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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1916-02-24, Page 8Page 3 W]®Cita+!wryniarnamelgom WIMTEO At Prin lE s Glave & Leather ter Works We pay from :; to 15c per ala:ren more than Ai rid:I ii 411:.tt'e Makers Union prices. Members of Union have to furnish nish their own machines and ]seep than in repair, \\'w furnish machines and power and keep tlreu) in repair at the higher pr"cee. esessaseesseesseeeeessetteeseseeseseeseetteseenes ANNOUNCEMENTS, &c, N••nres Ender 1 hi4 Head ten cents a line ;ler aret teserteete rive cents for staboe- gare,:. 1Osel11011ri. TRUNKS AND VALISES:—Big stock of select from at lowest prices. W. J. GREER. °31:` 'IAL BARWAINs at R.nox's on Friday. Jan., 21 only. —A. M. Knox phone 65. Cows FOR SALE—A number of fresh tnikn cows and spc•ingers at L. Lott's eau• stable, HUCKEY BOOTS -Yoi should see our lint et Hockey 'loots. The best aetaits you here.—W. J. GREER FOR SALE oR RENT eight roomed brick h eere of land. Appy 5.1. 'i wo-storey, with one-half to Geo. McKenzie. LOST -In Wingham, n February tette a pearl hroo Finder please leave at Willis' Sho Store an ueeive reward, r' Fon SALE - A ood, s and hand Piano in first class,,. 'ttdition. Terms very reasonable. Apply to Mr. Cowell. 'JORx—We have for sale at oar store or mIU, a car of good American yellow corn. 8T HOWSON & BROCKLERANK APPLE BUTTER -Our supply of apple butter is limited and you had better place your order early so as not to be disappointed. E. MERKLEy & SON. Phone 84. WANTED—Fifteen girls wanted to work in Knitting Mill as winders, knit- ters, sewing machine operators, and inspectors. Apply to The Mitchell i Woollen Co. Ltd., Mitchell, Ont. TV ttetiBERttY Friday evening, Feb. 18th, Mrs. Por- tor's and Mr. J. Linklater's classes of Holmes' Sunday School were royally entertained at the home of Mrs. Fox - ton, Culross. Due largely to the excel- lent qualities of Mrs. Foxton and Mr. I..inklater, as entertainers, the evening was very pleasantly spent in games and music. One feature which marked the g atheringso different from similar ones was the presence of two recently wed - ed couples, the brides being members of Mr, Linklater's class. Mr. Linklat- er in his thanks to the hostess for the much appreciated evening, made refer- ence to this fact. BRITSSE LS Major Osborne, of London, was here on Thursday and inspected the Brussels company of the 161st Battalion. There were 48 in the parade. The major complimented the company on their fine appearance and greatly praised the work being done by Recruiting Officer, Lieut. Scott. The Red Cross Circle tea given by the Iadies of the 14th concession of Grey township, id; the public library •here on Tuesday, of fast week, netted the society $20. George Johnston, of Grey and Miss Bessie Shiels, of town, were united in marriage in Listowel last week. The groom has enlisted with the Brussels company. WROXErER, On Thursday night, February 10th, one of the old pioneers of Wroxeter and the oldest man in Huron County, in the person of John Gofton, passed peacefully over the border at the ripe old age of 102 years, 6 months and 3 days. Decased was born in Hull, England, in 1814 and crossed the At- lantic when quite young. Re came to Wroxeter over 55 years ago and erected what is known as the Gofton house which he conducted for 40 years. He always enjoyed the best of health and was around until a few days before his death, He was married twice and had nine children, ave by his first wife and four by his second, all of whom survive Jain. LOW COLONISTS FARES 1~ikom CHICAGO. Low colonist fares from Chicago will he in effect via the Chicago & North Western Ry. to California and North Pacific Coast pointe' March 23th to .April 14th inclusive.; Tickets allow liberal stopovers en route and will be honored on the Los Angeles Limited, San Francisco Limited, California Mail, Oregon - 'Washington Limited, and North Coast. Limited, all of which trains have modern tourist sleepers providinga comfortable and enonomical way to travel. Forparticulare and illustrated patnph- lets, address B. H. Bennett, General Agent, Chicago & North Western 10., 46 Yonge St., Toronto, tint. 95.2 esereeeeraereeseareeeaeeteeeereeseaesaa NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS ? A 1 1 ":Itb mid rimy for the "cholas of tele" must• Ie in this ciliate not atter • then i!riutedey r'vc•aliup; ot• e:tch t4/•, atltet•tvise they zs'ill. bc" Loa lager,. If a holiday falls on a 11101alur •the mirettlsers should ,then st that !Melt• catty i, in on the Saturday Legere. es this a'a rr goes to press un Wednesd:ey Itfternoim sr, os to ea t certain mails. We do not wish to dis- appoint tiny Of tate advert., ere. but it is impossfblt• for ti • to melte changes of advts. unless copy is received on Mnnday. The earlier the copy- is in the printer's hands, the hotter at- tention yoitr advt. will receive, ,^ter'"!/-V.r\,'*-�"Lr'-�,y,.. "�"�'i.•,r..�./a AUCTION s Mr, Wm. Geddes, oe north half of lot 8, con. 4, Morris, will bold an auction sale of farm stock and implements on Friday, February 25t1.1. Mr. Geddes has sold his farm and everything is to be sold without reserve. James Taylor, auctioneer. ONTARIO STALLION ENROLMENT During the year ending July 31 last 3,177 stallions were enrolled under the stallion enrolment law of Ontario. Of these 2,155 were pure-bred, and 1,0g2 were enrolled as grade. Of the latter a few were really pure-bred, but the owners had neglected to register them in time. In 1913, 36 Thr cent. of the stallions enrolled in the Province were grades, in 191. 341,a per cent., and in 1915 the proportion was reduced to 32 per cent, The greatest proportion of grades was in Russell, 63 per cent, of the total enrolment. In Hastings and Leeds 57'. per cent of the enrolment v'ere grades, in New Ontario 50 per cent and in Lin- coln 52 per cent. The smallest percent age was in Peel, 11 per cent. In York Kent and Huron, which had the largest total enrolment, the percentages of grades were 17 per cent., 23 per cent,; 22 per cent respectively A SKIM MILK VARIETY, Most of the dairy farmers are well accustomed to hear of milk "testing" so much, either high or low, under- standing thereby that it, contains a certain percentage of fat. What is not quite so clear to the majority, es the fact that milk varies considerably in its test, or content of fat, from day to day, even from one milking to another on the same day, and from month to month, This applies to mixed herd milk and more particularly to milk from single cows. Thus, if milk is valued according to its fat content, it is evidently of ex- treme importance to every:dairy farmer to know what the milk does test; further, he needs to know, whether selling cream or pooling milk. if Spot's milk tests 2.5 or 4.8, if Blossom's milk tests 3.1 or 5.2 per cent. of fat. In one herd where six samples of milk from each cow were tested each month, it was found that three cows averaged only 1 8, 2.8 and 2.7 per cent. of fat fer the whole year. Do your cows give real milk or only a skim variety? You need quality as well as quantity, are you getting both? Cow testing is necessary for your peace of mind. Fourteen members of the Ontario Legislature have donned khaki. Niagara Falls Patriotic Fund carte paign has brought in $53,000 and is ex- pected to reach $60,000. Postal money orders may now be transmitted between Canada and Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. A military census of South Waterloo shows about three thousand physically fit men between the ages of 18 and 45. A. G. Browning, K. C.,. formerly of North Bay and later of Torobto, has been appointed Attorney -General of the Provinee of Alberta, succeeding J. D. Hunt, resigned. EXCHANGE YOUR WESTERN TOWN LOTS We will allow full value for a limited amount up to OneThous- and Dollars worth of Western Canada Town Lots, in exchange with a slight difference each nr terms for fitily improved 'inside properties in the cities of Lone er don or Guelph including sewer, water, electric lights, gas, cern, ent walks, street cars past prop- erties and in well built np factory districts of select residential. These properties turn quick acid aro right at home. For 1i : rtictilars write to GEO-. M. FAt FIELD 447 Woolwich St. Guelph Apt. G teareteeseesaatoeate'Vese~eMeeaseeeaet THE W!NGHAM TIMES TEST "ALL WOOL„ BY Pini. To Potect Cotton Fibers Burn a Sam- ple of the Cloth ,)tall the proper labeling of te'Stilee has beth made eolnpulnery there are certain simple tests by ,nettles of width one. lu,ty determine w bather an "ell wool" fabric is really tall »mei or not, The old way of telling by feeling tinct looking Is tto longer reliable, for cotton cmi be ninde boot to 1'ee1'nud look like wool. The only sure away is to take samples of the goods house with you :uid make tests of them there, 1f a piece of cotton cloth is ignited it will be foundto burn ratites' rapidly wit,, :t bright, steady theme. There is 00 disagreeable odor, and when the material is completely= equsumed there sal lie left only a small amount or light gray. twat- asbt. 'If a piece oe pure wool is lighted it will be round tq burn much more slowly and with a less Meetly (lame, emitting a characteristic, mild, hissing noise and a strong odor very similar to that of burned born, There will be much more ash remain- ing thap in the case of cotton, and it will bo in the form of a crinkly, black, erisp ball, In applying this test to a fabric the whole sample should not be burned at once, for if it is a so called wool piece containing considerable cotton it will be very difficult to determine whether it is burning more like Cotton or wool. Threads should be taken from the sam- ple, several each from the warp and the woof, and burned separately, With a very little practice one will be able to detect the cotton threads by the char. aeteristic meaner of burning. Some, times it; is well to pick a thread apart with a pin and test the individual fiber with the flame to determine whether the thread is entirely wool or !nixed with cotton. QUAINT OLD INN NAMES. Some of the Peculiar Signs One May Read in England. "Man Loaded With Mischief" is the name of an inn in the Madingtey road, Cambridge, but it is not stranger than matey others. At Underwood, Notts, is an inn called "The Tond In the Hole," and in the neighborhood of Somer. cotes, "The Old House at Home." An, other fun at the same place is called "The Old English Gentleman." It is a debatable point whether the sign of "The Man Loaded With Mis• chief" was painted by Hogarth. But it is like his satire, for it represents a man tal'l'ying a woman. \lany peculiar signs are the result of a misconception. "The Bag 0' Nails" is really "The Bacchanals." "The Goat and Compasses" is au ignorant shot at . the cid motto, "God encompasses us." while "The George and Cannon" is a modern -corruption or George Canning, who was prime minister when the inn was built. One of the funniest of these corrup- tions is "The Iron Devil," a Corruption of "Hirondelle" (swallow). It is said that the inn called "The Pig and Tin- der Box" was originally "The Ele- phant and Castle," but a very poor artist was engaged to paint the sign, and somebody said it looked like a pig and tinder box, and the name stuck until it ousted the 010 000. "The Plum and Feathers," an inn In Oxford, should be "Plume of Feath- ers," and "The Rose of the Quarter Sessions" was originally "La hose des Quatres Saisons." One might think "The Ship and Shovel" belonged to the same category, but it does not. The reference is to Sir Cloudesley Shovel, the powder monkey who became an admiral in the reign of Queen Anne.— London Tit -Bits. Italics In the Bible. Words in the Bible printed in italics indicate that the words so printed do not rightly form a pat't of the original text, but were adopted by the transla- tors to make the sense of the original clear, remarks an exchange. As used in the Bible, italics' have no relation to the common practice of using thein for the purpose of emphasizing cer- tain words. In the early history of printing those portions of 0 book not properly belonging to the main work, such as introductions, prefaces, in- dexes and footnotes, were printed in Relies, the text itsrjf being in Roman. Peculiarities of Worms. Many creatures supposed to have some Of their "senses missing" are not so insensitive as people often think. Worms brave neither eyes nor ears and yet are sensitive to light and music (vide Darwin's "Earthworms"). A bluebottle, in spite of not having a nose, finds out a piece of bad meat • easily enough. In short, many of the lower animals Contrive to see, hear, taste or smell sufficiently for their pur- pose, and often in a high degree. with- out being 'able to point to any special organs of these senses iii their bodies, and to suppose they are devoid of a sense because we are unable to dis- cover it is frequently to confess our ignorance. Misplaced Sympathy, Through the busy Glasgow streets a stattvart policeman led a tittle child by the hand. A. motherly looking woman paused before them for a moment. Then, in a sudden burst oP sympathy, She bent ovet the child and kissed her. "Puir wee Iatnbt" she bleatlied soft- ly. oftly, "She look sae eanld and starved like, and she hisnae been wesbed fur a week, Send. folks catnna be trnSted wi' bairns, 'wicked, erne things they are. Whaur did ye sn' the Wean, polis - man?" "rind the Wean, Witm(in?" Snorted the policeman angrily, "T didna find her at A`. She's Lia ilia bairill"-Ottrt' dee Advertiser. 1__-- New Spring Goods "I Again you will he think- Ing of your Spring Ne oessities, and many who have sewing to do are looking for the newest materials. You will find here all the latest fabrics in novelties and staples. Nemo and Crompton Corsets $1, 1.50, 2, 3.00, 5.00 per pair The new number's in Corsets are just to hand and. the valves are better than ever, You will find, our stock well assorted 'in the above makes, Silks and Dress Goods 50c, $1.00, 1.50, 2.00 per yard. Silks in taffetas, messaline and poplins in all the latest shades suitable fol- dresses, suits and Coats; Dress Goods in serges, poplins, Gabardiues and San - toys, extra values in all wool materials. Northway Spring Coats $8.00 to $18,00 The Northway Coats tine jest to hand and are the newest in style land material, made in fancy tweed effects, also navy and black serves. Wash Goods, Voiles, Flowered Muslins, Repps Piques, Middy Cloths, Prins and Ginghams. 1Produce Wanted Agents for Standard �Patterns "Comfort became second nature (a wearers of C'C a 1a crate In Society women who are renowned for their grace- ful carriage and well -gowned fig, urea always wear (Made In Canada) - There.are cheaper corsets, but why should you wear them when the difference in price is so little. 19 KING BROS. 'Phone 71 ‘ 1017;...,...,..•...,:a..4,.„6..,....,....„ j .. ,,. .�. ./a.. pH, . owl .r.rr.,w.r.v. , /.., �•n/.,r•Ir.Ie. ,s•rr•,sl:.r•..o,.,r�.•\•"..•�•..,•�,•a,,,• no,•�.•r.. �.�, fit iii . Clearing Sale ifi fei11 !CA Continues 1.0 1.0 1.0 11:1 mariummoramassaga RI?��� .11/ i ja tR. 11M, LINDSA Y ; 0 RI, Formerly Merchants' Brokerage Il) Iv h 4'��ate .�•--,••`—.c..Now . . C: •-..•.---.11. ,,s._;.,; "N...., _jai% 1 Monster Stack -Reducing Furniture Sale T N ORDER to make room for our Spring Ship- ments1 will start a Monster Stock Reducing Sale. on Thursday, February 17th EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES ON Bedroom Suites, Parlor Suites, Dining Room Suites, Dining Chairs, Couches. Writing Desks, Kitchen Cabinets, .Brass, Iron and Wood Beds, Tables of all kinds, Sideboards, Combination Sideboards and Buffets, Ciina Cabinets, Odd Chairs and Rockers of all kinds. This will be one of the greatest sates of Furni- ture ever held in Wingham. All high class goods and to be sold at the lowest prices ever heard of. You can jtove this by calling at our store. A pleasure to show goods. enielsiereatemewermamairftWeera Inerneormli R. A. CURRIE Furniture Undertaker Wingbant, Ontario t_ . _ " ` _ _. X11.--_ February 24th, 1916 Military Sboes for Men We have two of the very hest makes, namely— The Murray "Derby" Shoe and the McPherson "Invader" These shoes are made from the very. best grade of Russian Tan Calf with doable Oak Tan Soles and and Soft Toes which makes them very comfortable. They are suitable for Military Men, Business Men, Clerks, Mechanics ---in fact for anyone who wears shoes. We are showing these lines in our South Wint:lt>,w. Prices $5.50 and $6.00 per pair W. .11. WI Sole Agents mie for Ladies and Derby Sh©»s for Men "MADE IN CANADA", Ford Touring Car Price $530 Take a little comfort as you go -.--especially if you can combine it with profit. The man ivho owns a Ford has; provided healthful eujo' ,hent for his entire family and equipped himself with an economical servant as well. The Ford Runabout is $480: the Couplet $;730; the Sedam 5800; the Town Car $730. All prices are f.o.b. Ford, Ontario, All ears completely equipped, inelucl- iug electric headlights. Equipment clues not include speedometer. Cars for sale by A M Crawford, Wingham, Ont. . OEP �✓+t �► 't��Bb ��Y'�t4s i�'b'ttw^Rr 6a• qh t^w IMeMl6 r lbeh.14.4QADAVI W. G. Patterson's Big Half Price and Below Cost 1 Jewelery Sale Sale commenced on Partners' Convention Day, Jan 21st and will end on March 11th, 1916 We have too Iarge a stock of high class goods to car0 ry over war times so we have decided to dispose of them at a loss, This is a chance of your life time to buy good Jewelery of all kinds at prices which yon never will be able to buy at again. Keep your eye on the windows and in the store and seo goods ticketed regular price, black ink, sale price, red init. A Big Slaughter in Diamonds. NO GOODS iati +t OUT OF THE tero tE wrTitoUll' THE SPOT CASIY, W. G. PATTERSON The Great Watch Doctor "lire /1L d1✓h �+ . i ! " 11. + : , pk,� 4%4%i .4 i