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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1951-10-24, Page 3The Trap By Daniel SIiifren "Tris: " Howie called . again, "Tristl Over here!" Tristar 1 Olds set the rake against the barn and ran over the knoll to the orchard. Howie was bundled against. a tree, :trussed wrist and ankle. very pale, "Goodnesh, Boss-sh1" whooshed from Trist's dry, thin lips as he undid the bands, ' "There, that's good enough. 1'11 finish by myself. Get to the barn fast. It may be ablaze by now." Trist, amazement on his whisker. framed face, jounced his aging bones and cane tip the incline brea- thing hard: , Flame licked over the haymow, He swept up two pails' and raced down to the pump. Howie came running too. • They•scampered around for half an hour, At last the smoke began to trail away. • • "That's for now," said Bowie, "but we'll have to keep a sharp lookout." When Sheriff Gunfrey arrived. Howie had changed clothes and was rocking on the porch. • "What's all • this about burnin' banns down? Hasn't been anything like this since I cooped the elec- tion." "They tried h right enough," said Howie. "Know of any strangers in town?" "Nope," said Gunfrey. "Well, little natter. 'They're front sotnewheres round here. But 1 guess either Sholl or Long is the guilty party -either one or both," Gunfrey fired the crusty cake in his pipe and puffed. "How you fig- ure that, Howie-- They're neigh- bors, man." "In •the last couple. weeks they tried to buy out my farm, Kept upping the price, but I told 'em 'No'. I got no yen to sell this place." "Dict' they make any threats?" "They sure wasn't pleased." "Hot. i'll hunt around town and ask 'em some' questions: Ring me anything turns. up." • ..Howie and Twist alteraaced on Ilookoutr.-Chores,. vere:left undone. Then, during the nigh before Howie told Trist to discontinue the watch- es, he slipped out to the barn and emerged with a shovel and trowel. He worked and as Light gray rose over the horizon, he laid out the last strips of straw. and grass, re- turned the tools 'to the barn and carne back. He led a coil of black wire through deep grass until he reached the pine tree. He wound the wire around and attached the house bell 'hb'had in bib back.pocket. The next morning he said to Trist, "No use to keep tip the watches. They're not likely to come back.' 'rrist grunted. "Sure, ivfight'sh well get back to work." The iutexpected shrill, of the ' house bell came that night. Howie rushed out without donning trou- sers, Trist behind him crying, "What's that bell''forl" Btft' Bow-' ie did it answer. swept the pit with a power- ful flash, picking tip their figures. One's baitrlana slipped as be tried to tfhcape the slippery pit'and he recd°¢sized Jerry, 'rrist's youngest son The boy's eyes, large with 'fright, lit on . Trist and he called out, "Dad I" Howie's flash went out then, He 'heard then, stuttihling away. The telephone rang before Howie could make his call, It :was. Gun- frey. "Which one of 'em was it bought out 'Prises boys to fire my barn, Gun frey ?" ' • Gunfrey said ,"You were right, Ilmvi . I didn't know ---I mean about Triet." • ' rove the boys. They wanted the money diad.' ;,Grist couldn't do nothing With 'en:. Afraid they'd get caught so, be kept MS month shut." "Howie, 1 broke Long down. He trier) to blame Atoll, but 1 got him to :clink sotttetMng like 'what he was up to." , 1 was tlunldn' J'd hate to pros. 'tepee -anyone seein's no harm•• 'I don't avant you to. Sheriff, - only ...,, "Yoh, T though about that," Gun' frey laughed his cackle. "Long won't be ' ironttd after tomOrt:ow, I'm lettht' hien leave town," BEAUTY TRICKS AND NOVEL ACCESSORIES ADD GLAMOR Special make-up care, in preparation for an im- portant evening, boosts the morale of this young WOMB as well as enhancing her appearance. Eye- lashes, curled for the occasion, addglamor and allure in keeping with the party mood. BY EDNA MILES MANY women, looking forward for weeks to the date of some special occasion, find Themselves puzzled and saddened when real- ity, finally arrived, falls far short of anticipation, It's the party mood, in many Gases, that makes the difference. To create a gay mood in your- self and others at the party -it takes a bit of advance planning and effort. If you've been in the habit of 'tiling your daily beauty routines s ip a little, maks ais the moment tp revive your important day -by - ay good looks tricks, Malce it a time, too, for special effects with which you ordinarily don't bother. Not only will a sleek, new hair -do, foundation and powder applied with extra care, lips colored with Anew precision and dash, make you Nook better but these routines make :you feel better, too. For additional morale -boosting, try a special manicure, and eye make -Up, too. If you don't care for colored eye - 'shadow. highlight your lids with a transparent eye cream. And curl your lashes for special allure. Special, clever little accessories can guide the observing eye to your special brand; of evening beauty, too. Such devices as pin- ning jeweled butterfly pins to your (long evening gloves, then fastening matched ones to your ears should prove as effective for you as for film actress Donna Reed, who ,originated this arresting trick. Planned -in -advance Jewelry tricks, such as the matching Jeweled butterflies that highlight the gloves and ear -lobes of Columbia Pictures star Donna Reed: do much to maize an event of what otherwise might be Just another evening. MECUM FRONT I have been asked to bring to the attention of my readers the fact that an advance sale of tickets to farmers has been arranged this year for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair's horse show, Nov. 13:21: Purpose of the advance sale, which is being supervised by re- gional agricultural representatives, is to give farmers who are plan- ning to .attend th'e Royal a better opportunity of securing horse show tickets, Horse shote performances take place every evening, except Sunday, Nov. 18, and 'On every . afternoon with the exception of the;,j,Ghursday and Friday of •?the first week and Monday of the second week. Features of'' this years horse show will, be: jumping teams from the United States, Europe, South America and ,Canada, as well as the famed Codre Noir, an elite riding unit from the French cavalry .school at Saunlur. The Codre Noir, which means Black Regiment, are so called because of their black uni- forms. b 1' While most mineral *elements are required only ,in minute quantities, their absence in the diet of live- stock can result in such harmful effects such as the development. of rickets, loss of appetite, loss of weight, a drop in milk or egg pro- duction, the production of weak offspring, goitre, anaemia and other disorders. b. a ,q Ordinary feeds such as grains and forages, supply certain essen- tial minerals but mineral snuple- ments are necessary to siipply cal- cium, phosphorus, salt, iodine, iron, copper, manganese and cobalt, ac- cording to scientists. All but the first three of these minerals are required in very small quantities. k * ,M Cattle, sheep and horses require a tdtisieral supplement with a high proportion of phospltorus.'to cal- cium since they are forage con- sumers and forage contains more calcium than phosphorus.' Bogs on the other hand are grain consumers and require a mineral supplement which is high in ealcfiun to com- pensate for the low -calcium con- tent of grains. N * R '1'hc importance of mineral ele- ments in livestock rations •is being stressed more and store by author- ities on animal nutrition and pro- gressive - farmers and all farmers should be on the look -out for signs of profit stealing mineral defici- encies, e u If you want top performance from your shotshells this and every fall, keep your shotgun in good condition. '!'hat's the advice of gun experts. a Important points to consider, they say, are •cleaning and storing. A dirty shotgun will kick your aim off centre and interfere with the true flight of the pellets. 'Impro- per storage of your shotgun dur- ing the off-season may lead to cor- rosion of the barrel, and make the gun much harder to keep clean during the shooting season. Before the hunting season opens, shotguns should be thoroughly cleaned with gun oil, using a clean- ing rod or pull-through inside the barrel. This should be repeated after duck hunting in the marshes to guard against the effect of any moisture that may have been pick- ed up. a 5 Occasionally a gun will "lead 119" in use, with gray streaks of lead being' visible at the forcing cone just ahead of the chamber, and at the choke where the barrel is con - affected parts' and allowed to stand with ordinary mercuric ointment which should be applied to the affected parts an d allowed to stand for 24 hours. After the ointment has been removed, 'the giin should be thoroughly eleancd again stvith gun oil, y q In preparation for storage dur- ing the off-season, the gun- should he cleaned, then 'liberally greased with petroleunm jelly. During this cleaning and greasing, piety of rags should be used .and care taken that the fingers do not touch the metal, as body acids, can start corrosion Which will carry on riderthe grease. A • Giros should always be stored in a clean. cool, dry place. They 5y 6 Moroi tired CROSSWORD r. Enn islly at�the cont• VL'elnla .PUZZLE' �i91°a�/_fl Bh, _ Wallow G- �d.�a 8'�cg 8. wliieer(ng plant 9, Eready ACSSOSsI 6 Marine 10. Equality 1.Ovnateentel gastropod* II. wild anima, knot -8. ongtooth 1,lennnyot 1. American 8 . Corrode U.'gunn, 47, Flom er Indian DOWN 55. -Pertaining . eonta in or 8. Open wide . Captures to heat 45, Notion 12. Crow old , Mythical 24. Cndev.elope 1 „ 40. Qt ter garment 18. Border monster newer 60, Shout 14.11ouB••tilt' . withstand 20. Afresh 51.11 cline ' eliIltt(cal use i7, constructed 02, Ketal i 15. Snatch . 17xelnmation 211, Measure - - 57. R ng of 17, Wrath . Japanese sash 56. Soon nashan 18. Dagger 10. Pinnacle or ,.0 ammo 05 ,. vessel 51, Literary Kti Ps 10,defchina 20. Deface 98, Lake in New York state 4a, Performed 44. Multitude 21. Sinn Rist 22, Garment 25. Preposition o4 20, AxIeet - 28. Chart 71. Wet earth 82. Climbing. woody Perennial 84. Pleat growing on the sots Bottom. AC, Groaned 97. Musical keynote a85leleVator 40. Type men, 41. Methor 42, Dry 44. Shen)) wIth red berries 40, o eltisois Wo 104 hind et shoe ss lnoorreet 54. Ortamonteed wall 66. Mooed 00, .Tixehab�ryge A 8, �FY1m18�NY1 iiVP RION 4011111111 0110.011. Anewer Elsewhere 'on Th s Page should not be stored in leather cases as these tend to attract mois- ture, and should never be stored with their barrels plugged. Air should be allowed to circulate freely, A chertiical coating (or foods such as ,turnips and cheese may soon replace paraffin since the new coating allows the food to be eaten with the "skin on" without harm to the consumer. Known as acetostearn, the chemi- cal is as easy to apply as paraffin, solidifies to a non -greasy flexible solid alid does not crack or flake readily at low temperatures. The product, developed in the U.S., is said to seal in flavors and odors, is impervious to moisture and relatively resistant to mold and bacterial attack. The chemical, or another form of it, may be used for coating candies and ice-cream bars. Cleaned poultry coated with the chemical may be removed from freezing and cooked with the skin on. EMBARRASSING A young clergyman, after deliv- ering'his first funeral sermon, wish- ed to invite the mourners to view • the deceased. He became confused and muttered: "Wewill now pass around the, bier." This Sheep Was Tried For Murder People in a Calcutta magistrate's court dashed for shelter recently when a buffalo ran wild in the court compound. The buffalo and two other animals were brought to the court se exhibits in a ease, The court attendants finally quietened the buffalo, but not before it had wounded a solicitor and a litigant. Practically every kind of ani- mal and insect has appeared in a court of law at some time. Legal history abounds with authentic instances of animals appearing as "witnesses," In mediaeval times animals were actually tried by as- size courts and sentenced to "ban- ishment" or death for certain crimes. .i l..ondun lawyer: "Ps passer-by kicked by a horse sometimes brought a lawsuit against it and the horse paid the penalty -not the owner. \l hen a crime was discov- ered that could be attributed to an animal a search was made, and the beast--nsualiy a bull or a pig - found in the neighborhood of the crime was solemnly arrested, im- prisoned and tried. "The case for the Crown was stated by the Public Prosecutor, witnesses were heard and sentence passed by the judge on a jury's verdict. Death sentences were often passed. "Sometimes the animal was exe- cuted clothed as •a human being." Way back in 1386 a pig was tried in the old Norman town of Falaise for killing an infant. All the populace turned out for the trial, which was made a festive occasion. The pig ,vas found guilty and be- headed. And during the famous witch prosecutions in New Eng- land in 1694 a dog which acted rather queerly was arrested be- cause it was said he had been "ridden by a warlock." They hang- ed the dog after a trial, Today we pride ourselves on be- ing more sensible. But it was only a comparatively few years ago that a sheep, accompanied by its mas- ter; was summoned to.' court at Verviers, Belgium, on a. charge of having caused the death of a four- year-old boy. Children had been teasing the animal and in a moment of fury it pushed the boy Into the' river nearby, drowning him, The "accused" was acquitted, however, the judge declaring that the sheep had been unduly provoke ed by the boy. It is on record that rats, locusts and caterpillars were "excommuni- cated" frequently by ecclesiastical rourts. "Excommunication" meant removal to an uncultivated spot named by the court where the in- sects could do no more damage to crops or food stores. AIR -MINDED A Woman who was a fanatic about going to seances, took her little boy with her one day SO that the lad might talk to his dear de- parted father. After the contact had been made by the medium, the sou said with simple directness: "Where are you, 1'apa?" "T urn in Heaven, son," came back an answering voice. "And are you an angel, Papa?" asked the boy. "Yes, my boy," came back the voice. ":\n angel with wings and a harp and everything?" "'That's right." The boy stopped and considered a moment. "S ay, Daddy," he continued eagerly, "tell me -what do you measure from tip to tip?" "Won't you give me your tele- phone number?" he murmured. "It's in the book,' she said. "Splendid," he sighed. "And what's your name?" 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