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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., AUGUST 12, 1937. Member of Imperial Chinese Troupe Fong Tsu Gim, of Shanghai Imperial Chinese Troupe, symbolizing the drinking of the "Bitter Tea of China" in native acrobatic pose. Miss Gim is appearing as one of the principals in the Chinese Village at the Canadian National Exhibition. At The Turn of ■ At the turn of the road is a that comes to my mind like a dream, Tis the little white house of my jeighbor that stands by the side of the ; "By a stream i ; the slow i Tuhenito* reach beauty that cannot be told, And there in the home of my neighbor are comforts far better than gold. Bo over and 'over the picture that I see of that little abode, Will bring to me thoughts of my neighbor and his home at the turn of tho road. Mrs. Brooks called up the local butcher before she went out: "Send me a quarter's worth of iteak," she said, "and if I'm not at {tome just tell them to poke it through Ihe keyhole." The average man cannot stand prosperity, we are told. Which is probably the reason the average man doesn't have to. "Does your husband talk in his "No, and it's terribly exasperating. He just grins." Clipped:--"If consistency is a jewel, there are a lot of people who are running darned short on jewelry. Mr. Younghusband--"I tell you, matrimony produces a lot of changes." Neighbor--"What's that got to do with the case?" Mr. Younghusband:--"Why, for instance, in one short year I have been changed from a sighing lover to a loving sire." There must be a "No-man" in every ^ittV.c"- w«3eWB! r The Man--"I'll bet a coat of tan would be becoming to you, girlie." The Girl--"Oh, thanks, you darling boy, but I'd rather have ermine." We forget our unpleasant experiences. Those that were pleasing stand out and become exaggerated. It is easy to see why the past is inclined to seem so much happier than the present. , Teacher (in geography lesson) -- "Now, can anyone tell me where we find mangoes?" Knowing Little Boy -- "Yes, miss, wherever woman goes." FIEET OWNERS Firestone TIRES MOST ECONOMICAL Large fleet owners who analyze tire costs to the fraction of a cent prefer Firestone Tires for their cost-cutting;, carefree performance. You, too, will find them the safest, longest-wearing' and most economical for your car. With all their features for safe, long mileage,, Firestone Tires do not cost one cent more than ordinary tires. See the nearest Firestone Dealer and replace worn tires today. fleet owners which __aile--We always find ourselves refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Then why not make an effort to confer this pleasure on others? It doesn't cost any more to smile than it does to frown, and the dividends are not only greater, but far more desirable. Joe--"Yeah, he and I are old bunk Sam--"What! You were roommates at college?" Joe--"No, I -mean we believe the same kind of bunk." Do you remember the sailor who, when asked what he had done with his wages, answered--"Part went for liquor, part for women, and I spent the rest foolishly." Girl--"Do you make life-size enlargements from snapshots?" Photographer -- "Certainly, miss. That's our specialty." Girl--"Well, let's see what you can do with this picture of the Grand Can-Read It Or Not:--Queen Inez De Castro of Portugal was crowned with all due ceremony after her death. Views on Slicing of Bacon (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix) How thick should a slice of bacon be? Most bacon-for-breakfast enthusiasts are hearty trenchermen and consequently are inclined to say that all slices of bacon, except those they slice themselves, are too thin. But others, whose palates are pleased with delicate shades of flavor find that such nuances are readily obtained by the thinness of the slice and that they can toy enjoyably with a tissue-paper fragment of pork. There is a sharp cleavage of opinion on this important question. It has come to a head in the bacon-loving State of Tennessee where in response to public clamor the State Legislature is dealing with the question. It appears that of late bacon has been sliced too thin in that State. It is averred that someone has invented a machine which will slice bacon "to such an infinitesimal thinness as to make it invisible to the naked eye at a distance of four feet when lying on a white plate." But whose eye is four feet from the plate when they sit down to breakfast? And anyway bacon is not sliced for purposes of being looked at but in order to be fried, broiled, grilled or otherwise processed and then eaten. Anyway tho hearty trenchermen ^ess of the slices and' took the matted to the Legislature which now has before it a bill begging the thickness and area of a slice at' a minimum. The dimensions set down in the bill are that the slice shall not be shorter than 1 7-8 inches nor less than 1-132 of an inch thick. Now this doesn't seem reasonable. If one takes a slice of that size and cooks it will there be anything left? Would it be visible to the naked eye or even to the eye clothed in powerful horn-rimmed specs? But more important than that, how many such slices would it take to halt the appetite of a healthy Tennessee mountaineer? And if the purpose of this proposed legislation is to make the slices of bacon thicker, then indeed they must have been infinitesimal before. Uses Scythe To Cut Flattened Grain WATERFORD. -- After the heavy wind many crops have been difficult to harvest in this district owing to the flattening and it was impossible to use a binder. Bound not to be beaten Joseph Vinnai, a Hungarian far-' mer, who operates a farm just east of Waterford, went back to methods used: in his country and formerly used in: this. Through Information gained ini Canadian-Hungarian paper he secured two Hungarian scythes, what he, calls diamond or razor steel with razor, sharpness. It is interesting to watch, Joseph using one scythe, a Hungarian woman using the other, while Mrs.; Vinnai and another woman follow' behind picking up the cut grain and tying it into bundles. He got more: straw in this way than in using a binder as the scythe cut it about one inch from the ground. He claims in this way a couple can cut and tie and stack in the neighborhood of an acre a day. The scythe is a curved blade not as long as the Canadian blade and instead of a curved handle it is entirely straight. Nowadays, more than two-thirds of all astronomical observations are made with the aid of photography. Charged Wires Keep Bull Docile Practical Demonstration at the Kemptville College Proves One Wire Will Do Electrically-charged 1 : of ( sing - in a pasture or other outdoor area has been tried out for a number of years, particularly in the United States. A strand or two of wire, insulated from the supporting posts, takes the place of a more elaborate fence with a resultant saving in time and expense in construction. For temporary enclosures or for rotating pastures,~the idea seems to be we.l suited. A simple source of current such as a car battery or a few dry cells keeps the wire charged and effectually restrains the animals; or the current may be taken off from a regular house lighting circuit or home lighting plant, if such is available. It must, in every case, of course, be transformed to a safe, though effective, current for the purpose. While attending a recent field day at Kemptville Agricultural School, Ralph Purser, who writes about it in the Family Herald and Weekly Star, had an opportunity of seeing just how such a device operates. An enclosure, about 75 square feet, made by driving in iron posts at each corner--to which were attached two strands of barbed wire--was used as a corral for a 1,500-pound Ayrshire bull. The two strands were suspended at heights of two to four feet, respectively, from the ground. Four small dry cells supplied the current, which was broken at very short intervals by the use of a controller or "breaker" device. In some designs the current is cut on-and-off at five-second intervals. J. C. Shearer, principal of the school, reniarked that although one strand would undoubtedly have been sufficiently effective, he felt just a little more secure in using the two. Of Simple Construction The simplicity of the whole construction, and the ease with which it could be set up anywhere, was at once apparent. For a small enclosure such as this, all that is required is four pointed iron or wooden posts, porcelain insulators, sufficient wire, source of current and current breaker and some protection for these latter against the weather. For a larger enclosure, more posts and wire are required, the usual source of power being quite sufficient to accommodate ^.r'* " » The behavior of the bull upon be. ing first placed within the enclosure, was interesting. After reconnoitring his position he started to investigate the apparent flimsy device used to restrain him. Presently his wet nose came in contact with a barb on the upper wire of the pseudo-fence. Surprise and consternation were well exhibited in the backward bound of the animal. Once more he made the investigation, this time more gingerly than before. Once more there was the same result. Ne• Again Then the bull decided to attempt an attack from the rear. But when he backed up against the wire and felt the same impulse the third time, that was enough! So far as those at the school farm were aware, for the ten days previous to my visit the bull had not again touched either The field-day visitors, of which there were approximately 75, in inspecting the arrangement from a position outside of the corral, naturally attracted the bull's attention. The latter, I noted, came up to within about four inches of the wire but was careful never to touch it. His belligerent attitude never once allowed him to vary from this precaution and in all his cavorting his nose, side and rear were kept at least the effective four inches awav. Advertising Wheat Now British consumers are being told of the advantages of the use of Canadian wheat in their bread; of life on the Western Canada farms where wheat is the principal com-nodity produced; of the elaborate wheat handling^ and freighting system which has been set up on the prairies in order that the cereal may be handled and transported cheaply and quickly. They are also being impressed with the value to Britain in having a great wheat - producing country like Canada able and ready to supply vast quantities of the required bread grain during perilous times as when war breaks out. The, advertising plan appears to have already justified itself and is certain to be continued. Issue No. 33--'37 CIGARETTE PAPERS E<£ DOUBLE AUTOMATIC BOOKLET WITH THE ^BOY SCOUTS A new Sea Scout unit at Lennox-ville, Que., was presented with a Cape Cod fishing boat by Mr. H. M. Atkinson of Atlanta, Georgia, a summer resident at North Hatley. The boat is being sailed oil Lake Massa-wippi. As in previous years, uniformed Nova Scotia Boy Scouts were again given important duties in connection with the handling of the returns of the recent Provincial election. They were again credited with greatly expediting the receipt of returns from polling booths and the early compilation of results. Quebec City Boy Scouts are this summer camping on a new si!e on Lake St. Joseph, at Duchesnay, placed at their disposal by the Provincial Government, through the Department of Lands and Forests and Deputy Minister Avila Bedard. The rescue of a dog from a Coronation bonfire was the unusual act Solomon Was Wise -But Not. as a Miner lis news comes to light with the re-opening of one of the famous King Solomon's mines. It is at Saudi, on the edge of the Arabian desert, and it has been taken over by a combination of British and American mining men. The mine is evidently one of the famed string which supplied King Solomon with all the gold for the glittering display of wealth with swhich he astounded the Queen of Sheba and other persons who flitted across the pages of the Old Testament. Hie mines have been located by students of ancient lore as being all the way from the Urals in Russia to Rhodesia in South Africa. And, as the Arabian desert is in between, it should be well in line as one of Solomon's stores of riches. However, present day miners don't think a great deal of Solomon's mining men. They have been looking int& the workings and they find the ore in the mine should assay at $20 per ton. But there are a lot of tailings which have been left by the ancient miners of King, Solomon's day. And, the present day miners find these tailings can be sent to the smelter and will essay at $14 per ton. So that for every ton of gold mined, King Solomon took out only $6 worth, left the other $14 worth as tailings. Tsk! Tsk! Jmagine any mining man in Ontario's Northland leaving behind tailings worth $14 per ton. They don't do it that way any more. Soy Beans Have Variety of Uses Made Into Bread, Muffins. Cookies and Even Drinkable Coffee NEW YORK.--That the time should ever come when the soy bean would have any other place in the American diet beyond something "served as a sauce at occasional meals in Chinatown" is regarded as revolutionary. in the agricultural world. Yet soy beans are now being used in the manufacture of milk powder, soup, bread, cookies, candy, spaghetti, cocoa salad oil, sandwich spread, flour and muffins. And most recently they have been made the base for a new kind of coffee. The soup, which is a vegetable-soya concentrate, costs 50 cents for a package that will serve six people. Bread_ is most widely used of the products. Most delicious of all are the soya muffins, full of blueberries, and soya cookies. Soy bean coffee has an ad-mixture of whole wheat and bran r.nd is prepared in exactly the same way that regular coffee is cooked, oxcept'that it takes a slightly longer time. . Total eclipses of the sun my one spot on the earth oi rage of once in 360 years of gallantry that won the Scout Gilt Cross for Assistant Scoutmastef Robert Sellman of Ightham, England, While helping keep the crowds back from the big deacon, Sellman was in« formed that a" dog had dashed into the base of the pyre and collapsed, Pulling his Scout hat over his face; and turning up his collar, Sellman ran into the fire, and in spite of the terrific heat of burning wood, oil and motor tires, groped fjr the dog and found it. Immediately the animal seized his hand in its mouth. By this hold, and although his hand was badly lacerated, Sellman dragged tha dog to safety. Unfortunately th« animal was so seriously burned thaf it had to be destroyed. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals awarded Assistant Scoutmaster Sellman the association's Bronze Medal. A new record for running 100 miles was established July 3rd by Rover Scout Hardy Ballington, of Durban, South Africa, when he covered that distance, from Box, near Bath, to Hyde Park Corner, London, - in 13 hours, 21 minutes and 19 seconds.' The previous record was held by ah , Englishman, Arthur Newton, who at the age of 51 covered the same route and 30 sec- „ .llington dirT his training over the "Comrades Marathon" course, a 54-mile gruelling run through mountainous country between Durban and . Pietormarits-burg, South Africa. Classified Advertising PORTRAIT AGENTS WRITE FOR CATA-proposition. United Art, Toronto 2. CEDARBROOK GAMEvFAR Q FFERS^ AFTER SEPTEMBER Fl FILMS AND E -, ROLLS DEVELOPED AND PRINTED gOOKS EVERY MARRIED COUPLE AND ^Scratching 7jfi£l/£VS Itching Insect Bites .::'".'". rn itci : '.- :" antiseptic, liquid D. D.1>. Prescription. It3 ik for D. D. D. Prescription. BLACKHEADS Get two ounces of peroxine powder from your druggist. 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