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t the home of 5fharinu3trjpipnpaa member canadian weekly newspaper association member selected town weeklies of oaurio the acton free press la published every thursday mormon t the free press building mill street acton ontario the ubaexipuon price is sxoopcr year in adrsnee postage u charged additional to office in the united states the date to which subscriptions are paid is indicated on the address label advertising ratestranslent advertise ments 10 cents per line agate measure for first insertion and 5 cents per line for each subse quent insertion contract display advertise merits fox 3s inches or more per nnrnn 18 cents per inch each insertion advertisements- with out specific directions will be inserted till forbid and charged accordingly h p moore president and editor g a dulls manager and assistant editor telephones- editorial and business office uw residence of president nj residence of uanager iji ontarios public school population the total number of pupils registered in the elementary schools of this province that is the public and roman catholic separate schools in 1925 was 608650 the daily average attendance in those schools in the period was 433872 or 7128 per cent of the total enrollment on the other hand the ag gregate attendance during the year was 85150426 out of a possible 86878984 or 8789 per cent ami this percentage says the report represents the true situation as to regularity of the attendance in our elementary schools in the elementary schools it may be noted the boys were in a majority of 515126 pupils registered in the public schools 202- 813 were boys and 252313 were girls of 93524 children enrolled in the roman catholic separate schools 46918 were boys and 46606 were girls the news of the neighborhood thursday morning august 12 1926 editorial observed the sabbath the people of fergus and surrounding country are tobe congratulated upon the stand they took last sunday regarding the sunday excursion to niagara falls in spite of the publicity given very few offered to make the trip so it had to be called off the splendid bringing up given by their fore fathers regarding sabbath observance does not seem to be entirely forgotten by our citizens they may travel in tbeir own cars but they shun any sign of a general disregard for the proper observance of the day fergus newsrecord stayathome voters only 69 per cent of the electorate of canada voted at the generalelection in october 1925 if the other 31 per cent had voted we might have had a stable government in canada since that time would there be any injustice in uisfranchising those who are not incapacitated by illhealth or absence from home from voting at the general election following the one at whichthey did not vote the disfran chised electors would raise an awful howl but those who always go to the polls would have no sympathy with them- the stayathome voters have defeated many a- candidate to cast a conscientious ballot for the beat government of a municipality province oroountry is a sacred duty chesley enterprise agriculture offers attractive opportunities with any young man who is dissatisfied with the farm and is seeking n opportunity to get away he would do well to take a look at the long list of teachers who graduated recently from the normal schools of the province im addition to this is the list of new lawyers doctors dentists druggists en gineers and other professional entrants that have qualified to follow these callings there are many more of them than there are openings it is the same in industry the country is full of them and many of them are fated to a hard row during the past few years notably 1921 1922 and 1923 farm ing was not any more remunerative than any of the mercantile businesses were rut agriculture has fallen on better days last week at a garden party in the town of preston hon john s martin told of the multitude of opportunities awaiting the young man wno would qualify himself with a knowledge of the scientific side of farming mr martin was then- speaking in a farming community and his statements were applauded by the successfulfarmers of water loo county the development of the various branches of agriculture since the late hon jas s duff conceived the idea of bringing the advantage of theagriculturad colleges to the very doors of the farmers has been rapid and extensive few farmers now retain the old prejudice against the country ag ricultural offices they have learned by experience that the assistance they can get from these offices means money to them and they are freely availing themselves of the advantage placed at their doors in years to come and that means the years of the immediate future the young farmer who starts but with the equipment an agricultural college course will give him will have the young f in t other professions hopelessely handicapped tilson burg news milton mrs g h xjuwson who underwent u ocrbous operation in the toronto honpltul was repotted yesterday to be much improved early tuesday morrilnff thieves atolo iwwie counsel robert thompsons whole nock of 42 henb and 7 roosters from his farm on the firth line nelton township mr thompson tied two vicious hounds closo to the poultry house the roost raiders chloroformed or gassed the dogs lou jacobs champion apple picker of onturlo who works on david hart leys fruit farm in nelson township near mflton has established a new record for cherry plcxinsr he has picked 60 11ojuart baskets of mont morency cherries in nine hours fruit growers pay 15 cents a basket for picking and at this rate mr jacobs would earn 9a day john carr and p c wulmott of trafalgar township have finished hauling in the fall wheat which is now ready for threshing- both of these exiwrlenced farmers who own two jof the finest farm in ontario estimate that their fall wheat will not yield less than 40 bushels v the acre reports show that there will be a bumier grain crop in halton county this year reformer the sunday school lesson for 8unday august 15 organizing kor service scripture iesson title jetbros erin mrs bell stover and son and daughter of los angeles motored to mr and mrs j r smiths mr und mrs w hull and dr and mrs hutchinson and little daughtev spent a few dayb with mr and mrs h- frankum at harrlston mr david barbour 6th line erldrteratlon this truth has been learned editorial notes the futility of strikes over and over again endeavor has been made in these columns to show that a strike under almost all circumstances is a mistake for the strikers them selves rarely are they ever bettered in their con ditions be the strike ever so successful the work man himself is generally the loser a concrete case is shown by the following interview copied from the acton england express and refers to the re cent strike which affected all the british isles falling in the other day with a male acquaintance employed at a local factory 1 casually put a ques tion had your holidays yet no holiday this summer for me he replied why i inquired well my friend admitted somewhat ruefully i canj it those of us who stopped work at lie general silce are having our punishmennt the arm used to allow us a weeks holiday with pay but this year because of our part in the strike that has been stopped we can have the holiday if we like but we lose the payment for it and i cant afford that he also declared emphatically that never again would ho consent to go on strike as an act of sympathy with another body pf workers i was out for three weeks he said receiving 15s a week strike pay a contrast to my usual 3 a week wages dont you think it would have been better for us to have stuck to our work and subscribed something each week to the miners fund the executive of the hal top liberal association lias called a convention for tuesday evening august 17th when a candidate will be chosen to carry 4hc partys standard in the election on september 1 4th how do they expect a man to get in hay alfalfa fix up the bipder look after the hoed crops sell the cream keep the pigs from putting on too fnueh fat to sell for choice bacon and get interested in an election all at the same time a statement made public by the department of immigration and colonization today show that there was an increase of 65 per cent in immigra tion to canad during the first five months of the calendar year 1026 compared with the same period n year ago is convalescing following a lingering illness mr robert price of st thomas and two slaters of mich spent a few days with mrs boomer und other friends here the annual garden party of the orton united church will be held in a field adjoining orton on friday evening august 13 the hlllaburg horticultural show this year will be held on wednesday september 1st in the new rink dr und mrs peart master william peart and m- fred harper of sand- barn n it have been camping at stanley parle mr and mrs peter mcdonald and two nieces misses edna and gladys mclean of parle river north dakota motored and visited frrlends here a garden party under the auspices of the hillsburg young peoples im provement association wilt be hem in the park hulsburg on monday even ing august 1stti tile busholrne inn the property of mr j p bush which he has been re- modelling and which is quite up-to- 5njt in every re to accomm the travelling public and tourists is now open und a number of guests have already registered advocate scripture lesaori exotl 18 127 reference material num 11 16- 30 acta 6 16 golden text to each one hiswoik mark 13 34 devotional reading isji 40 28 to 41 lb closing- renew their strength tho text explained 13 tho picture of mohcu hero la that of a typical bedouin sheik act ing an judge in all mutters that hla tribesmen may bring to him 15 to inquire of god moses de cisions were regarded as divinely in spired although ho himself says i judge between a man and his neigh 3 16 good practical advice thla lluutrutes how tho moslac legal system was developed from time tq time old customs were modified or new usageh introduced to meet im mediate practical needs further more tho innovation wan accepted as of divine orleln even though it em anated from tho suggestion of a mltl- lunite chief lesson themes the nd of system and oraaniza- tion whenever men have on hand any work that brings together a con siderable number of people they must organise if they would uchlevo tho best results individual men working independently can never accomplish more than u fraction of what the same men can accomplish by coop impartial experts say tka is the finest orange pekoe sold railway time tables at acton nationalflailways going west no 25 sunday only iq ua m nu 31 715ara no 33 223 p m no 35 509 pm going east no 24 sunday only 708 p m no 26 705 am no 30 1148 am no 34 335 p m no 3g j 617 pm no 38 813 pm georgetown says the owen sound suntimes it looks as if the illicit liquor business is primarily to blame for the bedevilment of the customs service result ing in the dissolution of parliament and now it is the same business that is responsible for so many fatal cases of woodalcohol poisoning the whole business legal and illegal is a public menace harvest time there is sopxething exhilarating in reaping the fruits of the soil for harvest is both a gift and an achievement a gift in that nature provides the con ditions an achievement in that man takes advantage of thess conditions to produce certain results it is cooperation a partnership between matter it and intelligence harvest is a big element in our national life wheat it is a potent word finan cial newspapers predict prosperity or adversity in terms of wheat railways compete for the transporta tion of it magnates of the market take if seriously into their calculations fortunes are made or lost in it but there are two factors in harvest which arp seldom regarded and both are elemental they are the two already mentioned nature- and the farmer we seem to regard nature as the unwilling partner in the production and deem ourselves fortunate when we have escaped her caprice in- diced we speak of wresting things from her truly man fe supreme egotist because nature is con stantly holding out to us a multitude of wonderful things and wonderful laws saying take obey and enjoy i am your benefacf j plant your seed at the proper time and i will germinate it and pro tect it and release tho chemical elements in the soil to feed it and send the suns rays to give it health and stamina and fructification but with out me you can do nothing and the other factor cooperant with nature is the farmer considering that his is a basic industry and that fie is a pro ducer in one of the most honorable of occupations n positive forcenot a parasite he has never received due recognition nor his just meed of acknowledg ment and in this tho city dweller has been both blindtwiovfgnorant we are all vitally interested in the harvest and thj farmer for society is a joint affair c n r magazine at the u f o convention held at guelph mr v7m a burnett of upper nichol received the nomination and we understand has since accepted same he will oppose hon hugh guthrie for the dominion house mr burnett was reeve of nichol a few years ago and is well known in that town ship the liberals of east wellington are not likely to place a candidate in the fieul the enterprise collingwoods conservative newspaper states that w a boys at themaeting of the north simcoe conservative executive ex pressed his desire to retire owing to the large finan cial loss he was called upon to ear in connection with his professional practice and also for private ifjiowerjinow is only a lewweeks reasons if mr boys continues of this mind there will be no lack of aspirants for the job of party standardbearer barrieexaminer the united states government has struck a blow against alleged bootlegging under the guise of medi cal prescriptions seventysix doctors whiskey sales men and agents druggists and drug corporations were indicted by a federal grand jury for prohibi tion violations in newjfork seventeen indictments were returned naming 25 physicians 30 druggists and 15 whiskey agents four drug corporations also were indicted months of investigation preceded the indictments election matters are still very quiet- so far as milton- is concerned and we presume the samemay be said for other parts of the county people are going about as if no election was in sight and the word is scarcely or ever mentioned except perhaps by those in the inner circles of the different political parties people are evidently fed up on elections to such an extent that it fails to arouse the en thusiasm and excitement that once characterized the announcement of a general election milton re former a statement made public by the department of immigration and colonization recently shows that there was an increase of 65 per cent in immigra tion in canada during the first five months of the calendar year 1926 compared with the same period a year ago the actual immigration was 58062 in 1026 and 33114 for the same ave months in 1925 for this period british immigration increased from 15878 to 21009 immigration from the united states increased from 6535 to 786 and from other coun tries increased from 12701 tos203 a new cemetery has been purchased tor the townjand the council la having it surveyed and properly lam out at a wellattended meeting held at the town hall on tuesday evening definite plants were made for tho business mens plcnlc to be held on august 19th at eldorado park a arrant of f 5000 was made by the council the town clerk was authorised by the council to forward 2500 for membership to the ontario municipal association for 1928 dr h f price and mrs price of ottawa spent last week with mr and mrs john price mrs m eccles received word of the death of her brother mr alex mc- nevnn of yellow grass sask mr mcnevan was 85 years op age and bad been in that district since 1s05 miss rose hewitt and miss violet kills workers in christs church cathedral hamilton have been spend irag a short holiday with the rev f h and miss wuae at st georges rectory while preparing to go to a bowling tournament which was being held in toronto on monday last mr yv mc intosh had the misfortune to tall and cut his right hand badly severing an artery he was removed at onco to guelph general hospital and is do ing well while playing on the road in front of his home main street on sunday evening eddie the youngest son of mr and mrs h stapekon narrowly escaped serious injury when he was struck by a passing motor car the little fellow la very fortunate in es caping with a few bruises and slight cuts about the head and arms herald oakville the local firemen intend making this years garden party one of the best yet and a good time for all is assured when they attend this event tuesday august 17 at victoria park mrs wright orr after completing nearly forty years of faithful and ef ficient service as organist of st johns united church has tendered her res- ugnatlon to take effect at once the public xjbrary will be closed from august 1 to 30 patrons may draw out additional books for this period the oakvllle horticultural societys awy and entries must be in before saturday august 14th census takers checking the traffic or the department of highways re port that during the week cars from twenty two states in the union and f rqm every province in the dominion with exception of prince edward is land passed along colborae street it is rumored that a jewish enter prise highly capitalised intends pur chasing large tracts of land on the dundus highway adjneent to post- vlue with the intention of erecting n synogngue and schools and forming a colony options have already been secured on a number of farm proper ties a proposal in vol ting sweeping changes in the nresenudny systems of all the public schools and the possible cloilng of one room in central school was brought before the school board for discussion at its last meeting the plan includes both the rearanglng of the school area and a change in the subjects taught in each school and it is said to have the sanction and approval of the public school princi pals hiding east on col borne street near the sixteen mile bridge friday night david richardson chlaholm street was knocked from his bicycle n a head on collision with a car driven by william hoffman elm a township in perth county arid was seriously in jured about the head and shoulders after medical examination by dr b p soanes he was removed to his home hoffman was arrested by highway constable charjes hunter and was later released on xo0 ball to appear in the oakvllle court on august 9 to answer to a charge of criminal negligence record 7 a foe to asthma give asthma half a chance nnd it gains ground rapid ly hut give it reneatetl treatments at dr x d keiioffi asthma remedy and it will fall back even faster there is no half way measure about this remedy it goes right to work and drives asthma out it reaches the inmoflt hren thine passages and leaves no place for the trouble to lurk have ft by you for ready use even by some of tho lower animals wild geese form their flocks into a great wedge cutting the air at tho speed of an express train those who are fresher continuously moving o the front to relieve those who have become weary cutting the air for those who follow even bees nnd ants have a most remarkable com munity organisation for the doing of their work the history of human civilisation htm been in large part the story of enlarging and perfecting organisation in like manner the in dividual christian has found that when he is working in harmony and coojeratlon with a large number of other christiana he is of much great er usefulness that when he stands alone hence the christian church with its many subordinate organisa tions throughout ltfc we shall and that teamwork is supremely valu able the rudiments of a nation great nations do not spring into exlstcnco fully formed back of each of the leading countries of the world today lies a long history of development from tuoall beginnings 5he vast british empire looks back to tho tunc when egbert king of tho tiny king dom of weaseac conquered tho other little kingdoms about him and gained the title king or the english unit ed states history starts- with a few shiploads of staunch puritans sturdy hollanders courageous huguenots gallant cavaliers who crossed the stormy3eafl seeking liberty here in thla lesson ire a picture of national beginning a jnob of irresponsible serfs escaped from egypt but al ready they ore learning the lessons that shall prepare them for a great career as the chosen people the in dividual israelite is learning that he is part of his people and must be loyal this tts the lesson that our forefathers have passed on to us their loyalty made canada of toduy and v loyalty must rayike the cunada of to morrow the value of good council it is a wonderful thing- to be able to take advice from others many a mun who might have done large things has failed because he was too conceited to be advised moses here shows his greatness the man who has all the learning of the egyptians with all tho wisdom that he has received from god hearkens gladly to the homely wisdom of an illiterate mldlanlte for 8tudy and discussion how does any system of laws come into being was the mbslac code the result of development were laws of god promulgated through human agency why is the churcht how do nations come into being can a nation be better than tho cltlscns who compose it what aro you doing for your country where does a truly wise man gather wisdom dally readings for next week monday exod 19 916 tuesday exod 19 1726 wednesday exod 20 111 thursday deut 5 615 friday psalm 119 18 saturday matt 6 2434 sunday psalm 19 714 action tire ftodj fir ctnvfer oh thec little pert filthy ffyi unwelcome pvert n o need to tolerate a angle fly in your house xflit kills flies flit spray clears your home in a few minutes of dis 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