to make sure that each color covers its part of the design, to burst all their bubbles, and to secure a per- fectly even thickness throughout. One color is usually fired at a time, at a temperature of something like 1,800 degrees Centigrade, though two wholly different shades can be baked at once without running into one another . . The art is very old; we find it in a flourishing condition, with Limo- ges as its center, as far back as the twelfth century. During the six- teenth, enameling reached the height of its technical excellence and popularity, and some of the works of that period are treasured still in the Cathedral of Si. Eti- enne. Precious and beautiful they are, splendid in composition and coloring, full of value as contem- porary likenesses, And yet, though the colors of old are perhaps a little softer, the master seems not to have solved the problem-thatconfronts every artist, the opacity of color, while the enamels of the present are transparently clear, and even the deepest shadows have a luminosity and depth the older ones lack.—Prom "France From Sea to Sea," by Arthur Stanley Riggs, Shades Of Gene Autry! Oklahoma, it appears, is one of the states in the American Union which has failed to attract its share of new population in the last ten years. Possibly a small item from Bristow, Okla., explains why this is; it has failed to capitalize op traditions, A man in Bristow has been ar- rested — of all things — for riding a horse into a drugstore to order a cherry phosphate: \Vhat kind of treatment is this for illusions of a generation of youngsters brought up on films of time Cherokee Strip, where a man's best friend was his pinto pony? We know droves of young Hop - along Cassidys back east here who will throw over their notions of going west when word of the Bris- tow affair gets around. Here they can at least drive up to a hank teller's window in a convertible. -'-Tho Christian Science Monitor. KEEPING UP Hubby: "I wonder why we never manage to save anything?" Wiley: "Its the neighbors; they're always doing something we can't afford," shj2 01110 Sionpity L' A forward and backward swing, es far as the arms will reach each way, helps her achieve •an upright but easy and. relaxed posture. WrIfHE1'iE is nothing like a dame, , " Particularly one Who has poor posture, Chte clothes arid a trim figure inay bedazzle a man but not for long if you're one of these Women whose droop has becotne a sot on One po1 the best ways to find out if you're lceeping up a good back --- and not merely a good front—is to consult your mirror, Does your posture radiate alertness? Do you appear vibrant, bouncy and ani.' mated? Or do you have that sagging jellyfish stance that's sure to dismay beau or hubby? If your mirror reveals curves in the wrong places, try these exercises, designed to; help you achieve an erect but natural posture. Begin by holding your arms straight at your sides, Lift them to shoulder level and swing them forward until your hands meet; then reverse the motion and swing your arms backward as far as they, will go, Do this several times each day to relax and loosen your shoulder muscles, A second set of muscles can be put into play by swinging your arms to ma overhead position. This movement, which should be smooth and well -coordinated, is made up of three steps. First lift your arms from a dangling, hands -at -thigh position to a vertical reach above your head. Stretch them as high as they will go. Then suddenly relax your elbows; allowing your hands to bounce - lightly upon the top of your head. The final step is to fling them outward, and then downward again to their original position. After a few weeks with these exercises, your carriage will express a determination to conquer all and your new attractiveness will cop a host of compliments, This young woman, Whose car- riage expresses the verve and vigor she feels, bounces her' hands lightly upon ber bead as one step in a stretching exercise. ABLE T- Y0.1a Andews. Pickling time, 0. thereabouts, once again; and isn't it terrific, the way the weeks and months scene to farly spin past, especially t11e summer ones? Still, like the wea- ther, there isn't much we can do about it; so without further philo• sophizing—if that's what you call such stubhere are a hunh of recipes tht I'm sure will add a lot of tang and zest to future steals. This first one is said to be a very old recipe from the Sout'k I give it to you just the way it tante to 111e but, of course, you can reduce the quantities proportionately in case you don't think yoti can use so much. It's called: GREEN TOMATO SAUCE 2 gallons tomatoes, sliced 3 tablespoons salt 3 gills mustard seed, whole 2% tablespoons pepper 1% tablespoons allspice 3 tablespoons mustard, beaten smooth 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon celery ceed 1 pint onions, chopped fine 1 quart sugar 2% quarts vinegarMethod: Mix thorougtrly. Boil until of sauce consistency, Seal ism steril ' re ya s, * * *You've probably heard some of the men -folks — especially the middle-aged and older ones — say that the dill pickles they get nowa- days don't have, the sante savor they used to enjoy years ago. While not much of a dill pickle fan myself,, those who should know tell me that there won't be any suclcomplaints if you scrupulously follow this recipe for • TRUE DILL PICKLES Pack the bottom of a crock with grape leaves, Add alternately a layer of pickles and a layer of dill until the crock is full. A few cherry leaves may be added, but not too many. Top with. -grape leaves. Cover all witli water salted to taste, 1 tablespoon salt to 1 quart water, Weigh down with a lid or plate and a stone, Stand in a warm; not hot, place until fermentation takes place and pickles become transparent, .* * * Every year, it seem to nme, pickles that require no cooking are com- ing amore and more into favor; and -they certainly do save a lot of bother and overheated kitchens, This next recipe is for a relish that will be ready for use in just a few days after• making, and that will keep all winter, But please note BY HAROLD ARNETT MS that it must not be either cooked or sealed. If sealed, it will spoil. UNCOOKED PICKLE RELISH Chop a peck of ripe tomatoes, after peeling them, and place in colander to drain. They should be chopped rather fine. Chop enough celery to have 1 pint. Then chop 6 peeled onions and 6 medium -ripe sweet peppers after removing the seeds. Mix all vege- tables together and add: % cup light brown sugar, 1 ounce ground or granulated cinnamon, 2 quarts cider vinegar, % cup salt. Stir mixture thoroughly and put into stone jars, covering each jar carefully with a piece of fresh muslin. A * * • Continuing along the saute line, here's an easy -method of matting Chili Sauce—uncooked, of course: UNCOOKED CHILI SAUCE 6 large ripe tomatoes 10 medium size sweet green peppers , 1 small hot pepper 4 onions, size of hen's egg 2 stalks celery cup salt 3 cups granulated sugar 2 tablespoons mustard seed 3/ cup cider vinegar 1 small bottle horseradish Method; Put tomatoes, peppers, onions and celery through food chopper. Add salt; let stand 1 hour;, drain. Add sugar, mustard seed, vinegar and horseradish. Put in jars and seal, * * * "Catsup" or "ketchup"—which is correct? I'm sure I don't know. And for that matter what pickle or sauce lover cares about the spelling as long as the article itself has the proper taste? I feel certain you'll be satisfied with the result if you use this recipe for: TOMATO CATSUP 1 gallon tomato juice (requires 1 basket tomatoes) 3 tablespoons salt • 1 tablespoon pepper 1 tablespoon mustard 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon allspice 1 pound sugar 1 quart vinegar 1 tablespoon celery seed 2 small onions Method: Cook tomatoes until soft. Strain ,Cook strained juice 2 hours. Add vinegar and spices, which have been put in cheesecloth bag. Cook 1 hour. Seal tight. Makes about 4 pints. * * * If you're fond of peppers, time next one is for youl It's best to make it fairly late in the season, when the peppers are more plentI- ful—and cheaper—and the flesh is thick, SWEET PEPPER HASH 10 or 12 medium size onions 12 red peppers 12 green peppers (some may be yellow if obtainable) 1 pint vinegar 2 pints hot water 1 pint vinegar 2 cups sugar 3 tablespoons salt 3 tablespoons white mustard seed JITI•ER Jl�r li GOTA ,)CB AS tUT1v+v rti • ^. - ,� ]snti-a,$s mc2.632Ts* raAsa 6RINGT1ieMWPM. ,TW1tt W64101i_•••:-.` 2 tablespoons celery seed Method: Grind 01110ns and pep- pers, using coarse blade of food grinder. Mix -all together; pour boiling water over to cover; let stand 5 minutes and drain in co- lander. Combine with 1 pint vinegar and the hot water and' let conic to boil, Allow to stand 10 minutes; then drain, Dilute vinegar if too strong. Add additional pint of vine- gar, sugar, salt, and seeds. Let mixture come to boil and boil 2 minutes, Seal h1 hot sterile jars. * r, * Remember the story of the very greedy small boy who said that he thought folks should always serve watermelon after pumpkin pie. When asked the reason for such a combination he answered, "'Cause the melon washes the punkin out of your ears." But we won't dwell on such stuff. One tiling about watermelon, how- ever, is that after you've enjoyed the ifiside goodness, the rind may be put to : a very tempting use by way of this, WATERMELON RIND PICKLE .,Use rind of large 'watermelon. Cut off green and red parts and cut into oblong pieces. Soak 24 hours in a gallon of water in which 4 tablespoons of salt have been dissolved, Drain and boil 134 to 2 hours, or until rind is tender. 1 quart vinegar 1 cup water 334 pounds sugar 4 tablespoons whole clover 4 large sticks cinnamon 1 medium size bottle maraschino cherries Make a sirup of vinegar, water, sugar, and spices which Have been tied in a cheesecloth bag. Boil liquid 20 minutes, add 11101011 rind and the cherries and boil 30 min- utes, Let stand overnight. In morn- ing bring -to boil, put in pint jars and seal. Extra red vegetable color- ing may be added. STILL FIGHTING WORLD WAR II It seems incredible, but thirty Japanese are said to be still holding out on a small Pacific island in the Marianas. Five years after the end of the war, these fighters have not heard that it is over. A Tokyo newspapers says rela- tives of these diehards have writ- ten to them telling them that "things are different now" and pleading with them to give them- selves up, But the Japanese carry on their little war with grins deter- mination and have probably not heard about the atom bomb, SALLY'S SALLIES ,'Note play 'Home, Sweet Bola" for Mr, and Mrs, Staylate." Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. —Lincoln. Skies Were Our First Clock And Calendar It is hard to realise, now that time is measured to the smallest fraction of a second and our system of calculating months and years has long since been taken for granted, how vital the knowledge of the seasons originally was to mankind. If people knew when to expect heat, and cold, and the rainy season, they would know when to plant their crops and when to har- vest. If they were sure that season followed season in the same annual cycle, they could regulate their festivals, and reckon up the past in terms of years. But first they must have some means of meas- uring time, some infallible sign to tell then of the coming and pass- ing of each season. The great practical -value of time star's in early times was that they could be used as a clock and cal- endar. From the lonely nomad and the shepherd who watched the Bear's tail swinging and so div- ided the long hours of the night, to tate astronomer priests who wrestled with the intricacies of lunar and solar Zodiacs, to the Egyptian farmer awaiting a sign that would tell him when to expect the over- , flow of the Nile, omen originally marked the passing of the stars in order to tell time on earth, Once it was known dig the selfsame stars returned year after year at the sante time, and that the path of the sun and 1110011 amongst theta could be followed, the face of time sky became a giant clock, a calen- dar and an alnmanac. And the signs of the zudiac were the pages of the calendars, . The stars in the circle of the Zodiac were divided into different constellations so many thousands of years ago that We cannot guess either when the first division was remade nor what form it took, Our Zodiac of twelve signs owes its origin to the fact that the sun takes approximately twelve months, or "moons" to remake a complete circuit of the heavens, and for that sane reason twelve is probable the commonest and most familiar divi- 51011 of time zodiacal stars. Yet it is by no means the only one. There are also four pointsalong the ec- liptic, or road of the sun, that div - vide it naturally: the point where the sun crosses the equator when travelling north; the point where the sun is farthest north: the point where the sun crosses the equator on its way south; and time point where the stun is at its farthest south. These four landmarks on the sun's yearly trek are a simple way of dividing up the Zodiac; they are respectively time spring equinox, stnmimer solstice, autumn equinox • and winter solstice, And the lunar Zodiac of twenty-seven or twenty- eight constellations, one for each day of the month, was also always widely used . , . Thus the stars of the Zodiac mark the boundaries of the four seasons, each with its appropriate Symbol. They stark the 1nn11lmet' 00 nights that make up a "moon," our satellite's monthly tour of the skies. They marls the year, which is measured as the time between the appearance of the sun at a par- ticular point and his next re -appear- ance among the same stars.—From "The Stars in our Heavens: Myths and Fables," by Peter Ltun. GREEN Gordon\ c mill. August or very early September is the time when seed of perennial delphinium is planted. With proper care, some of the new plants wilt flower next June although the na- jority will not be at their hest until the following year. - Delphinium—young or olrl---need to be well cultivated. Whenever the ground scents dry, a gaori snaking is in order, This is especially im- portant during the week or two preceding the bloom. Ample mois- ture then will materially increase the size of the bloom„ For the first year, it 18 advisable not t0 leave more than three stalks on each plant. Thinner spikes are cut out when they are a foot or so high. During the second year. the sante sort of thinning is done, leaving three or four of the strongest spikes, Staking is essential for delphin- ium, since the spires of blossoms are susceptible to wind and rain damage, The simplest method 15 Placing three stalcet equidistant around the plants and tying a loop of green raffia around all three. This allows the plants to move freely within the circle. The second year—and a month or two before they bloom—an application of a well-balanced fertilizer (i.e., 5-10-5) should be worked into the surface of the soil. * * Many growers make a practice of spike disbudding. This is done by removing the lateral branches which conte out around the spike, below the main bloonm. The central spike is given more vitality, thus increasing its size and quality. Dis- budding is advisable for growers o£ exhibition specimens, but in the average garden the laterals give bloom for weeks after tate stain spike has faded. * * * In any case, it is best to cut the central spike just under the lower florets when it has dropped its flowers. If seed is wanted from a particularly fine specimen, the central spike is left to mature un- til the seed pods ripen—about the first week in August. Laterals will continue to grow and blossom. The principal diseases affecting delphinium are black spot and crown rot, The former is a bac- terial disease which causes irregu- lar black spots to appear on the upper surface of the leaves and sometimes on the stems. Two or three sprayings with bordeaux mix- ture in spring will aid control. A program of garden sanitation and prompt removal of infected parts will also help, They should be • burned and never under any cir- cumstances should they be added to the compost pile. r. 5 * Crown rot is a serious fungus disease which attacks the crown of the plant and may cause tate spikes to topple over suddenly to the ground. As soon as this disease is detected, the plant should be 'removed and destroyed. To prevent crown rot from spreading, the ground may be treated with 1 to 1,000 corrosive sublimate solution. * * * - Cyclamen Write is the principal insect enemy of depletion, This - microscopic pest causes curling and distortion of time leaves. Ct also blackens the flower buds and, in general, stunts the growth of the plant, Since this pest is too small to be seen with the naked eye, the injury it causes is often attributed to disease, and so the wrong con- trol measures are frequently ap- plied, hest control is the removal and burning of infected parts im- mediately. Parathion dust or 10 per cent azohenzenc is also effective. But the threat of injury to del- phinium from pests or disease is minor, compared with the ultimate display they provide, * * I11 autumn, all dead foliage and flower spikes arc rut to within a' foot of the ground. During this period the plants - develop new crowns for next year's gr'ow'th. A liberal dressing of sharp ashes will protect the new shoots fm'onc slugs; it also acts as a mulch during win- ter. The plants need no further intention until spring, except in severe instances of alternate freez- ing and thawing. Tamen an additional mulch or hay or straw will he, necessary, • 3y Arthur Pointer /smrge Vnote�d�,'j•.,w AN OLD RA1*.FOR tt�T7 scAko wilERE,_way volt vert trot SIF mgvii. Fir sti WHAT'S T,sc YOU MAKE EMY Pir,N roe RACk*. HANDY CUTTER . BOLT P, SOTiON FROMAPOWER SICKLE To $LOtTED WODEN HANDLTOKE ,HANDY BUNDLE CUTTER. LEATHETHONG IN END OHANDLE PERMrfs CARRING TOOL ON WRIST.