The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 33, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 12 December 1935 — Page 3

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i CLUB “Cave Man Stuff** By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Hsadline Hunter. I’VE got a yam here, lads and lassies, that is just another illustra* tion of the fact that you don’t have to go to the far corners of the world to find adventure. This yarn comes to us from Donald Adams, and by golly, the adventure Don ran into is too strange to have anywhere but right here in our own amazing United States. Ton’d never expect this sort of thing to happen in Darkest Africa or In Wild and Woolly Asia. It just couldn’t happen In Europe. But it did happen right In Boston. In the year 1917—and what’s more, Don Adams can prove It. Don la a carpenter, and he’s done work all over New England. Ho hopes, though, that he never has to do another job for anybody who even remotely resembles that big stiff ho ran >up against in Boston. Doh will never forget his name, but relaying It ’on to you Is a job I don’t want th tackle, because that bird's monicker was about two feet long, and full of b's and k's, and neither Don nor I can pronounce It. and only two people In the whole world outside of Einstein could spell 1L More Muscles Than Letters in His Name. The fellow, himself, was about as big as his name, and two or three times «8 hard to get along with. He hadn’t been In thia country very long and he spoke darned little English. Don Adams didn’t know very much about him. but he had a caq>enterlng job to be done, and Don went to work and did it for him. It was a contract job, and the pries agreed upon was a hundred and oeventy-flvs dollars. Don finished It up In about throe weeks, and durIng that time he hardly ever saw the big fellow, although his wife and eleven children were home most of the time. When he was all through, Don gave hla bill to the man’s wife and left, expecting to receive his money before long. Don waited a couple of weeks but no money came. Thea he began to get short of dough and went around to the big fellow’s house to see what was the matter. He rapped at the door and the big fellow himself opened IL “What you want?” he said, as Don stepped into the hall. This Was a Reception, but No Tea Party. The big fellow was scowling darkly. He stood facing Don with his chin out-thrust, his arms held out from his sides In a menacing attitude, Don didn’t quite know what to make of IL ’’Why.’’ he said. “I’ve come for my money." Without saying a word, the big fellow picked up a chair, raised It high In the air and brought It down on Don’a head. Don reeled and fell to the floor. 1 The chair had caught him a nasty wallop. "If 1 know what la coming." says Don, “I can generally manage to take care of myself. But the thing happened ao unexpectedly that I didn’t have a - "Standing Over Me With a Knife In Hie Hand." chance. I got to my feet again, frightened and surprised. I started to call for help. and Immediately the chair crashed down on me again." This time Don tried to dodge the cbslr. He turned so that it mtssed his head but It hit him In the shoulder and knocked him down again. A tick feeling came over him but be didn’t lose consciousness. From what seemed to be a great distance away, he heard the big fellow roaring at him. “Get out of this house." he waa bellowing, "and If you ask for money again I cut your head off and bum you up In the stove." Don struggled to rise—managed to prop himself up on one elbow. ‘1 looked at him." he says, "and could see him dimly, standing over me with a long curved knife In his hand. I was so overcome by fesr that I thought I must surely collapse. 1 crawled to the door, got craxlly to my feet and tried to go out the door. But the door was locked." Don Would Have Sold His Life Cheaply. Don looked at that door with the blank stare of a daxed man. He wouldn’t have given a nickel, then, for his chances of getting out of that house alive. Then, from somewhere outside be beard some one yell: , "Walt a mluute. buddy—l’ll help you." And a: that point, Don collapsed and fell to the floor. ; -I can’t remember much after that." Don says. "Two policeman broke down the door and nabbed ths big follow, and then everything went black. The next thing I knew, I was in my own bed, with a doctor and my wife taking care of me." For three weeks Don lay In that bed. unable to walk. When he had recovered enough so jhat he could hobble about a biL he waa summoned to attend the big fellow’s trial. Just Give Him Another Chance at That Guy! And that was where the big stiff got a swell taste of justice. The judge just did a little figuring, adding up Don’s bill, and his doctors bill. Then he added some more for the suffering he bad caused Don. and made the big fellow w it. And on top of thaL ho cent him to prison for a year. And Dowwell—ail he hopes Is that if he ever runs Into the big bruiser again, he has a chance to get Mt before the hostilities start. It may sound unbelievable, that yarn of Don’s, but It’s only one of the many strange and thrilling adventures that are happening in America every day » ©— WNU Servie*.

Irrigation Nothing New) Evidence of Use Ages Ago Irrigation Is nothing new. In the southwestern United States there are evidences of a race of people before the Mexicans, who used Irrigation. Their ditches, evlilence of which Is Still to be found, were built on the same lines that the engineers of today would use. Then |r the days of the Gold Rush to California In MP, water from the streams was nwl to wash gold and later to irrigate gardens. The Mormons went out about that time to Utah and diverted some of the streams down the furrows of their fields. The gold seekers also carried the Idea with them as they returned frotp California, hut most credit for Irrigation la given to the Mormons Is the early days irrigation to provide moisture for hay meadows was as Important as water for humans and animals Alfalfa is Intimately related to irrigation everywhere. The Monks brought this plant from Spain in the early days. The history of the small irrigation projects U that they usually paid, but the went through

De Net Care for Gem* There is but one race of people that cares not at all for precious stones and rings that flash fire, or give, off the sparkling beauty of Ice. These people are the Eskimos. They refused the rings offered by Peary a* payment for anything. He was dismayed to find that the great stores of jewelry he had brought, thinking to appeal to the Eskimo's primitive nature, were ahsolutely valueless except aw trivial gifts. They hung them on the walls of their huts and forgot ail about them. s.. 'Tf

* lot of grief. In the nature of things, the large water projects defeated their own purpore till population eaught up. Small projects to Irrigate gardens and meadows to supply produce and hay for the requirements of the miners and settlers were valuable. The targe schemes oversupplled the market and became a glut on the markeL—Montreal Herald. Wild Specie* es Bamm* There are about 60 wild species of bananas, varying to many characteristics, along with some 200 cultivated varieties. The wild ones are widely distributed over tropical Africa, Asia. Australia, and many islands. They range in stature from four to forty fret. Some are without edible fruits; others are beautiful tn foliage. Some leaves are green with red mid ribs and veins. One has leaves striped with rere a< ?‘l Whit ® while anoth « r *« blotched with irregular patches of brownish wine-color. However, the large Abyssinian type may have been the first of note, for it is represented in ancient Egyptian sculpture.—Los Angeles Times.

D*ckc*« Not Afraid One hundred years ago there was an system to copyright English literature in thta country and books printed to ,mnwllatel y here without payment to the author. The best Americans were dtegwsted but one dared say anything about 1L Not so Charles Dickens, though, i w^ he T te here he “ ade • attack ch> Americans for this and was awarded hjr. ashtiyißom threats, comXKT’ ““

The Rogues’ Callery awA- ‘Li i mzs|BuL I \ I VA / x // - s One Author In California Employe a Secretary and the Secretary Drives Hla Own Automobile, a Late Style, While the Author Rides Around Town on a Bicycle. That Seems Wrong, to Me.

SHOULD A SECRETARY BE ’ DECORATIVE? By NEIL STAFFORD IRATE always admired private secretaries and there are several good reasons why I haven’t one myself, but the main reason Is that my wife is opposed to IL She believes I had better work along by myself. That is, she declines to let me have the kind I would prefer. I could step out and employ a male secretary any day and the wife wouldn’t even look askance, but I could never see any sensible reason for hiring a male secretary. I know exactly the kind of secretary I would like to have, if permitted. She would be definitely young and energetic. as an old secretary is the same as an old razor blade or an old orchid, and she would have attractive yellow hair, friendly blue eyes and as neat a figure as any man ever saw In Kansls City. She would have an agreeable voice, a cheery smile and dress nattily In either blue or brown, and would possess a visible culture and Intelligence that would flabbergast bill collecors and other offensive callers and leave them in wordless apology. On days when I couldn’t work, she would be able to do my work perfectly. Naturally, she would receive a handsome salary, as she would be worth IL I have sometimes thought of hiring gentleman secretary, but have alway abandoned the impulse, for I am supposed to be a writer and not. a solid business man with an office on the tenth floor, peart push-buttons and steel filing cabinets full of detailed statistics showing how everything has gone to b—l In the last six years. Assume for the moment that I did hire a competent male secretary and paid him S3O a week, a reasonable wage for a good one. What then? Well, there would be week after week when my hired hand would be drawing down more money than the head of the firm, and I could never rolerate that. On those numerous, gloomy days when I cannot write a lick, struggle as I may, my placid secretary would be dragging down his $9 per diem, and it would Infuriate me. merely to sit and look at him In bls complacent Idleness. One author tn California employs a secretary and the secretory drives his own automobile, a late style, while Ute author rides around town on a bicycle. That seems wrong, to me. The busy executive, of course, must have a capable assistant and I would any, off-hand, that the feminine secretary is to be preferred. There are many business titans who prefer men secretaries, wouldn’t have a woman around the office and state with some show of authority that males are more efficient work harder, do not watch the clock or waste the conpany’s time discussing sentimental or family affairs over the telephone. If Inquiry were made. It probably would be discovered that these business titans are married to women with a determined expression. It is further set forth tjiat when an executive goes out of town on a trip to swing « heavy deal, he likes to take his secretory along and thus have a gentleman secretary In order to avoid comment. There may be something In this, but it sounds pretty thin. It seems to me that the Ideal secretary for the man of affairs or ordinary business leader is the toll, lean, angular apd slightly scrawny female wearing eye-glasses and a bit of dark cord descending to her chest This is the kind that saves the firm hundreds of dollars annually and well earns her stipend. This type of secretary is a thinker, usually with literary leanings and may be either a perfect Jewell around the office, or a headache In high heels. The rosy-cheeked and blue-eyed sec retary with a dimple can be as efficient as any other, but there Is no way to stop gentlemen visitors from eharttug with her for long periods, when she should be typing single-space letters to Chicago, or figuring out the old man’s Income tax. The doll baby tn business knows perfectly well that her position Is temporary, that she will not always be a secretary, that some day a handsome Str Galahad will step out of the elevator, see her and prepare for marriage, so her attitude towards•» earnest as yeartu *yhc very hest of otl osero* secretly 4

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In love with her employer for many years, keeps his photo at home on her dresser, having purloined It from the office, never makes a complaint over long hours, never betrays by sign or word the tremulous state of her feelings, and best of all. never asks for a raise in salary. If the boss la a married man he Is very often unaware of the hidden adoration, although his wife usually has her suspicions and frequently mentions Miss Smith In slightly acid tones. The understanding and thoughttranslating secretary is the sort any business man is glad to have around. She knows him down to the ground. She comprehends that hls bark Js worse than hls ble. In comes a leter from a gentleman tn Seattle, who wishes to have the Old Man send him to England to sell the Prince of Wales hls wardrobe for the ensuing year. The boss reads It and grunts. “Tell this bird to go to hades.” says the Chief, throwing the letter across the desk and the secretary sends Seattle: “Dear Sir: Replying to your kind letter of the sixth Inst., we are very sorry, but because of conditions in the business at this time, we cannot handle your proposition. Won’t you please take It up with us later." Consider the case of the fat gentleman with protruding ears who has been sitting in the reception room for weeks, waiting to Interview the head man, who does nqt wish to be interviewed. The sevretary stands between them and says In her kindly voice, leaning over a tailing: "I’m sorry, but you happen In at a bad time. He has several people with him now. He’ll be busy until lunch and then he’s going to .Boston. .Won’t you please write him a letter, explaining what you have In mind?" When It comes to the telephone ringers who call up each and every morning at eleven o’clock, the capable secretary knows the procedure and saves her employer from wordy warfare. It is generally a life Insurance salesman with a grand Idea concerning annuities or a bond salesman who cannot be stopped by fire or high water. She says: “I’m sorry, but he isn’t in today. No, I don’t tbink he’s coming in. He may not be in this week. Won’t you call again some timer The last Is a needless request aa It Is one million to one, the salsaman will call on the morrow and precisely at eleven. Furthermore, these statements are not considered as falsehoods. nor is the secretary a liar, although her boss Is sitting there at the moment glowering at her while she talks. It is a definite part of the modern business system and the lady Is often the very soul of probity and would never tbink of telling a deliberate He In her personal affairs. After five years* association with her boss, the ordinary intelligent secretary knows as much about him as bls own wife and often a great real more, but she never says anything, and only wonders at the singular transparency and gullelessnest, of mankind. Many of our leading, authors depend upon secretaries and couldn’t function without them. Rupert Hughes has bad the same one for years, s young man interested in Uterature and as Rupert Is a prolific genius, the secretary is never Idle. His working hours are unusual, but be appears to like hls job. Mr. Hughes begins tne day’s chore promptly on the stroke of midnight and pegs along until six In the morning and then goes to bed. He has done this for many years, sleepins until noon. This working method, he has figured out, gives him and hls secretary their afternoons for golf, relaxation, movies and when they attend a forma! dinner Id the evenlog, they can remain until eleven thirty, which Is long enough and usually too long. W. S. Van Dyke, noted movie director, has bad the same secretary for seven years, a capable young woman, who handtos ail hls affairs. She declares be-ls the only man In the world she Is really afraid of. but she may be fooling. A truly desirable secretary is the one that relieves hla employer of all responsibility, looks sfter hls business and social prvblerus pay* all hls bills by check, and no matter how heavy the Boss’ expenses may be always comes up smiling with the cheery Information that there is still plenty of mttoey la the bank. If there tejSuch a secretory to the house, ni mrnrMsa

Inexpensive, Easy Patchwork Quilts B» GRANDMOTHER CLARK i»i i>i j W \» V' » ;» |» Patenwork quilts as a rule are elaborate, cost quite a bit and represent many days of tedious work. This work and cost can be cut down to a minimum as shown In the illus tration. Any of these designs can be used on eighteen nine-inch blocks and so arranged to- make a full size quilt. About three ounces or one yard of prlntsrje all that is required for the patchwork. Folder No. 536 In colors Illustrates four ways to assemble these different designs,also cut out diagrams for six different patches like the picture. Information about yardage required for back, border and blocks is also given. The folder No. 536 and folder No. 0 with other quilting Information will be mailed upon receipt of 10 cents, or send us 19 cents and we will send folder and sufllclent beautiful patches to make up the patchwork on one of these simple quilts. Address Home Craft Co.. Dept D, Nineteenth and SL Louis St. Louis. Indore a stamped addressed envelope for reply when writing for any Information. Bright Colors Keep the Children on Safe Side Dress children tn bright-colored outer garments in wintertime for their own safety, says the bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agriculture. While children should not play tn city thoroughfares or even on country highways, because of automobiles, there are occasions when they have to cross streets or when they try to retrieve balls or other playthings from the path of traffic. They must be taught caution, but they can be further protected by dressing them in bright, conspicuous colors which motorists can see from a distance; • Children like to wear gay colors. Those of nursery-school age choose them by preference. Those a little older are governed to some extent by what others wear, so It may be necessary for mothers to get together and “create” a vogue for vivid colors, in outer .garments.

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HASENPFEFFER AND SUCH DISHES THAT QUICKEN APPETITE It Is not always that good cooks are rewarded even by the appreciation of the partakers of their creations. Recently, however, a man cook reaped a worthwhile reward through the gift of a pleased patron of a sweejwtake tjeket which made him the winner of a large sum of money. The dish which brought him fortune was hasenpfeffer, which in plain English Is rabbit stew. The editorial page of one of the newspapers stated: “If der Koch’s windfall means encouragement of good cooks, well and good, for there can never be too much of that.” No doubt the butchers are feeling a demand for rabbit and the recipe for hasenpfeffer will be welcome. It does take several days for Its completion, but takes very little actual time and labor tn its preparation. Rabbit is not used as much In this country as it is abroad, but any one who once dares to try it wih be like ly to use It again, as the meat Is tender, the flavor Is excellent and the price is low. If you use any one of the following recipes, you will surely be rewarded by the appteclattbn of yoqr family. Prepare the rabbit and cut In pieces. Cover with vinegar and water. equal parts; add one sliced onion, salt, pepper, cloves and bay leaves Allow this to soak two days. Drain the meat and brown In hot butter, turning it often and let simmer about a half-hour or until tender. Before serving, stir one cupful thick, sour cream Into the sauce. Wipe the rabbit with a damp clotn and rub well with salt, pepper and fldur. Place in a pan with a little water, and bake It In a moderate oven (350 degrees F.), basting occasionally with a mixture made with one-half cupful water and two tablespoonfuls of butter. When the meat Is tender. It should be set under the flame of a broiling oven’ for, a few minutes to brown. The’ rabbit should be served with its own gravy. © B»ll Sxndtcat*.—WNU Servlea.

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