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thursday july 30 1031 the acton free press social and personal items tlus vtoitors to acton homes and the visits lit actonuns little items of personal interest mu brtto speight la holidaying t buf cedar point mr aubrey allan of xetrolt la holi daying at his home here mlaa margaret brown apent a iw day with relative la toronto mr itoas allan of toronto apent th weekend at lua hotne her mr and r p wataon and tammy pent th weekiiil in toronto t imr bd humnan of ipantlac mich u holidaying at hla home here mra y k uooiaaiy la apendln a week at heweuon island oeorglan bay mra wjhut johnaton visiting- in oakvula wtthmf and mxs b b ituaaall mlfl jean oreo was operated m uat pyway for appendicitis and la improving nicely ml audrey maaala of toronto spent the weekend at the home of mn itobi oarvln mr d noheruon and mis catherine itobertson of toronto called on acton friends messrs j a lindsay and molvln locker are holldaylntf with friend at iroquou mr and mnl fl b lluasell and amity of oakvule vlaltod with acton relative uila week uttle mis dora wood la visiting with her grandmother mr ja l warren in toronto mr and mrs leonard fenny of vot- onto are visiting with mr and mr ja hudson mlsse annie akin mamaret oarvln and myrtle boper spent tho week end at niagara 2all mr and mr l pwmy and mr and mr ja hudson visited friend in buf falo on tuesday mr if t lepage of toronto spent a few day with mr u v moore at moorecroft last week mr wm ibfcan of bolton 1 visiting mr a joe and colled on mr wm maoarthur this week mr iur mercer of edmonton and mr m newm of xoronto are guest of mr a e nlcldln mr tuid mr o a imlls and family and mrs alice ucacphnuxi visited with friends hi kilbride on sunday mr and mr iloy marshall and botty of fergus visited on bunday at the home of mr and mr j j btowart mr oliarleu a conway and daughter ml alma conway are visiting at mr bruce johmtonos delaware ontario mis alady boarrow ha returned homo after spending couple of week with mr and mr mocluskle at bolton mr and mr alex bolder and mr and mr yokham of detroit vlsiud at the home of mr and mrs jam noble over bunday mr bella lindsay and mls jean lindsay a a of toronto are vultlng at tlio homo of mr and mr j o undsay muscs alberta lloyd and doris wil liams of owen sound are holidaying at he homo of mr and mr wm lands- borough hev tr t a and mr moore and mr and mm peroy robinson of tor onto vlallod over tin weekend at moorecroft mr and mr k oardncr of knpuhkim- lng and mu donald mcdougal of wlnnlpetfr are vultlng relatives in acton and district muse marlon day of itockwood and muriel mackuy of i or on to vlultcil at their grandmother mr k a wans- trough ustfcck t i mr and mr edward tindall of cleve land ohio and grandson bob and mr and mr j t mack evorton vlsltod mr and mr john lambert on tuesday misses toma and kathalccn mccomb are holidaying at chemony lake peter- baro mr j it mcoomb mus audrey mcoomb and mu merkt spoilt the week end there mr and mrs kenneth moklnnon audrey and bhlle and mr and mrs w allan and eleanor vulted with mr and mr h hi ivrryman and family at brougham over the wefkend mr nichard leaven and son mr wed leavens of wetland spent the weekend with acton friend mlc marguerite and violet leaven who hod been holi daying here returned homo with them mr and mr it t barnes and chil dren of moron to spent tiunday at tlu home of mr land mr w landnborough little mis florence barnes who had been spending holidays in acton returned home with them mrs oeorge murray visited her slater mrs w hi ourney several time while she wo taking treatment at the lock- wood clinic toronto mr oumny l doing nicely now and expects to be able to return home shortly mr and mr ii townaend of flush ing n y and mr and mrs iuuu4u lownscnd nee viola itumley of white stone h y are spending a few days at the latter s home here with mr and mrs thus ilumley mr william barbour mr and mr humphrey barbour erin ur and mrs tlobert mccutcheon ospringe mr clay ton barbour and mis lot brett tor onto spent sunday at the home uf mr and mr hugh mooutcneou mali street mr and mr jos u doda alton an nounce thn engagement of tlietr younger daughter mablo o to wed w rowan youngvr son of mrs itowau and the late w itowan of lliuaburg tha manlag to take place quietly the mlddlo of august mr unc mrs lluxnss archibald oars- well of gait announce uie engacenumt of their daughter alhc to mr xavld christie henderaon of tresiori son of mr and mr david m henderson of gait the marriage to tako place on august 33 visitor with mr and mr oeorge murray during uiu week were messri wm murray oeorge w murray and b a murray of ingoraolt texmayor w u ourney wlngluun and son wallnca mu ollvtr leewaur lam l klrkpat- rlck xitgursoll mr and mrs h e lic- klnney foronto the ensagement 1 aimouncod of veda elisabeth older daughter of mrs thomas henry barber and the lato wlflhuii john macpherson of kincardine ontario to duncan llodd macmicol of utratford ontario tm of mr and mr donald macnlcol wobuher buskatcliowan hie marriage will tuka place quietly auguut 15 tltkatmtnt lt kxtkunal kattasltis or roultuy hie lut day of summer is uu time that call for clotw attention if the flock 1 to bo kept free from external parasites body lie if tlio surroundings aro kepi in a clean nanliary condition and a dust both 1 provided not much troublo will be occasioned with body lice so long a the bird aro in good hoalth but let any bird get out of condition and it becomes a veritable propagating placo for lice timso lice ivowever are no great menace an they may be readily controlled fhere are numerous llco powdorn an tlm market any one of which will got good results ordinary fhio road duit wltli a uttle hour of sulphur addud about a quarter of a pound of sulphur to a quart of road diuit will bo lound to give satisfactory rewult wlwn carefully dusted through the feathers blue oint ment a piece about the also of a small pea rubbed below tlie vent and under neath tlio wings will also prove etflci- cious but tho latter uliould not be ujmmi on wotting jieiih tlio moat oonveiiknt remedy luwivir tluxt ho been tried out at the central experimental rtn is black leaf 40 which can be purchased from any need merchant paint the iltuis of tho rooats immediately boforo tlio bird go to roost and tho fume will effectively rid tlio bird of all vermin ml tea mlto are a much mora serloui menace to tho poultrymans profits a they aro much harder to get rid of than tho body lice but hero again cleanllnoin 1 absolutely essential if tlio pest li to bo successfully copod with wlimi mltejt are found to bo present tho tlrnt st p in banlrililng thftm 1 to give tlio ltouso a tliorough cleaning he- movn all drotwlng and old nesting material scrape and sweep out every particle of dirt and burn it then if water pre lauro is available turn on the hose forcing th water into evury crack if as 1 tlio case on most forma you cannot iiio tills metltod it is advbtablo to ncrub down tlio wall with a brush o- old broom bht in any case they should be tlioroughly uprayed or painted with a good utrong disinfectant till wasli miould bo rep4aud in u few day to destroy tho mites which liatoh after the first applloatlon lho dlslnfecbant may bo uppllcdwith u hand apray pump or if one u not available a brush will do but in nlthor cau tlie hud should bo used liberally and every crack riaodad a good strong tolutlon of any of tho coal tar dlshifictonbi coinmonly off rod for salo will prove effective ordinary coal oil will kill the mlteu but a it eviporutoa quickly tlio offocu are not lasting an exchk nt paint to appy to tho roost and nohtboxes is coupotu3d of one part crude carbolic or possibly better still black leaf 4n to three or four part of crank case oil kvm after tho liouso has been cleaned tlw crock in uio roost and nestboxes sliould bo flooded at regular intervals tlirougluait tho summer either wltli the wfortmentloned paint or with coal oil ior furtlior information write to tiw ioultry dlvbilon central kxiierlmental farm tor circular no 8t oooge itobertson central kxperlniental ikarnt ottawa ho it gotmt loo bad too badl commented tho professor wtiat i the mutter dear linked hb wife a pupil to whom 1 gave two oourse in memory instruction has forgotten to pay me and try an i will 1 cant re member lil nam 8muouuno vegetables into tub diet barbara b brook coaxing tlio various members of tlio family to eat vegetable is often a diffi cult task although one minute young johnny riears his mother say bat your carrot dear the next minute ho see hi father surreptitiously push id share of the vegatable aside it 1 uien a ques tion with young son to rat vegetables or not to cat them and usumuy hi decision is hi tlio negative if tlie same two vegetable abstainer mentioned in tlie above paragraph were given a stow with onions carrot and potatoes in it tuivury julocs they prob ably would eat it or a spaghetti oum- blnation rich with tomato eauoe or a meat pie wltli plenty of vegetables hid den under it crusty cover it t orten through these combinations that people learn to eat certain food which uiey think tliey dislike we aro giving liere several recipe for smug gling vegetables into the diet oltoi buetf 3 tablespoon fat 3 onion sliced pound pork cut hi small strips 1 green pepper shredded m cup mushrooms siloed 1 cup celery shredded vi cup rice 1 teaspoon salt 3 cup stock brown onion slightly in fat add pork and cook until meat 1 seared add pepper mushroom and celery lut in lice salt and stock cook slowly until vegetables and meat aro tender serve with itlce krlsplc pour big the chop suuy ovor them yield 0 serving uruprao ikpimiti 1 cup cooked ham ground 1 cup cooked pork ground 1 cup corn flake cnimbs m teaspoon salt few grain pepper 13 cup tomato juloe 6 green peppers mix ham pork and com plako crumb moisten with tomato hike cut stem end from pepper and remove aeeds f orboll three i minutes and fill pepper wltli blurring bako in a moderate oven 350 degree f for 30 minute yield 0 nerving mote it 1 not necessary to havo two kinds of meat for this- recipe xwo cup of liam will make a delicious recipe gatiaznous a la uooitaeoitih 3 cup diced leftover pork y cup clumped onkm 13 cup fat 3 cup totnatoe w cup clioppcd green pepper i uasjiooii pepper 1 teaspoon salt vt bay lemf 1 cup ftjco krliiples 4 tablespooil clumped parsley cup ktuffed olive add moat and onion to fat and cook until onion 1 golden brown add toma toes grocn popper popper salt and bay loar lot come to boll turn bito cas- scrale cover wltli rice krlaplea and bake in a moderate oven 380 degree f for 30 mliuten itcmovo from oven sprinkle with parsley and garnish wltli olives cut in hair lengthwise yield 0 borvlng braibbd bkk 3 to 3 pound brisket or round of beof drlpplngg or otlier fat for sautolng 3 tablespoon butter or other fat 1 chopped onion i chopped carrot 1 tablespoon cliopped paniley mi cup diced celery i cup canned tomatoes bolt and paprika cut the meat into cube brown in hot fryingpan with drippings btlr tho meat ko it will cook quickly and not lose it juice tender cut can bo cooked whole remove tlie piece to a clawly covorad kettle uiat can bo used cltlar on top of tlie range or in tlio oven rhino tlw pan wltli u quarter cup of boiling water to save all browned bit and pour tlu ifiver uio moat cover tightly and oook slowly for two liours for tlio sauce molt butter or othor fat and brown tho onion and carrot in it add parsley celery and tomatoes lloat tlioroughly add uoasonhig pour uia uauco over the meat and continue cook ing for another hour yield g aorvlng hlant good befds wioffhly tho amatour gardener who remember these four word will avoid many of tlio pltrall into which beginners aro likely to fall i hero in no more prolific source of failure among amateur than hasty cum- leti or improper sowfng of uio seed a dry softd may retain it vitality fox year but after germination has commenced a check of a day or two in tho process may prove fatal i hero is no tlmo in tho life of a plant when it is so suhccptlblu of injury from too much or to little heat and moisture a at tho period between the commencement of germination and tlie formation of uu first true leave enthusiastic gardener are choosing the proper seed from tlie store arouiid tho comer but when they plant this tiged they should b sure it lion a constant and proper degree of moisture a proper degree of heat that it t covered with the proper thickness of earth and that tlie soil is such that uio young atom con penetrate it and the young root find food tlie soil sliould always be moist never wet to secure thu cover the seed a soon a it 1 planted with well pulverized freshly prepared earth prowling it firmly over the seed a small boardmay be placed upon the row and walked upon or tlie bark of tlie hoe isod but thtf direction itliould be followed hi soirto way it you wish to start your seedling properly letters to the editor mr editor we hiivu secured same vry valuable information for your reader regarding tlio economic depri uiloti and crop con dition of wfthtom canada from mr w it black and his wtfn wlu aro holiday ing with hi motln r mrs james black mar crowson corner they motored three thousand one hundred nine from or and italrlo in tlie ioaco lltver dis trict northern alberta crops are good therv oats and whrat are the prin cipal crop grown it is tiot unusual for out to yield one hundred bushel per aore tlie price for thopost six montli ha twmm twelve cent a bllsilel for oats olid thirty cents for wheat 1 tali if all 1 more pluitirul tlum in butliorn alberta from uaskatoon uaakatcliewuii for five hundred mile nouth across soutliom bankstchewan and most of north dakota crop arc very poor or on absolute falhiro dim to drouth land in uaskatchewon around moose jaw formerly worth one hundred dollars per acre in in some oases being abandoned tim main highways of tho west are being gravelled rapidly and aro gen orally good tlie absence of so many startling brilliant signs along thn highways in ontario 1 very imstrul to any motorist who has travelled across a part or u 11 a the most majestic sight of tho whole trip 1 easily tho lcace itlvor at dun vegan tlie towering bank on either sldo seven hundred feet in height give ttie a thrill till river 1 many time larger than 1 commonly r allxed it 1 00o yard wide at dun- vegan and ib to 20 feet deep with a hwlft swirling ourmnt it 1 one of canada s mostloble river and 1 fed mainly by snow from tlio itockle tlie ieace stiver would remlna an ontario visitor of home becaune it 1 largely a rolling plain one distinct difference being tho abneiioe of tho tall elm and tnapla tree which form so many attractive avunues along ontario rural road one interesting feature of travelling in northern canada 1 tho novel experience of fcroaljing during the night by day light hatkrpif lent a most inviting picture of harmonious color there 1 a settlement now hi tlie foaco nivor dis trict mora than coo mile north of tho international boundary uottlemeut is spreading north east and west rapidly a correspondent hhhtlook and hir hiifulogic it 1 almost certain tliiitt no character in fiction created by an author of recent years ha become so internationally f i miliar as bherlock holmes tho grea dttoltlvo air arthur conan doyle in one ooits lost books memories and advonturora rolatoa how shortly of tor ho had beui knighted on account of quite another literary work ho received a bill from a tradesman that was correct and butlneinl ike in every detail save that it was made out to illr bherlock holmes 1 hope i dan stand a joke as well as my neighborly record eir arthur but thla particular piece of humor ueemud ra tlier misapplied and i wroto sliaiply upon the nubject in response to my letter there arrived at my hotel a vory repentant dlcrk who expressed his sorrow at the incident but kopt on repeating tho phrase i asiiure you sir that it wo bojiia fide i wliat do you mean by bona fide i aiked well sir ho replied my matcn in the shop told me that you hod been knighted and that when a man was knighted lie changed 10 name and tlrat you liad taken that one i need not any that my annoyance vanished and that i laughed as heartily tni hli pals weo probably doing round tho corner a party of french schoolboy visiting london asked an uio flrut of tlio sights tl at they wished to see to bo shown tho baker street lodging of tho great sher lock holmes but they could not be grati fied since cniuin doylo luul alwayu duj- crootly declined to identify the building in south ameyica sherlock li so well known that a convenient new word based upon hla noma has been added to tho language clever bit of offhand doduc- uon aro now tersely defined there as jiherlockholmlto letter in prauo of bherlock holme or propounding problem for bhorlonk holme creator to nolvo readied him from tho four content of the world in cluding the samoaii islands holiort louis stovenson wroto to him from valllma ho hadbem retailing some of my sherlock holme yarns to hla native iirrvimt i should not have thought that he needed to draw upon anyone elnc and ho complained to mo in a comical it iter of tlio difficulty or telling a story when you had to halt wery moment to explain what a railway was what an engineer was and so forth ho got tho ntory across in spiie of all difficulties and said he if you could have 4en tho bright feverish eye of simile you would have tasted glory simlte and hi comrade accepted 11 the tales an lllorally truo they could not b convinred uiat any story was merely n font of fancy but to many more sophlitlcated admirers uio kupordotcotlvi in little leai real iind cortalnly if ijo is nol truo ho otight to bo i aljuhring ovullllal we consider tltnttng a degrading cus tom and havo formed a society to put a slop to it ay 1 11 join it suld uio man from abf rdeen gladly aoodi lho meiiilxtshlp fee i only fifty eenla a year mon units dlfforrnt im thlnkin itll bo clioaiier for mo to tip market risiorts dairy raudbcth quotations to bhlppar lhesa are toronto quotations buttor creamrry no 1 ponhurixed 23 to 00 do tuxond 31 to 31m above prices for good delivered tor onto aetauot to retail trade kuttr cmamiiry no 1 pasteurized 34 to 00 do nocond 33 to 00 churning cream fob country point apodal m 21 to 00 no 1 30 to 00 no j 17 to 00 poultry and ecos quotation to country shipper dellt- ered frnih nxtraii jo to 00 lo first 17 to 00 do second j 13 to 00 quotation to retail trad carton fresh extras 30 to 00 fresh extra 24 to 00 do first 31 to 00 iullet second 17 to oo quotation to shipper konltry alive dreased tatted liens ovor g lhs id to ib do 3 lbs 13 to ib spring broilers over 3 lb each 33 to 00 over j lbs each ib to 00 quotations above indicate uie general market range hi value in egg and poultry on delivery basis wnolkhaxjc vrcktabljji vegetable at wholesale house are quoted donwwtfe folates new 11 qts 38 to 30 brkshkb meats wholesale dealer tn dressed meat quote the following prices to the trade beef foroquarler cwt ooto 7 00 do hindquarters 15 00 to 17 00 oarcasse choice i100toljoo do medium loootolloo calve cliolce veal 110otol30o hravy hog cwt oootolooo light hogi cwt 13 bo to 13 00 abattoir hogs 13 00 to moo mutton cwt boo to 13 oo lamb ib 00 to 20 00 hides and wool toronto wholesale dealer hi hide and wool are quoting price to country ship pers a follows city hides grce o tier lb ihill and grand 3 he per lb country hlden green 3c per lb cured 3c to 4c per lb calfskins green 7c veal kips be per lb calfskin cured 1 be per lb horse hide no 1 1 bo no 3 1 35 no 3 75fl homo hair 3rc per lb wool flat rate free or reject bo per lb rejects 6c per tt orain quotations oraln dealer on tlie toronto board of trade are making uie following quota tion for car lobs no 1 northern 60c no 3 northern 6lc may and straw extra no 3 timothy in car loudt 14 00 to 00 00 no 3 timouiy in car load 14 00 to 50 00 no s timothy laootoisoa wheat straw 0 00 to 0 50 oat straw 0 00 to 0 50 potatoeu ontario potatoes in bag 05c oi1rrfnt litvk htogk vklcfs choice heavy steers 0 00 0 35 butcher steer choice g 00 0 25 do fair to good 6 25 5 00 butcher heifers choice g 76 0 00 do modtum g 25 8 50 butcher bulls light choice 3 75 4 21 do heavy 3 75 3 00 do bologna 3 50 3 75 cows good 4 00 4 00 do canner and cutters 1 00 3 00 bsby beof 1 00 b 00 leeders clulce 4 75 boo blockers choice 4 00 450 calves good to choice 7 00 f 50 do mediums 5 00 5 50 sprlngors ag 00 milkers 35 00 45 00 spring lambs d 00 cull lombs 7 00 8 00 sheep yearlings 4 00 5 00 do choice 4 00 4 50 heavy sheep and aged buck 100 3 10 hogs bacons fob 7 76 iiim own fault specialist your hnarlng is better now and the cure li complete patient what did you say sperlalutt your hearing 1 better my fco 1 10 patient how much iifty dollars specialist shouting at top of voice ycsl gregory theatre fclllday july 31 laughing stnnebf with joan crawford am ivy slovens tho goodbad girl com ply shooting of dan i he dunk jatx news saturday august 1 scotland yattlt ihrlllmg detective story starring edmund lowe and joiui bennett comedy all por mabel volco of hollywood no 1 monday august 3 the connecticut yankee a new and inorry comedy of old and merry knglolid by mark rwaln starring will itoger chap- tor no 0 of finger prints nov elty chock and bobber cliock ii ip ate lovet- 1 iakt of proud liner por more tluui 30 yi ors one of tho most ptrpulur vessels nailing between i lven and south america uie liner orlu 0 000 tons belonging to tlie pacldo steam navigation company is to ter- alo her curi t r in a fonlilou altoeouier but buflttlng hi r brilliant record of service instead of being 1 landed ovor iiitflorloualy to alilpbroakers to be torn to pieces silo is to be allowed to end iwr own life tho orita 1 to be dashed at full speed on to uie beach at morecambo to break her up eventually she must fall hi to uio hand of tlio scrap dealers but she will be able to make her exit i pit ndklly por a few days uio orita uu been lying in dock at liver pool waiting for lier lost soiling order when uiey arrive alio will kvo with a skeleton crow on board for morecambo bay to meet her fate it is expected uiat tho shock of man big ashore at lier greatest npoed will do ureal damage to tho luill cubic is impy bible warner ye ten doctor liave given lier up wilder poor woman i wliftt the mutter with lier warner she simply wouldn t pay lier doctor bills turn on tiif hot air diner offer gloncbig at tho cliock iluro is a beauty parlor next door ln t there waller a lady runs a placo for re ducing figures sir i diner tin n id bo obliged to you if you d have lier work on uil dinner check before i pay it r no bions mr bour tces i dont know how u but 1 feel uioroughly wound up to night homes lloaly7 and yet you dont sejii to go dollatt down dandies tills country u nued with dollar down dandles people wlio aro buying a radio on automobile an uloctxlo refrigerator and a doxen ouict uimga at a dollar down and a dollar when the collector catches them in let u bo uiankful uiat some enter prising indian prince doe not think of wiling hi surplus elephant here on the dollar down plan think of trying to sell an unemployment apple to a fair kidy accompanied by her pet elnpluuit special thursday friday saturday 10 lbs redpaih granulated sugar for 8 bur castile soa1 for 4 cukes surprise soap lor 1 bottlo javll water for i snuill bottle olives i small bottle siurted olives for 1 puckitko wilsons ply pads foi i lb premium 1ta cup mid suuccr for 4 lbs best rice for 1 largo tm clarks pork and beans for 1 dozen small oranges for i 40 oz jur marmalade for 54c 25c 18c 9c 9c 12c 8c 59c 25c 18c 25c 29c nelson co mill street acton phone 37 august clearances bring outstanding values in homefurnishings 190 gkey wool blankets special o jq per pnir tpzikj splendid for camp or cot tage use very slightly dam aged ibex flette blankets special per poir firbt itialtty ibex flnnncl- ctte blankets in grey or white extra low priced new wool blankets special each 4 du beautifully soft and fluffy these 3j2 point pure wool blnnkets and in lively solid pastel shades lose blue green gold or mauve with dailcci tone borders itevekshtle blankets special each in hive oft pine wool light yet watm reversible colors in all combinations of pastel shades satin bound v splendid for gifts 895 casement cloth regular 9q 50c for yard plain colored cloth in 45 inch real bargain casement width a oilcloth table coveits 69c vi yards squnro tor with mcdullton centre und funcy bolder in green or blue ensy to keep clean kui1ker stair treads c spcoial i foch lot in brown ox ib inches price rubber size a very special cement for trend or linofoumu one pint fins o tor odc ubtd for luyiug rubbj stair treads or linoleums 20 off any rug in stock wiltoiw axniiiwterh itarktans llroadluonw included buy now and save d e macdonald bros ltd cuelph ontario our motto quality and skkvicb-