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1111111111 twwimffimw 0iiljpj jp jtevw tbe acton free press thursday october 27r 1m3 as tod mum rr 5y wvr fe kii to tie preacher lifes a sermon top toe joker its a lest ftp the miser life is money to the loafer life is rest to ahevtewyer- hles a trial wo the poet lifes a- song t to the doctor lifes a patient whoneeds treatment right along to the soldier lifes a battle to the teacher lifes a school lifes agood thing to the grafter t itsra failure to the fool to the man upon the engine liteuuajang and heavy grade its a gambleso thegambler to the merchant life is trade iufe is but one long vacation tortlie man who loves to work lifes art everlasting effort to shun duty or to shirk even health is nowdetermined by knowledge food and what we do life is- mostly what we make it irrlerid what is your life to you menu hints bectpea for new and novel dtefcea 1 by betty barclay october dishes spanish salad serves 6 2 large tomatoes 2 green peppers 2 oranges 1 tablespon minced onion cut each tomato into slices take seeds from green peppers and cut each one 1 into rings peel oranges and cut in small pieces on each salad plate arrange tpmato slice topped wlth pepper ring fill centre of ring with orange add minced onion to french dressing pour over salad lamb chops with oranges serves 6 6 lamb veal or porch chops melted butter sliced oranges salt pepper paprika trim fat from thick chops and dip in melted butter oh broiler well and broil chops 8 minutes turn and place a thick slice of peeled orange on each chop broil 8 or 10 minutes longer sprinklegenerously with the seasonings serve hot orange candied sweet potatoes serves 6 1 cup orange juice teaspoon grated orange rind 1 cup water r v4 cup sugar 3 tablespoons light porn syrup vj teaspoon salt m butter 6 or 8 sweet potatoes or yams cmnhlnp first 7 ingredients and- pour a voice from the past what might be done if we were wise what glorious deeds my suffering brother would they unite in love and rite and cease their seorn of another oppressions heart might be imbued with kindling drops of loving kindness and knowledge pour from ihore to share light on the eyes of mental blindness all slavery warfare lies and wrongs ait vice and crime might die together and meat and corn to each man bom be free as warmth in summer weather the meanest wretch that ever trd the deepest sunk in guilt and sorrow might stand erect in selfrespect and share the teeming world tomorrow eveiytiower than that- of ninetenths of i the incorporated villages lnto county back in 1882 on tmantjkglvlng day services were held to itheurches as follows at 1035 a m in the presby- i torlan church and at 2ajffi m in the methodist church and at ffflso p m at the anglican church oltufens had th privilege of attending alii services by this arrangement- i it was in november 188 that the puke press threisway tp old wash ington hand pess used wor printing the paper and installed n hew prouty power press the annluncemcnt at that time also says the 5ee press had recently purchased a new paper cutting machine i wonder wherej that modern machine of fifty years ago is just now it seems to me i recolle6f a couple of later- presses having betfo installed jihd the big apparatus tefcy iiowuse at the free press for printing the paper is quite a big advancement over the old hand press i used to see working and was i believe otermedia washington there waa talk of organjijatlon of a curling club in november 1882 but i carit recall just how successful it was at that tfme an acton inventor has something new simple and success ul in the matter of telephones mr j e mcgar- vlns4dtjjg store and his office are con nected with the new it entioh and there is a good deal of helloing sometimes by those anxious to test its efficiency and all who have lost faith in canada and the world generally might think over i this item from the paper of 1882 the montreal journal of commerce says the signs of the times are as already fore shadowed a slow and gradual tightening of mdney which is however but little felt yet the low price given for grain is preventing the farmers from market ing their produce as early and rapidly as they- would have done and this the journal thinks will have an injurious effect upon trade as debts will not be paid as generally was expected about this time this will press the retail dealer and hasten a general distrust caution is necessary and folks please remember that these items were written fifty years ago we dont change a lot only in methods do we t tweqivlng trees who are the men of tria trees they aro not as some might i45se sons of tartan or those little pgmytmen who swing themselves from tiough to bough in the tall trees of the forest but thoy areyji bandof varlcnn warrlowtwho have pledged thjsmseiviesvbefbre xgal the 39jeb gd to save their forests from destruction and plant trees everywhere i the life and iprosperlty of thc trlb of equatorial africa are inseparably bound up with the bplendld- forests wnlcn are the ancient heritage of their people lofty and dense these forests have for countless centuries affbrded shelter food and fuel to the wandering inhabitants of these vast tracts df country it is dif ficult for dwellers in western civilization to realize the tremendous influence of the primeval forests of africa upon the lives of those peoples who trom time immemorial havi dwelt beneath thelr shade the very soul of the forest has entered into their folk songs and legends and deep within their primal hearts is a feeling of awe and devotion for its vast solitudes and everchangihg tropical beauties everybody knows that trees apart from their idirect economic value exert a beneficial influence affecting climate agriculture and even the very existence of man this can toe more clearly der monstrated in africa where vast areas are dying up and becoming depopulated as the direct result of forest destruction recent scientific research has shown that the sahara has not always been desert remains of trees have been found on the banks of vanished rivers and on the shores of driedup lakes at the time of mohammed it is es v true fortune tellers few of you take any stock in the fortune teller who examines your palm carefully and tells you that you will this might be bave accumu a large fortune by the time you are fortyjive men who are what migu be done dont and more than this my suffering brother skilled in reading character howeve more than the tongue eer said or sung if men were wise and loved each other charles mackay 1850 p over peeled uncooked sweet potatoes ar- ranged in casserole or baking dish bake covered in a moderate oven 375 to 400 degrees p until tender 30 to 4p min utes baste occasionally remove lid last 10 minutes to brown or put under blazer variation just before removing from oven add a layer of marshmallows and brown cocoanut salad have you ever thought of using cocoa- nut in your salads if not you have been neglecting a wonderful opportun ity here are two recipes for cocoanut salads that i feel sure you will apprecfc ate cocoanut salad delicious 2 clips cabbagerhnelyshceddel 2 cups grated pineapple drained 1 cup cocoanut premium shred mayonnaise dasli pt salt crisp cabbage by allowing it to stand in ice watr drain and dry thoroughly toss lightly together with remaining in gredients serve on crisp lettuce gar nish with strips of pimiento and chopped chiyes serves 6 cocoanut and carrot mold 1i cups grated raw carrots 1 can cocoanut southern style 9i cup mayonnaise combine carrots cocoanut and- may onnaise blend pack tightly into in dividual molds chill unmold on crisp lettuce oarnlsh with additional may onnaise serves 6 sometimes when the rheumatism gets bothering my right arm and my finger joints arent as supple as they used to h t w i i t it takes no prophetic gift to paint out be i get to thinking that ill tiave totti v it wilhjteueve a coldcolds are tht commonest ailmentis of mankind and if neglected may lead to serious conditions dr thomas eclectrlc oil will relieve the branchial passages of inflammation speedily and thoroughly and will streng then them against subsequent attack and as it eases the inflammation it will usually stop the cough because it allays the irritation in the throat try it and prove it -4- your measure that which you want most determines ypur measure many ot you girls would lack the courage to admit tiiat to have a wardrobe in the height of fashion is the thing you most desire yet if you were frank with yourself you would have fecknpwlodge jt some of you young simn deairc most to have enough to live comfortably without working few ould own that loafing is your happiness yet this is the case terribly small the soul becomes cheap ideals which you are confess are unreality yopr tldeais you cannot be strongest desire and means that you are a quite writing tafc column every two weeks i told that to the editor a few years ago when i used to write every week and he jollied me into writing every two weeks you know it seems to me that im about caughtrup on history a acton and now i just have tohunt around for subjects every two weeks i got thinking along this line last week and then i read about that farmers wife in the m of ginger farm and how much she could tell about wrying a secondhand washing machine and how interesting she could tell the yarn and i said to myself surely ycu can write once every two weeks all through life ive been able to get a fresh grip on things when i look at the other fellow accomplishing worth while things in his pwn way but im going back to fifty years ago to get yousanie of thithjippenthgstuout acton to interest you this week again and as they say on- the radio here goes back in 1882 the scott act was the temperance measure and for violations of this law in one days court at milton fines of 350 were imposed with ccsts of about 75 these offenders were mostly hotelkeepers in the county at that time erin show was held that year on oc tober 20 and even in those days before the cars came into style a big crowd ircm acton attended this event municipal candidates started canvass ing in october and the elections were not held until january and in those days the office had only the honor at- tached t6 it and not a salary of t50 or 100 a lengthy editorial appeared in the free press in 1882 is the village pig a nuisance now heres just an other example of how times change i remember in those days that most every thvrifty family reared a pig and killed it in the fall and had pork to eat allrwinter why bless me i idont sup pose there is a family in acton today that does that and of course now the village pig isnt a nuisance to town because its reared on the farm miss jennie k grant was engaged as teacher of the third department of acton public school at a salary or 250 per annum provided her certificate be ex tended before the expiration of the term of her present engagement there were twentynine applicants for the position seed potatoes were offered for sale by james campbell at 100 per bag they were known as the beauty of hebron variety it was in 1882 that thomas ferryman 8r removed from his farm oh the sixth concession and took up riis residence in acton this was fifty years ago but heres one instance whete tjmes dont change much v good many of our citizens are com plaining about their increased taxes this year actons rate of taxation is how- can tell pretty accurately whether the young fellow who comes under their daily observation will be doing just about the same work at about the same wages when he is forty or whether he will be an executive on a large salary timated that about 1000000 arabs in vaded parts that are now desert- they cut the forests to make their farms moving on- to repeat the same process of destruction as soon as they had reap ed their crops they brought with them vast herds of goats it is probable that each arab possessed about 100 goats now 100000006- goats following in the train of 1000000 nomadic fanners would not allow of much treegrowth for the goat is the bete nolr of the forest to the north of the gold coast in a territory under the french- sphere of influence vast areas are drying up and becoming depopulated as the direct result of forest destruction in certain tribes the chiefs have forbidden marriage and their women refuse to bear children because they see the end of the forest in sight and they will not raise sons and daughters ts starvation they have been trapped in a wedge of the forest with desert right and left of them and desiccation travelling fast in their wake while the shifting sand buries their p3or crops driving them nto the point of the wedge for their present cultivations trees have always held an important place in the imagination of primitive man this special regard for trees is not restricted to african races tout ap pears in the art and mythology of almost every nation in the growth of a tree man saw a resemblance to his own life gar f bur old fcomp or fi lantern i woth so on a new m y- heres a real bargain 1 your old lamp or lantern any kind is worth 156 on the purchase of a new 2 coleman for a limited time 8e these uptodate lamps and lanterns that glvo from 200 io 300 candlepowor pf pure white brilliance tho fi nest light for a penny a night i theyre modern to the minute i tlfls special tradein offer and new low pricea make it r possible for yon to have a high quality genuine coleman lamp or lantern at lowest cost for as little as 7j0r see your local dealer or write us the coleman lamp and stove company ltd toronto ontario lt33x dirfectdiy medical dr j a mcniven fhtan and pangcaa oftlce and retmenefc oomer bow avenue and elgin street i legal phone no 22- f0bm si harold nash farmer m a barrister solicitor notary vmmto conveyancer fete pbbrtman block acton on money lent on mortoaobb hours 030 a m to o00- p in saturdays 1200 oclock l l kenneth m langdon barrister solicitor notary robue offices acton george over t sevnucks cafe rlaln street 8 for appointments phone acton 85 r georgetown 88 office hours actoic tuesday and thursday lis p m to 530 p m even ings oa request dental v j cadesky optometrist will visit acton on monday november 7 anyone suffering from eyestrain defective vision or headache shduld not miss the opportunity of j consulting this eyesight specialist appomtments may be made with y mr a t brown druggist consultation free office hours 0 a m till 4 p m a j buchanan d d s dental surgeon office in lelshman block hours 9 a m until 6 p m kvenlnii by appointment gas for extractions closed all day wednesday phone 148 p w pearbn d d s l d s dental surgeon successor to late dr j m ben phone 29 mill street acton miscellaneous thegirlwhoat forty will be going about thelr agelong existence was to him a with a frowsy hea spendmg mostit c of immort it i not s francis nunan j bookbinder account books of all kinds rnade to order periodicals of every description carefully bound ftuilng neatly and promptly done wyndham street guelph ont over williams store her time in a negligee- and the one who prising therefore that tree worship goes even when she is doing her mornings back to the earliest times and one of work will be neat and trim the established traditions among the an young people do not need to feel clents that ol a world tree that the future is so uncertain those who have made a study of character can tell by watching you a few days whether you are going to be a success or a failure this kind of fortune telling is not a fake by any means why some people nevek get far not many months ago a young man took from a safety deposit box securi ties to the value of about thirty thou sand dollars his inheritance- from his father and on his way to seeiarbtoker in regard to converting some of these scuritier7ihtocasri he droppett the package it was picked up and as it contained his bank book among other things it was returned to the bank shortly after the owner discovered his loss a business man of the city reading an account of the asalr in an eventng paper ralscd his eyebrows for this young man had the previous day- applied to him for a position the older man had not made up his mind but he made it up as he read this newspaper account if the fellow loses what belongs tohlm he said to himself how can i trust him with what belongs to me that attitude was natural enough most of you v1u agree but did you ever happen to think that the same reason ing will apply to you when you lose your temper the realization that you can not control your temper the sight of you in a rage undermines the confidence of other people in ypti if you cannot control your temper how can anyone venture to put you in a place where you will have subordinates to control if you cannot be trusted to keep yourself in hand when your wellbeing depends on it how can yqu be trusted with matters on which the prosperity of others depends milestones marriage children the pursuit of wealth or fame set up one after the other marks which are sighted in the distance reached and passed it is a happy nature which as the years pile up still has fresh marks in view and still enjoys the effort of reaching them and leaving them behind but there is a vital difference between tho milestones erected by heart and brain and their concrete prototype both may suc cessfully reccrd howfar a man has come upon nis wayttthetnilestone oftse hard high road does not stop at that januslike it has a face in each direc tion and tells him also how faf he has yet td go that is no reason for gravel ling either teckle6sly or despondently rather is it an incentive so to journey as if the end might lie round the next turn of the road to avoid all distractions unworthy of the goal and to shed all impedimenta of mind and spirit which hamper buoyant and cheerful travelling the last asthma attack may really be the last one if prompt measures are taken bnv j d kelloggs asthma remedy will safeguard you it will pene trate to the sniallest bronclal passage and bring about a healthy condition it always relieves and its contlnueduse often has a permanent effect v1iynot get this longfamous remedy today and commence its use inhaled as smoke or vapor it is equally effective to the rescue everyone past 40 should make this test for amazing and lasting relief from middleage ailments that cause dally annoyance and sap vital force mr farmer i heres why you should read your newspaper in the first place of all mr farmer you are interested in acton because it is the logical market for the greater part of the produce you have to sell acton- people are the consumers of what you have to sell and you being the producer of what they must buy are a person of mighty importance to them you have a common bond anything then that affects acton or its people affects you by affecting your markel- any thing that affects the farmers of acton district has a vital bearing ortthe business life and gejieral status of acton we are after all one in point of view economically watchmaker jeweller j h jordan georgetown expert repairs prompt servlc we have for years been doing repairs for other jewellers across canada m are quite capable of doing yours lnp assenting- j terns oxinteresleach i dotrmr brown is so chivalrous mae did he save your life dot no but when that shower came up yesterday he rushed for an umbrella and kept me from getting my bathing suit all wet v i t no lenger need folks near or past the prime of life put up with those painful and often embarrassing conditions brought on by overworked sluisfjlsh kid neys or bladder weakness with thelr dlstresslng symptoms of lameness pains in back and down through groins scanty but frequent and burning urina tion gettlng-up-nlghts- laajj nervous irritability because a tentlays test of dr southworths uratabs will con vince the most skeptical of the value of this special treatment for their particu lar case amazini testimony of physiciains and users gives convincing proof of the power of uratabs io restore health and strength to a weakened inflamed or irritated bladder and urinary tract a multitude of alarming symptoms seem to quickly disappear and you see and feel a truly genuine improvement often within two or three dayi no more backaches no more pain no more em barrassment or octtlngupnlghts i now sleep soundly and get up in the morning full of pep thanks to uratabs while new to the general public the wondrous value of uratabs has been thoroughly proven bjryears of successful use in the private practice of dr h c southworth and noj any good drug- gist win supply them on a guarantee ort satisfaction or money back try uratabs today t week the free press is guided by this thought items of interest regarding any phase of farm work or life are published together with the news- of the entire rural disfriefs towhshlpc6uncn m eeffngs ategfverr particular attention as also are farmer clubsnsti- uttrtes church societies etc besides the buying opportunities listed by the stores the freerphess smallatlvertising section is of especial interest to farmersjrhere is continually something offered for sale that is of use to you and when you have anything to sell these small ads take your message to 4000 buyers in your own district for the small sum of 25 cents you are also kept continually in touch with what is occurring in the town of- socially industrially and in municipal government by the complete survey of the towns activities which the free press presents each week and by the constant changes taking pfuce which is news you are kept informed of the condition of yourmost important market mr farmer you should be a careful reader of thefree press every week are you the cost is but 4 cents a week if you are riot already a subscriber clip the special offer coupon below and mail or bring it into the free press office with 50 cents which will give you the free press for 3 months do it now accounts collected read the unsolicited compli ment we received on october 18th 1s32 fro an aurora client i am certainly pleased with the way you have handled ac counts sent you for collection and your promptness in re mitting for same it pays to use the most reliable and best service available kelly aiken the collectors orangevtlle telephone 90 established 1890 no collection no charge insurance fir c cas e harrop representative gore district mutuai norwich union canadian ptre insurance companies successor to the late mr j r kennedy phone 42j ri t hundreds have the free press acton ontario enclosedplease find y50 cents as subscription to the free press for 3 months at the eiid of that time i will notify you if i wish it discontinued i name r ri no p o 7 taken advantage of our special 25th anniver sary discount and made it the event of the year on account of many requests from outoftown patrons we are continuing same longer than at first intended and are glad to find so many of our older patrons tak ing advantage of this genuine dollar saving event ip whatever tour eye requlretneota we offer onethird off br- jns this mdwwaaf celebratloa a d registered by savage mmsk tz