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v thursday october m 1881 the acton free press 7 paos fivji the communitys social side of life vfaitore to wad from town paring the past week as gleaned by the free press ml m e odbmt spent the weekul in toronto mr l iudffy o detroit visited wtth friends here last week mrs jennie mcdougall of toronto visited here over sunday mui anne macdonald iw home from waterloo over the weekend mlftfl martfl barbour spent the week end with friend in brampton mr j p mftcpherson of toronto visit ed with aoton relatives this week mr anil mrt ooorgo ohent jck and oordon of grimsby spent sunday with mr and mrs wm powur mr and mrs jas doblo jr attend ed the funeral of his sisterinlaw mra cecil dome at shakespeare on monday mr and mrs nell mckachem and daughter of waterloo visited at the homo of her father mr wm mullln on sun day mr and mr charles mcleod of tor onto spent the weekend at hi home hare mr and mrs oordon mclood and baby barbara of ouelph spent bunday at tola home here mr and mrs vted baboock and mis bunlce of milton spent tike weekend at the home of mr and mrs win lands- borouch mra blanclio brooks mrsf prudence cook and miss kathleen and miss myrtle cook of toronto spent the woekend with acton friends jlev o i roole preached annlver- nary services at springford on bunday this was mr pooles first diargo when he entered uie ministry district deputy e v kennody acton was vii chorsc of the installation of ofrloera at the i- o o v noetlna in georgetown on monday mrs jtov w j hamilton who frioa been ill at wcsttort n s since july returned home to tlw parsonage and la much improved in health mrs jofl mcaoochui received the sad ilews this week of the doath of lief nouier in olasaow scotland on october fl tlio sympathy of friends here go out to her and the family in this bereave ment mr and mrs oeorgo s oroonloes kilbride announce tlu iitfn4joiiient of their daughter edlu jane to mr stan ley m ohtsholm son of mr and mrs w a otilsholni of milton the marrlau to take place early in november mrs itobert wansbrouuli was in tor onto over tlvo woekend mrt vvans- brough was ipcjlly interested in hoar- intf umj sermons of llev mark matuiows of seattle wash wlwao discourses aho had heard on a previous occasion bovcn years ago in seattle he was speaking in first pretibyterlm oluirch ut tlio anni versary a selection of news items sent to reformatory pleading guilty in police court at ouelph j p henderson arrested at w ingham tuesday at the instance of the ouelph police was sentenced to an indeterminate period of six to twelve months in the ontario reformatory hendersons offence was the passing of itioque on the bank of montreal in which ho had no account foansvdead in home iloturnlntr to ouelph alter a few days absence p sampson on saturday found the body or his wife lying in her bodroopo with a bottle of chloroform beside her mrs sampson apparently lud been dead name time and uie finding of the chloro form leads to the belief that she took lur own luo coroner dr ij m btuart decided that an ipqiieat was unnwooasary tlie funeral was held on monday after noon from the funeral parlors of john- stone iff humley and interment was made in bvertou cemetery street carnival at brampton celebration uiat promises to eclipse all otliexs of us kind ever attempted in brampton will be held there tlie night before ifauowacn friday october 30 when the lions club will stage the first of its annual frolics a monster parade will start tlie evenings programme it will comprise novelty bands masquer ade parties and all sorts of comic spec tacles interest in this opening event is being encouraged by numerous valuable prlxes this will be followed by the street carnival tlie main attraction of the evening at this time the draw will be made for the chesterfield suite radio coal and cedar oliest which will go to holders of lucky number tickets to uie carnival which are being sold all ovrr the country the concluding feature of tlio evening will be a mtonjjbt vaude ville show in the capital theatre wlwre talent from toronto and new york will provide an entertainment of an unusual typo bonv1rk breakfasts by barbara b brooks oan you resist the invitation of the autumn woods any longer already enticing crimson spots hae begun to ap pear on tlie hillsides and many of the leaves have fallen wearily to the ground aftex a long summer of dancing in the breeses they beckon you to come it is time to pull an old brown sweater over your siead don substantial boots and take that early morning hike which you have been promising youranir for a long time take materials for breakfast and after you are tired of tramping nelect a suitable spot brush away the frostdamp ened inavrs build a bonfire land pre pare o enjoy the best breakfast you evrr ate as the fvrewood available may bo damp and not easy to bum it is a wbte hiker who carries a few sticks of dry kindling and several sheets of ytrxiuyb news paper with him for starting the lire you will find tliat your appetite is kindled more easily than theflro and yovl can hardly wait until the flanies have sub- ilded and tlie glowing timbers are toady to cook tlio food there must be bacon as nothing ubsolutely nothing tasted quito as good and the odor of it stealing over tlie fire mingled with tho good woodsy odors u just too appetising tlien wo will have outdoor pancakes after the exercise the fresh air and the bran which we will add to these cakes we need not fear indigestion even though we indulge a bit heavily it is not always convenient to carry along utensils for measuring ingredients so wn are giving recipe such as scouts use on tuctr hikes and in their camps scout mkahuhxmknt8 handful uso hand an scoop by closing fingers and fill mil as possible fingers of dry ingredients such as flour baking powder sugar hoe num ber of fbigers called for and dip into material lifting out with fingers and thumb without turning hand the typical bxiirk thero is a story told of a workman who complimented another on his indus try whist man sold his friend im foolln trie boss ive carried this some hodful up and down all day and he thinks rra working t this hodcarrler u the typical shirk he works just as hard trying to evade his duty as he would need to in order to accomplish 1l william j bums once told a counter feiter that tn lie liad worked as hard in some legitimate industry as lie had in trying to evade the law ho would have been a rich man the swindler and the shirk are twin brothers and both work liard for very little another characteristic of the shirk s that lie is solf deceived he tlibiks he is cheating his employer and so he is but he is also clicatlng hlmnelf tills man currying the same full bod up and down tlie bidder all day cliuckkd over tlio idea of cheating tile boss if ho tiad been an honest ruui half uio tune lio would havf carrlod only an cjnpty hod an open lettkk to wttlvkus of motor vkhiclkh wagon h btc in order to reduce the largo number of fatal and less serious traffic accidents it is necessary that more care bo exorcliud by all concerned particularly at struct intersections where most collisions be tween volilcles occur to avoid aceldunu at street crossings it is imperative that all drivers look both ways before attempting to cross it is a matter of common road courtesy to signal with the hand before turning a comer this permits drivers of other vehicles to regulate their movements to conform with yours corners should only iwi nego tiated at a reduced and rcasonublo speiml never force your rights upon another driver who is approaching ut rluht anuloi at any intersection for safetys soke give way caution should bo exercised between intersection owlnfl to tho fact that pedestrians frequently cross roadways at other uian the proper crosswalks and elderly peoplo and children often v confused and consequently are incaparoo of taking care of their own persons wo ask your special care whim passing schools during the time in which pupils are going to and from the school glili dren suddenly released from thulr studies are liable to rush heddlessly on to the road and therefore heed extra protection accident prevention is a matter for the whole community but we appeal to you as regular users of the public highways to assist so for us lies in your power to reduce the present large number f preventable accidents 1 ontario safety league what is your hcobet i what is wampum 7 j of what is brass composed 3 who sold the american people llks to bo humbuggod7 4 what railroad is called the big four 0 what composers wrote the wo marclios most commonly used at wed dings fl wliom did anno hathaway marry t what in sailing is meant by the starboard tack 0 what is the width of the standard railway track within six inches 0 what are the thnjc its 10 how is a steel tool tempered ii what have the following in com mon fronds 1arkmuu kdward olbuon thomas b macuulay oulsot 13 who wrote the book of revelation 111 the bible 13 what king of england was nuc- iieoded by threo of his children in turn 14 who was the swedish nightin gale ib of what country is tlio dall ttir- euun the legislative assembly ifl who wrote the poem boglnnlntr o captain my captain our fearful trip bi done 17 when it in noon in new york what time is it a in london b hi ban pranolico iii what is a gerrymander 10 what englishman did thu puritans find already in residence on what is now boston common 20 with what metallic salt are photo graphic films and plaus usually coated to make thum sennltlvo to light answers 1 beads made of shells strung to gether and used by the rod indians w money or for ornament 3 two thirds copper and one third rlno 3 p t bar- irtfbv 4 the olovoland cincinnati ohl- cagomtst xjouis fi richard wagnor mid ilillxmendelftsohnbartholdy 0 william shakwware 7 wind blowing from the rlghisi starboard side of thu voiwol in racing this gives right of way over a vessel on the port tack b four feet eight and onehalf inches 0 read lug riling and rluunetlo 10 it is heuted to coo degrees or over plunged into cool water und then gently roheatad to tlio required temperature 11 aj1 were hlntorlans 13 john that one of the disciples whom josus especially loved 13 henry vm succeeded by kdward vi mary and elisabeth h a famous soprano namod jenny und 15 ireland 1u walt whitman 11 a five oclock j in b nino oclock u m 18 the grouping of towns or counties in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one of the political parties from el bridge gerry a masnachusetts polulnlan of the early nineteenth century william blackstone 30 silver bromide agbr fingers of fat use little finger scoop pancakes small jtclpe makes 0 or b i handful flotff 3 fingers salt 4 fingers baking powder 4 nngern sugar egg cup milk linger fat melted a dance wujj be itidi in tirh 11a1x at bkookviujk wkbnesday kvenino oetohv tath lssi old and new daxjoes musla supplied by tlie cloverloaf orcliestra of acton ticnbj me lttneli served cmmrttee p hoyoe lleg wilson majtret reports dairy products quotat to shippers these are toronto quotations cresmery no 1 posteurled 20 to 30 si do second 10 to 10 above prices for goods delivered utor onto quotation to retail trade creamery no 1 pasteurised 23 to 00 do second 33 to oo churning cream fog country point special 30 to 31 no 1 lt to 20 poultby and eoos quotations to country shippers deliv ered preali ixtras first bocoiul to 0o to 00 to 00 quotation to retail trade carton fnxth extras 47 do first 4g imllot second 30 to 00 to 00 to 00 save 25 of your fuel bill by putting on storm sash phone us or call and wc will quote you on your storm sash glazed or uwklacd wc carry a complete stock of lumber and ituilding materials shipper alive sc1knt1pic eye examinations oilahses fitted 450 mil onaratiu e p head b o itom ptejv up feloralt onaratateed eyesight speotaust s8 st opoboes kq1iauk ouelpk barest vintage a visitor had made an exhaustive tour of france but a friend in paris tliought that as tlie crown of his wholp experi ence he would take him to dine at volslns lets go to volslns he sold youll get the most marvellous old burgundy and bordeaux wines well the visitor answered ill go to votslns if you like but dont talk to me about old burgundy and bordeaux what x son looking f or u a good reliable french bootlegger who can get me drink of toe water large recipe 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt lvj tablespoons baking powder tablespoons sugar 1 egg 3 cupi milk 3 tablespoons melted fat mix dry ingrcdlcnlt sifting makes them bettor add egg slightly beaten with the milk and tlie melted fat and diop by iipoonfuln on hot greased griddle or frying pan cook on one side until full of bubblrn turn nnd cook on other side aitbran panoakku to the pancake batter add one hand ful or allbran the bran mixture will require more liquid than tlie plain one for fruit at this brwakfant taki uui juicy kinds oranges poaches grape fruit or grapes iteadytoeat cereals may eoilly be part of tlio menu because little individual packages may lie slipped into comers of the knapsacks opened with a nliarp knife and eaten with nvnrporated milk or some which you have purchased from a nearby farmer juu as he was cotulnu from the morning milking another requlmte of the perfect outdoor breakfast is coffee thbi may tie pro duced from a thermos jug or made on the npot hero again u can of evaporated milk or the nearby farmer come in handy ocltautlllkd eoaa flmall recipe 3 or 3 eggs i cup milk or water x lingers jilt pepper 1 finger fat melted larger recipe 0 eggn vj cup milk or water 1 teaspoon suit pepper h tubleflpooiut fat melted beat eggs slightly add milk und seasoning melt fat in frying pan add eggs oook over low heat scraping from bottom of the pan as it thickens allllrtm may lie added to the etuis iui tliey aro cooking itils mnkes a filling and appetulng combination gregory theatre kltlllay october 23 top sieeit a speedy broevy riot of whoopee starring joe k brown oomedy oliost lttrade fox movietone news sattjuday october 24 f cylinder love a tlirlll a ooond a laugh a mlnuto itarrlng edward everett llorton comedy crasiy bouse voice of hollywood no 0 silver ware night 5 oclock tea spoons will tie given away tills week monday october 20 daddy ixng legs starring janet qaynor chap ter ft of lleroert of tlio flames comedy stage struck logic he who would thrive must rise at five so says the proverb though there is more rhyme than reason in it for if it must follow naturally be who would thrive must rise at five be would tli rive more must rise at four and it will insure a consequence tint he whod still mora thriving be must leave his bed jit turn of three and who this latter would outdo will rouse him at the stroke of two and by way ot climax to it all it should be held good that he whod never be outdone must ever rise as soon as one but the best illustration would be lie whod flourish best at all bbcartd nevej go to bed at all why not kivk to 100 ykarst some interesting facta are brought out through the perusal of tlio eighth annual heport of the dominion bureau of sta tistics ottawa one of particular inter est is the fact that in 1038 there wore 70 destlut of rimiteot centenarians 3b or whom were males and 44 females tlie ages as given in death certificates ranged from 100 to ids years each province of canada was repre sented in this loss ontario having 38 und manitoba and alberta two each tlie others bomg distributed between thera ngures that living for a century or over is not so uncommon as may be supposed is evidenced by the following record of deaths of centenarians during recent years in canada 1d31 73 deaths 103363 deaths 1 1033 as death 102430 reaths 03 males 17 females from 100 4 113 years 10mi01 deaths 34 males 57 females from 100 to 110 years 1w7 0 deaths 34 males 40 females from 100 to 119 years quotation poultry spring chickens over 0 lbs 30 over 4 lbs 14 over 3 lbs la hens over ft lbs 17 do 4 to s lbs 15 do 314 to 4 lbs 14 do 3 to 3m lbs 11 roosters over 4 lbs 11 quotations above indicate the general market range in value to eggs and poultry on delivery basis wnolesaxe vroetattrks vegetables at wholesale houses are quoted dressed to 30 to 35 to 21 to 30 to 18 to ib to 10 to ib potatoes new bag 40 to b0 dressed meats wholcaiale dealers in dressed meats quote the following prices to tlie trade ilcef rorequarters tj00 to 800 carcasses choice 1100 to 1300 do medium 100o to 1100 calves choice veal 13 oo to 1500 heavy hogs cwt b0o to 800 lights hogs cwt 000 to 1000 abattoir hogs 1000 to 1050 mutton cist 800 to 1000 imbs j 1300 to 1600 hides and wool toronto wholesale dealers in hides and wool are quoting prices to country ship pers ns follows city hides green 3o per lb bulls ond brands 3o per lb country hides green 3v4c do cured 34o to 4c calf green 6c country calf cured 7vj to 8c city veal kip 3c country veal krp 3c do cured 3vj to 3c country grosser kip 3c to 4c horbehlde no 1 1135 no 3 b5c no 3 50c liorooliair 33o pound wool flat froo of rejects 7o pound rejects bo tallow nolld barrels no 1 lui to lc cakes 1 34 to 2c pound ollaln quotations oram dealers on the toronto hoard of trade are making the following quota tions for car lots no 1 northern o74c no 3 northern glvjc hay and straw extra no 3 timothy in car loads 1300 to offoo no 3 timothy 1100 to 1300 oat straw 000 to 000 wheat utraw 000 to 0 00 fotatoes ontario potatoey in bags cif 37o to 33c current live 8xick prices choice heavy ateeni 5k 615 c uu teller steers choice v fivb 0 do fair to good 6 00 g thltcher bolfers 500 g nutchrr- bulls light choice 335 3 hutchor bulls heavy 3q0 3 butcher bulls bolognas 17b 3 cowfl good 3lib 3 cows cunners and cuttors 100 3 stnckcrh choice 4 00 4 calves good to choice h7b fl do milium 000 7 spring lamliii 0 hogs bacon fob 476 6 hogs truck 6 35 hogs off cars b10 haby beef good h0 0 do medium 000 7 vcuj choice 00 do good n oo n ro do common 400 b 00 unreserved auction sale horkkh catties hi1eef tho undcialgned has received instruc tions from camlilix kteen to sell by auction on fcho prembwrt lot 4 seventh line erin township on novemttlek 1031 monday ut two oclock sharp the following- hoiulkfl standard bred ilon 0 years dark bay dam daisy hell hire mr penalty ivrcheron maro b years hay reglsterhl thoroughbred mure dolly oneil by dnell 7 yoam old this marn lias been a consistent winner at c n e- spring filly colt dam dolly oneil sire captain mordon chestnut driver 10 hands ge about 13 years good all round horse hrown work hoimi 14 years old oaitle imre lire hoist in bull 5 years old holstom heifer calf at foot holstelu heifer calf at foot holstem cow 4 years bait at foot holstoln- polled angus cow 4 yearn calf t foot holiuln cow 0 yoars calf at root hol stem cow 7 years fresh jerseydurham heifer fresh holsteln cow 7 yars uupkoed to- calve december 11 ayrshire cow 4 years supposed to calve december 20 holsteln cow 7 years supposed to ralf january 17 holsteln cow 7 years supposed to calf january 17 piuotlcally all these cows were raised on the farm 13 holsteln and ayrshire heifers 3 years old bred polled angus hull calf 0 months 1heei 13 good breeding fcwes southdown and oxford foaluvely no reserve terms veal caives and all sums of kls and under cash over that amount 13 months credit en approved joint notes acceptable at the bank 0 off for cash w r okay and frank retcll aisctlesieen j and lmdaay clerk herek another one two scots holidaying in london went i to ijo a comedy and oven uiough the humor did not uncord with their northern ideas one of the laughed loud and king at every opportunity said tlio other in a withering voice what are yo lahghlntf ut yo silly loon replied the othor seriously man im tryhv to get ma moneys worth how ho we use our leisure the workor has moro lemire now than ever before in history tlio eighthour day is a twentieth century development when david llvingutono ntwrtcd hi a i factory a ten yfars of me ho worked froni nix in tho morning until eight ut i night that was not uncommon in the early ntnoteeth century a days work often lasting fourteen fifteen or sixteen lionm wo have moro leisure than the people of othor days but how do we line it do ut get more out of our free hour than they did out of a comparatively hrijjfj i leisure toko tlio case of david living stone working from six oclock lu tho i morning until night in the evening ho attended evening school from eight to ten in tlio factory he kept a book open so that ho could catch a sentence an he passed when ho went to africa at 1 twenty five ho was well grounded m science and medicine and had taken course hi uieology you young men and women have morel leisure than tlie generations before you enjoyed you have more time which i you can fill as you please than anyone has ever had up to the present that is not the important part of life the ques tion is not how much leisure you hava i but how are yov using it how many of you are getting out of your abundant leisure all uvtngstene did out of tha scanty hours at his eommandt georgetown lumber co acton and georgetown norman mcleod foreman of the acton plant special thursday friday saturday 10 lbs granulated sugak for mc 2 packages soda btscults for 24c 1 tin thistle baking powder for 21c 2 packages selox for 23c i lb chocolates for 19c 3 grape fruit for zac 3 tins peas for 25c fly coils for 10c 3 cakes palm olive soap for 19c j clover leaf pink salmon for 10c jtbars castile soak for 25c nelson go mili struct acton phone 87 sensational sale sunworthy wallpapers all 30 indies wide all new designs rc to 75c ttoll tteff to 100 koll he to 175 ttol on sale on sale on salo zjc roll 55c roll 37cro11 first qunlity papers taken from our regular stock and murked to umnzingly low prices for this special sale event ah in new nnd uptodate designs including chintz and floral effects new plain weaves modern conventional and plastic pupers papers for every room for every taste all in fatft-to- light coloring and all in 30inch width an unusual opportunity to save and save mightily all wool point blankets specially purchased specuiuy priced a special purchase offered at u sensationally lotr price extra heavy weight with soft nap solid shades of scarlet camel or green finished separately with whipped ends note the two wanted sizes size uoxbo inches pci v 489 si ixo 0484 inches pci r pr 569 d e macdonald bros ltd gueupo ontario our motto quaijty and bewick