A lady at home can refinish her ~d furnitureâ€"even the nicest pieces. But it‘s a lo% of work, so if the budget perâ€" mits it‘s smart to call in a competent and‘ experienced craftsman and have him do the pob. But if there‘s no money to spare for the purposeâ€"then by all‘tmeans do it yourself{. And try to lyn> the man of the house to lend you a hand. Generally speaking, any 0000000009000 000000000 000000 0000000002004 0000008008 6 0+ can‘t be to casual about a JCD 1t for ‘this is our best furniture an tur!ibutfwellâ€"â€"or else. I‘ve been talking to the exp that question and following their in my own experiments. So her story 4444484 :OOOOQQQQWW’M e 2e wWI Anad l1 dark it round pt effec‘s3s, It Takes Plenty of Elbow Greaseâ€"Follow the Rules Religiously the job. Cleans Dirty Hands HOW TO REFINISH MAHOGANY, WALNUT AND OTHER HARD WOODS COAL AND wWOoODYaARD AND OFFICE 86 Spruce South Phone 32 Timmins Slabs and Coal Coke â€" Welsh Anthracite â€" Pennsylvania Blue â€" Briquettes â€" Alberta â€" Pocahontas â€" Buckâ€" wheat â€" Nut Slack â€" Steam Coal and Cannel. If you decide to refinish your old pieces in ad Bu To Lend ial about a ;ch like th best furniture and m‘ Here is a dramatic use of. a bleached wood cabinet in a living room in a contemporary style a Hand to ‘the experts on T nt brush 87 here is the our variety of coal like that dealer. Or mix your cwn, using the nd mis; | proportion of four ounces of benzote, three ounces Fusil olil, ans ouncs aleoâ€" en 2e we t 08 l'“‘ hO]- APIT E6 5 kn PLEASANT HoOMES co good piece of harc ishing â€" mahoza birch, oak, cherry believe in putting soft wovsds such Apply the remover with a orusn or raz (rubber gloves will save your hands), and when the finish begins to ruffle up, remove by wiping and scrapâ€"| ing. Steel wool will be a help here too| to get te old finish off. Often you‘ll ; have to apply the remover a second or | third. time, but don‘t try to cover too much area at oms time. This is a tedious job, but when you get down to | the raw wood, you‘ll be delighued with the results of your efforts. If It Pleases For you may well find that the wood as you find it pleases you, and if it does, you can go right from there 10| the refinishing. But often, the colour| of the wood will still be too dark, so| you‘ll want to take a wood scraper :oi work. This is a flat piece of steel with a sharp square working edge. Ho‘d it | at an angle and always use with Lhe' grain and not across it. This tool :s ! | ish with paint : which you can bu ‘ces in a dark colour, consider the current vogue for touches of gilt as used in this bedroom furniture. by Elizabeth MacRea Boykin i putting so much work ds such as pineâ€"it‘s of hardwosod is worth re mahnczany, walnut, m walnut, ma I personally d all th> OlGd TII arnish remove pa or end panel to seel if you have right colour and effect. If the new finish requires some stain, it is a good idea to give the surface a light cosat of shellac firstâ€"or lacquer sealer if the lac. Sometimes a coat of plain wnite paint is applied, allowed to dry parâ€" tially, then wiped off. * This leaves that lovely old, old look. Finish with clear light shellac, sand, then wax. The Stains Now for stainingâ€"if you decide it s necessary. Staining is tricky so better stain and finish a sample drawer front dom»! If you‘ve minded your p‘s and q‘s, it ought to be a beauty. Ancther final surface finish consists in applying boiled linseed oil, rubbing till kingdom come, allowing to dry, then waxinz. And always in waxing, mub for all you‘re worth. This treakâ€" ment will darken the wood a bit more than the application of the shellac sugâ€" gested above. If you want to keep ine surface as light as posible use white brushing lacquer instead of shelâ€" you‘ll cften be confronted still with some of the old red stainâ€"then get one of the very poitent woodâ€"bleaches that are on the market â€" now and availagie through leading paint dealers. Apply a ccommercial wood ‘bleach in accordâ€" ance with the man{jufacturer‘s instrurâ€" tions. This bleach will do trick when all else has failed. Now you can either keep tihn> light colour or give the wood one of the smart light brown stains in vogue right now. A Smooth lean Surface Next, prepare the surface for refinâ€" ishing The basis of a good finish is always a smooth clean surface. Send a lot of time on lIthis process, using plenty of elbow grease and fine sandâ€" paper (7â€"0 or 8â€"0). If you now have a wood colour that apeals, you need only add a thin ccat of white shellac, then sand lightly with 8â€"0 sandpaper, wipe clean and add another coat of white shellac cut 4 to 1 with alconol. Sand lightly again, wax and the job is dom»! If you‘ve minded your p‘s and q‘s, it ought to be a beauty. @iso l caused In most cas remover and vou the surf 1i Stlil nOI of wood you wan vou‘re workinz on in scraping out blemishes ink, burns or stains that rated the wood too ses the combination of the d careful scraping will give rface colour you like. ou‘re still not down to the Don‘t Try to Rush â€"and if the is mahogany to the if the TNE ADVANCE, TTMMITNS, ONTARIO final finish is to be lacquer. This will enable you to control the stain that follows. A new subdivision has been opened up on the outskirts of the town of Norâ€" anda, which together with the installaâ€" tion of a Foundry and Machine Shon at that point by Wabi Iron Works will add considerably to the company‘s load at that town. At Kirkland Lake similar expanston is indicated by the placing on the marâ€" ktet of lots in new subdivision. Sunday Pictorial: A pessimist is one who for two evils, chooses both. Plans have also reached an advanced stage for the installation of a disriâ€" bution Subâ€"stagon in Malartic Townâ€" ship to accommodate the growing loat of the mines in that camp. Water stains are considored "tops" but they take more sanding. Nouâ€" grainâ€"raising stains also have fine quality withcout leaving such a rough surface, so perhaps that‘s a safer hbet for the amateur. ° After staining do watever light sanding that sscems necesâ€" saryâ€"â€"you‘ll want a smooth even surâ€" face. ‘Then add another sealer coat of either thin shellac or lacquer sealer. The Filers With fineâ€"grained woods like map‘ or birch, no filler is necessary. With woods such as malicgany and wanu! â€"unless sCraping and sahding have been heavyâ€".he pores are still pre‘ly well filled. If, however, you w.nt an absolutely smooth surlac@, the next stey is filling. You‘ll need a standard paste filler with a silex base, applied with a brush, wiped off across the grain with burlap just as it starts ‘to harden and cleaned thoroughly a few minutes latâ€" er, wiping with the gain. It is essornâ€" tial to remove all the filler that is not in the pores. Then let the filler div ‘‘horoughly, as proceeding with fin‘snâ€" ing before the filler is absolutely dry is one of the causes of cloudy or grey:«n finishes. Sand lightly again, always wiping clean after sanding, and appiv ancther sealer coat of shellac or iacâ€" quer sealer, and then sand lightly acain. The quarterly statement accompanyâ€" ing dividend cheques of the Canada Northern Power Corporation, Limi‘ted, shcws that new mines continue to cail for the services of the company. The statement, which covers the quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1938, shows that increases in plant and equipment, parâ€" ticularly in Nonrthwestern Quebec, mean the additional use of power. The Canâ€" ada Northern Power Corporation, Limitâ€" ed, in each case is prepared to serve its customers and thus assist the developâ€" ment of the country. Gross Earnings Operating and Maint Arrangements are being made to furâ€" nish domestic and commercial serviee to the new Town of Cadillac in Northâ€" ern Quebec, where all indications point to the establishment of a thriving comâ€" munity. As will be seen by the following comâ€" parative statement of the earnings of the company, the volum» of business hnas increased and net earnings are practically equal to those of the preceaâ€" ing 12 months. 12 months ending August 3l1st, 1938 Grcss Earnings ... $5,103,251 12 Operating and Maintenance 2,244,953 12 Net earnings ........ $2,8603, 249 .43 The main reason for the increase in the quantity of power sold is the addiâ€" tion of considerable new equipment io many of the mines served by the comâ€" pany, mainly in the form of mill exâ€" tensions. Excellent progress has been on the construction of the auxiliary trunk transmission line between Noranda and Blouin Lake, which when completed will considerably improve services 8y reducing the possibility of interruptions to a minimum. Net e The quarterly statement, over the signature of B. V. Harrison, viceâ€"treâ€" sident and general manager, is as folâ€" JoOws : â€" Now the worst is over. If you have been using shellac as a sealer, you may complete the job wither wich shellac or varnish as Gesired. If lacqueor sealer has been used, then add cne of "wo coats of water whiter brushing iacâ€" quer, gloss or dull, according to your taste. Remember that ycou can‘t use anything but lacquer on lacquer. And never put lacquer on shellac or varnish. Now the professional way would be to finish off with oil and pumice stone, but we don‘t blame you if you don‘t feel quite up to that. Steel wool and wax will give you a bangâ€"up JjOb, so that‘s what we suggest. Loving Patience This can‘t all be done some nighs after supper. Like all fine craftsmanmniy jobs, it takes a lot of loving patience. But so do all things reqluiring art and skill. Don‘t try to rush the job, if you want good results A beautiful furniâ€" ture finish will be a pleasure the rest of your days â€" a poor one will look apclogetically at you until you decide to do the whole thing over. Quarterly Statement Shows Continued Activity. "How To Paint Furniture" if you waunt the lowâ€"down on that subject. It will be sent on receipt of a stamped, seifâ€" addressed long envelope. Still More Mines for Power Company These are the directions for refinisnâ€" ing fine wood surfacesâ€"if you have a paint job on your mind tha‘s someâ€" thing else again. Send for our tiulleiin (Copyright 1938, by Elizabs‘h Rae Boykin). $2,858,208 .00 2 months ending August 3lst, 1937 $4,833,241.85 nance 1 969,992,36 49 .49 Britons May Move Industries to Canada When, some time ago. a humcurous writer in one of the popular dailies sugâ€" gested Britain‘s best policy would be to pack up and move out of Europe, he was dGealing facetiously with an idea that has many serious adherents, states London "Cavalier." It continues: "There is a school of thought in FEngland which says that if Europe is going to be dominated by totalitarian dictaters, the British Isles ought no longer be the heart of the Great Briâ€" Many in Britain in Favou of Plan. Clamoring for Transfer to Canada "It might be that in a major war the capital of this mighty Empire could be almost obliterated by one smashing blow, severing contact with thi> overâ€" seas possessions, wrecking the whole commonwealth irreparably. "Thus say the ‘quit Europe‘ panty. The Empire can be preserved only if its great metropolis is immune from complete annihilation. "First, they clamor for the transfer to Carada of the principal manufacâ€" turing planis Oof Britain, especially those engaged in turning out war maâ€" terial. This would not only end the exposure of such plants to enemy aAtâ€" tacks, blut would require the employ, in Canada, of @normous numbers of workâ€" ers for the new substitute factories. This, in turn, would justify the wholeâ€" sale emigration of millions of inhabitâ€" ants of Britain, who now merely help to overcrowd that densely populated isâ€" landâ€"and many of whom are unable to find employment there. â€""Canada, with an area of 3,700,000 square miles, or more than forty times that of Britain, has only 10,500,000 inâ€" habitants, or less than oneâ€"quarter of Britain‘s population. Million a Year for a Starter "Emigration from Britain to Canada ‘otalling 1,000,000 persons yearly, it is estimated, could be maintained for fifâ€" teen years, bringing a total of 15,000,â€" 000 new inhabitants during that perâ€" ica to Canadaâ€"just for a starter. "The great bulk of these wciuld be settled not part of the Dominion alâ€" ready comparatively well populated, but in the almost empty and unexplored territories of Western Canada. "This would mean that Canadian farmers, whose huge output of wheat and other necessities are now exporied largely to customers in Britain, thouâ€" sands of miles away, would suddenly find those customers in immense numâ€" bers on their very doorstep. cddity that the pire which exte world‘s continen nesaple. â€"should b nger be t sh Empire the ‘great remova Western civilizatio At the same the exodus from he world, and would be ut is something _SMITH ELSTON DCGN‘T BYY ANY AUTOMATIC HEATING EQUIPMENT UNTIL YOU SEE lo these advocates 1,‘ that the centre n would shift from Pacific if Britain ntereosts to its own PLUMBING and HEATING TIM MINS Britain would gradually bring down the crowded population there nearer to a figure at which it could feed itself, thus freeing it more and more from the terrible threat of starvation by subâ€" terrible threat of s marines and aircraft trrom Vi Arrested on a Chief Therrien 0 LAamarre, vigorou improvement proj local gaol awaiti on charges that Poisson, assistant (From Val d‘Or News) Arrested on a warrant sworn out by Chief Therrien of Val d‘Or, Dr. J. H. Lamarre, vigorous critic of the present improvement programme, is now in the local gaol awaiting a further hearing on charges that he threatened Mr. R. Poisson, assistant town manager. Taken info custody early Thursday morning, following his speech to the preperty owners and ratepayers on Wednesday night. Dr. Lamarre, who also publishes a mimeographed sheet called the Open Eye, was brought beâ€" fore Justice of the Peace N. Viel on Thursday night with crown attorney Lucien Ladouceur of â€" Amos conducting the prosecution.â€" Philippe Beauregard appeared for Dr. Lamarre. The original charges of inciting to riot and threatening to damage proâ€" perty under the Criminal Code, sections 96 and 572, were changed at the hearâ€" ing on Thursday night to the present charge with no bail being allowed to the accused. §So impressive was the alleged speech of Dr. Lamarre, that word was flashed to Quebec with the result that the proâ€" vincial police in the entire north counâ€" try was ordered to stand by in case of emergency. Which was entirely unâ€" necessary as the doctor‘s outburst on Thursday nisht was not taken seriously by any of those attending and on the other hand the programme outlined by the committee was quiet and orderly with ‘the result that it conferred with Mr. Poisson on Thursday afternoon for a renewal of predictions on the present sidewalk and roadway programme on Third avenue. w Man Arrested at V al D‘Or After Political Speech The satisfactory outcome of the comâ€" mittee‘s meeting was in direct contrast to the incarceration of the vociferous doctor in the local bastille. Which inâ€" dicates that his drastic methods are not advantageous to the welfare of the commiunity. Brandon Sun: Some who expect to electrify their audiences merely gas it. For moths . . . if they are in your carpet . . . take a coarse towel . . .. wring out of clean water . . . spread smooth on the carpet and iron dry with a hot"Mron. Pressure is not necessary. Ti is the steam which does the work . . and will not injure the fabric. Beâ€" fore laying carpet . . . wash cracks in floors and about oneâ€"half a yard around the edges of the room with spirits of turpentine, benzine, or strong alum water. To protect carpets . . . sprinkle often with salt and work it into the nap. EFnough will adhere after use of the vacuum to prevent moths from working in. To get rid Oof rats and mice . . . put pieces of hard scap into the holes and leave there. They will not attempt to enter more than once. Some from the House Doctor Remove match marks from wood by rubbing with lemon. To G@rive naills into hardwocds easily . . . dip ends in lard or tallow. A pieces ~of cellophane, fBited over your electric light cuâ€"let plaque and pasted at the edges, will protect the wallpaper. Paint spots on windows vyvield to a strong solution of soda. To stop creaking hinges rub lead pencil into the crevices. To draw a rusty nail or « a hot poker the head through. 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