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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1896-02-28, Page 61, 1. e i 1 it 'DAY la'rBBRUARY 33, natio(. WASHINGTON iE r 1. TELE 1 T.I.D13114.14 CITY. TIow Ii' iessto s issvi:3ik:\T, \1:N 1l stns. IT:a :ersTE'.I o:. I .\ ;IcS, AND ITS SII? DE TRE•:Iss. 'Proal env awl COrreRi-•'nd, In the city of Washington there are over one hundred miles ofasphalt pavements. The sidewalks are of k' ,r , r slier s 'r• ibutbe- wen lit, <tl thing, al +. 11 t;, 1,, WC'OrI the curbstones there is a hard road way as smooth as a floor, and forming; probably the finest street system. in the world. These streets are sprinkled with water, and thee swept with enormous revolving brushes drawn by either two or four horses. Almost any evening you V.111 9(;[a a I'M .)f M1e? (+ `r;rl�llill.'• rottuwing stile a n,Allur al '` tiiti streets and gradually moving the dirt froth the centre of the street to the curb. Behind the last sweeper comes a gang of colored men, with long hoes and brooms, who arrange the dirt in small piles, to be taken up by still a third gang with silo vols and carts. New asphalt pavement is put down at the rate of about five miles per year, and is made as follows : The road way is brought to a proper grade, and crushed stone is put on to a depth of six inches and rolled with enormous steam rollers; then a layer of lump asphalt, an inch ter so thick, is pat over the asphalt and tar and rolled. Finally comes the surface coating, of fine asphalt. It comes from the factory, down by the river, in carts drawn by males, in- variably driven by small colored boys, and looks lil: black wet granulated sugar. When the piece of old carpet is removed, the steam- ie,r, mass is dumped on the gronnci an rapidly spread out with iron rakes, and rolled with hand or steam rollers. This laser is about an inch thick, and.. will harden over night. In the winter the pavement is as hard as limestone, which it resembles in color, but during the clot mummer summer days it becomes soft and rubber -like. As you .walk civet it yon are conscious of its giving under your feet, and horses move about in an almost noieless manner, The cost of this kind of pa.verncut, with a six inch foundation, is about 82.10 per square yard. Washington is very proud of its street system. The regular streets run at right angles, and are about one hundred feet wide. Those run- ning north and south are numbered. and these running east and west are lettered. Tee avenues, some twenty in number, and named after the States, ere nearly all one hundred and sixty feet wide. They run obliquely, so that you can always tell whether you are on a "street" or an "avenue." 'Where an avenue crosses a street at a very sharp angle, the narrow points are reserved as parks, and where two more avenues cross there is a r'ircular park genet.- . ally adorned with a statute of some one notable in the civil or military history of the nation. Along these street, and avenfen have hecn set out • about a hnn'lred thousand trees, certain streets Nav- in; their own peculiar varieties, stn than a botanist can sometimes locate himself by simply glancing at the trees; thus, on New Jersey Avenue, you find the tulip tree . on New 'York Avenue the Elm ; on Massa- chusetts Avenue, the basswood ; on Ii Steeet, the catalpa: on Eleventh Street, the sycamore; on Eight street, the Norway maple and on G Street, the European linden. The most common varieties used are the silver and Norway maples and the Carolina poplar. When you hear any one speak of "the Avenue" you always know that bo means Pennsylvania Avenue, that great parade avenue, extending from the Capitol to the Treasury Depart Merit and White m � n l lie House. It r, iy 108 feet ti inches wide between the curbs, and affords a niagnificient street for parades, as anyone who has seen regiment after regiment march oompany front along it will certi- About ogle -third of the population of the city is composed of negroes, and nowhere, even in the most fash- ionable part of tho city, will you travel more than a square or two without cset n;; upon their cabins. For this reason you will not find here streets that in unbroken blocks of tine residences to compare with James Street in Syracuse or Euclid Avenue in Clevland. The cabin, however, hi some parts of the city is gradually disappearing and its place is being taken by residences more befitting the character of the street. P RO^.BTAxtT AND CATHOLIC CI.ersItGY T.EN. \Ft!•:Ob' ONI: lIIND 'rOL't'lIING THE 1lI:JI1?I1L11� CII.\RAC'ri u OF . uNC',''a CIT41tRIl %L. POWD .'t. 1lriule Protestants and Houton Catholics are wide apart as to cer- tain remedial measures proposed just now, they find common meeting' grotnui in Dr. Agilely's Catarrhal Powder. Take IIainilton alone. This medicine has been used by Presbyterians like the Rev. Mungo Fraser, D. 1)., ani. Rev, John Scott, lap's 1.11it\na at with the Rev, \V, 11. Wade, 'tticl Y?c", Qlatrle rh911ifeclilie; ley til, \:ill known Bap- tist Rev. G. Anderson; by prominent members of the Methodist church, and by the Nev. Father Hinchey, and many of his parislhoners. They all tell the sante story of the good done them. The same story has come from the most prominent clergymen in Toronto and elsewhere It is unlike any other catarrhal remedy, simple, easy and pleasant to take, and quid: in a cure It will THE WIN G I- .AM TIMES, FEBRUARY 28, 1896. The Farmer's Table. It is a fact that a great many city people live better than amajority of fanners, notwithstanding the fact that the former class pay cash for what the latter can produce with very little outlay. Roast turkey on a farmer's table is more rare than there is any need for. Thirty of forty young turkeys grow up on a farm with very little attention after they arc a few weeks old. These will furnish a great many enjoyable dinners, and much better health, than day after day of pork, pork. pork. Who can have an abundant eupiy of pears, plums, cherries, currants and berries as easily and cheaply as the farmer ? and yet how comparatively few pay any attention to these things. What are known is "hard times" would not seem half as hard if a little better living on these cheaply produced luxuries were indulged in. Even a swarm of bees would play a desirable part in furnishing a treat now and then. I All the so-called luxuries just mentioned are not of the sort which ..— dig tion a incl shorten life, hut in reality they promote health- fulness and extend life, besides all the pleasure tee y affordli'or less than five dollars, enough really choice fruit trees and bushes can be I procured to supply in a few years as much fruit as a large family can use, so there is really no reason for not having it. Unfortunately, this I sort of reasoning does not appeal to strong, hard-working men who Row to handle Bees with Safety. Many more farmers than now keep bees would own a few colonies for their own, at least, were it not for the fear of being stung tit every attempt to do anything with thein. As regards the advice frepuently given, not to blow smoke into the entrance, we would say that such a practice is not necessary unless the bars are to be removed, but in every case when a thorough examination is to take place, it is al ways wise and safe to give a few puffs into the entrance, Whenever damage arises from smoke, it either arises from the use of wrong material or too much of it. Common fustian, dried before using, answers the very purpose eI y hell. For very cross bees the following may be used with caution:—Make a little touch - cloth by dissolving some salt -petro in hot water, steep a little cotton rag in the solution and then dry • in an oven ; put a small portion of this prepared rag amongst the fustian, and the most vicious will shore the "white feather" after the first sniff. A Commissioner in N. B. Gnarl. Knoa,—Ilaving used Hagyard's Pectoral Balsam in our family for years I have no hesitation in saying that it beats everything else we ever tried for coughs 'and colds in children as well as grown up people. It relieves that tight binding sensation in the chest. We would not be without it for anything, es we have a large family. WILLIAM ANDREW, Commissioner in B. R. come to their table three times t Balmoral, Man. (yin relief within ten minutes in Iia . !'ever.. .Sold by all druggists. Sample bottle and blower sent on receipt of two 3 -cent stamps. S. G. I Detchon, •I1 Church street, Toronto. I Sold at Chisholm's Corner Drug - Store, Wingham. Crap Protection 111 Winter. In latitude 43-1' grape raisers have found winter protection for their vines ai necessity. The vineyardist says that not one year in ten can a full crop of grapes be expected it' the vines are left exposed on trellis or stakes. Bence they all lay their vines down and cover thetn. Some, Cover with litter. hay, straw, corn stalks, tic. Others give them a light; covering with earth. In the spring the litter or earth must be removed! before the vines can be raised and tied to the trellis or stakes. About 1865 we trimmed an acre of Concord and Dclewarc vines, and laid them down, expecting to cover them with earth. Before we got round to do this, a hard freeze came on and it stayed frozen. The winner proved an open and severe one, with little snow. We did not think our vines worth tying up. 13ut we found the buds making a vigorous start when spring opened, and we tied them up. That season the crop of grapes were as fine as any season they were covered. Next season we laid there down and held then: flan on the earth with is shovelful ot dirt, a stone, or a stick of wood. Part were Covered and part uncovered. No difference was observable in the crop between the protected and un- protected rnprotected vine. I then forint -dosed the theory that it was not the severe cold or freezing, but the sudden and frequent change of temperature flint did the mischief. That when lrlicl upon the earth the changes from alternate heat and cold were gradual and less mischievous. For the last fifteen years all the protection reeely- ed by my vines has been the simple laying upon the ground, with weight- ing, to keep thein close to the SW% face. During all that time the fruit buds,i) �al . , on .,lc,l a and Concord vines have not been injured by the winter, even when the thermometer, at times, was more than 0' below zero, I think I am warranted in saying it is useless and unnecessary to cover the more hardy ;rapes in our lati- tude ---that simply laying and con - lining them close to the earth is all the winter protection necessary.— Country Gentleman. Lueera Honey. In the train of blessings ushered in with the ;rowing of lucern clover its the great boon to bee- keepers by its copious neefar- secreting characteristics. It is one of the plants that drouth bas little effect upon, therefore when all other plants are will be giving a in blossom. Its . differ but little to (Clover, and is, hi highest quality, dried up lucern good flow when honey is said to that from white therefore, of the — FRANK SCELT'S, w1Izwi 'Xor CE•1. 12 su.s.viis AND 1 MALS CrT Eon $1, Opposite Norman's Motel, WINGHA14i, - - ONTARIO. Agency for Parisian Steam Laundry, A. E. SMITH, 13.A T ,_ Successor to HALSTED & SCOTT, Josephine Street • - Whgharn, Ont. BANK atHAMILTI WINGHAM. Capital, $1,250,000, Peat, 650,000 President—Joon P.TUAlrr. Vice,Prosidont—A. 0, RANSAY. DIRECTORS Jour PROCTOR, OEo, 'ROAM, Wu GrnsoN, M P, A. T. WOOD, A. IJ. Lsi (Toronto). Cashier—J. TURNBULL. Savings Bank—Hours,10to 8; Saturdays, 10 1. Deposits of V. and upwards received and interest allowed. Special Deposits also received at current rates of is -crest. Drafts on Great Britain and the United States bought and sold B. WILLSON, AGENT E. L. DICKINSON, SON, Solicitor. JOHN PELTON a day with an appetite fit to Menutacturor of all kinds of ain'tlliutr ea.tacble,while ver - Whole va. Cut Potatoes. '� 3 Whether cutting seed potatoes .las WOODE N PUMPS, often their more delicate wife has to buy, with money, delicacies, or live on what is not relished, if, indeed, , it be not positively hurtful.; Farmers, live better yourselves, and � think of' those about you by proyid- ing some of these good things which; need not cost much, but will furnish, every year, many dollars' I worth of health, comfort and enjoy- ment. • Prefers a Cement Concrete Silo. Sir, --My silo is built of Queenston cement concrete. The demensions are: Walls, 26 feet high, 12 by 12 feet (inside measurement) ; the walls aro 18 inches thick at the bottom and 9 inches thick at the top, the batter being on the outside. Silo Iperfectly square, with 12 inches cut off in each corner and only one I opening from top to bottom, which is closed with matched boards driven I closely together at time of filling. The cost was 867 worth ot cement and e 8 for labor, not counting board and hauling gravel, which is !near the barn. The silo was filled in Oetober with four varieties of ensilage corn. Owing to my heavy I crop of corn, I was obliged to make I my silo 5 feet higher, temporarily, with boards, making total depth of ensilage 31 feet. The walls stood I the pressure thoroughly; the silo is I now half empty. The ensilage is perfect, with the exception of a jlittle that was spoiled on top, which is the case in any silo. Last winter, when I contemplated building a silo, I gleaned all the information possible from the best authorities, and came to the conclusion that a double board silo was the best, but in the month of' ,Tune, When I had my material all ready on the ground, I wrote to Mr. Isaac Usher to come and lay out my stables as to ventila- tion, etc., and was pursuaaded by him to build a concrete silo, as being better and just as eheap. From my experience I can heartily recommend •i cat < n.,rete silo ilo a s the beat, forcheap- ness c eap- ness and durability. It never needs repairing, rats cannot bore through it, and it is a perfect curer of ensil- age. There are three or four cement concrete silos in 'my locality which are also giving entire satisfac- tion in every respect. W. J. DEVITT. —In Farmers' Advocate. When a farmer fails to secure a "catch" of clover two or three years in succession, it seriously interferes with his rotation. In veiw of this it would be wise to adopt eve"y reason- ably practical measure to obtain a successful seeding ihext spring. Where the soil to he seeded is not already well supplied with vegetable matter, a light coat of horse manure put on this winter will have a very advan- tageous effect. Not only will it supply fertility and hold moisture, but it will also add to the soil myriads of the microbes to convey the nitrogen of the air and soil to tihe young plant..-.Fnruler's Advocate. a tendency towards deterioration, I which can be supplied on short notice, am not ready to state. But I am satisfied that whole potatoes are preferable for a very early crrp, especially with the Early Ohio. Not the largest potatoes should be planted, but those of the size of a hen's egg, We used to etit our potatoes to one eye, but the result was very un- satisfactory. The one -eye theory may do for later planting in a well- prepared, fertile soil. • The reasons for using whole potatoes for early planttngs are: The whole potatoe furnishes more nourishment to the young plant. The whole potatoe is less liable to rot if cold, wet weather occurs. ' It will endure considerably harder freezing of the ground before its vitality is injured. It will produce the first nharketabre tubers. It generally produces the largest crop. One year the variation with us beween whole potatoes and, those cut to one eye was 100 bushels per acre. The whole potatoes that year produced at the rate of 300 bushels per acre, while those cut to one eye produced but 200 bushels. For Over Fifty Years AN OLD AND WELL -TRUED 1BE31EDY.—Mrs. Wins- low'e Sr.othing Syrup has been used for over city years by millions of mothers for their chiluren while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, sotfens the gums, allays ail pain, cures wild colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea, Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by Druggists in story part of the work,. Twenty -ars cents a uottle. Its value is incalculable. Be 311 re and ask for AIM. tYluslow'a Soothing Syrup, and take no other kiwi. Women as a Hostess. Whatever the aesthetic or sensuous attractions, the ultimate fact is that when people assemble socially they meet to talk. In popular definition "sociable" means "conversation" and "unsociable" means "silence." The success of any social gathering will be largely decided by the prevailing spirit of the conversation. . And in this, more than in any other feature of the occasion, the personality of the hostess should appear. No matter how matter tel hOVf' many gifted conversationalists there may be present, she should not allow any outsider to create the atmosphere of her house. Even the most diffident woman, who glides unobstrusively through a throng elsewhere, should courageously assert herself when the responsibility of entertaining rests upon her. In her admirable fearlessness she may recall the verse self -announcement of Rob Roy. "My fe}ot is on my native heath, and my name is MacGregor," --Agnes Morton in February Ladies' Iiome Journal. Relict in six .lours.---.)istressing Kid- ney and Bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the "Great South American Kid- ney Cure," This great remedy is a great surprise and delight to physicians on ac- count of its exceeding promptness in reliev- ing pain in the bladder, kidnoys, back and every part of the urinary passages in male and female. It relieves retention of neater and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy, Sold at Chisholm's drug store. fflt . ngq .Itt .fki tE --I5 roam= EVERY FRIDAY ltMORNINGI ---AT Tin:-- \, TIMES OFFICE, JOSEPHiNE STREET WINGIIAM, ONTARIO. Subscription price, $1 per year, 2n advance ADVEItTIS1NG PATES: Space 1 1 yr, 1 b 010. I 3 rho. 11 mot One Column 000 00 840 00 J 020 008 00 Half " 40 00 20 00 12 00 j 0 00 Quarter '020 00 12 00 I 7 00 00 inch Ione -, I i 00 3 00 .4 i 00 Legal and other casual advertisements, So. per line for first insertion, and Se. per line for each subsequent insertion. .Measured by nonpareil mar, Loons notices 10c, per line for first insertion, and 5c, por lino for each subsequent insertiu:, 1 Advertisements of Lost, Found, Strayed, Situations. Iand Business Chances Wanted, not exceeding 8 Lines nonpareil, 81 for first month, and 50c. for oaoh subsequent month, houses and Farms for Sale, not 'exceeding 8 lines 41 for filet month, We. per subsequent month. ILarger advertisements in proportion. 'these trrms will be strictly adhered to Special rates for larger advertisements, or for I longer periods, Adr ortisenlonts and local notices without epeoiee direcrirnns, will he inserted till forbid and charged accordingly. Transitory advertisements must be paid in advance Changes for contract advertisements must bo in the office by Wednesday noon, is order to appear that week S, G. IIIROWN, PROraixTOa AND Puumsuun IRON AND FORCE PUMPS supplied to order. REPAIRING promptly attended to. Prices reasonable. Agent for tho Brantford All Steel Pu in ping bill. If you require anything iu the above lines, give Mr. Pelton a call. SHor—Diagonal street, nearly opposite Beattie's Livery, Wingham. • JOHN PELTON. rarmirs, link ay This, ELLIOTT BROS.. of the Wingham Brickyard, have lots of BRICK and DRAIN TILE on band. It is said that other . parties are selling at reduced prices, but we cannot be undersold, and our brick and tile are as good as any made in the province. We can sell by the oar load or 10,000 or 12,000 tile fully as low as can be pur- chased anywhere. We have also a great quantity of all kinds of lumber for sale. J. es E. ELLIOTT. Wingham, May 16, 1895. RINGS! GOLD RINGS! I am the only Jeweler north of Lon- don who can and does make rings on the promises. I make and finish all work in the best possible manner, and guarantee satisfac- tion in every instance. Where gold is found, I always return the same gold, manufactured as per order. By leaving your order with me, you can save from 25o to 02, according to style, weight and quality or ring. We also make to order Engraved Coin Brooches, Bangle Pins, etc., etc., at Moderate Prices. Jewelery Repairing and En- graving Neatly and Prompt- ly t- ly Executed. HALSEY PA ,#KI JEWELER. Opposite Macdonald 13Ioclt, Wingham, 1 li• T<i„ w. J. ] lefty, Ree, -Sec, DR lR MACDONALD, 4l CENTRE STREET. WINOHAaf, ONTARIO. I14 VANSTONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Etc., Private and Company funds to loon at lowest rate interest. No commission charged. Mortgages, took and farm property bought and sold OFFICE—Boavor• Block WINOEAOI J. A. MORTON, BARRISTER, dm., Wingham, Ont. E. L. DICKINSON, BARRISTER, ETC. SOLICITOR TO RANK OF HA3IILTON. MONEY TO LOAN. Office—Meyer Block, Wingham. 't r . G. CAMERON, iBARRISTER, SOLICITOR, CONVEYANCER, dtc, Office—Corner I3an,ilton and St. Andrew streets, opposite Colborne Hotel. GODERIO1i, - ONTARIO, DENTISTRY.—J. S. J EROr1E, L. D. S., W moues. Is teeth us cheap as they can be made in the Dominion. Tooth extracted absolutely without pain, by his now process, guaranteed perfe,tly sato. OFFICE: In tho Beaver Block, opposite the Brunswick House. ARTHUR. J. IRWIN, D. D. 3., L. D. S., Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Pennsylvani Dental College. O0F10E.--MACDONALD BLOOIS. Nos's—Wi1l visit Blyth every Wednesday, JOHN 'RITCHIE, eJ GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT WINanAN, ONTARIO .1- . DEANS, JR„ %INOIIAM., LICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE COUNTY 01' HURON. Sales attended in any part of the Co. Charges Moderato. JOHN CURRIE, WINOUAar, � LICENSED AUCTIONEER. Sales of Farm Stock and Farm Implements a specialty. All orders left at the TIMES office promptly attend• ed to. Terms reasonable. SOCIETY MEETINGS. fi ® _Court Maitland, No. 25, Canadian + ■ ■ Order este For a r m • sets the second and last Friday evening of every month, ,ia Gro• gory's Block Visiting brethren welcome. John Ncolands, C. R. H. 13. Elliott, It. S. 1 ® 1 _ Whlghnnt L. 0. L., No, 704 meets ■ + ■ first Friday in every month in the Orange Iiall; visitors welcome J. 0. Stewart, Do you know a clan in Canada that repairs watches any better than Halsey Park,Watchmaker and Jeweler, Wingham? For Twenty -Six Years DUNN'S BAKINO ER THECOOK'S BEST FRIEND WILIEST SALE IN CANADA. %gip s 1.0 AConsr t Oise and prose and Post of o. Wren. 21 A. SWUM ttHkMiCA6tt0.. Ltd.,Tomnto. one. , ingisiurts JOB PRINTING INCLUDING Books, pamphlets, Posters, 13111 Heads, Circulars, stn., $c., executed in the beet style of the art, at moderate prices, and on short notice. Apply or address S. G. BROWN, Tunis Oalce, Wingham, BOOKBINDING. Ws aro p!cased to announce that any Books or Magazines left with us for Binding will have our prompt attention. Priees for Binding in tiny style will be given on application to the TINES Office. Money to Loan on Notes, Notes Discounted AT REASONABLE MATES Money advanced on Mortgages at ti per centrrfth privilege of paying at the end of any year. Notts and accounts collected. ROST. 31'IeINDOO. heaver Block Wingham, Ont.