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7r i aoe jocht- thk acton free pre thuhsijay february 25 1932 blrthi mrruei and tmabta aow efaund for at the followta rateat blrtha lurrugu ski death pes memorial aoc ice per line eti for poena j bobn merneron saturday february 20 1932 at st josephs hospital guelph to mr antt mrs gerald a merner nee dorothy campbell a daughter died mcghjl at erin on tuesday february 23 1932 archie mc0ni aged 82 be loved husband of ann mclaughlin tmznfcat br this is the last week of february four weeks from tonforrow will be good friday t the snow drifts hayettt as yet be come dart of the wlnterisceheiy the lighting system in thv- hydro office has been improved this week daylight saving will be to effect in toronto from may 1 to september 25 a brief meeting of the acton relief committee was held on monday evening february seems to be a very typical jtejinonyjthjts snow flurries and cold weather the days are lengthening out very noticeably now and the sun is stronger winter is on the wane a hockey game last friday night between lome rifles and llmehouse resulted in a 33 deadlock an increase in the sales tax from four to six per cent is rumored that will be a great assistance tolndustry c the ice men- are busy harvesting th tne ice crop of the year js not very thick it seems of splendid quality the choicest of goods and thfr greatest economies are to be found in the advertisements shop where your patron age is solicited mr j etvln gamble who was home from toronto over the weekend assisted at the evening service of the united church on sunday its too bad the second line wasnt a highway for tonight it would be a fine timeto take a census of the traffic on this thoroughfare burlington has settled its chief constables salary at 2000 and 500 for ownnrp 1 f nlim tr to be returned to the municipality trafalgar township council receiv- ed a letter opposing the construction of the seventh line subway and expressing the hope that the council- will not appeal to the legislature lor an earlystart mrs edgar bell of guelph formerly choir leader of acton united church gave a programme over preston radio station ckpc on saturday evening which was much enjoyed by acton friends aetbiralid district jjorlinrton lads have narrow escape narrow escapefrom drowning when thoy were trying out an ice boat for the first time this season and it crashed through the ice in the bayand threw the young- sterslnto quite deep water the boys norman ljnkeimd oids were drawn under and only with difficulty were able to grasp the boat and keep their heads above water harry rafferty and j martin who noticed the lads 4n difficulty ran to thebr assistance and got them safely tack to shore only a few days previous young tinke was skating on the bayrbroke through and got a good ducking 8000 peace pacta ith 3453 years ot war to 3v421 bttefrhlitar there have been 31637 waryearsjl in flio last 3421 years the5rorld7s blstorft according jfco statistics by the soctetyof totetinttaballawthe societys report said that so far as is known there have been only 268 peace years but incomplete records of the evolution of nations make it difficult to determine definitely whether even those years were entirely peaceful the report also- showed that 8000 peace treaties have been concluded the treaties lasted two lads of burlington beach had a an average of twp 1v- exalrflntion test internal injuries in a newspaper account of ah acci dent you often read that the victim is suffering from internal injuries that means almost always an injury to one or more of theabdomlnal organs the abdomen tenotprotectedllketne chest by a bony cage it is therefore extreme ly vulnerable and the organs contain ed within it are so important that an injury to any of them may have the most serious consequences the injury too many monkeys it is against the principles of brahman religion to take the life of any creature and as a consequence the people of india are preyed upon and overrun by a great many animals may follow a blow from or a fall against some blunt object that does not break the skin or it may be a wound caused by a knife by broken glass or by a bullet t7 7 the term internal injury however is generally used to describe the conse quences of abloivwithout penetration of the skin such a blow even when it leaves little or no external evidence of injury may do more damage than a widely gaping wound the danger lies in the apparent insignificance of the injury for since there is no visible wound the sufferer is reassured and fails to seek medical advice at the proper time 7 7 the fact is that the intestines the stomach or more often the liver may be to by the force of the blow though the skin arid the muscles of the abdom inal wall giving way before the impact are only bruised any hard bltw on- the abdomen even though neither the wall nor the contained organs ore ruptured usually produces a marked shock there win be pallor ad coldness of the skin the patient feels faint and suffers from mental and physical depression if that is the case- the doctor is not at hand put the sufferer to bed place hot- water bottles at his feet and stimulate his heart by a mustard plaster or some such counter irritant on the chest if he is conscious and can swallow he should have strong black coffee to drink or he may very cautiously inhale spir its of ammonia as shock is attended the by congestion of tha abdomen raise- the foot of the bed a little so that the force of gravity may help to send the blood to the upper part of the body while the hotwater bottles and the warmth of the against which they can make but a ferble and ineffective resistance the real tyrant of the hindu people is the monkey which ceaselessly preys upon and harasses them 6ometiineag6the merchants of ben ares the sacred city of the ganges de cided that they could endure the de- pitdatlons of tfnr monkeys no longer the shops of the city are without doors and windows and the fruits grains and other commodities offered for sale are exposed to the open air the monkeys are always at hand watching their opportunity let the mer chant absent himself for an instant or go off into a nap and instantly the nimble apes are helping themselves to rice fruit cakes or anything else they find handy if the nierchant wakes suddenly there is a great scampering and the thieves are well out of reach before he can lay a hand upon one of them onpe the stieets of benares became so overrun with these impudent plunderers that the merchants held a meeting and de cided that something niust be done in asmuch as their religion forbade them to kill the monkeys they decided to banish the pests a greatforce of men was organized the streets were surrounded and invad- ed the monkeys were iall captured and each in turn placed in cages then they were taken to a large forest at a con siderable distance from the city and freed in the midst of the great trees that evening there was a rare sight lh benares into the streets just at dusk there came a great capering army of apes they were the monkeys of benares who had found their way home from the forest to which they had been banished being citybred monkeys they had not enjoyed country life next day they were auat their old posts raiding the food- shops with renewed and eager appetites and greatly refreshed impudence bedserve to bring it to the surface and tile extremities wasnt even hurt a man dropped 300 feet from a build ing the other day arid wasnt hurt impossible ro pi feet where can a man buy a pap- for hfe knee or- a key for lock of his hair can your eyes be called an academy because there are pupils there in the crown of your head what jewels are found ww travels the bridge nf ynnr nose if you wanted to shingle the roof oi your mouth 7 would you use jjje nails or your toes can you sit in the shade of the palm of your hand or beat the drum of your ear ican the calf- of your leg eat the corn of your toe then why not grow corn on the ear can the crook of you elbow besent to jail jf so what did he v 7 how do you- sharpcrryour sthiuiuiji blade can ypi- tell me i cant tell you ttieljotestero producer an artist in life certain arm had the following legend printed on its saiafyffcept forms your salary is your personal business andshoiild not be disclosed to any one the new employee in signing the receipt added i wont mention it to anybody im just as much ashamed of lt as yquare j some men make a botch of life they live it without a plan there is ijo build ing the days are- flung together like waste piled upon the rubbish heap and such a life is a failure others have a plan for their lives but hot a lofty one they work by a rule su t sofa nrihln nnrt siirn a llfp in finih a muddle of confused and unrelated acts it is an achievement and even though jiota high one a workmans cottage shows a plan as truly as if it yreie a palace thousands of us work out out lives in the mechanical fashion ac complishing something but not enough a few treat life like an artist they strive to make of it not merely a thing completed but a thing of beauty they have a- plan not merely mechanical but artistic and aspiring it is a pity that these people are in the minority every- one of vou vojmg noople sh be am- bltidus to be an artist in life shyness mutual s we announce the arrival new prin samples embracing the finest of fabrics in allbritish woollens garments individually tailored to your measure ann up fa it rtec make your selection now and well have ij ready for you to step out at eastertimei b d rachlin co a store of good clothes acton 7rwibesom audstane dear mr edttorr i thought perhaps it would he interest ingto you and some of my curling friends to give a description of my experiences jghllatalrlng part in h fifth anmni bonsplel hetd in ttorontpi last week when i received a phone message from my former club mates of the richmond hill curling- club asking me if i would like to play in the forthcoming bonsplel on one of their rinks i thanked them and of t course accepted the invitation with great pleasure on monday morn ing then we drove to high park rink as we wercdrawn to play against mark- dale our first game whiciinwe won quite easiiy- at 4 p mon the same day we were drawp agsnst ori fthe crack granite kl 1bhhh 1 if you want results- 2 to count when it comes to poultry buy the best chicks brays are real producers they are from governmentlnspscted flocks bloodtested by our bacteriologist they are the result of five years continuous work to produce the best for you benefit by our experience our customers come back year after ytar 7 standard breeds ship twice weekly 100 live delivery guaranteed 1932 catalogue now ready write for free copy bray chick hatchery opposite post office phone 723w brampton ontario other bray hatcheries at weuand dunnviue ha i lindsay ana reierboro head office st catharines ontario inquiries by mail should be addressed to st catharines g localagent geo c brown norval phone georgetown 382r21 1v1qving sale we must vacate our present store premises orr mill sfreet and in order to save moving expenses we will offer remarkable reduced priceson all lines of hardware paints and electrical appliances comein and get our prices but youll have to tiurry to pick these- values up before we move wre blair plumbing heating etc twill street actor i letters to tfie editor the frcc jrcss welcomes letters to this column cm miners of general interest to its readers- but docs not necessarily endorse the opinion cx all letters muat- tfc signed init may be published over a pcniiamc if so desired and speci- fieji in the jetter communications should not be t 6ver 500 words iii length and must be received not later than tuesday at noon to cnsilrc publication in that weeks issue j m ibslgranuulalep sugar for ib premium teateaisot free 1 tb blue boy gqfjree for l 2 ttrs christies ginger snaps fox 1 ft choice dairy butter for lmbottte javel water for 1 large packet rinso f or iii 5 rtfn honey for 1 v7i f lv irgamlc 73 packets corn plakesfor 1 3 tjns peas for sj l 1 lb large prunes for 1 2 56c l 35c 23c 21c 9c 19c 37c 25c 10c r nelson ga milsl street acton phone 37 rinks which we also won much to our surprise on tuesday morning we were drawn to play one of the royal canadian rinks on their own ice at broadview avenue and although it was a hard tussle we nosedout inthe twelfth end with ajead of four shots jn our fourth game we were drawn against meredith of barrie one of the strong rinks in the bonsplel and which won one of the trophies we put up agame flght but they proved too much for us defeating us by 10 to 8 our fifth gam we wore drawn play- another undefeated rink thus far a rink from newtliskeard which turned out to be one of diseastestpandrasttt proved to be our last victory in the sixth draw we were up against dave walker and his invlncibles from fort william on strathcona ice and we were ties on the eleventh end and the winning shot on the twelfth end had to be measured by the umpire whose decision was to the fort william storivby i ot an inch our seventh game was against mount forest and which should have been our game because we were leading by a good margin until the last two ends when by some unaccountable streak of luck the mt forest rink scored a two and a three winning out by two shots a hard game to los our eighth ga was against a rink of kids from gravenhurst i say kids because none of them by ap- pearance was over twenty but say couldnt they curl i really think that they got our goats to use a commoir expression because it did not matter what the skip asked them 4o- do they did it their curling was really uncanny and the outcome was that we got the best trimming yet the score was 12 t 6 in their favor this defeat put us out of the running so we packed up and came homer j on tuesday evening there was a curl ers banquetjn the royal york hotel and it was a great sight to see so many curlers7 betivelm5w7and 600 gathered i in the large banquetting hall controller ramsden because of the unavoidable absence xtf mayor stweart welcomed the curlers and presented them with the freedom of the city and apparently some had taken advantage of his- offer just arrived a shipment of mattresses dy ir regular 650 for thursday friday- saturday only j while the stock lasts johnstone rumley furniture and funeral service b phone 30 acton ontario announcement is made in another column of the opening in acton of an office by kenneth m langdoni barris ter and solicitor of georgetown in the rooms owr x seynucks icnr mr xangdon wfll be at the acton office on tueion and thursdays b e syrup time this weekhend 1 at barrs with the observance of lent you will be striving to prepare dainty dishes why not include maple syrup in your various menus just arrived a big shipment from ojebec in 7 bulk or in bottles also- maple sugar in patties and cakes note specially oup week end special prices 1 pint- bulk bring your container 35c i quart bulk bring yourcontainer 67c pirft size 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