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Zurich Herald, 1947-10-23, Page 6The Jester's Last Chance By JOk1N T. KIER,AN One more chance to play his old role! One more chance to put on the only thing left of the days when he was hailed as the World's Greatest Clown, as Arsel, the Chil- dren's delight. • In a flask Arsel thought of what was in his trunk, for from his shab- by tenement room he could hear the little fellow downstairs be- wailing his fate. The circus par- ade! And it was passing a block down, just far enough away that he could not see it, but near en- ough that he could hear the thrill- ing rumble of wagon wheels and the delighted shouts of the other children. But to share in the feast of joy was denied the little fellow. A few days before an errant truck had crushed his leg, and there he lay, imprisoned in a heavy cast. * * * To Arsel the rumble of wheels brought back memories. Again the smell of sawdust was in his nost- rils. The stirring music of the cir- cus rang in his ears. He saw the big tent, the prancing horses, the thousands of people laughing at his antics, shouting his name— Arsel, the world's greatest fun maker, beloved by millions—now Arse! the forgotten, the unknown, in poverty and ill health. He sat up now in his bed uncertainly, wobbily. But only for a moment did he hear the shouts and applause of other days, for they were crowded out by the crying of the boy down=' stairs. He was inconsolable. The circus was passing him by. Arse! was trying to carry his thought into action. One more chance to be his old self! One more chance to wear the one thing that remained of his days of glory —his clown suit. And for what a cause! * * The shabby room became a dressing tent. Out there was the audience he was going to amuse, to make happy—even more this time—to cheer a little boy into a frame of mind that would beckon recovery and lessen the misery of imprisoned Iimbs. But could he manage to go through with it? Could he find the strength? The community nurse, having found him when she came to visit the injured boy, had told him that he must not leave his bed. But another outburst of childish - grief decided him. Hesitatingly, totteringly he left the bed and started for the battered trunk in which lay the old clown suit. When the circus had come into the town a '. If dozen of the (Id - timers were still with it. They had been troopers long ago with Arse! before he faded into obii• vion. They had last heard of him in this town. He probably was still here. They determined to find out, and to give him a rousing saluta- tih-,, a regular circusman's greet - it Arsel had the old suit on now. Sequin sunburst from the left shoulder to the darted waistline is gay trim on this Peter Pan date dress. The wide short sleeves dis- play the same fullness as the filar' e" d.•ess.. s "knower, so previous. Pusere U. S. Army Group HORIZONTAL 1,6 Depicted is insigne of the U. S. Army Division 10 Within 11 Members of 40 Exists 50 Meadow 51 Daybreak (comb. form) 52 Solid 53 Disfigure VERTICAL 1 Most exacting 2 Chant these army 3 Auricle units — 4 Waste brave men allowance 12 Upon 5 12 months 13 Transpose 6 Nutritive (ab.) material 14 Perform 7 Hostelry on stage 8 River 15 Motive 9 Baseball term 17 Tear 19 Ceylonese constable 21 Walked on 22 Cried 23 Slaves 25 Rings out 26 Examination 27 Repeat (Scot.) 28 Toward 29 Oleum (ab.) 30 Assist 32 Malayan coins 35 Uncovers 36 Animal 38 Limbs 39 Salamander 43 Eli 44 Friend (Fr.) 45 Bullfighter 47 Roads (ab.) 48 Half -em ramalcaro ®MORRO • WA. MID ORIIREINJ.L. NlitIA Ca7C0 t%d©; RALSTON. - S 1�0 ©®1� 1N i,d k W Ea MENU 14 Mimic 16 Therefore 18 Pints (ab.) 20 Cuddles 22 Rich 24 Pauses 25 Canoes 30 Injured 31 Type of fur 33 One who tears 34 Infrequently 35 Sheep's bleat 37 Footlike part 39 Face part 40 Symbol for erbium 41 Join closely 42 Woody plant 45 It is (contr.) 46 Dolt C ya'ix E F By Gwendoline P Clarks Now let's think about Christ- mas, shall we? Christmas, you say? Well, why not? Fall fairs are over, Thanksgiving is past, we have had our Indian summer, we are back on standard time, so why shouldn't we think of, and plan for, the last big event of the year? To tell you the truth I have had it in mind for several weeks and have already purchased a box of Christmas cards and a couple of Christmas gifts. I have a feeling that ordin- ary, everyday presents are going to be hard to come by at reason- able prices later on. Daughter is also Christmas -minded and her knitting needles are busy all the time. She was here for Thanks- giving as were also other friends from a distance. These from a distance came unexpectedly so that on Sunday our dining -table looked more as if it were set for a thresh- ing gang. * * * On Monday some of us took a trip up the road to take a look at our nett highway that is still under construction—and that is putting it Mildly. We never know when we shirt out from this end what we slrtli find at the other— or whether '*e shall get through at all. This time we found a steam shovel at stork chewing its way He wondered again what made him feel so strange. But then as he looked at himself in the dingy mirror he forgot everything. He was Arsel, the Children's Delight. Suddenly he almost collapsed. The flare of strength that had buoyed him up puffed out. Suddenly a sound re -aroused his flagged mind. Incredulously he listened. Was it just a part of this strangeness that had come over him? Or was it really a cir- cus band? Just outside! They were playing his march. The Cir- cusrnen's March! He relaxed, happily. The boy was getting his circus after all. Shouts of joy were coming from him. For the little fellow was looking out the window, almost crying again he was so excited and thrilled. "I wanna dance," he exclaimed, looking down at his cast. He saw one of the bandsmen come into the house. In a minute or two he came out again and the band stop- ped playing, He said something to the others and then they started playing again. The boy looked puzzled. He listened attentively for a moment. Then: "That first piece was so pretty it >nade you wanna dance or somethin'. But this one is different. Gee! It sounds like sontebuddv was dead." my 41- Good Measure "I always believe in weighing words before speaking," said Mrs. Hopkins. "And you don't give short weight either," replied her husband. LARGE ECONOMICAL. size 65c 17.46 0. Just inhale the sooth- ang, healing fumes, for quick relief. It's fast acting! Oct a bottle today. clear across the road preparatory to laying a culvert. We went as far as we could go, then turned tail, and approached the job by way of a detour to find out what was going on. We found plenty of activity. The machinery was work- ing at a spot where they had struck quicksand. Tile had been laid along one side of the road and all kinds of fill dirt and gravel—had been dumped on the road. But still the road -bed was like a sponge to walk on. It really gave one the queerest feeling. I was almost afraid to lift one foot after the other—that is until I remembered that heavy machinery was continually passing over the spot, and since each piece of equipment must weigh a good many tons I thought there was just a chance the road -bed would not give under my weight! Any- way daughter and I took a chance as we wanted to watch the big bulldozer at work—the men. were off at another place watching some other machine. The bulldozer was going up and down a huge bank, pushing dirt ahead of it o -t to the road for more fill. It looked as if it must surely take a nose- dive but of course we knew it wouldn't — the caterpillar treads took care of that. * * * Haven't we been having the most wonderful weather and isn't the country lovely these days? I think we should all take a little time off some time and take ad- vantage of every chance we get to see a little of our own native scenery. Maybe it isn't necesary to go very far afield — sometimes no further than our own backdoor. The main thing is to have "seeing" eyes. * * And speaking of scenery—if you get the connection—what do my readers think of the Battle of the Skirts? Of course we will leave the men out of this little discus- sion—what I want to know is what the ladies think of it. Per- sonally, I am all in favor of the longer hem-line—if it doesn't go to extremes. Dresses the way they were may be all right for five- footers—all they have to do is shorten them to suit themselves, but take women like myself—five feet eight—we never find anything long enough. Now it will at least give us a little leeway whether we finally decide to have them long or short. And after all, ladies, you will admit that the longer hem -line will cover up a few runs and such like in these days of dearer stockings. But, of course, if fashion says—skirts to the ankle— well, that's another story. That is where we can show our indepen- dence and do as we like. The diamond is the hardest most enduring substance in na- ture. TABLE TALKS All About Honey Honey is known as Nature's sweet. The ancient Greeks who used honey, called it "nectar of the Gods." The color and flavor of honey vary greatly according to the type of flower from which the nectar has been collected. Tastes vary greatly, some lilce mild delicate honey while others prefer that with a pronounced fl a. ar•, All honey (except that packed in glass containers) shipped from one province df Canada to another is required to be classified as to color and graded as to quality. The larger portion of honey sold locally is also graded. The color classes for honey are:— white, golden, amber and dark. Color does not affect the grade. Color is however, an indication of flavor, for, as a general rule the darker the honey the stronger the flavor. Honey is sold in both granulated and liquid form. "Pasteurized" honey, which is of creamy texture, has been treated by the controlled application of beat to a point where all yeasts responsible for fermentation are destroyed. For this reason, it will keep indefinitely. It is packed in plants registered with, and operating under the supervision of the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture. When honey is graded, the grade and the color classification must be shown on the container. Pasteurized honey is labelled as such. No. 1 grade of good flavor, free from foreign material and with good keeping is the best grade for table use. No. 2 grade honey may have traces of pollen or wax. The keeping quality is not as good as No. 1 but it is of good flavor, No, 3 grade may not be of such good flavor as higher grades and may have some pollen or wax, It has poor keeping qualities and is not so good for table use but is excellent for baking. The United Kingdom has been spending dollars at the rate of $50,000,000 a month to feed Ger- mans in the British zone of Ger- many. • Dawn Patrol I do not love the crowing rooster As much as in, my youth I yooster. In fact, it makes me somewhat surly To have him wake ane up that urly, True Co-operation Employee: "Could I have tamor4 row off to help my . wife with the house-cleaning?" Boss: No, We're much too busy." Employee: "Thank you sir, I knew I could count on you," LS!'sS^r DIV,l'11S,C ThY TflS F YOU'RE p;.KY, fl'kDAYOUT On 'CERT/UM DAYS' of The Month! Do female functional monthly disturbances make you feel ner- vous, fidgety, cranky, so tired and "dragged out"—at such times? Then do try Lydia E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms.Tbis fine medicine is very effective for this purpose! For over '70 years thousands of girls and women have reported benefit. Just see if you, too, don't report excellent results! Worth trying. VEGETABLE C IMPOUND QUICK RELIEF FOR BABY'S TENDER FEVERISH GUMS 'tilE NEW SCIENTIFIC METHOD TEETHING AID (U. S. PATENT No. 2421170 YOUR DOCTOR WOULD RECO\r\,END THE COLD COMPRESS TO RELIEVE PAIN At Dotter Stores Everywhere or Send $1.00 to PROGRESSIVE PRODUCTS SAN DIEGO2112 EL)BLVD. 3N CALIF. THE EASY WAY TO GET LASTING COLOUR FRESHNESS INYOUR CLOTHES IS WITH pyw,/O� CANADA'S ORIGINAL 4&'-p. liee-e044& DYE PROVEN BY YEARS OF USE 71iff SHUCT d./'77f_P ZIC THE FIRE RANGER Defender of the wealth. and splendor of our forests ... ever aware of the tragedies forest fires inflict . , . ever alert for the first sign of danger, the •first warning wisp of smoke. The Vire Ranger—tireless guardian of the forests. Men like this, some of Canada's finest, are in the public's service—at your service. DAWES BLACK HORSE BREWERY 4r4r0` fs, - - flp * One of a series of advertisements in tribute to those Canadians in the service of the public POP—Can't Stand It! YOU /'AAt<. t•AE PROPOSSQGZ 1 (a,te,,4 by Ze, Doll sluice,, less Le, (' By J. MILLAR WATT 10 II IZ -kI3 14 `15 I611 f8 19 ZO f,,,77 't) � �ZV TIS!!■ ,e R 4t T 3 30 31 ■■ ' • L y 4 29 lL8 41 43 I .;y' ”. z.t. 111 52. ................:........: C ya'ix E F By Gwendoline P Clarks Now let's think about Christ- mas, shall we? Christmas, you say? Well, why not? Fall fairs are over, Thanksgiving is past, we have had our Indian summer, we are back on standard time, so why shouldn't we think of, and plan for, the last big event of the year? To tell you the truth I have had it in mind for several weeks and have already purchased a box of Christmas cards and a couple of Christmas gifts. I have a feeling that ordin- ary, everyday presents are going to be hard to come by at reason- able prices later on. Daughter is also Christmas -minded and her knitting needles are busy all the time. She was here for Thanks- giving as were also other friends from a distance. These from a distance came unexpectedly so that on Sunday our dining -table looked more as if it were set for a thresh- ing gang. * * * On Monday some of us took a trip up the road to take a look at our nett highway that is still under construction—and that is putting it Mildly. We never know when we shirt out from this end what we slrtli find at the other— or whether '*e shall get through at all. This time we found a steam shovel at stork chewing its way He wondered again what made him feel so strange. But then as he looked at himself in the dingy mirror he forgot everything. He was Arsel, the Children's Delight. Suddenly he almost collapsed. The flare of strength that had buoyed him up puffed out. Suddenly a sound re -aroused his flagged mind. Incredulously he listened. Was it just a part of this strangeness that had come over him? Or was it really a cir- cus band? Just outside! They were playing his march. The Cir- cusrnen's March! He relaxed, happily. The boy was getting his circus after all. Shouts of joy were coming from him. For the little fellow was looking out the window, almost crying again he was so excited and thrilled. "I wanna dance," he exclaimed, looking down at his cast. He saw one of the bandsmen come into the house. In a minute or two he came out again and the band stop- ped playing, He said something to the others and then they started playing again. The boy looked puzzled. He listened attentively for a moment. Then: "That first piece was so pretty it >nade you wanna dance or somethin'. But this one is different. Gee! It sounds like sontebuddv was dead." my 41- Good Measure "I always believe in weighing words before speaking," said Mrs. Hopkins. "And you don't give short weight either," replied her husband. LARGE ECONOMICAL. size 65c 17.46 0. Just inhale the sooth- ang, healing fumes, for quick relief. It's fast acting! Oct a bottle today. clear across the road preparatory to laying a culvert. We went as far as we could go, then turned tail, and approached the job by way of a detour to find out what was going on. We found plenty of activity. The machinery was work- ing at a spot where they had struck quicksand. Tile had been laid along one side of the road and all kinds of fill dirt and gravel—had been dumped on the road. But still the road -bed was like a sponge to walk on. It really gave one the queerest feeling. I was almost afraid to lift one foot after the other—that is until I remembered that heavy machinery was continually passing over the spot, and since each piece of equipment must weigh a good many tons I thought there was just a chance the road -bed would not give under my weight! Any- way daughter and I took a chance as we wanted to watch the big bulldozer at work—the men. were off at another place watching some other machine. The bulldozer was going up and down a huge bank, pushing dirt ahead of it o -t to the road for more fill. It looked as if it must surely take a nose- dive but of course we knew it wouldn't — the caterpillar treads took care of that. * * * Haven't we been having the most wonderful weather and isn't the country lovely these days? I think we should all take a little time off some time and take ad- vantage of every chance we get to see a little of our own native scenery. Maybe it isn't necesary to go very far afield — sometimes no further than our own backdoor. The main thing is to have "seeing" eyes. * * And speaking of scenery—if you get the connection—what do my readers think of the Battle of the Skirts? Of course we will leave the men out of this little discus- sion—what I want to know is what the ladies think of it. Per- sonally, I am all in favor of the longer hem-line—if it doesn't go to extremes. Dresses the way they were may be all right for five- footers—all they have to do is shorten them to suit themselves, but take women like myself—five feet eight—we never find anything long enough. Now it will at least give us a little leeway whether we finally decide to have them long or short. And after all, ladies, you will admit that the longer hem -line will cover up a few runs and such like in these days of dearer stockings. But, of course, if fashion says—skirts to the ankle— well, that's another story. That is where we can show our indepen- dence and do as we like. The diamond is the hardest most enduring substance in na- ture. TABLE TALKS All About Honey Honey is known as Nature's sweet. The ancient Greeks who used honey, called it "nectar of the Gods." The color and flavor of honey vary greatly according to the type of flower from which the nectar has been collected. Tastes vary greatly, some lilce mild delicate honey while others prefer that with a pronounced fl a. ar•, All honey (except that packed in glass containers) shipped from one province df Canada to another is required to be classified as to color and graded as to quality. The larger portion of honey sold locally is also graded. The color classes for honey are:— white, golden, amber and dark. Color does not affect the grade. Color is however, an indication of flavor, for, as a general rule the darker the honey the stronger the flavor. Honey is sold in both granulated and liquid form. "Pasteurized" honey, which is of creamy texture, has been treated by the controlled application of beat to a point where all yeasts responsible for fermentation are destroyed. For this reason, it will keep indefinitely. It is packed in plants registered with, and operating under the supervision of the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture. When honey is graded, the grade and the color classification must be shown on the container. Pasteurized honey is labelled as such. No. 1 grade of good flavor, free from foreign material and with good keeping is the best grade for table use. No. 2 grade honey may have traces of pollen or wax. The keeping quality is not as good as No. 1 but it is of good flavor, No, 3 grade may not be of such good flavor as higher grades and may have some pollen or wax, It has poor keeping qualities and is not so good for table use but is excellent for baking. The United Kingdom has been spending dollars at the rate of $50,000,000 a month to feed Ger- mans in the British zone of Ger- many. • Dawn Patrol I do not love the crowing rooster As much as in, my youth I yooster. In fact, it makes me somewhat surly To have him wake ane up that urly, True Co-operation Employee: "Could I have tamor4 row off to help my . wife with the house-cleaning?" Boss: No, We're much too busy." Employee: "Thank you sir, I knew I could count on you," LS!'sS^r DIV,l'11S,C ThY TflS F YOU'RE p;.KY, fl'kDAYOUT On 'CERT/UM DAYS' of The Month! Do female functional monthly disturbances make you feel ner- vous, fidgety, cranky, so tired and "dragged out"—at such times? Then do try Lydia E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms.Tbis fine medicine is very effective for this purpose! For over '70 years thousands of girls and women have reported benefit. Just see if you, too, don't report excellent results! Worth trying. VEGETABLE C IMPOUND QUICK RELIEF FOR BABY'S TENDER FEVERISH GUMS 'tilE NEW SCIENTIFIC METHOD TEETHING AID (U. S. PATENT No. 2421170 YOUR DOCTOR WOULD RECO\r\,END THE COLD COMPRESS TO RELIEVE PAIN At Dotter Stores Everywhere or Send $1.00 to PROGRESSIVE PRODUCTS SAN DIEGO2112 EL)BLVD. 3N CALIF. THE EASY WAY TO GET LASTING COLOUR FRESHNESS INYOUR CLOTHES IS WITH pyw,/O� CANADA'S ORIGINAL 4&'-p. liee-e044& DYE PROVEN BY YEARS OF USE 71iff SHUCT d./'77f_P ZIC THE FIRE RANGER Defender of the wealth. and splendor of our forests ... ever aware of the tragedies forest fires inflict . , . ever alert for the first sign of danger, the •first warning wisp of smoke. The Vire Ranger—tireless guardian of the forests. Men like this, some of Canada's finest, are in the public's service—at your service. DAWES BLACK HORSE BREWERY 4r4r0` fs, - - flp * One of a series of advertisements in tribute to those Canadians in the service of the public POP—Can't Stand It! YOU /'AAt<. t•AE PROPOSSQGZ 1 (a,te,,4 by Ze, Doll sluice,, less Le, (' By J. MILLAR WATT