HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1926-10-21, Page 2A GYPSY PARTY FOR HAS OWFEN
Nicky Squirrel Learns a
Lesson,
Nicky Squirrel lived with Itis moth-
BY RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON
er and his father and his little sisters,
Hallowe'en is above all a merry and and chestnuts rcastizxg..wlll put every- Chippy and T+'lippy, in life hallow of azt
madcap sort of night, a night for peer- one in •a good punier. •.Trom•the vans oaktree. That' were a very 'bogey
ing into' the li
mysteries of the future,' hand` eut the ciderenfruit cake family, -but ,Nicky was time .youngest
so what could be more appropriate for apples, and other delicacies that go to and somewhat spoiled,
Hallowe'en than a gypsy party? Sure make a regular Hallowe'en feast. One morning Daddy Squirrel. said:
ly, when it conies to light-heartedness; Even "hot doggies" might be added. "Whew! old Jack Frost paid a visit'
and mysteriousness the gypsies are! if you cannot manage real wagons, last night. We must ftniSsh at once
kings and queens of the human pack, 1 you can easily rig up malce-believe getting our store ofnuts for the long
as they are of the fortune-telling art,' ones. It alight be fun before the party "Winter months,"
Besides, gypsy costumes are so easily' breaks up to have the sheriff arrive So Mother Squirrel cooked break -
contrived it makes acceptance doubly I on horseback and arrest the whole fast in a big jiffy, and Chippy and
sure. For the girls, a vivid head camp, or Simple Simon and the Pie Flippy set the table, and Daddy Squir-
scarf, full skirt, bracelets, earrings,' Man 'might arrive together. Simon rel and Nicky got out the five keep -
and necklaces; for the men, head ker- I would have at huge pail and fishing sacks which they would carry along
' •'-chiefs, fierce mustachios, bright sashes lines for each gypsy. Floating in the to hold the nuts. Right after break -
and knives. pail would be walnut shells with for- fast they set off for the deep woods
A barn is the finest place for the tunes in them, securely glued together where the nicest nuts abounded.
party, and have plenty of gay lan- but with a picture book protruding be- Now Daddy Squirrel and Mother
terns, autumn leaves, stacks of corn, tween the halves. Fishing for these Squirrel and Chippy: and nippy were
and grinning pumpkin heads. Your fortunes is jolly good fun. very industrious and lost no time in
invitation might be in prose or the A grab bag for the girls will tell gathering nuts. Not so with Nicky.
following small verse: them the occupations of their future He loitered along, chased the red and
Gypsy hearts and heels are light, husbands. Wrap up and drop into a gold leaves which were failing from
Be a gypsy for to -night. big bag enough articles for each girl, the trees, did this and that, pretty
What the future has in store A lump of coal may be drawn by one nearly everything but gather nuts. At
Gypsies know—that's what they're for. proud miss, signifying that her his- last Mather Squirrel said "Nicky, my
Fen
dear, there is a time to play and a
So come along andand fortunes, nbesa gypsyic ! band will be a miner. A pen would
point to a journalist or writer, a pill timnto work. This is a time to work."
(Time and date.) . bottle, a doctor; a tiny pack of cards, ah,- but, mother., I want to play
(Come in gypsy costume and wear a gambler; a hammer, a carpenter; a with the pretty leaves," said Nicky.
as many cheap ornaments as possible) tiny set of farm tools, a farmer; and Now Daddy Squirrel .would have
SO on, none of Nicky's foolishness. He said:
The fortunes to be hidden in the "See here, .Nicky, if you want some -
walnut sheNls are -suggested here: thing to eat when snow is on the
ground you must do your part now by
A song will change your whole career helping to lay in the supply of food.
And someone else's too, Get to work at once!"
So in the proper time and place Nicky knew Daddy. Squirrel meant
You'll know just what to do! exactly what he said, so he set to work
gathering nuts. But every now and
You're going to have a lively •time, then when he was pretty sure his
From now on. Take a minute father and mother weren't looking he
To rest and ponder on this rhyme, would stop work and cut up all kinds
For soon you will be in it! of capers, such as kicking up his hind
legs, rolling over and over, and hop-
ping straight up and down just like
little boys will do when they feel full
of mischief. Chippy and-Flippy would
have to run behind, trees and laugh
until they nearly cried at Nicky's an-
tics. Then to help their little brother
along they would drop a handful of
nuts every now and then in his knap-
sack.Before long Nicky whispered to
Mother Squirrel that he was tired and
wanted to rest for a little while. Oh,
no wonder Nicky was tired, but cer-
tainly not from work. So Mother
Squirrel said: "Very d-enl,;Nicky. Sit
on this stump while we go deeper in
the wood."
No sooner were Daddy. Squirrel and
Mother Squirrel and .' Chippy and.
Flippy out of sight than. mar drop-
ped off to sleep. When he woke up he
was as hungry as a bear, so he
thought he would take out a nut and
eat it. Now what Nicky should have
done was to hunt for nuts, instead of
eating the ones in his knapsacic, but
he was lazy as well as naughty. He
took out a nut, cracked it and ate it,
It tasted so good that he ate another
and another, until he had -actually
eaten every single nut in his knapsack.
But Nicky was too full of nuts to care
very much what he had done.
Well, when Daddy Squirrel and
Mother Squirrel and Chippy" and
Flippy came back from the deep wood,
never a word did Nicky say about his
empty knapsack. He just scurried
home ahead of them, saying to hint
self : "To -morrow I will get up early
and go out and fill my knapsack brim
full of nuts."
But the next morning when Nicky
Give each girl a bright balloon to be
tied by its ribbon to her ankle. The
gypsy coming through with her bal-
loon unpunctured for the greatest
number of dances (and everyone is
privileged to try and step on the bal-
loon) should be rewarded by a string
of onions or other gypsy delicacy.
Lead off with a grand march, award-
ing prizes for the best costume; or
the prizes might be for the best gypsy
dance, giving each couple in turn a
try and making it plain that'''funray
steps are t,)te only requirement.
After the first dance or two take
all the boysaside and tell them that
a real gypsy can steal anything, ex-
plain that a count will be taken at the
end of the evening and the gypsy hav-
ing in his possession most bits of
ribbon, jewelry, or handkerchiefs will
be' made chief of the band. Impress
upon each the importance of keeping
the matter secret. At a convenient op-
portunity tell the girls the same thing.
Before the party, hide enough bright
bits of tin so that each guest may find
several pieces. Then tell them they
must find the silver to cross the gyp-
sy's palm. Whoever finds the first
piece shall have his fortune told first,
alai after that each in turn shall bei Think twice before you speak,
fed out to a dark tent, where some dear—
clever person will spin out thrilling Upon the homeward way,
fortunes for everyone present. Have • An .awful lot depends on how
only a dim lantern in the tent, and You think, and what you say.
several dummy ghosts or scarecrows
might enliven the way to the fortune Your life to us is partly seared
teller's. But fate will take you far afield.
Just before refreshments, line up all
the gypsies for a search, and crown For a talented body
the boy and girl having the most You are surely the oddest,
stolen trifles King and Queen of the Stand up for yourself
band. Give them a real gypsy wed- You're entirely too modest.
ding—that is, make thein jump over a
broomstick together and run the This is the season, as every nut knows
gauntlet of the whole line of merry- To come out of your shell so
takers. Then auction • off the stolen C'mon out!
trifles and make each person bid in
his or her belongings with peanuts or Luck in many shapes and sizes,
pop corn. Lots of sunshine and surprises
. A real gypsy flavor will be given to Are tucked up for your future use—
the party by serving refreshments in My! You're lucky as the deuce!
a nearby field or grove fronv gypsy
vans decorated with gay posters and Not in this month—not in May,
curtained in the approved gypsy fa- But sometime, somehow, some way,
shion. Have several gypsy camp fires. You'll get what you're wishing for,
The fragrance of real coffee boiling Maybe Ness and maybe morel
As. sure as a pumpkin is kin to
pump—
When good luck strikes YOU
it will come in a lump!'
a
The whole thing in a nutshell is this:
You're too bashful.
Two's your lucky number,
And Tuesday is your day,
Two people think too much of
Two bills are on the way.
you,
When the snow flies you will hear
Jolly news from •someone queer,
Someone queer but very kind.
Keep this little thought in mind.
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"Glaris" and Cannes.
Just as soon as the tops are killed,
bulbs and canvas should be dug. Dig-
ging gladiolas is a very simple matter,
with spading fork carefully lift bulbs,
shaking off loose dirt. This is better
done when ground is dry. As you
shake off the dirt you will note many
little buIblets. These, if properly cared
for, may be grown into full-sized bulbs
and each one will be the same in color,
type and so forth as the mother bulb.
After shaking c
ter if stored in sand rather than ex-
posed to the air.
After bulbs are all dug, the ground
should be thoroughly spaded. and left
lying rough and uneven. The action
of frost and snow will be of great
benefit to the soil, especially if inclined
al
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KINSHIPBETWEEN DESIGN AND DETAIL
What a delightful picture to have
In one's mind when ono .thinks of
"hone." Purely from a building view-
point, of course. The high peaked
roof and the little "eye brow" window
which snuggles so attractively on its
slope; the chimney pots; the canopied
entrance with old fashioned wide bat-
tened door and iron hardware.
There is a particularly good
oppor-
By Walter Stuart Pavey, Architect
tunity here to illustrate the "kinship"
between design and detail. This home
is of the English cottage type and re-
ferring again to the chimney pots, if
you will place a piece of paper or your
finger over them you will find the re-
sult' rather surprising. From an
architectural aspect it is best des-
cribed as an error of omission.
Other interesting details are the
Dw, pcox•. Deo,F.00n.
shutters, window box, and small lilt -1
ticed window at the right of the en-
trance These, and also the entrance
door, are painted a robin egg blue
creating a very charming contrast
with. the yellow tone of the stucco
walls.
Construction has been very , .care-
fully considered to combat the va'
garies of our "temperamental" eli-'
mate. The walls are 2 in. x 0 in. studs
covered on the outside with wire lath
and then plastered with a coat of
cement. On top of this is applied two
coats of magnesite stucco, yellow in
color as already mentioned.- On the
inside at the wire lath, between the
studs, is a back plaster coat of cement.
This is followed by a waterproofing
coat of asphalt. A. building board pro-
duct Is next applied to the inside of
the studs and then plastered. In be-
tween these two walls, the space be-
tween the studs is filed with granu-
lated .cork and the same material is
used between the roof rafters. The
result , is comfort the year round—
warm in winter, cool in summer.
Readers desiring further informa-
tion regarding the plans and specifi-
cations for this house should com-
municate with the architect direct.
Address, Walter Stuart Pavey, 330
Reltmond St., London, Ont.
GAMES FOR AUTUMN N EVENINGS
A stunt party requires very little
preparation and could be carried out
at any time or any place where enough
people have come together. If the
hopped out of his little bed there was party is given in October, use Ha:
a deep snow on the ground, and he lowe'en decorations, with witches,
knew he could not find any nuts. Now owls, black cats and Jack -o -lanterns in
Daddy Squirrel and Mother Squirrel evidence. The prizes and refresh -
and Chippy and Flippy were telling ments should also suggest Hal'lowe'en.
each other how thankful they were A Corking Contest is not so easy as
that they had gone nutting thea clay it appears to be. A hat is placed up -
before, and they began to store them side down on the floor, and about six
very carefully in the pantry. feet away place a yardstick on which
At last, Mother Squirrel picked up contestants kneel in line). Each con- hold. These are written on the papers, and unless •
every possible step is taken
to be heavy. Never plant "gads" in the Nicky's knapsack, and when she dis- testant is given three corks, which he adding brief directions for their per- to insure the ventilation of such germ -
same place more than two years inlcovered it was empty she was so sur- tries to throw (one at a: time) into forinance. When every one has done anent quarters nt will not be •long late oh
it is well to plant then in prised she slid not know what to do. the hat. Owing to the ,lightness of this the• papers are again collected, fore the' pullets will conte down with'
a different place each year if you have Poor Nicky had to confess that he had the corks, it is hard to gauge the, sorted out and passed to those whose colds, which are apt to, develop into
the room. If your soil needs manure, throw. initials are written at the top. The canker, chicken pox, roup or other
fall is the time to add it, spreading it A Soap -bubble Contest might come owners of the fatal initials are obliged diseases.
off the most of the dirt over the ground and spading it in; by his sisters had given him he had next. For this hang' an embroidery to obey« the orders written on the Recent tests have shown that faulty
either break off, or with pruning ranting time it will be so decomposed eaten. He was dreadfully frightened hoop fn a doorway, provide soapy paper. Chester Gray, who may be conditions are more apt to persist at
shears, cut off the sialic close to the that it will not harm the bulbs. because he knew there was no foolish water and c'.ay pipes and see who rather shy, is ordered to make cute night when the pullets aro on the
bub and put bulbs and bulb els into C should b d d '1 th gess about Daddy Squirrel and' he ran can in a given time blow the most gestures and Della Write may have h th d t
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doing it until he is claimed by his
partner. The following stunts will
suggest others: "Stand on one foot";
ants are asked to kneel on one end of "Nod your head and yawn";"Sing a
it and then push a cotton baa (with: solo"; "Make a low bow"; "Cry until
which each one has been provided) to she conies to wipe away the tears."
h otherend f th sheet, their
the o s s ee , using err "
chins as propellers. Shift- the Perches.
Initial Stunts are funny, too; each
guest is given a pieee of paper on
which he is asked to write his initials.
The papers are then collected, mixed
up, and passed around again. Guests
are then asked to think of some ridicu-
lous stunt, the words of which begin
with the letters on the papers they
It is a well-recognized -fact that
many pullet flocks get into a diseased,
non-productive condition in the fall as
a result of lack of fresh air in their
laying quarters.
Pullets are brought in off the open'
range from fresh -air colony houses
and placed in crowded laying quarters,
not gathered many nuts, and the few
that he had gathered and. the ones
Cannes s ou. w ug an a, e , '„ , „" perches in a ay ime.
shallow hexes or trays to dry fora , an•d hid under his bed: bubbles through the hoop, Ito do a duck wada.e, much to the Roosting conditions at night c
!goal shaken or Hashed off. They should
an be
few" days. They dry best if put out then be broken up into their natural Daddy Squirrel said: "Nicky must A Stunt Contest comes next^ The am.us_inent of the crowd. g
side on sunny days where sun and airmuch improved if the poultryman poi will
I divisions. A careful examination w!:. have a lesson. He is growing up to be company is divided into two sides, For an Odd or Even "two,"Raeo have the move the dropping hoards and perches
can rule them thoaough.y. After they � shoal where this is. They, must be a spoiled, careless and lazy squirrel, both of which are. allowed a few min- guests count off "one,"etc., as about a foot or two toward the front
are dry they should be c''eaned. You thoroughly dried, the old stalks cut off Something must be done." utes to take stock of their re�oarces. for gymnasium work• The odd• num-'of the house, xtteie y sliding the drop -
w}1.1 find upon the bottom of the bub, i close to the roots {viten they are dug•. So he thought and he thought and They. them draw lots to see which side hare f Ent one laic the even numbers ping board ahead and removing• the
the dried up remains and roots of last ! 1 thought, i said:should perform first. The other sic?e another, then, with shoulders high, use
r' bul� Thi ma be removed b ~�� i • count slow. "one"' "' :1rma cru"att•etch.cl and finger tiros
a ,quit wis an. a e sametimear e very easy to carry over the vriiiter,
remove all the bulb:ets. If, where yon
planted one bulb Nast spring, there are "� "�
two or more, break them apart. It is 1 Store Flower Bulbs.
iii tills way and by the production of I find that practical; all of the the nuts for the family, and on the by the counting side. If t•rme oat* eun across the room and back to the '
' ' ;olds" multi 1 them- , • 1 y new arrangement, will allow sufficient
bu.b1ets that g P Y summer -blooming flower bulbs, such as last day he said: "Daddy Squirrel, I starts to perform, however,'thoy he'e shorting point. When a pie -tin rolls :area for lila air to circulate around
selves. Do not worry 1f your bulbs are •'alit'' Canna', dahlias, ea!adrnins have :earned my ieSson. There 15 to Step counting. They then take their off, the contestant has to'drop out of the dr'0 p'i'll boartlS,
not as large in sissy: as wine that you 1' ' ' ' ' tll]'Sl't{/ n� Gml a &tLliir ^rJl:'e thq (.hl+�' thFl ]'ar2. p
g ,ube-roso, and tuberous begoniee can time for work and a tinge for play. P
They keep best if stoned in a warm to rho g , e rd after a while he T est perch at the back of the ho
yeas b s Y y I dry place, it a box of dry sand, They I have it' Ter a wnole week Nicky then stax�s toy Y, o g and pacing it at the fr„nt of the rc
Amok
t t d t th must crack the nuts for each mea-, "two,"three, up to ten^ If some touching, the lines are measured, the mining perches.
No one must help hint. That will teach member of the other side has not lonsest .Inc winning.„I This will all, the birds to ap-
Nicky a lesson.” started to give; a stunt by the time In a. Pie -Tin Race contestants baw preach the perches from the front as
So for a whole week Nicky cracked they count ten, one joint i5 gained '':ace pie -tins on their heads as they well as the rear but best of e1 the
see. Those about
one-
quarter ineltes m chametei ale rte ink again next spring.
best, provided they are thick oil, in the My rule for harvesting is simple. I
terms of the grower, high or high -
dig them up and eut the tops off a few
crowned. The large flat, thin bulbs inches above the bulb as .soon as early
are the •o.•d worn-out ones. If your frost has blackened or killed the fol-.
bulbs are nenled varieties, keep each
variety separate, ine-uding the bulb -
hard
volt Afterwards
strike be downoo toe the
hard fro mayo
bulb,
I dry the bulbs cff in the sun or in
a shed and then store theme in shallow
•cote to one an
an6-1 easS. bkept over winter for plant May I play now with my sisters " side starts to tenni ten, 'file stunts A Basket -Ball Stunt requi•�es. a-1 , o#ncit de I ashy
1 Ye ly T Inc:tide any kind of possihl>. Ontortare- varve 1Iehes-basket placed in the'
meet from doing an athletic atu•rt to centre of the room. One after another : My laying mash is mixed in, about
sing .. a P in#; a igen or "speaking lace." tl guests are b indfo:led, placed six 4'0-pouna lots and with henleagrown
After ten minutes of this, the tide feet away from the basket; given a
aving the mcet points is is:arc:I tee baa, menet aroundt r1•ee .lues an•
Winne:•. to°.d to throw the ball into the basket.
The Laughter Test might follow. Those who rules have to perform for -
Tho men are lined u in a row facia.; :felt stunts,
the audience. The fast te..t is to de- Matchin;; Partners for supper is the
terming the musical quality oa each lath stunt. The hostess hands a slip
ones laugh, each ono laughing in rte c` pepee o eachguts.On each man's
lets.
After ail have been cleaned they are
ready to store for winter. They keep
beat if put m, boxes riot over four boxes 4n n frostproof cellar, Tads,
inches deep aid piled lightly so that dablias and caunas will keep well
„ there may be a fieee circulation af air* where potatoes will, if there is no
They should be kept in a cool dry' place frost. But tuberous begonias, ca.a-
who=•e the temperature will t'53r as diunis and tuberoses should be kept
near` forty ecg ees as possible, A good in a slightly wanner place—say 40
vegetable ocher is lila• ideal plate for degrees or lucre ----and covered with
bulb storage, The bu:b:•ets are best s;aw,d(ist.---F, 1'', It:
stored in jars or boxes of elry sand
They are so sinal and the spark or Sheep to the dight,- 1s more the
vitality 14 so tiny that they keep hat- traffic su•gg'estiomi;.
1a
"Certainly," said Daddy Scluireel,
To freshen butter that has been feeds at present prices costs onler
packed or become rancid, pace on h 1 d b ' l 1 ti 1 •a•bout $32 per ton. We use three and
stoti*e and melt s.ow.y until. it is oil: oils -hell. bushels of ear corn (ground ,,
Drop slice of lightly browned toast in cob takes place of bran and. is much
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it. Let ',et a few minutes, then put p cheaper), one-half bushel wheat, three
in warm milk (separated milk prefer- bushels cats` and one-third hundred-
( p
red) and churn until smooth (about weight of meat scrap, all ground to•;
ten minutes). Butter wit be fresh. t 1 1 1 h' f t " l ge�ther to - the consistency df medium'
musical a tone as he can 1lreeter. 'The tails will be written, directions for the corn meal.
.Chore is n0 season When such pleas
, - audience votes for the best one, Next, stunt ho is to parcorm. On esch girl's' It cost 70 cents, or 10 cents Pee�,
he has to laugh as long es he can slip will be found a clescriptloft of bushel for grinding. Would use mor
ant and sunny `spots may be lighted , • � of Ann
1. , wmtheui: seesaw 'heath. The next test what one pian is to do. For instance, meat scrap but have plenty
on and produce so peasant an effect
- is fo;r ehril:n N:., and.the last for tho one slip wi'.1 read "bray like a weld-' Hens lay Wel: the whole year with thi'
on the feelings its noir to tictober. The
:i . genial; "records ';for the pat fit;
sunshine 1s etu.tttr. cala}; and in moat conta�'roufi laugh, � lclto;vn anima/ until your jartner mash. The Ig
p y >y"Chin, Chin, Chin" is another :tent tomes." On it corres onding�• slip
p , given months show our flock of Rhode Ts,a
for the men, and is ver Laughable--- to n tomes.,"
is wV ritteii "You Nvi'1 !snow Rods limo eggs above the sten cl71.0
that f '..e y o . , - girl bray," "i�rer leen since Novambl ;1
f.n<-t ms, for th .ru�lmence. A sh„el ms �hlnt by his brltiy, At the signal e�y 61 eggs ,
'sl:tata d upon the floor and the coli'teSt,, zn'un hes to do his stunt and continue —A. G.
I:helterel placos, as on the side of a
b'an%, or of a barn or house, orae "be -
tomes acquainted and friendly with
the sunshine.---fawtlhorne,
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