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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1893-03-10, Page 3-alio» of�atrons cf industry it Totrua• to last (rl;ic, the grant; Secretary wee ported Re follows :—The total reeeipta; amounted to $1,5,065.69, and the dill- I burseuiente $8,551' 11 l.eaviria a tbal- anoeon Baud of rti,ui2.97, This is 1 an .excess of crash on Band this ;gear i over last of $4,G. 52.01, As to :t'lle ex• tension of the organization 29 'conn- o reported a orte e dFebruary, to �l �r• u B9 p up �. 2. and 38 up to the present' date, 111 all these there are tthottt `2,000 •assess dations, as against 1,400 last year. The gaemberaki now is $5. �.9 ss N , Qr against 26,996 lust year. It is trot as- sumed that this is the real standing of the order, as many of th. •sub4aesooi. atious do not forward oom,pl!ete,reports, i it was suggested that the �i,ituai be •� printed ie Gerniaa, as well as d» Eng- lish and French. A warning note to the patrons to beware of party .pori. tieians, and a plea for nnone>•y at re- duced rates of interest to relieve the burdened masses, closed the report.. The 'new oiicers elected :arra: :Grand President, U. A, Mellnry, Warkworth; Grand Vice, T. D. ,Currie, btrath. toy; Grand Secretary-itlreasurelt L. A. Welsh, •Scrathroy:; _.sb'eutine), D Dwyer, Rockt.on; ,Q,rand 6.'rustees Fergus Kennedy, ,Oamlachie, Fxitxord, llieaford; J. L. Wilson, AIeaandtia; Auditors, Wm Valens, Lucknow ; J. G. Adams, Wales. DomilairsIl :Grange. The Dominion Grange'held.its annual session at Toronto.: last.week,.,itnd ,elected the following officers for the •year :— Master, Peter Hepenst%11, dr :Fordwioh; Overseer, Dawson Kennedy, of Peterboro: Secretary. R. Wilkie, Blenheim; Treats: urer, George Hood, Sunshine; Lecturer, D. G. Mackenzie, Clinton; Chaplainr;J, H, B. Moore, Sarnia; Steward, James Skeoch, Corunna; Assistant, ilnhn Cowan, Vine; Gatekeeper, Lymwu Henry, of Sombre. The Executive Committee will consist of Henry Glendenning, of Manilla;; Jebel Robinson, of Ikaid.dleniarch. and 'Master Hepenstali, The nuddtors aro J. N..Kaiser, of ltapier, and James Poliis of Newbridge, The members of tbe.executiva, the master and seeietary and Dawson Kennedy, were appointed representatives of the order in Canada at the 'World's :Fair. The Gunge will meet inToronto •in 1894. —For boots and shoes, go to ths Wing - ham shoe store. Bepdiring and custom promptly done. J. J. Iamok. Where Won, en :"Weill. A bright :and pretty :woman rather surprised ms the ,othenday,hy saying: "Fond as I am ,of xny.sex, Lam notes delusively enanaored of it ,as ,to believe that women in affairs ,are the equal of men. I don't think they are. Or, if they aro, it iss within their own province, and not when ccempeting with the men for theirs." "For instance?' I queried. "Well, for instance, we:hear.the stage and the press cited as ,examples of the, equality of the sexes in earning fame, and money. Rachel and .B,istori were, undoubtedly the equals in genius of Sal -1 t vini and Booth. So is Bernhardt, with certain limitations. "But it was in depicting their own sex that these actresses succeeded so well. Had they essayed anything mas- culine they would have failed. "In regard to the press, I dont believe there is a woman in this country capa- ble, mentally and physically, of being chief editor of one of our ;neat New York dailies. "Yet with what sweetness.andtrength they fill that journalistic field that has been allotted to them, when it takes the ,form of the outcome of their own femi- ninity 1 -"Of course there are the exceptions, :such as George Eliot and George ,Sand, but in nearly every instance you will find that women succeed best when do- ing what is most natural for them to do—something in which .their fembain- ftycan be best exploited." ---New Yank Recorder, A Wonsan who Loved Poe. Thename of Sarah Helen Whitman will be forever associated with the name of Edgar A. Poe as that of the woman he most passionately loved during life, and who most jealously guarded and defended his memory 'When he Was dead, Their names will be linked together like the names of Surrey and the fair Geraldine, Byron and Mary Chawo rt h Burns and Highland Mary. It is well known that after the death of his child wife, Virginia Clemm, Poe, seeking. " surcease of sorrow for his lost Len - pre," became engaged to Mrs. Whitman. But it was not, to be. The engage- ment, for some mysterious reason that has never been clearly explained, was broken off. That Poe was blameless in the matter is proved by Mrs. Whitman's affection for his memory and defense of his character. Scarcely was the dead poet in hie long neglected grave when 1.• slander and obloquy were heaped upon i.. his memory. Mrs. Whitman was ono of the first to conte to the defense, and as has been beautifully said, she walked backward and throw over phis memory the shining mantle of love. She appeared as his champion whenever he was attacked• whether it was by same penny.a•liner seeking to puff himself into briefnotice by abusing Poe, or some silty wainan trying to skin into tattle on Voe'8 minuet 'THE WrNGHAIVI TIMES, 'OReif 1OM. 189; A WONDERFUL. COUNTRY YET TO OF EXPLORED. Three Hundred Thorastand Square ;Ilial of Land Not So Woll Known as Central Africa—•A (*rand (Chance for an liner. ulor • ti 7,x o_. b 4 e x l Early last year a newspaper writer called attention to vague reports of a wonderful waterfall in the Grand River of Labrador, This waterfall was said to be 9,900 feet high, and the writer, although, skeptical as to the imposing distance the waters of the Grand River were reported to tumble, expressed the opinion that here was a splendid oppor- tunity for enterprising young men to spend their vacation holiday in the in- terior of Labrador clearing up the znys- ' tery about the Grand Falls. The article was widely copied through the country, and the direct result was that two small expeditions a few months later pushed up the river, in spite of many obstacles, and reached the Grand. Falls. They were found to be well worth a long journey to see, if they can ever be brought within reach of toulistsa But they are not nearly as high es had been reported. Dr. Dawson, in his essay -upon .the unexplored parts of Canada, called at- tention some time ago to the fact that the greatest area of Amezi:ca .still al- most unknown lies within the borders of Labrador. Nearly the ,entire interior., embracing an area of '2811,0.00 square miles, two and st half times as large as Great Britain and Ireland, is not so well known as the interior of .Africa.; and yet, now and then, Labrador gives us a geographical sensation. .It was one of the Government surveyors a few years ago who ,astonished the geographi- cal world by his discovery that Lake Mistassini was, as large asLake Ontario. He told of its mighty billows and the water horizon ;surrounding •him on all sides. Subsequent a'esearohes proved that Mistassini has net .,uncommonly large dimensions.; .and ,truthful ex- plorers xplorers diminished its atm ,in about the same proportion as they have red.ucsd the height of trhe'Grand.Falls. Here is a chance for .competent and hardy young :men to enter this .great wilderness .and come out sof it again richly laden with facts. '.There are, .to be sure, difficulties in the way of .ex- ploringinner Labrador. .The interior is not easily aceessible. Its,rivers are full of rapids and falls. Its summer season is short. It is ,difficult to replenish food supplies with,game, and:flhers,are black flies and mosquitoes in great: abundance 'to make life a. burden. In spite.of these obstacles, however, it is ,certain that the great wilderness ,can be traversed in all directions, and •carious .routes would doubtless yieid;a rich geographical her vest. Pa'of. Packard, of Brown Univer- sity, last year :suggested •several rolttes to inner Labrador, in following Which the geographical .results sscauld certainly be large. If it were ;runt if or the Moravian mis- sionaries along the ocean ,border, our knowledge of the tortuous :coast would still be very imperfect in :apito of ;the .charts of the British Adiniraltyand the United States Coast Survey. The Mora- vian Society of London and Saxony has produced, rrozn ..data supplied ,by these missionaries, approximately correct maps that perhaps for a long ,time to come will be oar,only sources rmf infor- mation. Yet even along and, near the .coast a great deal of information awaits the competent collector .of facts. Mountains are imperfectly mapped and little is known of their height. On our snaps of Labrador the rivers, the division of the 'drainage basins, and ,other topographic features are mosfimperfectly laidelown. In fact, we do not know the bonndaiy lines of the large drainage basins, though we are aware that Labrador is a region of.many rimers, some ,of them large and important, and that it contains a ;great mazy lakes. These lakes would give to an&explorer a most interesting field of study. The rivers afford only an im- perfect system of drainage, and the country is thickly covered with elates, poole,and morasses. .;Ina commercial sense, perhaps, not a great deal will be gained from the ex- ploration of inner Labrador. There is no doubt, however, that an explorer who has sufficient acquaintance with geology and natural history intelligently to ob- serve and accurately to report what he sees, may reap there a rich geographical harvest. It would be very interesting to have this 'big white space on the maps filled with the information that may be had for the seeking. Who is the man that will fill this great black on the map of North America with the lakes and rivers and other geographical data that belong in it? Dickens, Gin Preach. Gin punch was a liquor that Charles Dickens delighted in and brewed to per- fection at the Albion Tavern, near Drury Lane Theatre, to the great com- forting forting of the interior of his brother lit-, er•ary associates, The business hours wore from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Now the Garrick Club has become famous for this beverage, which is piously believed to be the most delightful non -intoxicant think for hot weather. Dickens did not confine himself to that weather. The right recipe for those who would menu- facture gin punch for themselves is this: °In order to make three pints, pour half a pint of gin on the outer peel of a Iemon, then add a little lemon -juice, sugar, a glass of marachino, a pint and a of quarter d ersoofa water.iced water, and two bottles rum Co-operation. Cooperation in the buying of blooded breeding stock will save high service fees. There is no reason why twenty farmers cannot'unite to buy and own a good stallion or bull, as well as to pay some One else to do it for them, and tc make a profit front thein. A SERIES OF INTERESTING RECORDS; FROM THE PRAIRIES, Three Lstimates.whieii Vary Very Natoli-, ally., -Tire Varying Conditions Jkiad Some, using to do With the Itosults, But Not Ever •t] in ew Learn and Ex e , 3 l a--lF d, a st . a� xi rnorrt. This question is a frequent topic of disoussion, chiefly because men reason from s0 many different standpoints and include or exclude, as their views hap- pen to vary, many items which should bo reveiant, The Iowa Honzestead pub- lished recently the following estimates. Mr, Davis in his estimate computes in- terest on valuation of hand, as all ought to do, also on time of superintendence, items that must be included if a fair estimate is to x1e made. Mr. J. M. Rayl, of Ifaskel county, Kansas, gives the cost as of pfolloroduoingforty-four acres of wheat ws: Plowing 20 acres..•.....,.. „ 1$ 28 00 Seeding 44 acres 22 (0) (Justin;: anng 48 40 'threshing 01013t= els 58 511 Extra hands and teams 15 00 Marketing'601 bushels 45 i18 Seed ., 12 02 Total cost of grain and marketing., $226 55 'Dr 25.2 cents per bushel. It will be noticed that while forty- four acres -were sown only twenty acres were plowed, • Mr. Rayl, in explanation of this seys.that he plows his ground but once,e+very two or three years, and that he hasten acres on which he has gaised three crops without plowing, merely using the cultivator. In this .estimate Mr. Rayl does not seem totake any account of the boarding of the ex- tra teams and hands, nor the rent of the land, nor, .in lieu of rent, interest on the a noney:invested. It will be seen that this estimate is made for the extreme westernpart of Kansas. where it is the {eustomltoplow but once in two or three ,years, and for an exceptionally good erop, which may or may not be dupli- •cated. Mr. J. W. Robinson, of Eldorado,. Kansas, reports the cost per acre of growing wheat in that section as fel- Uwe: ellows:: Plowing.._ Hared rowing . ~ 50 Se ...-. 1,00 Cutting, binding and shocking 1.20 'Threshing and putting in car 2412 Total,cost $S 12 .Here,•again. no charge is made for the ,rent.of the land or for interest on the ^money:invested in it, on„ or other ,of :which should be charged. Mr. C. 'Wood Davis, who grows abient ;five,hnndred acres of wheat annually, furnishes the following figures showing the cost . of growing wheat under the ,aonditionsewhich his farm represents:: 4Plowing, per. acre Harrowing .20 Ilrillin in seed .25 :Seed,1%.busilols, at average price in reyears T0) Uianvostiug and stacking 1 50 'J'tiellio„ ;00 Vtrear of implements, breakage, stoppage, oto • :25 1linperintendoneo :80 ,Mauling to station, 15 bushels average .crop d10 'Threshing 15 bushels 105 Taxes .. 20 Interest on $25. cost of farm and equip - 411(111t 150 'Total. $S :05 11r. Davis estimates the average .at fifteen .bushels per acre, thus making the cost per bushel 53.3 cents, taking anto,account none of the extra hazards, .11gire,,,,,rs. AilI?e.AmtreQetsnofofxtnhcleGyi:n Aaeoci., "UNKNOWN LABBADOBCOST OF BAISING WHEAT rule to put everything off at fput dome at five years old, and thug( keep the Aocli young. It ;nay be well to follow some such rule, 'but that Acle should be in accord with the above; the time to sell is when there is the mowerin a sheep.— Western, Rural, • PAGAN TEMPLES iN 'rRiSCO. Story of the Goddess Now Wors1itppe4 the Id st omens, t T Q. 4 of 1. The oldest josshouse in San Francisco istheQueen Heaven, Temple of the of He<.ve , on. Waverly street, It was erected over forty years two, and, according to the Californian, is the property of the Sam Yap company. The goddess worshipped at this temple was a Chinese younglady who lived hundreds of years ago. She was born, in the province of Pol>.ien and was the daughter of a Merchant of the Lam clan. In her girlhood she is said to have displayed remarkable intelli- gence, and e•vas above all renowned for her prophetic insight. Her father and four brothers frequently left their Moine on, trading voyages up and down the coast. One day while two of her brothers were at sea she fell into a trance. :Her parents thought her dead, and their lamentations were so loud as to awaken her. She told how she had just been in the midst of a violent typhoon and had seen her brothers toss- ing about on the wild waves. A> -few days elapsed and the youngest 1 son aleturned home, reporting the loss of i his brother at sea and telling now in the height of the storm a lady appeared in mid -heaven who let down a rope and towed the ship to a safe anchorage, He vas just relating the sad news of his brother's death when his sister came into the.room and congratulated him on his escape. She recounted with exactness •the events of that fearful night, and told how she was just hastening to her brother's rescue when she was awaken- ed by her parent's cries. Years passed :and another calamity befell the family. .This time the father .was drowned at .sea. The legend tells how the devoted ,daughter, on hearing the news, hastened Ito the seashore. She called in vain for .her father's return. Louder ,and louder became her wails of sorrow, until, fran- tic with grief, she threw herself intothe 'waves and was drowned A Blessing to Every Household. HOLLOWAY'S P1118 AND OI N1 These remedies hare stood the test of dity years experience, and are propeinlred the beat Medicines Family nee, MIX Parity the Mood,' correct all disorders of the LIVER, STOMACH, KIDNEYS AND ItOWZIA apo if'' Invaluable In all cfneulaints incidental to females et: all ages. T z Is s Oe only reliable Mods for bad legs, sorsa, .ulcers, and old wouncla, von RIUtNONITUS. noTR ATS, GOMIS, COLDS, 000T, IIr,AXJ8tATi8M, GLAI/UJLAN SWELLINGS AND ALL ✓i DISEASES 1T 1148240 EQUAL, Manufactured only at 78, New Oxford, Late 083, oxford Street, i,oedm land sold by all Medicine Vendors throughout the world. tw.Purhasers should look to the Label on the flexes and rots. t . z If the addrasla • not 888 Oxford Street, Loudon,, they are spurious. Diseases Incident to Calving.. Milk fever, garnet and retention of the membranes are common diseases in dairies. All are preventable. Every dairy or farm should have a hospital for the use of animals, at the time of partur- ition, for quietness and easy attention go a great way to ensure safety from all the accidents of this condition. .A. mare should have a roomy box stall provided for the occasion, and the cows a similar provision in a separate building to which they. may be removed when the time for it is about to occur. To accus- tom the animal to the 'change, it should be macre a few days previously. The .less interference the better, but it is well for the usual attendant to make frequent quiet visits, to see that things are going on rightly. This prark:ion is net only desirable for the animal itself, but for others that may be disturbed by the trouble of their companion. This con- venience provided in a dairy, where there had been cases of abortion pre- viously, at once stopped this trouble, :and it stayed stopped. The sheep should ,also have the saute convenience pro- vided, and there would be fewer losses ,of twin lambs, or cases of ewes disown- ing lambs. If this should occur the ewe may be most easily managed in the disparate pen. such ,as losses from stormy weather, Three Kinds of Lightning. death. ,of horses, etc. These estimates ell applyto the wheat -growing region Lightning often injures without de- ofcen.tar;l and western Kansas, where ,be class life, Its effects may properly we thinit :wheat can bo grown as cheap- severe and into thous which are mild, ity as in any place in the United States. ,severe and fatal in their character. . The Homestead further says: It must be remembered; however, that continu- ens wheat growing, such,as is practiced hi that section, must sooner or later waste .the fertility of. the land, as it has clone in every other part of the world. While these far 'western sections are deluging ;the world with wheat and briiaging serious trouble on the English farmers, there is a limittto the length of time:during which theyrcan continue to do jt. Diversified farming must sooner or later come in; and the present capa- city of land.for wheat growing is not a very reliable.eriterion of its value ten years Bence.. How Loieg to Keep Sheep. The length of time which any domes- tic animal can he kept at a profit before deterioration seta in is One of much im- portance. W. M. Bell, a high authority on sheep, says: ''Te answer the question in a general. way, How long a sheep should be kept, we would say as long as it is profitable. This, though, is de- pendent upon the purpose for which sheep are kept and upon the breed. When wool growing was the sole intens tion and purpose of keeping sheep, the Merino was the most profitable sheep, because it gave larger fleeces and more valuable wool and its longevity was an important characteristic. Not fnfre• quentl a Merino sheep was profitable at ten, twelve and sometimes greater age. both for lambs and wool. It is now quite evident that grave errors and damages wore done in breeding sheep at such extreme ages. At this time, when intense sheep rais- ing is practiced, a better plan is to dip. pose of sheep as soon as they reach their best commercial value, This may be at three years or three months, and again 'at three weeks old. The market value determines the best time to sell the surplus of the flock, 'When the time conies that there is the most clear profit, whether it be a lamb, a breeding animal or a mature mutton, that is the best time to sell it. There need be no false Mears on the question; it is purely, simply a matter of financial economy tc be decided by circumstances and market 1 prices. It is a false notion to keep a sheep as long as it lives; until there ie , no profit,in it; until it dies of old age.' a^nue breeders wake it, an unvztrying In mild cases the person struck may ,or may not lose consciousness for a brief period of time. There may be a tem- porary paralysis of one or more of the limbs for a few hours. Vomiting and nausea sometimes occur. in :severe cases the victim may be knocked. down with violence or may be thrown several feet and lose conscious- ness. External injuries may be found, such: as burns and bruises. There may be fractures of bones or bleeding from the nose, ear or mouth. There may be a loss of memory for a time, and cases of insanity have been known to follow. Deafness is a common syinptom, and is due to rupture of the ear -drum. In fatal cases death is usually instar • taneous, but it has been known to occta after the lapse of several days from sec ondary causes. It may be caused by apoplexy or by rupture of the heart or large blood -vessels.—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. ' The Time to Give a Tip. "As r travel all the time," said a drummer at the Southern, "it is part of my business to study the subject of tips to dining room waiters, , Of conrse tip- ping is all wrong, but a man. doesn't want to starve, and you've got to tip or starve. Well, I think the best time to give the tip is when you give the order, fall when you happen to be a now especially 1 Yng( y arrival, unknown to the•waiter, If the waiter knows you he may trust you to the end of the meal, but if he doesn't know you he may have doubts about your generosity and, unwilling to take any chances, may serve you very poorly. "A quarter slipped into his handwhen you give him your order has a fine effect on the character and composition of your dinner. You will notice that the Waiter with the money in his pocket trots off a good deal _ more lively and collies back a good deal better laden than when he has to take your measure in his mind and live on hopes as to your willingness to tin. A tealiced quarter will do more than a doubted or even an expected half dollar in such cases,"—St. Louis Globe•Denioorat. Prom ticking blood stains may be re moved by applying starch moistonei with cold Water, If convenient place the soiled spots in the sun for a while, REGULATE THE - - STOMACH, LIVER Pau BOWELS, - AND • PURIFY THE BLOOD. A RELIABLE REMEDY FOR Indigestion, Biliousness, Headache, Constipation, Dyspepsia, Chronic Liver Troubles, Dizziness, Bad Complexion, Dysentery, Offensive Breath, and all disorders of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels., Ripens Tabules contain nothing injurious to the most delicate constitu- tion, Pleasant to take, safe, effectual. Give immediate relief. Sold by druggists, ,fit trial bottle sant by mail on receipt of IS cents, Address THE R1PANS CHEMICAL CO., ao Spruce Street, — New York City "2+ - „ •A "s .k ,. 3 '7e yea ., WiNGHAM MARBLE W RKQ MESSRS. VANSTONE ,11. ONE ,.g of Kincardine have bought the Marble Business of Mr TT Watson, formerly carried on by W Smyth. Parties requiring work in their line will do sell by calling on them or seeing one'oP their agents befot. purchasing. You will find our prices are away down, Our workmanship is unsurpassed. We will use non but the very best stock and by square dealing hope to secure a lineral share of the public patronage. Kr' T Watson, who has beet; running the business for the past year, will represent us on the road. Cali an 1 see our stock and prises. B..NK. OF HAMILTON, V.TINGHAM. Capital, :x,1,250,000. Rest, $650,000. President—Jour STUART. Vice-President—A. G. ItAnssr. DIRECTORS Ions Paocrox, CHAS, GUaxev, GRo ROACH, A. Woo», A. 13. Les (Toronto). Cashier—J. TUI.ISBULL. Savings Dank—Xi-ours, 10 to 8 ; Saturdays, to 1. Deposits of 51 and upwards received and interest showed. epeoiai Deposits also roeelved at current utas of interest. Drafts on, Great Britain and the United Status ;ought and sold B. 'IL' LSON, AeH;xr- 1'[EYER & DICKINSON, Solicitors. HALSTE & SCOTT Josephine Street • - Plots, ;Ont, J. A. IIArsTmu, W. Soon. , Mount Forest. Liatowol. Deposits Received and Interest allowed. 112oney Advanced to Farmers and Business Men, On long or short time, on endorsed notes �r collateral security. Sale notes bought it a fair valuation. Money remitted to all .arts of Canada at reasonable charges. Clal Attention 3 0 ' en p tIon Gi van to Col- looting Accounts and Notes. .1400011. gents in Canfltla—.The Merchants' Banat of, Canada' Office Hours—From 9 a, m, to 0 p. In. A. E. SMITyi, Agent. E'OR SALE, Lot No. 8, and the B. ii of Lot No. 7 llth Con, Turnberry-180 acres; 90 acres feared; well fenced; fraise house and ither buildings. good orchard; cheap, on tits*. Apply M. C. 0AMBRON • Or Gederioh, WM' r M iPI 3't1i OIx . Glanterrow P, 0, VANSTONE BROS. ZETLAND SAW W IL GEORGE THOMSON, Proprietor. Lumber of all kinds, First-class Shingles and Oedar Posts Car Load Orders a Specialty WOOD delivered to any part o Winghaln, AsrOrdersby'maii promptiyaitende to GEORGE THOMson, Bog 125, Wingtaam P. JOSEPH COW Ali, COBRs 9'rn Dzv, Comm Co. FIORox, AUCTIONEER, ISSUER OP MARRIAGE LICENSE COMMIs9I0NER IN II. C. J., 10 o. Nxoinran. tier. 2,000,000 Feet of logs Wanted. Highest Cash Pric paid for any quantity of HARD AHD SOFT WOOD LOO delivered at our yard in Wits m. Also for Heading and Shingle Bolts by the cord. Call and get priees, length to out, etc. Dressed and indreseec'i •L1n1l Shingles, Lath, Ste., kept continually on hand. ustatAll & .8 Wingbam, January 4th, 1893.