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m thejitg v i mi hcjvl iju v paqbilvi ttecommttiiitys social side of life vfaitore to and tvpm town during the past weeik as gleaned tby hie free pre tf mies pearl wallace visited irtends in kitchener this week imr james idoble visited hlfl parents at wingham oyer sunday mr cc henderson of- toronto call- ed on acton friehib tyesterday afro p t shepherd of montreal is visiting her brother tmr j h mccomb- mr arthur crowley of toronto visited acton wends over the wee jn4r fv j miss helen hjmds oiwlndsor visited ait- the home ot her sister mstn it v xiiairden v mrichester wallaeebf ipbronio vlslt- ed hjbjlster and toother heye over the weekend c mm kenneth currle toronto visli- ed her mother mrs qervafa over the weefcenfl mr anff mrs qeo ritchie and imary spent the- weefcend at the home of her mother in milton ctouncllloy gteo was in rich mond hill on monday attending bonspell of curlers misses margaret drtadell and olive cooper of stratford spent the week-end- it their homeshere miss audrey fraser- of toronto is spending the week at the home of mr and mrs jas symon mrs- thos watson is attending the funeral p her s mrs aeo aieh at orangevllle today mlssmarjoriereld jbh h sspfbtt mclsaac attended the funeral of the late mrs smith in hamilton on friday mr and mrs j e- gamble and mrs bobert dron attended the funeral of 3he late mr john ca at osprin mram r moore was a representative irom acton at the musical festival committee meeting in muon last weeet misses kathaleen and lorna mccomb nursesintrainlng in toronto hospltajs are both recovering nicely from their what is meant b the kit kenny catst the kilkenny cats were two pugns- clous felines which according to an old irish- story fought until nothing was left but the ends of their tails to light like the kilkenny cats meahs to fight or wranglesuntll tooth sides haye foot every thing during the irish rebellion of r98 says the old tale the town of kil kenny in ilelnsterwb3 dspned by hessian troops one of their favorite amusements was to tie two cats together by the tails hang them face to face over a clothesline in the barracks and then watch them claw and scratch each other until one of them was dead when- the officers heard of this barbarous practice theydectdea to put a stop to it and accordingly one of their number was in structed to keep a close watch on- the men with a view of catching them in the act upon one occasion several of the hessians while engaged in cai right ing heard the officer ascending the jrtad phd one jolh6 soldiers quickly cuttherats down by severing their tails with a single stroke of a sword the- cats escaped through an open window- but the bleedtagtalqs tiedttogether re- mained as damntagevidraces7hen the officer demanded the meaning of this he was told that two cats had engaged in a fight so furious and savage- that they had completely devoured each other with the exception of the tips of their tails this story is characteristicallyirish and some authorities- believe that it was originally a parable based on a long and destructive contest between engllshtown and irlsiitown two7 separate- muniolpali- mrs which finally became the present various interesting items of news borough of kilkenny engllshtown was british in sentiment while- irlsbtown was native irish and during the 17th century the two towns wrangled over their rights until both were impoverish ed a common carpenter r sir mattcli legmtchahtrey was one of the great english sculptors of the last century his statue of w stands in the- state house in boston when he had become famous he was jolly fellows the jolly fellows club met as a sur prise at the home of mr and mrs thos- morton on wednesday the evening was spent in euchre dancing and vari ous games after which a dainty lunch was served and the party broke up by singing for they are jolly good fel jaws disturbance at gueloh reformatory aggrieved at what they considered was an unfair curtailment of their privileges 0 prisoners at the ontario reformatory at guelph staged a serious disturbance m the dining room of the lnstitutiotr last monday secrecy was maintained by the erdvincjal secretarys department for a week- but c f neelands deputy provincial secretary when ap proached admitted that there had been trouble xnenallcy of economy in ex penditures has been extended to instltu tions as weu said tvtrneelands we have cut down on the tobacco rations and effected other economies but the men have no reason to complain i was informed by the superintendent mr john hunter that about so of the 500 in the dining room at the time started shouting an4 stamping their feet thfjy yelled that the next thing that would happen would r be a reduction in the amount of food guards were rushed in and they removed the- men one of the gua re a cut on the fa f a nv might hate been at the sick childrens hospital at thlstletown visited at her home here being enter one day in thebeaut wawwfl wealthy recent llhikses mr and mrs john dunn miss anne dunntahdmrrand m wm thompson at the fufi uavld oailj in hamilton last saturday exwarden and mrs a mason left this jnoming by motor for a houday trip to florida they will be several weeks on this vacation tour to the south mrs geo osborne of rensellear n y is visiting her parents here mr and ws william williams and hursingher sister mrs thos kilty who has been ill for the past week or so mr and mrs j m denyes milton announce rther engagement of their daughter fleda j- to mr a jam mylrea son of mrs ellzjabeth and the late philip craine mylrea toronto the marriage will take place this month mayor and mrs j b mackenzie of georgetown will be at home to their friends on friday evening february 19 at eightociock on the occasion of their twentyfifth wedding anniversary mr and mrs mackenzie are entertaining at noon that jday many guests who were present at the wedding twe years gentleman of london he noticed a fine mahogany table on which stood an antique vase and he asked the owner if he knew who made the table oh yes replied mr rogers it was made by- common carpenter in- shef field do you remember the making of it pursued sir francis certainr i do replied mr rogers 1 was in the room while the carpenter was finishing it with jus chisel and i gavethe workman directions about it yes jsald sir francis i renigmbtr that room well and all the clrcum- st i was the ca who made lhattablejl pitcher thrown by oneflf the prisoners but it was not serious the superintend ent communicatel3klfchime- and i ordered an immediate investigation of the com plaints finding that the ringleaders were hardened criminals in the main and that their complaints- had no grounds i ordered that they be given 10 strokes of the strop discipline must be maintain ed continued mr neelands most of the men involved in the disturbance had served terms in the penitentiary and rind we arc apposed to say it might have been with a melancholy infloctloi a great many people ore always shaktng their heads over the chances they have missed the shabby dowrlattheheel man tens yqu how near he came to in venting an airship which would have put the wrights permanently out of bus iness sometimes it does us good to rem ember that there is another side how many dangers we have missed toy a hau we say that- was a close- shave and turn away laughing and do hot give ourselves time fully to grasp the fact that the difference of a few seconds might have made us tifelongt cripples if it had not ended pur earthly careers ojlfihe spdtj c many of us older ones arid some who are younger look bacirto thejline when temptation had jus hard and fast and we were saved not sqj much by our own efforts as by tfinely interposition of what we call chnince the boy who is just on the point of throwing to the winds the principles in which he has been reared is galled home by the ill- hessofhis mother avhlle that dear life hangs in the balance he comes to hlm- which he had alhjost plunged for self l and recoils from the abyss into for- years afterwards jtrjereu are times when the- shamed bldodfiames fiiito his market reports cheeks when he remembers what might havavbeen v let us not have so much to say about the good things we have missed by a hair for the other side is just as true every daejhe paper tells of people jeo are killed hy falling d or by- ari autojnplile at feo orosglng yet we go on our way just escaping many dan- gers that we know of and innumerable ones of which we- are not even instead of assuming a lugubrious expres sion when we say it mighthave been in fact the words should move us to the profouhdest thankfulness in spots been sent to guelph to finish uncom pleted sentences there are 800 prison- eratguelph and among such a large niimber there are always some who en deavor to cause unrest and affect othersr- s these men had so reason to complain instead of giving each man a package of tobacco every fourth night they were given a packageevery fifth night this- was one-of- theccbnomiesweputr to l into effect the men are required to do a good days work and that is what caused this group to stage a disturbance these men get- plenty of wholesome food and there are thousands- of respectable lawabiding citizens in the province to day who cant get- enough food to eat declared mr weelands learn fromtravei ago sir francis was not ashamed of his humble beginning and he was ready to bear tribute to the kindrhearted people who took an interest in him when he was a poor orphan boy and gave him encouragement especially lady- stanley this lady was impressed with tnemod eling the boy had done lri pastry for her table interested herself in his future and had him placed with a carver and framemaker in sheffield where besides his beautiful wood carvtogs- he began to attract attention by his models in clay j blessed are the poor in spirit said jesus christ uwho himself was never ashamed to have it known that he had labored as a carpenter in nazareth how much nobler is such a spirit than the petty pride that would cloak the past with its humble but honest service and forget the early helpers by owhose aid the flrststeps were taken that led from obscurity to eminence find smoked salt cures bacon cuts well too much stress on winning the man in charge of athletics at hn gf ttnivgrsity prqpauncedby hugh fuherton the highest type of coach gave up a profession to devote himself to this work because he felt he could best serve his age in this way he puts into his coaching a philosophy he thinks applies to most tasks in life to prepare as well as possible to do ones best and then be content- we do not lay much stress on winning he says this fall innumerable games will be rnarred by a frenzied desire to win the defeated will charge the winners with cheating will lose their tempers in sulting speeches will be exchanged pub lic contests will be marred by the un- sportmanlike attitude or the onlookers who wij show as much pleasure over a poor play on the part of their opponents as over a winning play by the side tljey that the use of smoked salt in place of common spit and in the same pro- potttotrrinffe7cnre faction in the smoke curing of hams bacon and pork shouldqrs is shown by special tests carried out by the division of animal husban h ce a college president recently made the suggestion that all youug americans be fore reaching the age df twerityhve should be compelled to spend at leasr a year in foreign travel it is hardly jikely that this suggestion- was offered altogether seriously it is probably only an extravagant way of stating the bene fits of travel in the speakers opinion a year of foreign travel would leave some young men and women as unde veloped and almost as ignorant as it fourid them the test is the facts they learn from travel here at home if you travel across your home state in a train of by automobile howmuch do- you learn on the way some of you will take long motor trips and find out only i the condition of the roads and the places where yqu can get a good meal others going by the same route will pick- up an astonishing amount of in formation as to the manufacturers and the commercial interests of the town through which they pass they will be able to speak with- authority not only about the years crops but about the trees and plants that belong to the sec tion visited the truth is that it would be a- was to give some qf you a years many young people are industrious in spots when the jjchool year is drawing toa close a perfect epidemic of industry breaks out in bur educational institu- amiability is a characteristic which is likely to manifest itself in spots you probably have acquaintances who are extremely unpeasant at breakfast time and agreeable at dinner but if dairy products qnotatlpna to shlppen these are toronto quotations batten l creamery no 1 pasteurized 10v4 to 00 do second 15 to 00 above prices for goods delivered torr onto quotations to retail trade bnttev- creamery no 1 pasteurized 21 to 00 do second 20 to 00 churning cream fob country point special 16 tobo no t 15 to 00 no 2 w 12 to- 00 poultry and eggs e r quotations to country shippers delit- eredt fresh extras z 23 to 24- do first 2lto22 do seconds 16 to 00 quotations to retail trade oartoji fresh extras iv 32 to 34 dbrflrsts n 28 to 30 do seconds 2l- to23- quotatuma to shippert poultry alive dressed chickens- over 5 lbs under 5 jbs hens oyer 5 lbs do 4- toblbs do a- to 4 lbs do 3 to 3 lbs roosters over 4 tbs ducklings over 4 ibs guinea- fowl over 2 lbs quotations above indicate the general market range in- value to eggs and poultry oh delivery basis whol vegetableb vegetables at wholesale houses are quoted domestlo potatoes- per bag 40 to 45 dressed meats wholesale dealers- to dressedmeats quote thefollowlng prices to the trade- beef forequarters 700 to 900 carcasses choice 1100 to 1200 do medium 950 to 1050 calves ch6ice veal 1000 tol300 heavy hogs cwt 400 to 500 xlg hogs 700-to-tso- abattoir hogs 700 to 800 rsays mother gasoline goose i little jack horner or went round ajcorner at 70 per to his car in evergreen he next is seen above him gates ajar not very late t 12 to 16 10 to- 14 12 to 14 11 to 13 10 to 12 11 to 16 11 to 15 10 to 18 16 to 00 dad look here my dear i dont mind your sitting up late with that young man of yours bulxdp object to him walking off with- my morning papers decimal system he vthere ar several things i can always count on she what are they j he my fingers when actors need legs then theres the one about the actor whoured the country to hamlet what kind of a run did you have in savannah he was asked well wils the reply we beat tho audience over he county line toy three minutes wis must vacate our present jstftre premises pn ivtill streets and in 6rder to save moving expenses yreih offer remarkatile- reduccid prices on all lies of hardware piunts anb r eicraigatappliances cpiire iff and get our pricesbuf yoiilf have to ihflrryto- pick these values up before we move 4 w re blair plttlvmtng heattno etf mill street acton to see if it is safe to make a remark or not yod soon begin to wonder whether that friendship pays we have a right to ask more of those with whom we come in contact than amiability which comes in spots as for the industry which is spasmodic it never carries anyone very far lambs 1500 to 1600 mutton cwt 500 to 800 otdes and wool toronto dealers in hide and wool quoting the following prices to shippers city hides green 3c bulls and brands 2c country hldestgreen 2 do- curedrs to zvic calf green 5c country calf t j cured 4c city veal kip 3c country veal tr tcip 2cidocure 2i to 3c c the desert is a desert for all the oc casional oases bad temper and laziness arejotgreatly mo terings of the opposite characteristics consistent hard work consistent self- control consistent cheerfulness are nec essary in order to accomplish anything jsorth while the troublle diagnosed grasser kip 3c to 4c horsehidft no 1 135 no 2 85c no 3 50c horsehair 23c pound wool flat- free of rejects 7c pound rejects scitollow solid barrels no 1 1 to lcals 1 34 to 2c nound 7 j gratn quotations foreign travel all that you would brln home from it would be the recollection of some queer dishes and a collection of souvenir post cards experimental farm ottawa similar quality and cuts were treated by the old common salt method and later finished by maple and hardwcod smoke and by the new method the use of a commercial perparatlon known as smoked salt where the smoked salt is used lb takes the place in quantity of common salt in the curing mixture ifi curing the cuts similar recipes were followed except that with the smoked salt was substituted in the same quantity for the common salt curing conditions and time of cure were the -same- the common sat lots were hung in van smckehouse to finish the cure while the smoked salt lots were hung up to con dition in a warm dark room samples of pork from both the com- do you know how to study favor of course this is babyish games mon and smoked salt cuts were distrib uted for testing- in a number of ottawa homes and reports indicated practically a universal opinlon4hat the smoked lots had a genuine smoked flavor while only about fifty per cent regarded it more desirabe in flavor than the oldfashion ed smoke cured product v it was also found that shrinkage in the smoked salt lots averaged 45 per cent while in- the common salt lots which were later smoked the shrinkage amounted to 8 per cent summarized the experiment showed that smoked salt produced less shrink age gave a genuine smoked flayot not in any way impair the texture of the nwat and was decidedly economical through 6avmg in labor and equipment played in this spirit instead of being a training for life are a positive injury do your best in the games you play but do not lay too much stress on win ning one who learns to accept defeat without depression or resentment has learned one of lifes most important lessons if you can make some advance along this line this year your education will be progressing something practical father- when willie had returned from his first day at school what did you learn at school today willie i learned to say yes sir and no sir and yesi maam and no mssm father did you t willie yep some of the colleges are giving the freshman a special training in methods ofstudy and report grpat improvement in the work done that is encouraging as far as it goes but it is rather ap- palling to think that these freshman have averaged twelve years in schoof without knowing how to study there is no doubt that this training is important children do hot knew how to study by instinct and few are even given any instructions along that line therefore they muddle along with out ever knowing how to concentrate their attention and spend double the time on their lessons that they ought without half learning them even those pupils who arc accounted good often train the memory at the expense of the reasoning faculties they are able to memorize a lot of words but not to pounce upon the significant thing in the lesson and make that a part of their mental possessions forever many of you young people are still in highschool study is the chief bus iness of your life but are you sure that you are making the most of your oppor tunities and arc getting out of your school days the training which is your chlef need in other words do you reaiy know how to study for every- 100m families in the united state8today7there are 50 phsy- iclahs 41 lawyers 22 dentists arid 76 ministers and where arathe pains asked the doctor all over me chest and body just here there and everywhere mourned the patient well i cant diagnose your com- plajnt on that informatlon takethis paper put it under your sinj- let and when the pains come take a pin and prick the spot then i can see where the trouble is and treat you when i come again ten days later the doctor called and asked for the paper oh i gave it to mother mother where is that paper i gave you the doctor wants it you mean that paper with the littie holesin it yes oh i gave it to our daughter liz zie shes upstairs- lizzie- what did you do with that paper of your fathers the paper with the little- holes in it yes i want ik oh thatl well i put it on the pianola and it played nearer my god to thee got it down pat first cop what makes you think its a speakeasy mike secpnd cop with his car to the key hole because i can hear a lot of loud talkinv gregory theatre friday february 1 the squaw man u very thrilling melodrama starring warner baxter and lupe velez cartoon weenie roast voice of hollywood amateur night saturday february 20 matinee at 3 p m the yeuxw ticket thrilling romance of a framed girl starring lionel barrymore comedy over the radio fox movietone news silverware night five oclock teaspoons will be giv en away this week monday february 22 speckled band an english picture cartoon medbury in turkey comedy honeymoon trio chapter 1 of the new serial the aalloping ghost with red orange giahl d o th t b of trade are making the following quota tions cif bayport nousrorthetn73v4c no 2 nnrthern6c no 3 northern 65c hay and straw extra no 2 timothy in car loads 1200 to 0000 i no 3 timothy t- 1000 to 1100 oat straw 650 to 750 wheat straw 65ho 000 1 all straw must be good length potatoes ontario potatoes in bags 25c to 28c prices are carlot delivered on track and via truck respectively toronto current live stock prices heavy beef steers 450 650 1 butcher steers choice mv 525 540 do fair to good 450 525 530 525 375 300 150 00 375 250 4 50 400 6000 900 700 350 350 750 round steak per lb 18o prime rib roast of beef lb 16c ehmcebollmgbeefrlbtloctorjc stiaulder eoastsrperlb 12oto i4o fresh ham sliced per lb 15c loin roast per lb 14o homemade sausage fresh da 2 lb fo 25o i rbsr ofpastry lard tot 15c wlllv- every order of 50c or over british columbia salmon lake huron frozen herring salt herring- smoked fillets kipperines on hand at reasonable prices crate fattened milk fed chickens choice dairy butter per lb 20c 1 schneiders famousbrandof cooked r mealst wardlaw mccaig mill and main streets the new shop vheke your dullaks have moke cents do common t75 heifers choice 500 do fair to good 450 butcher cows good 325 do medium 200 canners and cutters 50 baby beef 600 bulls good v 300 do- bolognas 225 feeders good- 400 stockers 300 springers 3000 calves good and choice 750 do medium 500 sheep 150 lambs choice 700 do culls hags f637zi7 400 new wallpapers never lovelier never less jexpensive single file when the indians travelled together they seldom walked or rode two or more abreast but followed one another in single file it has been thought by some that this practice resulted from the lack of reads which compelled them to make their way through woods and around rocks and by narrow paths the true reason for journeying ns the indians did in single file seems to be a feeling of caste this feeling was at the bottom of- other customs of the indians it made their women slaves arid rendered the men silent and un social- this peculiarity is asiatic- how it has worped and disfigured hindu life is wdl known home is scarcely possible where it prevails to the wornen and children domestic life is bondage the woman of n chinese household are seldom seen on the street the children when ac companying their father follow him at a respectful distance in single file and in the order of their ages beautiful wall decorations are now within reach of every homeowner no matter how modest the purse may be and there are three good reasons why home owners should buy now i xovely new papers wallpapers are the loveliest they have ever been exquisitely charming patterns and cqlors and their beauty will last for lhe- majority are suntested and will withstand the ravages of sunlight and time new low prices wallpaper prices are now the low est they have been in years no one knows how long they will remain at- such low levels and we advise you to 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