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Zurich Herald, 1949-10-13, Page 3AIMMIZAX.W ewe; wee eee. • VfMns ,.eek% •e% sedissetese.... Here is Alvinna's fall and winter wardrobe. The Irrisdescent station wagon coat (left) has a full mouton collar. The dressmaker raincoat combines style and utility, while the all -wool tartan topcoat is treated to withstand rain. It comes. with the matching beret. • '111kCka. HRINICLES %INGR Gwendolinz P. Cleake • ;;;;', ' That news from he West that • , mentioned last week . , yes, I • must tell you about it if only to keep the record straight.: friend •• of mine living near here went to Vancouver • for a vacation. Ett route she and her husband visited ftiedds in Saskatchewan One Mein asked my friend if eshe knew., Mrs. Clarke, author of Ginger Farm, and who, at one time 'ROA . near Chaplin. . Being satisAed 'on that point she contin,ued., `‘When. you' get home I wish you. -vvOuld give this paper to Mrs. Clarke so e that she can see for herself that' • Chaplin is NOT a town on the "treeless" prairie as she so often de- scribes it." The paper in question was a copy of the Regina Leader - Post and in big headlines it had this—"Chaplin—the town Of Many Trees!" And there were pictures to proVe, it. Partner . and 1 could hardly get the story .. read' quidk enough. 4ippatintly ini:..1927—four • years after we left—ohe rnae , set ; out to prove that the KO* coulter itrow trees. He t -out that: yeat, and ethey ,gre,W :Ana' floutiehed.' He cOntinuedeplanting &ea, year after year, •so that today there are thousands, mostly. cottottwo011si with a fe• cP0Pleti. and lths 'rite story went on to give the -;history • .o, the. littlprairi� tolieneegivine many..name's that. wereeetrangeto . us 'btft a few that We knew and re- membered. Then al at once Part - sr ,. e • estaetled Me' ,by exclaiming— '•"Holy smoke—can this be Tom's boy" • , , TW.11a,t do' ;yo.)u mean? ' I asked. "Well, look who. wrote this," Partner. contireted,. "George Mur • • to stand corrected ; 1 am glad to know -the "treeless prairie" of our time is treeless 'no longer, .However, looking back, Partner and I do remember that a. few fariners, even then, were making some attempt to grow shelter belts, but when we left they were • very far from being trees. The story is very eridouragiog, as it if proof of what can be done to sto'p soil ero- sion. We.remernber the sand blow= ing across the prairie and the tum- ble Weed lining the fences, so we' are glad to knowthatat last there is something there . to break the wind and stop the drifting sand. And now we come back to Ont- ario; back to our own lecality,. where, yesterday, our liseal Fall. Fair held the spotlight. It .was a good fair, well Organi`Zeti, with . something going on all the And there Were so many c'attle„we wondered whether a -seCond, C.N.E. liVas developing. And • we -e we, haPpy when some of 'Mil:- 'own' ,neighbours.. got the : ted"''rilibon!' , And there was ,•the' P;i4e's Band . . . belonging: toOhr e1Wh' county—and: se ,smart in their but. fits. The. W.I. • exhilsit;lwas'Proof.': positive—if any were needed—of what our fatin women can aectii!.' pliSh in, artistic work, no' matter' ••h�.W busy they are with their -every.; day work. And the . people • one meets . . . Old friends, new 'friends; and, in my case so often, someone comes along who seys—"We eat- Ways have the lime -Owe ,aper • sent ‚on to us and I always enjoy your column." Naturally that • pleases me because I want people to like what I write—although I often wonder why they should! I never expect to set the Thames on fire but if I can "get next" to the, folk who read this column then what more can I ask? Maybe it's a case of "the one touch of nature that makes the whole world kin." One thing is certain' we are .all one kin in this latest mix-up we've got ourselves into. You can't avoid it whether yeti stay:on feet time or. go back to standard. It's terrific! Imagine taking a trip from here across country. ;You leave on fast time, at Guelph you set your watch back an hour, you go on to Kitch- ener` and you're an hour slow. And .so it goes—all the way ,down to Montreal. Even the papers don't know how to get things straight ened out. The regular radio pro- , gram gives Lux radio -at where in the paper it says . ten o'clock. Oh well if we get time changes solved • then we Cantry; figuring out the sterling qti.estionl • NICE PICK-UP • . A Canadian National Railways • fireman recently was credited with an assist by the Royal ' Canadian Mounted Police. While leaning • from the caib of a locomotive run - ,ring between Sackville and Am- herst, Arthur Brewster spotted a • cash register in the ditoh along • the right of way: He retrieved it, and ,tiltened it over to the n ari-ival t Amherse. The, cash register proved to be one stolen fro the .Federated Celeeal party of Amherst. Whilethe folding ...Money wee. missing, -the 'reiefster, Which still eontained". some waa, itself weird': $450, Wrong. Ward A young manWes driving at high, speed ale'igestbunry road. "Isn't rt wonderhd?" he seid to the girt • sitting b.eside'atirtis "Speed like, this for mile after tulle, 'Doeri' it make , you glad you'reettliiter • . • "Glad?' e ' she amazed!" .." " ••• " Spun A Coin Won $7500 , • The instinct to gamble is as old as man himself. Through the ages it has taken many forms, but the desire to profit from the turn of chance has never changed. Gambl- ienegaseis.none shape or other never Lotteries originated in Italy and, passing by way of France, arrived in England in 1569, during th,e reign ,, of Queen Elizabeth. With typical . shrewdness, Elilabeth realised •that •ethis was a good opportunity to add .; to the national revenue, It was therefore arranged that " a very rich lottery -general of money, plate and certain sorts of merchandise" would be held, Its object was to provide funds for the repair of harbours and fortifications of the country. 1;h5700foltst prize was worth about The tickets were sold at ten shillings each, andthey could be • divided or subdivided for the on- venience of these unable to afford such a large sum. • This first English lottery was not a great success. It was some- thing new•and the people were sus- picious. Sale. of the 400,000 tickets was very slow, and the Queen began to get annoyed. She isued a procla- mation declaring that the lottery was genuine and pointing .out its advantages. But the scepticism per- sisted, Only 4,000 tickets were sold. One of "the worst 'times in the history of English gambling' was in 'the 17th century. Every form of wagering was rife, much of it. was dishonest, and all of it became a real social enenace. Fortunetellers did a roaring trade in prophesying • lucky numbers. Lottery draws ,•were scenes of excitement and trag- edy, Doctors always attended the gatherings to "let blood" in cases where the sudden realisation of good or bad fortune had an over- powering effect, for the results were frequently followed by sui- cides, violence and.robberies. The cult of lotteries seemed to bring in its train a very fetish of every possible form of gambling. 'Cock fighting, bear baiting, grey- htund coursing, card and dice All , served to provide excuses for heavy • wagers. It became so bad that laws were passed in an effort to restrict the, people's extravagance. It was deceeed that anyone who lost more , ,than 'E100 by gambling was not :compelled to pay the debt. But no respect was shown for the mw— especially by the rich. It is recorded that at this time the Duchess of Ifeearin won E1,400 in one night from Nell Gwynne playing basset, and £8,000 front the Duchess of ,Portsmouth:' Even the •austere ',William III lost £2,500 to the pro- fessional gambler. Richard Bout.- chier, who followed this by win- , hing "*1,500 from the Elector of Bavaria, which he promptly doubl- ed by teasing "doubles or quits." It soon became clear that gambl- ing was fast becoming a social evil. , Manyof the poor were starving in their efforts to win fortunes in • lotteries and by wagers. More laws were passed to curb the ex- ., gessive kisses. If a player paid out „more. than £10 in a wager and lost, • .he could reclaim the inoneYnif he g,brought anactionagainst the win- lier three months.. But gradually un4asinesPiit 'Mak- • • trig lottery revenue began to :be felt .1*.,:khe Government In October, 10.25,, :die last English State Lottery Vtafhel4., 'After - this:they were •iiisheci.;teil.legal and none has tnheld It's fletterirl to be whistled at— but' the 'Wise 1rl doesn't let it turn. her head. 4 / E • %tit cianzAndtkey,,s1. /0 4 There's a lady do'rs,1 in Massa- chusetts who says that cakes made according to this recipe absolutely refuse to fall, I haven't tried it of- ten enought to endorse that "ab- solutely." Still, as far as I've gone, I've found that it bears out her • recommendation. Mighty good, too. FOOLPROOF CAKE First 13owl: 3 egg whites 1 teaspoon cream of tartar Second Bowl: 6 egg yolks 1 cup suga; • 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 cup sifted cake flour Method Beat egg whites until stiff, then fold in cream of tartar. Beat thor- • oughly the yolks with sugar and vanilla. Fold contents of both bowls together. Then gently fold in flour. Pour into an ungreased , tube pan and bake about 45 min- utes at 250 deg. F. Test with straw for doneness. Cool upside down. When cool, cut cake around the edge and in center to loosen from pan. After loosening, turn cake out. * * • Most of the pears I've seen this year were somewhat on the small side—and not quite as juicy as they are in seasons when the rain is a little more evenly spread out. Still, there's no use jest • wishing they were .bigger. Not when you can make a really finedelish like this PEAR RAFLISH 1 peck pears • 12 green peppers 10 small onions, 5 or 6. red peppers 3 tablespoons salt 3 cups sugar 2 cups vinegar 1 tablespoon mustard seed 1 tablespoon celery seed Method Grind together pears, peppers, and onions. Add salt and let drain in bag overnight. Next morning cook together' the sugar, 'Vinegar, mustard, and celery seed for 20 to 30 minutes. Then add to drained mixture. and cool. Next morning reheat and -seal in glass jars, Splen- did with roast meats. * * * There's a snap in the air these days—and it seems to give snap to ..those appetites, adult and. juvenile, that come home from work or. school ravenous for something both tasty and filling. Try those appe- tites out, some dinner -time, on the results of following this recipe for • OVEN STEW 2 pounds stewing beef (chuck) 3 tablespoons butter • 12 small white onions 10 small carrots 5 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons salt 34 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 1 bay leaf 2 cups water 1 eup tomato juice 2 cups seasoned mashed potatoes )1./lethod Cut meat into 1 -inch cubes. Melt butter in skillet; add meat and brown. Renict4 to easserole.. Pre- pare onions and carrots and add to meat, Combine flour, salt, pepper, mustard, bay 14f, water and tomato juice. Pour into skillet and simmer 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Pour sauce over meat and vegetables. Cover casserole: Bake in a moder- ately slow oven (325 deg. F.1 2% hours. Remove 'from oven and add mashed potatoes around edges. in- crease heat to 400 deg. F. and balce 15 minutes longer or until potatoes are browned. • AVMS MN PAW Of And the RELIEF IS LASTING - There's ane thing forf.the headache the muscular aches and pains that often accompany a cold . . INSTANT/NE. INSTANTINeE brings really fast relief from pain and the relief is prolonged So get INsrawrou and get quick comfort. Istsreetrisne is eompounded like a doctor's prescription of three proven medical ingredients. You can depend on its fast action in getting relief from every day aches and pains, headache, rheumatic pain, for nen. ride or neuralgic pain. est tietantine today and always keep It handy eleyfeei • 4‘.1.41.hr Itsit""L".71, e-016, • -.7.''‘a".11.1 ilistantin • I 2-T0 blot Tirt 25•0 Economical 48 -Tablet &Ain 69 fi...M.........esommelmeremaroceennomtURW • ..e.eer) ,.. • • 4.. ere No Wonder .,..partner exclaimed when we...first went west , PatillcliA!''.worled for , aee'farrnee- • ; ',rancher "tfalite'd Tom Murphy •attd • we lived' withthena for nearly a year. Tom. :was married -arid hid •• ohe soil-LGeorge. The farm was about a quarter of a mile from 'the village and the writer of the article as,.. 411c1 41:e, remembers PWateliliik":430at.a4PA•of wheat ' wagons coming frone: the south to Chaplin." We are pretty sure, just from that, that the writer of the tory t•iisi.ti,/e boy George that we ivifd is till of coincidences, I •• • • ..,.,.eate.,.so,oleased-thet the' pa0er was sent to. tis and do want to • drank my 'Saskathewan •reader for her kind thought. And • • am :alas! Merry ag-------lerie—syWahoisnee elt &A; lot..1.*if-bit#A, "Oh, he's always got to go every- body one better!" lane •)1ome Sryic Dopf, •••4.661a dr • „ • „ • WR/TE TOO FORVNEW igloos CROWN ORONO RUMP* * FREE: JANE ASHLEY '""' rem aeons-. Send a Postcard to: HOME 5 RVICE DEPT,: The Canadci Starch Company, Limited, P. Box 120, Montreal,T.Q.