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ics7 todrspavi mbbruairy 35 1032 the acton free press paobftvtb- hie tjonrmuntt v social side of iile vteitore to and from town during the past week as gleaned by the free press v mrs r j mophersori fa visiting in toronto this week mr george bishop spent sunday with friends in toronto miss ruby claris was home from toir- onto for the weekend mr eugene mcpherson was home from toronto over the weeiend irev and mrs c l poole visited with irlends in toronto this week- mrr imrshnhmanrofhpobtlacr spent the weekend at bis frame here i mr c h harrison is in the eastern provinces oi a business trip this week- miss kathleen stewart of toronto visited acton friends over the weeken mrs maggie e larie of guelph visit ed at the home of mr n f moore on sunday v mrs a h bishop was in toronto inree days last week visiting with mr and mrs alfred bishop mr j elvln gamble of emmanuel college- toronto spent the weekend at his home here atadaspopclation final figures give 1534196ah in crease of 1804 per cent the final figures of the population of canada- by provinces as shown by the 1931 census were announced by the bomfilbh statistician tuesday the dominion population ja lq3ji1lcpin- four things money cannq1 miss margaret garvin attended the annual carnival of the toronto skating club on monday night mr j gordon ramsden who under went ah operation for appendicitis at guelph last- thursday is progressing cicely miss katlialeen mccomb nurse-in- torqnto spent a few days at her home here this week mrs wm mofadden mrs joimfittto bons and mr george elliott attended the funeral of the late philip bovair brace- bridge on monday mr and mrs angus mceachren at tended the silver wedding anniversary of mayor and mrs maqkenzie at george town on friday last miss lenore carlisle and mrs helen loyns of toronto spent the weekeud at the home bfthe latters parentsrmrrjtwentyftve cents- that such a lot in and mrs august anderson mrs h roy wansbroughof toronto ha been spending a few days yritn pared with 8788483 in 1921 and increase of 158513 or 1804 per cent prince edward island nova scotia ahf the northwest territories decreased in population and the other ptwlnces increased s princet edward island dropped from 88615 to 8ff03a n6va scotia from 52a837tos12846 a decline ot cent northwest territories from 7988 to 7133 a decltaeoflo percent new brunswick increased from 387876 to 408219 a growth of 525 per cent quebec front 2361199 to 2874255 an 21 t ontario from 2933662 tov3431683 an increase of 1698 per cent manitoba from 610118 to 7opr39 an increase of 1475 per pent saskatchewan from 767510 to 921785 an lncreaseof 2168 per cent alberta from 588454 to 31805 an increase of 2435 per centr british columbia from 524585 to 684263 an increase of 3234 per cent yukon from 4157 to 4230 an increase ofw6 per cent british columbia during the last decade has increased in population at a greater rate than any other province in total population it stands sixv following on tario quebec alberta and manitoba buy somewhere we have read this story it may or may not be frue- but tne moraa is so good that we caii well afford to dismiss our doubts concerning the facts a grqujof- successful men were dis cussing jqvejlhejuacieon a wet job in the countries of the orient rice is the staple food of the people nothing could be more of a disaster there thai the failure of this important crop for men women and children work in the rce fields and depend on the yield for food it is not pleasant wiork either according to our standards for the tranflng the s labore must wa hi wafer to their- bischeekbookr wrotea check for four knees- in the hot sun of these wtjrm lands constantly exposed to the dangers of- contracting malaria or rheumatism rice grows much better ori flooded low lands and the seed is either son broad cast dry or soaked in woterand allowed to sprout first in splice of t fa that the lot of the hlred hand in the rice fields isnot a very pleasant one the girls look quite contented and happy as they gosb6ut their work for slopping in the flooded rice fields twelve hours a day they prob ably receive the- munificent sum of friends in acton her sister mrs albert young returned home with her mr and mrs isaac bennett of george town mr and mrs bertland conover of erindale were the guests of mrs r bennett and miss m z bennett on sunday i jur and mrs russell salmon were called to br o satu o se to the illness of his father mr salmon sr showed some improvement on sundav and mr and mrs salmon returned home that afternoon horses earn their-keep- tbere are probably no more interest- i ing or useful publications distributed by the federal department of agriculture than the reports of the several experi mental farms and stations operated throughout canada they are replete with specific- studies as to costs yields profits and methods which provide in- val guides tothe farmerinthe piofitable operation of his business w w balfd superintendent of- the experimental station at nappan n s in his current report provides a fine example of the practical nature of much of this material in his reference to the cost of horse labor he shows on the one hand what it costs to keep a heavy draft horse on a yearly basis- and charging against this the jjumbar of hours of horselabor worked during th year 1925 he arrives at a cost of 10 cents per hour with tfils as a work ing basis he charges against the cost of horse labor 19250 the cost of feed during the year 11176 leaving credit balance of 8074 which the horse earned over cost of feed s ballantyne superintendent at kapuskaslng station d wi the same subject supplies us with figures showing an average cost of horse labor per hour for 1930 of 66 cents and- this sefms to be fairly well in line with his records which show an average of 63 cost per hour for the past eight years these flguresprpvlde a complete pic ture of the cost of horse labor because every element of cost has been taken into consideration charges being made for feed labor interest on investment shelter harness and repairs and shoe ing- r if experimental farm reports filled no other office than toserve as a guide to the farmer in figuring his costs of operation they would certainly more than fully repay the effort and cost ln- volved in securing the datum and mak- irg it available to farmers in publication fovm experimental farm nate no fooung life could make anyone anything but miserable we cannot understand but of course conditions in the philippines and ln canada- can not be compared we purchasing power of money there is nothing that money will not buy de clared one or the meh the others pondered this statement in silence but one voiced an exception money wid not buy health he asserted you are wrong replied the cham pion of wealth there are many invalids- who could regain their ijealth if they had the means of employing spee- lalists or taking treatment atexpenslye sanitariums or living in more salutary surroundings in many instances money will buy health but moneyjwill not buy happiness contended the dissenter youre wrong again ask the average person what he needs to make hlra happy he will tell you that all he wants is to be wcaloiy enough to work or rest vhen- hepleases to enjoy all the amusements that give him pleasures and perhaps to travel or study money will buy happiness for millions of men and women sp elated was this manual the ease with which he hal disposed oi his op ponents exceptions that he leaned across the table and said triumphantly ill tejl you what 111 do write down four things- really worth having that money cann6ttwy one ill give you my check for a thousand dollars the next day the same group niep again at the luncheon table the man who had been challenged handed tne challenger slip of paper he readit in silence then he read it agahoslowly and thoughtfully the rest of the party looking on with keen but mute interest when he finally laid it down he took out iente raft jntn steal arch mdgill erin archie mcgfll one of erins pioneer farmers died tiiesday on his 82rid blrth- dayr- he-was-born-arid-lived-all-his-illfe- 6n the same farm in 1875 he mar jied ann mclachlan who survives a con servative in politics and a presbyterian mr mcglll was rioted for playing the dulcimer all- his family being noted musicians besides his wife one son peter arid seven daughters survive they are flora amilesaiahandellaat home mrs james nevills mrs elmer mcmillan both- of erih and mrs dr eaton toronto funeraf service wiil be held today to- huxley cemetery market reports dahty products t quotations to shippers thesj axe tofqnto- quotations butter- creajnerynp 1 pasteurized 16 do second- 15 above prices fof goods delivered tor onto to 00 to 00 john a meoraneytoakyllle the funeral took place6h saturday of jghn a- mocrahey prominent oak- vllle cltiisen in his 75th year deceased was born in trafalgar township of unit- ed empire loyalist stock ijhe son of the late george mccraney mccraneys corf ners one mile from oakville was named after his jgrandfather he sailed on the great lakes for 25 years and later engaged in stonehooking on lake on tario in recent years lie had been living with his sisterinlaiw mrs d mccraney surviving are six riepllews in oakville one niece in new york aria one nephew in england are seiaoiri grateful enough forourown advantages however in comparison with the hardships of many peoples of the world the most costly loss it is startling to read the lost and found columns in a big city paper and fid fqrloatarticles pedigreed dogs and valuable cats papers jewels furs pocketbooks umbrellas over coats everything that a human being can possibly mislay forget or lose are listed here with a reward to the one who re turns them there is one article frequently lost f noreiirihfinff and thte is in spite of the fact that it is one of the costliest of all losses it- would sur prise us if in the lost and found col umn we should- one day run across an item like this lost a temper thereby in a few minutes wrecking a friendship it had taken years to build up large reward offered for its return we shall never see such an advertisement for thejeason th it would be a waste of money one may lose his temper and in another five minutes be master of himself yet in those five minutes have done harm he can never undo there are young men and- women who have everything on their side except an undisciplined temper and nine times out of ten that weakness will be more than a match for all their advantages one who is all the time quarreling bicker ing falling out with people getting ln- thousand dollars and passed it across the table this 1s what was written on the paper tour things really worth having money cannot buy 1 a babyssmijle you cannot purr chase a babys- smite with coin or cur rency stocks or bonds to the soul that has so recently come from paradisethe most coveted things in this world have no appeal a mothers kiss a fathers catess a flower pretty trinket may win a babys smile but you cannot bargain- tor it with gold 2 youth when it hasgorie tne mm will never grind again with water that has passed ail the wealth in the world cannot buy back the zest and joyousness of yo or the carefree happiness of rjcharbworden smlthville there passed away at smlthvlljeon friday february19 after a brief illness of poeumonia richard worden a long time resident of that town born on lot 7 of the eighth concession of erin about 76 years ago he was the eldest son of the late edward and susan wor- derh wlienftyoungmanhevorkedasa maidenhood when maturity has blottcd- them out 3 3 the love of a good woman her love like a babys smile cannot be bought with gold men may barrer silver and gold and precious stones for a base cbunterfeitt but true love that lasts eternally is the most precious gift a woman can bestow- no man is rich enoug to buy i nu m possess it 4 entrance into heaven money will buy every material thing there is to be found in this worid but not a penny of it can be taken into the net and used to ftnln admission into a stato nf irnmnrtnjl bliss the keeper of- the heavenly gate is not susceptible to bribes there- at least money has no value the optl- meter packing dairy butter volved in one unpleasantness or another pound print each neatly wrapped in is not likely to go far if you have to lose something throw your watch the street put your mojey into a pocket with a hole in it and leave your umbrella in some corner where you will be pretty sure to walk orf and forget it be on your guard against t most costl of all tosses jos- lng your temper the generous spirit the success of a friend ought to give us pleasure but this is not the case for as soon as a friend is more suc cessful than we are vanity tikes a band if a classmate gets a better position than ours if a fellow employee has his salary raised while ours is not our emotions are not pleasurable instead of beingj happy over a friends success we- are often embittered by it even when we know he has earned it by hard work and close application imey true to form a freshman at indianauhiverslty tak ing out a permit to use his car while in residence found himself confronted by the following question purpose- for which car is to be used 1 ifithe blank he wrote to ride in a priest offered 25 cents to the boy who could tell him who was the greatest man in history i christopher columbus answeredthe italian boy george washington said the americ an lad st patrick shouted the jewish the quarter is yours said the priest but why did you say st patrick right dcjwn in my heart i knew it was moses said the jewish lad but buslnoss is business while the manufacture of butter to day is largely the function of the cream ery considerable quantities ire still pro- aucedn on thevfarmfand thlsproduct ls known as dairy butter in packing dairy butter the dairy and cold storage- branch of the domin ion department 5t agriculture auvbir that the 10to 20 pound spruce tub linid parchment paper is the- ideal package quite a large proportion of dairy and farmmade butter is still put up in prints these may be the brickshaped 1pound print or the flat oblong 2- mrs wtttitam j hartley nelson rosella luochese wife of william j hartley of nelson township died at irer home on sunday morning after a brief illness in her 65th year mrs hartley was a member of st pauls unit ed church mlltori surviving are- her husband one- son david hartley of nelson township and six daughters mrs walter roach earlton mrs l kenney burlington mrs edwin harrop esques- quotations to retail trade butter creamery no 1 pasteurized 20- 00 do second 19 to 00- churning cream f ob country points special 16 to 00 no 1 r 15- to 00 no 2 i 12 to 00 t poultry and eggs -gg- quotations to country shippers delw- ered fresh extras 23 to24 do first 21 r 22 do seconds c16 to 00 quotations to retail trade cartqn fresh extras 31 to 32 do firsts i- 27 to 28 db seconds 21 to23 quotations to shippers poultry alive dressed chickens over 5 lbs under 5 lbs hens over 5- lbs do 4 to 5 lbs do 314 4 lbs do 3 to 3 lbs roo over 4 ibfi guinea fowl over 2 fj8 ii16 ttst s5mi23imxyymzyyy 1b just one month away v not manydajwxef tareihere youll want tobe among the wejl dressed so now is the time to begin thinking about your new outfit the- new springy styles bavie begun- to arrive everything new from hats to shoes i it will pay you to look over pur hew stock we invite you to come in ing township mrs t hepburii toronto and misses clara- and wilda hartley at home the funeral was held on tuesday afternoon interment w madeatever green cemetery milton bricklayer and mason and he and his brother built many houses in acton and vicinity and around georgetown fdlck as he was commonly known was a gen- prnl f with nil of w he was- asspciated he was kindhearted and always had the willing hand to help in times of need in politics he was a liberal and in religion a baptist his wife predeceased him more than a year ago of a family of seven brothers and three sisters onlyfour remain mr william wprden of california colum- bus of alpena- mich misse tlgfelb unri aurilla worden of erin the funeral was held at smlthville on sunday after noon from merritts undertaking par lors and interment took place at st annes cemetery the large assemblage and floral tributes were testimony of the esteem in wnicft deceased was heldv fri f attended the funeral were his sister miss aurilla worden erin mr and mrs jas merritt and daughter olga grimsby mr and mrs leonard armstrong milverton mr alex sloat and son earl stratford mr alvoy blair grimsby and a few others from other points the pallbearers were messrs r hunter j chase james chase c lacey- l ecker w mcdonald 12 to 16 10 to 14 12 to 14 11 to 13 iqiei2t 11 to 16 11 ta 15 to j8 j oo quotations abovfr indicate the general market range in value to eggs- and poultry on delivery basis wholesale vegetables vegetables at wholesale houses are quoted domestlo potatoes per bag 35 to 40 dressed meats wholesale dealers to dressed meats quote the following prices to the trade- beef lorequartefs 700 to booj carcasses choice 1100 to 1200 do medium r 950 to 1050 calvesrchbleevea l i b drachliri go wt- mjxlvstftjeet- -v- agto heavy hogs cwt 400 to 500 light hogscwt 700 te m abattoir hogs 700 to 800 1500 tamtoo mutton cwt 500 to 800 bodes and wool toronto dealers in hide and wool quoting the following prices to shippers city hides green 3c bulls and brands 2c country hides green 2vic do cured 3 td3ct calf green 5c country calf cured 4c city veal trip 3c country veal kip 2c do cured 2 to 3c country grasser kip 3c to 4c horsehide no 1 135 no 2 85c no 3 50c norsehalr 23c pound wool flat free of rejects 7c pound rejects 5c tallow solid barrels no 1 1 to lc cakes 1 34 to 2c nodnd grain quotations grata dealers on the toronto board oijnajeiaremaklngjhefollowlng-nuota- tions cif baypbrt no 1 northern- no 2 northern 68c no 3 northern 65ic hay and straw extra no 2 timothy in car loads 1200 tooooo no 3 timothy 1000 to 1100 oat straw 650 to 750 wheat straw 650 to 000 all straw mustrbegood length potatoes ontario potatoes in bags 25c to 28c prices are carlot delivered on track and via truck respectively toronto current live stock prices keav bcsfmrszntn 4s03t butchersteerscholce 525 540 do fair to good 450 do common 375 heifers choice 500 5000 facts about canada parchment making popular and attrac tlve packages too much emphasis oan not be placed on the desirability of the use of parch ment paper particularly for the wrap ping of print butter butter makers should beftr in mind- that merchants that buy thelr butter must resell it and me use of parchment paper helps to keep it attractive and appetizing in appearance where parchment paper is used to wrap butter th6 dairy industry act pro- vldes that the parchment paper must be marked by branding or printing wltn the words dairy butter in letters at least onequarter of an inch square there are still many parts of the country in which dairy buttermaking provides an important source of- revenue and it is with a view to keeping farmers informed as to proper practices and legal requirements that articles such as these are prepared the-new-editionof-isoou-facts-uout- canada for 1932 wul be welcomed by the public as it contains a wealth of new data including the latest census returns of cities and towns over 10000 popula tion the compiler frank yelgh the well known canadian author and public ist meets a long felt want in this annual compendium of canadian facts truiy the dominion in a nutshell that has a worldwide circulation fifty chapters deal wlflh every phase of our national life in the most concrete form giving a vivid impression of the progress or other wise of the country there is much to hearten the reader in its contents in the striking contrasts made with previous years and chiefly when measured by 1900 showing a marked degree of progress in spite of seasonal fluctuations the facts in fact act as- a wholesome tonic copies may be had at 35 cents each or three for a dollar from the canadian facts pub co 588 huron street toronto or through newsdealers he understood when the icecream man came out of his house he found a small boy sitting on one of the blocks of ice ere re roared wot are you sitting on that for tile boy raised a tearstained face was you ever a boy he sobbed course i was roared the man and did you ever play truant course i did snarled the man nowr then you and when you got home did yer father take a stick and sit where you are the man said gulping i understand mystery of the morgue before the new york evening post moved to west street it was kn6wn as the old lady- of vesey street every thing was prim and proper about it a few years ago before the reorganization of the filing system there was occasion in the office to look up clippings of the wall street explosion the hunt imme diately became complicated nothing was to be found under wall street explosions disasters bombs or even reds finally they telephoned to the home of the former archivist retired where in the name of the vlllard family demanded a frantic editor did you fle the clippings of the wall street explosion alvsaid the old gentleman look in the letter m cabinet you will find it under mishaps do fair to good 450 butcher cows good 325 do medium 200 canners and cutters 50 baby beef 600 bulls good 300 do bolognas 225 feeders good 400 stockors 300 springers calves good and choice 750 do medium 500 do grassers 300 sheep 150 lambs choice 700- 525 450 530 525 375 300 150 800 375 230 450 400 6000 900 700 350 350 7t50 pork cuts fresh hams whole or half perlb iso to 15c shoulder roasts trhnmejfl per lb 13c and 14c bacon side bacon by the piece lb 14c smoked- ham whole or half per lb 14n avidlsn smoked cottage roll per lb 15c beef cuts choice rib roasts v 16o and 17 thick- rib hcasts lb 14o and 15o round shoulder roast per lb 14o arid 15o thick shoulder roast per lb l3o and 14o stewing beef per lb 10c to 12c homemade sausage bs 25c bwasmsfe js specml- er parcnaserlver the counter lard lbs for 16c pattersons me at shop we deliver promptly phone 178 do- culls hogs fob 500 425 throughout egypt today the one outstanding crime in number of jurrests is not the bootlegging of hashish steal- lhs or parking the camel for more than an hour but murder and attempted murder by poisoning gregory theatre friday february 26 ambassador bill adventures of an ambassador starring will rogers gems of m g m a technicolor novelty scenic dawn at damascus saturday february 27 matinee at 3 p m phantom of paris- u french mystery melodrama starring john gilbert and leila hyams comedy howdy mates fox movietone news silverware night dessert knives will be given away this week monday february 29 sweepstakes chapter 2 of the galloping ghost with red grange com- edy up pops the duke and following days a store- wide presentation of authentic spring modes thrillingly- new alluringly lovely pleasingly priced distinctive new fashions for women matrons misses and juniors for school children and tiny tots thefnewesf and smartest in accessories new spring modes for men and boys lovely new dress fabrics wallpapers draperies and floor coverings you are cordially invited d e mcdonald bros ltd guelph ontario our motto equality and service if you expect to sell you must advertise mhkr i vv j