Zurich Herald, 1946-03-07, Page 7'CHRONICLES '
of GINGER FARM
Gwendolfne P. Clarke
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Wel: friena,ds, how did you
•vs eeather 'the big Windstorm last
week? Isles ,doubt every person liv
leg in tins .country has some story
to tell --of.. trees blown down, shnt-
ters ripeed front the wall, or barn
doors blown df. It was quite a
wind, Wase:'t it?
We started the day with the
discovery that the power was off,
:so from five -thirty until daylight
we gn peel our way around by
candle and lantern light. Partner
'said, even with the lantern alight,
it was like working in the dark al
Ike barn, so accustomed has he he -
cone to good lights everywhere.
He wonders now how he ever got
along without the 'hydro.
* * *
The first damage from the g•i e
that • I noticed was to our storm
door. It had blown open—as 1
thought. But when I went to shut
it the door just wasn't there—et ..
least +•i.it on its hinges. But it was
on the ground—with broken glass
and par'•• of the frame work pulled
out from the door jamb. And the.n
Partner got to the barn just in
time to stop the barn door. from.
blowing in. The brace on the inside
of th: door had snapped in two
ard the big hook which fastened it
bad completely disappeared.
It .vas ten o'clock before the
power came on again—long enough
for us to realize ho . dependent we
had already become on electricity.
No lights, no radio, no toast, no
easy way to boil a kettle. But it
did not affect the milking. Our
menfolk still milk the hard way
* * *
Right now, of course, we can
blame all our troubles on the sun•
spots. If it becomes terribly cold -
well, chat's the sun -spots. Sudden
thaw end wind—well, that's the
sur. -spots too. And if you are feel-
ing blur or reckless, lazy, energetic
o:• irritable—especially if you are
heeling irritable—well, that isn't
our fau:•, of course. It is just the
sun -spots taking it out on you.
If sun -spots were all we had to
worry agouti It seems to me these
-must be a few earth spots around
somewhere too. Or 'something
that. 'lits latest is this spy ring
ccanda'—and it doesn't give one
a very comfortable feeling, does it?
* * *
Partite. and I often have guns.
an a_gument over present day
world conditions, especially as thy
affect industry, agriculture and aur
own everyday life. Partner is al --
ways looking ahead—planning this
and planning tha., T contend that
it is yr :less to think too much
about the future; that the best any
of us can do is to live one day at,
a time.
By that I don't mean we should
just sit back . -d give to thought
to the future at all. But I do meat
that, .f, in living one day at a time,
we make the best possible use o£
each day as it comes along, then
we are to a certain extent, laying d
good rr't. dation for the future. i1
we are net behind with our regulEr
work t'+.en we should be able ro
take advantage of opportunities as
they arise. ,
k * *
So many things that effect out
daily li;ung are beyond our con-
trol. A farmer„wishing to increase
his mirk output thinks he will
supplement his feed supply by Lite
purchase of bran, shorts and uii •
cake. He is soon told that bran and
shorts are needed for milling and
that oilrake is practically unob-
tainable. His wife plans to raise
more chickens only to find that
tile brooder coal she ordered Lint
fall will not be available. That is
what I .mean when I say we cannot
look ahead. But we can help the
situation in some cases by thinking
oe the immediate future. For in-
stance we cannot help a power
!steak bur if we are caught without
candles or coal oil that is nothing
but carelessness.
It is a grand thing never to pat
off doing anything. I wonder how
;l feels. Like a lot of other people
1 mean well . I always mesa
well. But you know how it goes.
Or do you?
How Can 1?
By ANNE ASHLEY
Q. How can I prevent a fresh
bump on the flesh from discolor-
ing?
A. One method is to rub imme-
diately with wet starch.
Q. How can I wash corduroys?
A. Wash the corduroys ,illy,
then rinse until the water is clear.
Do not squeeze out. the water at
the last rinsing, but throw the gar-
ment over the line in a shady place
while dripping wet.
Q. How can I clean tinware tho-
roughly?
A. Dampen a cloth and dip it in-
to common soda; then rub the tin-
ware thoroughly. Follow this by
washing and wiping dry. This
treatment will remove all stains.
Q. How can 1 varnish paper on
a kitchen or bathroom wall, so that
it can be wiped with a damp cloth?
A. Mix one ounce of guns arabic,
three ounces of glue, and a bar of
soap, dissolving all in a quartof
water, and apply with a paint brush.
Q. How can I make a good nickel
and steel polish?,
A. Mix one tablespoonful of tur-
pentine, one tablespoonful of sweet
oil, and enough emery powder to
the. consistency of cream. Apply
with a soft rag, then wipe off, and
polish with a dry flannel.
, Q. How can I easily remove grass
stains from clothing?
A. These stains can often be re-
moved by sponging with ammonia
and water.
Modern Etiquette
By ROBERTA LEE
1. Is there a fixed rule for the se-
quence of pages in a letter?
2, Is it necessary that the china
used' throughout a dinner should
exactly match?
3. Is it proper for a girl to pow-
der her nose, file her nails, or comb
her hair in a public place?
4. When a person arrives at a
home for a call, and finds the one
he has conte to see just leaving, but
is invited to come in, what should
he do?
5. Who should pay for the con-
veyance in which a bride leaves her
father's home for the church?
6.. Who should enter the hotel
dining room first, the marl or the
;woman?
ANSWERS
1. No; but when writing a letter„
of four pages, use pages one, two,
three, and four in sequence. 2. It is
customary that the china match, but
if preferred, one may use different
sets for different courses. 3. No;
she should do this before leaving
home, or in some dressing roots.
4 Go in and sit down for about five
ruinutcs, then leave. But do not
fidget during those five minutes.
Be poised and natural. 5. The bride-
groom. 6. The woman,
Sunday School
Lesson
March 3rd.,
Entering and Possessing a New
Land
Joshua 1: 1-4; 23: 1-11.
Golden Text. — Thou shalt bless
the Lord Thy God for- the good
land which He hath given thee. —
Deuteronomy 8:10.
Joshua Succeeds Moses
The children of Israel were on
-- the plains of Moab east of the Jur-
dan where they received the sum-
mons to invade Canaan. The order
came from Jehovah to Joshua, the
assistant and successor of Moses
who had just passed away.
The urgent task before the new
leader was the invasion and con-
quest of Canaan. He must lead
across the foaming, surging Jordan,
all the people with all their belong-
ings. Henceforth Israel should tra-
verse no territory they could not
call their own. before them lay their
land divinely promised to them.
No Turning Aside
, First they must be "very coura-
geous to• keep and do all that is
written in the book". It takes cour-
age to keep all God's commands in
His Word. Here is where most
fail. We do "keep and do" some
things that are written in the book,
but not all, God says all. There was
to be absolutely no turning aside,
"to the right land or to the left".
All intercourse with heathen na-
tions was forbidden.
Joshua exhorted the people to
"cleave unto the Lord", to hold fast
to Him, to His commandments.
The Source of Strength
Joshua again reminds Israel that
Jehovah is the source of their
strength, and that to Hint they owe
their recent victories. God had pro-
mised Joshua that none should
stand against him for He would be
with him as He had been with Mo-
ses. If God is with us, then it nat-
ters not who is against us; we shall
prevail.
There were occasions when this
was literally fulfilled. When the
Lord puts fear into the heart of a
crowd, then one pian full of the
spirit of the Lord can do miracles.
Young David killed the mighty Go-
liath and his great act so terrified
the Philistines that they fled and
were slaughtered. One man who
has God on his side can face a
crowd of evil men and put them to
shame and confusion.
Obedience To God
The wonderful love of God ex-
perienced by the Israelites in the
past and assured to then for the
future demanded a like return of
love on their part. This love was to
be shown in doing His will from
the heart. Tlie only way true love
can be shown to God is by a life of
obedience.
TNT SHAKES UP KING'S PALACE
:,11JEE1119. RATION .FASHIONG,
Everyone in Buckingham Palace, London, was warned to keep away
from the part of the building facing St. James' park as a bomb dis-
posal squad prepared to get rid of a German bomb that had been
buried in the park since war days. The bomb's own explosive was
first neutralized, then the missile was blown up, as pictured above,
with a heavy charge of. TNT. The explosion rattled the palace
windows, but caused no damage.
DARK LIGHTNING
if, HELEN TOPPING MILLER
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CHAPTER XX.
"I've got all the information,"
Grice said. "1 know how much he's
sunk in that well. It was a fool
proposition from the start and we
tried to sell him that idea—indi-
rectly, of course. But we didn't get
anywhere with it. We thought
Kimball could handle the business.
but he bungled it every time tie
turned around. He told us he could
get us the lease on Mason's land.
This stuff down here isn't big
enough—we've got to expand. If
we had Mason's stuff we could go
somewhere. But Kimball fell down
on it, and so I was thinking, now
the' Mason's quitting definitely—
maybe you..."
"You want me to talk Mason iui-
ft leasing to you, is that it?” said
Gary, in a cold, level tone. "So
you can go out and sell stock in
an oil field to little school teach
eds and widows with a little in•
surance—and bring 'em out here
to see derricks going up and drills
going down—and everything but
oill"
"Look here—I'm ready to make
you a legitimate proposition. The
well tip there is no good to Mason.
IIe'll pull his derrick down,, and
having an abandoned well only a
quarter of a mile fdorn us isn't
going to be good for our business.
You're in a better position to han
dle Mason right now than anybody
—and we'll take care of you, of
course..."
* * *
' The way you took care of old
matt Harper when he went out and
cut Mason's water line, And Slide
Ellis, when he trumped up a fake
lawsuit to harass Mason and delay
work on his well?"
"Listen, buddy, when a business
man won't listen to a business ar-
gument ..."
"You heard what he said, Bill.'
Gary was grim. "Keepit in mind,
I may need you. As for you, Mr.
Grice—T'm young and out of a job
and because I was in a tight spot
I worked for you for two days.
But I don't want the money. You
can tear up the check. I've never
worked for a crook—and I don't
expect to begin. Good day, sir."
He turned away but Grice
sprang in front of him, 'squaring
his thick body.
"Look hear, you young pup—
you can't talk that way to mel I'll
run you out of the country—I'll—"
"All right," Gary set his jaw,
drew back his arm. "I'11 give it
to you in a way you will under-
stand, then!"
He swung once at the pulpy,
crimson face. Grice went down
with a wheeze and a grunt.
you a rich widow. Widows always
nave a weakness for curly hair."
* * *
• Adelaide had stood by, listening,
her face cool and aloof. "Be sure,
Bill, that she enjoys starving in
wierd places," she said nastily.
Red-hot pain shot along Gary's
tortured shoulders, but he was too
enraged to notice it. He scrubbed
his knuckles on his shirt and
strode off. Bill Grant trotted along
beside hint.
"Boy, what a sock." he panted.
"Well, now I guess we're both out
of a job. Yippee!"
Gary had promised Harvey Ma-
son to stay on the job till he re-
turned, and a promise was a prom-
ise. He'd help Hickey clean tip the
area around the well, and in the
meantime something night turn up
—a good job somewhere.
Bill came to say good -by. He
was off to the Pecos River coun-
try.
"1'11 be waiting for you, big fel-
low," he said blandly, as he de -
carted. "I'11 nail down ailed for
you—one with no corncobs in the
. mattress if possible—and I'll look
. the gals over; they're sheep ranch-
Cts out there—goats and stuff—a.i
kinds of money. Might even find.
ISSUE 9-1946
Gary felt a hot. savage surge of
anger, but he kept his control, with
difficulty. "I don't want any wid-
ow," he said. curtly. "I don't want
—any woman."
Her eyes blazed at him, her lip
curled. "Did you ever see such a
—mule?" she asked Bill, scorn-
fully.
"All right," Gary flared at her.
"Trot a mule. 'A mule has sense.
He knows when he's licked. He
doesn't knock himself 'to pieces
trying to do the impossible—he
just quits. Now, if you'll- excuse
me, I'll go out and clean up that
slush pit." EIe stalked away and he
did not look back.
He worked till he ached with
weariness and then, very late, lie
went upstairs and threw himself
across his bed. But he could not
sleep. He jerked erect, later, when
someone tapped on his door and
Mona Lee called anxiously
"Gary?"
* * *
He opened the door. She was
standing there, and her eyes had
an odd, excited look in them.
"Gary, Mr. Hickey's downstairs.
He wants to talk about the well—
and I don't know what to say. You.,
come Gary."
Hickey sat in the living roorn,
looking strange and stiff in his Sun-
day clothes. He was turning his
hat round and round in his hands.
"Here'ssGary, Mr. Hickey. ,Now
you tell him what you've just told
me."
Hickey scratched his head. "I
was telling Mis' Mason here—looks
like a plumb waste to pull the cas-
ing on that well. Looks to me like
we're mighty near down—did you
taka a look at that stuff we was
drilling yesterday?"
"Yes, I looked at it. Sulphur in
it."
"Yeh, and where you got sulphur,
a lot of times you got oil. I fig-
ured maybe we could shoot that
well."
"But, look here, Hickey—[
haven't any money. .
'Yeah, I figured on that. But 1
figured if you was to help me—kind
of take the responsibility and fix
things up with Mason -1'd buy the
stuff. As the well stands to be a to-
tal loss the way it is now, 1 figured
maybe Mason would be willing to
cut us in, for say an eighth,
if we went ahead and fetched him
in a paying well."
* * *
• "But you've got anhydrite down
there—and shale—"
(To Be Continued)
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