The Wingham Times, 1888-03-30, Page 4•
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FRIDAY. MARCH 80th, 1838,
BUSINBSS PIFFICULTIBS.
• The fast year bas been unusually
fruitful in illustrations showing the
tremendous disadavantages and unfair
eempetition that legitiutate business is
subject to uow•adays, To begin, the
1' ` excessively keen competitions have re
(laced to a minimum the margins of
the retail dealer. Long credits and
slow collections have been a prime
oause of embarrassment and frequent
inability to meet obligations. Some
itinerant dealer in bankrupt stock
frequently mares a slaughter of bank-
rupt goods of questionable character
and value. Many who have long
standing amounts with prominent
and honorable dealers invest their
ready cash in purchases of this kind.
Whilst admitting every person's right
to purchase what and where they
,wish, we say that to go past the local
dealer with cash and pationize him on
credit, is not a .and
nor honorable
business principle. Believing that the
vast majority of business men. are
;honorable and well-intentioned, there
are still a few withremote intentions
ti£ meeting all their -obligations and
-who make a great but short-lived
splurge, sell goods below actual cost,
go under and :leave their creditors in
the lurch; The record of one or more
euoh is in the recollection of all. Men
''tvho figure on paying a hundred cents
on the dollar are vastly injured and
-wronged by the unfair competition of
such.
The interdependencies of the vari-
.ous lines of business, the complications
and almost insurmountable difficulties
that have to nue' contended against,
ought to receive greater consideration
and frequently more lenient judgment
than is often pronounced by the
-general public. •
Unquestionably, one of the most
serious .business drawbacks in this
'country is the pernicious credit system
in vogue. Like many a relic of bar-
learisni, it dies hard. It does likely
zieen the practice of ' a more rigid
"""•economy, but Canada'a recent ,history
and present condition indicates that
greater frugalityis a prime . necessity.
It .will;jie ;a reat.boon to the business
people,and an undisguised blessing -to
purchasers generally: when the cash
..system will be universally adopted and
practised in business. Speed the day.
EDITORYAL NOTES.
'the Brittish Army estimates for
elm year 1888-9 amount to $83,651,-
500. Last year's estimates were $91,•
969;500. ,
The new Upper Canada College in
'Toronto will accommodate 250 resi-
dent students, and it; estimated to cost
X120,000.
China is rapidly abandoning its pol-
icy of isolation. The Government
has by treaty given an English com-
:pany the right of navigation by stearal-
;er the river Yangtse-kiang.
The .cost of collecting the revenue
of the Dominion in 1885 was $'7,372 •
'597, and for that service next year the
Government are asking $8,448,856.
This means an increase of over a mil-
lion dollars in three years.
The reduction of the national debt of
the United States for the month of
February last, was over 87,750,000
against $1,500,000 in the same month
last year. In the eight months of the
current fiscal year the debt has been
decreased nearly $77,000,000.
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The total quantity of sugar, refired
and raw, imported into Canada last
year for home consumption, was 200,-
466,072 pounds, costing 84,862,042,
or about 2 4 oats per pound. The
duty paid was $3,167,528, or about
35 per cent. The sugar costs con.
sinners 8 cents per pound ----more than
treble in price. It needs no further
demonstration to prove that the refin-
ers. who import nearly all the sugar
o Canadian Press Association
kiug for amendments to the law
libel.
In 1861 we had 665,000 people in
Canada bo were born in ether cern.
tries, but in 1881 we had oily 570,.
000, or 95,000 less, though in that
period weimported over half amillion of
iannigrauts. 13etweea 1882 and 1885
no fewer than .155,000 settlers went
into Manitoba and the Territories, yet
in 1886 the census only shows a pop.
ulation of 43,000.
Nearly two.thirds of the human
race ars grouped on a relatively srnall
area of 4,250,000 t"quare miles, about
one -twelfth of the land area, divided
into three groups•--western,central and
southern Europe, about 245,000,000
of inhabitants and 1,351,000 square'
miles ; the Indian empire 245,000,000
of inhabitants and 1,880,000 square
miles ; China proper with Manchuria
and Japan 430,000,000 of inhabitants
and 1,544,500 square miles. The
most populous regione are found along
the great rivers, in many cases on the
coasts. Coal basins attract population
far more than valleys, and great cities
exercise a sort of magnetic, or rather,
gravitating influence on people.
Mr. Randall, leader of the Protec-
tionist wing of the. Democratic party,
in his new tariff bill, proposes to re-
duce the internal revenue on tobacco
and whisky to the amount of $75,000,-
000 and of imports only 825,000,000.
The aim is to avoid any reduction on
the ektra prices paid by the people to
the manufacturers and combines for
what they could buy more cheaply out,
side the country. This is not likely
to recommend itself to the people of
the United States. To take taxes off
intoxicating drinks and to leave them
ou the necessaries and comforts of life
does not seem to be a fair or judicious
mode of tax reform.
It iti claimed for the late Emperor
that he achieved these things for Ger-
many : (1) Ile adopted and perfected
the existing army system, and gave to
Prussia a strong military gdIverninent.
(2) 13v the results of the Schleswig-
Holstein war . he made Prussia the
chiefof the German States and enlarged
her dominions. (3) As a most im-
portant consequence of the Franco-
German war, he secured the unifica-
tion of Germany and recovered the
provinces of Alsace-Lorraine; (4)
Having effected the union, of the
Fatherland,'he cemented it still more
strongly • by continuous alliance with
Austria and Italy, and fora time with
Russia, by which he was able to dic-
tatepeace and enhance the material
prosperity of the Empire through im-
portant oommerciat treaties.;. (5) He
conducted a long .and importihnt con-
troversy with the Vatican on the ques
tion :., of • Imperial ; jurisdiction over
Catholic subjects, and _ at last, with
Bismarck's aid, established a peaceable
modius. vivendi.:. (6) He held Social-
ism in check and survived its out-
breaks, which upon two occasions
closely menaced his life.
Referring to a speech made by, Mr.
Brown M. 2, of Hamilton, in which
he ventured with poor success to criti-
cize the able effort of Dr. Macdonald,
M. D. of East Huron, the Times
says : What do we want reciprocity,
was the burden of his discourse, when
we have Sir John Macdonald and the
National Policy ? How could you,
Adani ? Would you kindly name any
year, during Itir. Mackenzie's term of
office, when the foundries of .Hamil-
ton were idle for half as many weeks as
they have been idle during the last
twelve months ? Dare you state that
the moulders make higher wages now
than they made in Mackenzie's time?
Are you not aware that a deputation
of foundry owners went to Ottawa last
session to protest against Tupper's in-
crease of the iron duties? Can you
name any facto* failures in Macken-
zie's time at all comparable in impor-
tance to those of Garrett's boot factory
Silver's boot factory, `. the Wilson and
Gardner sewing machine factories, the
Canada Clock factory,- the Olmstead
foundry and the Burn•Robinsdn man-
ufactory '1 bare you Bony that the
merchantile failures, both in0 the
wholesale and retail lines, in your own
city, have been more numerous and
disastrous tinder the Tilley tariff,than
under the Cartwright tariff 1 Are there
not more bankrupt stocks now upon
the market than at any time when
Mr. Mackenzie was itt office ? Are not
many of your fellow•citizeus, who were
rich and independent in Mackenzie's
time, now ellronioally hard up, owing
to unreinunerative investments in N.
are making a pretty sweet thing out; P. factories and Nortliwest land spec
of it. No wonder they pay 100 peri illations fostered by the policy of yes
riot proti is i deer John A. ?
Curllalaa' }
Wingham bat Breesela gin a oarliug
match hare, ou Thursday .last, by three
as,
n a competition for the Bray Cup, on
'riday last, the players and result wereaas
follow>;t:
8. BSNT'd BINK. .J. D1NSLEE'S Rus.
J. Inglis, T. Mattel!,
B . Mitohell, J. Coad,
B. Paulin, J. Noeland.
8. I%ent, skip -20 J.Diusley, skip --10
8, Rent's riuk was thus victorious by ten
points.
Lower Wingham,
The grist mill has lawn closed for a
few days on account of high water. ---
Material is being laid ou the ground.
for the erection of a new bridge in the
spring 4r. Holder, an old resident
of this place, died on Saturday. His
stains were interred on Monday44
We understand Mr: Joseph McDonald
intends to vacate the American Hotel
and remove to Belgrave, where he will
engage in hotel -keeping, in the Royal
lately vao'tnted by Mr. Durn.ioq-Mr.
Richard Srigley has been to Tboronto
fur the • purpose of consulting an eye
surgeon. His. sight is not much im-
proved.
Whitechurch.
Mrs. Paul of the boundary has
rented her farm for a term of years to
Mr. John Leggat She is going to re-
side in the hoose on the farm.—Mr.
K. Anderson has moved from East
Wawarosh . into the village where he
has a house and lot.—Mr. John Camp-
bell, implement agent, has removed in
to the house owned by Mrs. 'Wilson,
and Henry Bickle, harness maker, has
moved into the house lately occupied
by Mr. Rennie. ".Mr. G. Gaunt's sale
was held on Thursday last. Stock
sold high, cows ranging from 840 to
$50, calves as high as $24 and other
stock proportionitly high? The suc-
cess of the sale was par y owing to
Mr. Purvis being auctioneer who un-
derstttnds his business.—Mr. W. Mc -
Grogan had a wood bee on Friday and
30 or 40 cords were cut which was good
work for the number of hands employ-
ed. Such bees are common in this
locality.
Teeawater.
A meeting of the South Bruce
Farmers' Institute was held onTuesday
last when the question of Commercial
Union was discussed. Mr. T. Shaw,
of 'Hamilton, • dwelt mainly upon the
benefit.it was sure to bring to the
farmers, showing that our trade in live
stock of all kinds . with the, United
States was rapidlylincreasing, and was
sure to increase, while that with Great
Britain was more likely to' decline.
An invitation was given to • anyone.
present to speak- ort the other side. but
no one responded. - The following
motion was carried without one oppon-
ent in a large meeting t That in the
opinion of this meeting, unrestricted
trade between the Dominion of (hale -
and the United . States would, be ad-
vantageous to both countries, and' -we
desire that the same may be entered,
into. Mr. Rivers, of Wallcertbn, the
hover of the motion, is a Conservative.
and Mr. R..Arinstrong,'the .seeonder,
a Liberal, and in the meeting the two
parties were nearly equally represented,
Clinton
A rousing Temperance convention
was held here on Friday last. Huron
was well represented, delegates from all
quarters being in attendance. 'l'e'm
perance sentiment seems to run high
and if the meeting was a truly repre-
sentative body the Scott Act will be
sustained by an increased majority.
Although the temperance people are
on the defensive this time they decided
not to remain so but at once to organ-
ize and proceed aggressively. Mr. D,
D. Wilson president was in the chair
find Mr. R. Holmes, of the Ncio Era
secretary, Minutes of previous meet-
ing adopted. At the afternoon meet -
a ocmmitte of which Mr, R. Malncloo,
Wingham, was a member bad been ap•
pointed in the morning and now laid
a number of ideas before the meeting,
It was decided to bring in some good
men from a distance to kind of dare
the Antis to come to platform work.
It was decided to answer the Anti
campaign sheet and also give reasons
"why the Scott Act sltoulri be support.
ed,"and to get literature to inform the
peop!e, to hold local meetings to meet
the Antis at every poitlt. A very
lively dicussion took place about the
number of eases reported which had
never been heard, The enforcement
of the Act, the deternainedne:as of these
liquor men to defy law, inspectors and
police magistrates were fully discussed!.:
The mode of the campaign was laid
down and the catnpain well opened.
'?I'he ccleyentiorl then Adiourned,
Belgrave.
A bright, intelligent, young girt a-
dopted
by Rev. Mr. i3urwaslt, Metlto-
dise minister here died last week in
the fourth year of her age.
Morris Connell,.
The Council met on the .5th inst.,
members all present, the reeve in the
chair. The Auditors' report was pre-
sented and passed. The Reeve and
Treasurer were, instructed to deposit
$600 in the Bank of Hamilton, Wing.
ham.` Jas Newcombe was re -appointed
Treasurer, at a salary of 800. Ac-
counts were ordered to bepaid, as
follows ; R. Johnston, auditor's sal.
ary 810 ; Win; Laidlaw, do„ $10 ; W.
H. Kerr, nomination natioes, $1.25
W. Scott, culvert, 82.50 ;' Dr. Holmes
services on Board of IHepltb, 54
Misses Exford, charity, 810 ; J. Sel-
lars, gravel; 87,88 ; -`Jas. Newcombe,
Treasurer's salary and expenses, 8100;
P. Murphy, charity, $5 ; Jno, Moon-
ey, Collector's expenses, 87. The
Council then adjourned to meet oil
the 2nd of April.
Turnberry Council.
The council met in Sault's hall,
Bluevale, on .the 12th of March ; all
the members present ; the Reeve in
the chair ; minutes of lust meeting ap-
proved. A letter was read from Jas
Messer, lot 27, con. '12, stating that
he was charged 56.41, drain taX that
should have been charged to Thomas
Goy, on lot 26, and as he had paid bis
taxes in full, requested eouncii to re-
fund the above amount to him. Moved
by Gus. Barton, seconded by George
Thomson, that Mr. Messer be refund-
ed the - above amount.— Carried.
Messrs, Maxwell and Cleghorn applied
to' council to give some assistance to
William Anderson and wife, who they
stated, were in destitute circumstances,
living for some time • back on the.
charity of their neighbors._ Moved by
Gus, Barton, seconded by Wm. Gene-
mill, that 55 be ,granted in the mean-
time and that Mr. Diment be and is
hereby authorized -, to .procure them
'some clothing and present account to
'council at next meeting:—Carried
Mr. Thos. Farrow presented a petition
Signed by Thos. Farrow, Law. -Lovell,
A. Hislop, Wm. Wright,, ptayipg the
council to take the Necessary •'steps -to
have an extension of the; Government
drain on the 1st coneessiou, from lot
59 through their respective lots.—Laid
over till next ineeting. John Burgess
presented the ;Auditors' report in ab-
stract .and- detailed form.' After being
carefully examined by the coattail, it
was moved by Gus. Barton, seconded
by John Diment, that the Auditors'
report be adopted, and that the Audi-
tors be paid $8 each for their services.
—Carried. Moved by George Thom-
son, seconded by .John' Diment, that
the clerk get 50 copies of the 'abstract
printed for distribution.--; Carried.
By-law No. 2, for snaking certain al-
terations in school sections' Nos. 4 and
9, was read three tinies and passed.
Moved by George Thomson,
seconded by John "Diluent, that the
Reeve and Treasurer be and are here-
by authorized to bag the sums now
in the Treasurer's. hands as soon as
possible. , Accounts paid :—Richard
Raddaway, repairingGemmill's bridge,
$3; James Messer drain tax refunded,
$6.41 ; John Burgess and Douglas
Fraser, auditors, . 58•.:each ;.. Peter Mc-
Laren, balance salary,', 835 ; postage,
$5, attending court, 83 ;,.William An -
demon, charity, 85; James Piper, do.,
87 ; Ed: Armstrong, do., 57. Coun--
oil adjourned to meet on Monday, the
23rd day of April, in Bluevaie at 10
o'clock a. M.
Around the County.
Mr. A Innes. of Stanley, sold a 9}
months old colt for $215.
The South Huron Spring Show will
be held at ]3rucefield on Wednesday,
April 18th.
An .Irish lover remarked that it is
a great pleasure to bo alone especially
when your swateheart is wid ye.
At a meeting hold in Lucknow to
form an . anti -repeal organization for
the County of ]3ruce, the following
officers were appointed: Wm. Geddes,
president n James Somerville, secre-
tary ; John Archibald, treasurer
Thomas Lawrence, Thomas Stewart,
Walter Treleaven and Geo. Matheson,
committee.
At the Presbytery of Huron on the
13th inst., the following delegates
were chosen to the General Assembly;
Messrs. Ramsay, Barr, Fletcher and
McCoy, ministers ; and Dr, Irving,
Messrs. Stratton, Somers and John
Campbell, elders. The Presbyterian
congregations of }Tenni'. and Chisel-
hurst are separated, and henceforth
Carmel church, lleusall, will form a
pasterat charge clone.
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genting antaus
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n, =now,
Paort:)KTOn AND Pentmormt.
A T. DIuKENZII:, DI, B., bl, It. C. 1'. AND 9, 0,,
PHIYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Da, MACDONAI,D'e O1.7108, - , W,NOt1AN.
W J. YOUNG, M, D. C. Id., M.C.P.' S. 0.,
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Formerly house -Surgeon to Kingston General
Hospital.
0Vr1olt AND RESIDENCE: Dr. D0thtme's. Old Stand.
i1'lugham, March 1, 1888,
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ly q 1:YER 3c DicliINSCN.
lYi BARRISTERS, &c,' •
Solicitors for the Bank of Hamilton.. C•ommiseloncis
or taking affidavits 'for Manitoba, Private funds
o land In straight loans at lowest rates.. 011icee—
Kent's Block, Wingham, Lucknow and Gordo.
11. w. C. (1801ia. •e . E. 4. 1110318808.
J, A, 11IORTON, .
BARRISTER, &c.,.
Wingham, ' • - - Ontario.
S. GEORGE MCGILL,
(Late partner at Deinmorc, Black, Recsor
& English, Barristers, Toronto,),
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR Or SUPREME COURTI
NOTARY PUBLIC, CONVEYANCER, Bro..
OFFICES BEAroit BLOCK, WINOJIAlt t3Vr sw '
Alms Horin., GosnIIl ON'r.
Private and Company funds to lonti sir low i'utea •
Merest. Mot'tgagc,, town and farttt property
bought and sold.
DENTISTRY.
.. Having opened a dental office in
- • Mason's clock, anti haying procured
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11'11` the latest and most approved instrn-
monts for extracting,l(lln , ete. wo
are prepared to arcomtuefato the lntbli0 by carefully
and skilfully performing all oporatlons in the mouth
0010 filling and oxtracti14, specialties.
MACne\ALD fir. DEAN.
DENTISTRY, J. S. JEIt011E, 117No11• o.
I am making beautiful setts of
Artificial Gum "Teeth" for 58.00 per
sett, and Plain Teeth, per sett, $4.00.
Prices in all other branches of dentis-
try in proportion.
Vegetable Vapor administrated for the painless
extraction of teeth, the only s. fe anesthetic known
OFFICE: In tho Beaver L'look, opposite the
Brunswick hotel.
JOHN CURRIE, W1NopA51,•
LICENSED AUCJTIONEER.
Orders lett at Times' office promptly attended to
• TERMS 1tEASONABLE.
P.
DEAN, Ja.,
LICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE COUNTY
• Or HURON:
Salus attended in any part of the Co. 'Charges
Moderate.
JAMES HENDERSON,
LICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR COUNTIES HURON AND
BRUCE.
All sales attended to promptly and on the Shortest
Notice.
Charges Moderato and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
All necessary arrangements can be made at the
TIRES' office. ,
W1N011A51, . ONT.
CALEDONIAN HALL.
This commodious hall'dan be secured for enter-
tainments of every kind at a very ldw flkure. Tor
tortes &c., apply to
JAMES 1.OtJT1T,
as Cline & Co's store.
T101tEST CITY BUSINESS .COLLEGE.
Reopened Jon'y 3rd With another largo increase h1
its attendance. Young men andI t'otuon are begin -
to appreciate our thorough work, and as a result,
now students are, entering daily. Por catalogue,
address,
WESTERVELT 8i TORN,
London, Ont.
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CANADIAN ienel PIC
Trains arrive at Winghati on this lino as follows:
1.35 u. 1u., 2.30 p, m., 10.10 p. m.
Trails leave Winghnm an this line as follows
5.15 a. tn., 2 p.111., 9.30 p. u1,
GRAND ?BMX R'Y,
Traits arrive and depart front Wingham as foltowsi
AnhtVE, DEPART.
Palmerston 10 10 a In 0 so pm
Toronto 3 20 p 1n 11 10 a n1
1010p01 725pn1
20
740lni 31n 7 0pm
630 ant 1125pnt •
11 11 10 a u1 :1 25 p In
11 11
London and South
„ n
ldlnat'dtno branch
725pnt 1010pn1
Tic trains loavtnr hero ab 0.31) 0, nu, conches Poi -
mors at 8,05; Toronto at 12.31' 04 1" Itautlltan at
12.20, the one leaving at '11.10, roaches. Palmerston
at 1,10 p, in. ; Toro11W at 7.35 p.111.1 stat Itanliltan
at 13304p 1�y,