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THE W i NGH A M TIMES
September, 28 19 l6
YOUNG MEN!
Young trten or others who are
unable to join for oversea ser-
vice can serve their King and
Country by helping on Munition
work. Every man should be
doing his Lit. Steady work to
good men, Apply to
The Robt. Bell Engine &
Thresher Co. Ld.
SEAFORTH, ONT.
Colonist Fares
(ONE WAY SECOND CLASS)
From all Stations in Ontario to
certain points in
ALBERTA BRITISH COLUMBIA
ARIZONA CALIFORNIA
COLORADO IDAHO
MONTANA NEVADA
OREG)N TEXAS
UTAH WASHINGTON, ETC.
On Sale Sept. 2.4 to Oct. S, inclusive
Full particulars from agents or write
C. E. Horning, District Passenger
Agent, Union Station, Toronto, Ont.
Tickets and full information from
H. B. 8L1,I0T 1` 'Town Passenger and Ticket
Agent, Ph .'.r 4. W. F. suaka 1Ae . Station
Agent, Phone O.
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AUCTIONEER S
M�Caanell & Vandrick
Auctioi.e.•rs for the Counties of
Huron ani Bruce, are prepared to take
all kinds of sales. We are . ertain we
ran please You can have either one
or bot..hw.thout extra charge. Orders
can be 1.41 with F. McConnell, or with
. F. Z aauriok at the Merchants'
Brok,•reg,• 00.'8 Store, Wingham,
Charlie- moderate.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
Signature of
Our new samples are here
and we ask your inspection
before buying either your
Fall Suit or
Overcoat
as we have some of the
newest and best clothes on
the market today. Our color-
ings in these ere the very
best that can be obtained and
cur prices are about the same
e� tney were a year ago.
Our fall Neckwear, Hats,
Ceps, Sbirts, Underwear etc
have arrived, so give us a
call. The only exclusive•
Gent's Furnishing store in
tnwn.
Frank McLean
Successor to W.;A. Campbell
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COAL
Best D. L. & W Scran-
ton Coal.
Every advantage is
with the consumer in buy-
ing his coal early, better
service, less cost, none of
the disagreeable features
of winter delivery, and the
added satisfaction of hav-
ing your coal in your
owns bins.
Place your order by the 20th
inst. for delivery at June prices
Dressed and undressed lum-
ber, lath, shingles and wood.
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J. A. McLEAN
DEALER I V
LUMBER, COAL, WOOD
AND SHINGLES.
PRONES :
V f r.:Ne ee 55, Offiet' 64x, Mill 64b
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The Windham Times
-LB. ELLIOTT, Puar.isnsu AND PROPIF.TOh
TO ADVERTISERS
Notice of changes must be left at this
office not later than saturday noon.
The copy for changes must be left
not later than Monday evening.
Casual advertisements accepted up
to noon Wednesdav of each week
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1916
FIGURES AS TO PROHIBITION.
The Province of Ontario is now under
a prohibitory law for three years.
There seems to be a general disposition
to give the law a fair trial. The
Pioneer gives some figures as to when
it ceased to be lawful, or will cease to
be lawful, to sell liquor by retail in
different parts of the Dominion of
Canada:
Prince Edward Island 1901
Saskatchewan.... .... June 30th, 1915
Manitoba May 31st. 1916
Nova Scotia ..... .... June 29th, 1916
Alberta ... June 30th, 1916
Ontario ... Sept. 16th, 1916
New Brunswick.. April 30th, 1917
British Columbia. June 30th, 1917
Yukon Territory........July 13th, 1917
Quebec, as a province, has passed no
prohibitory law, but two-thirds of the
province is -under local option. The
prohibition includes all retail liquor
selling, except in Saskatchewan, in
which there are still twenty Govern-
ment -operated shops. Newfoundland
also will finish up her licensed liquor -
selling on December 31st, 1916.
Prohibition is also making progress in
the United States. A new summing
up of the State prohibition situation in
the United States by the Amethyst,
the organ of the United States Pres-
byterian Board of Temperance, is in
the following form:
There are 18 prohibition States and
the nineteenth, Virginia, will be added
November 21st, 19.16. Of these. 19
States 12 became dry by popular vote.
The record is as follows:
POPULAR VOTE
Date Majority
Jan. 1, 1915 3,144
Jan. 1, 1916 11,572
7,998
44,196
24,926
1,159
18,103
36,480
30,365
18,682
92,342
41.972
State
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas Nov. 23, 1880
North CarolinaJan. 1, 1909
South CarolinaDec. 31, 1915
North Dakota ....Nov. 2, 1889
Oklahoma 1907
Oregon Jan. 1, 1916
Virginia.... .... Nov. 1, 1916
Washington Jan. 1, 1916
West Virginia Jan. 1, 1914
Maine 1884
BY LEGISLATIVE ACT
Alabama . .... July 1, 1915
Arkansas Jan. 1, 1916
Georgia Jan. 1, 1908
Idaho ..... Jan. 1, 1916
lowa . Jan. 1, 1916
Mississippi Dec. 31, 1938
Tennessee . July 1, 1909
MAIL-ORDER BUYING IS SURE TO
LEAD VICTIMS TO HOUSE-
HOLD EXTRAVAGANGE
In discussing the ultimate effect of
the habit of catalogue buying in the
homes of those who follow the practice,
a well known authority on the subject
gives it as his opinion that the tendency
to over -buy is perhaps the most marked
characteristic of the mail order patron.
"Go into any home," he said, "that
draws its supplies from that source,
and you will find goods the family does
not need and never would have bought
from a local merchant. In many cases
these unneeded goods — these freak
purchases - amount to a surprising per-
centage of the total family outlay. If
the catalogue houses were suddenly cut
out of this class of sales their dividends
would undoubtedly suffer a decided
shrinkage.
"These buyers see something alluring
in the catalogue and become fascinated
by it. The 'silent salesman in the
home' keeps on teasing them with it
until they find some excuse to justify
their purchase of the coveted article.
those utterly unjustified whim -sales
amount to millions of dollars a year,
"With some women freak buying
becomes a passion. They make ab-
surdly foolish purchases from mail
order houses that they would not dream
of making from their home dealer.
How to account for it? Simply the
psychological effect of the catalogue
perhaps. Anyhow this matter of freak
buying, of over buying, is so universal
that not one catalogue buyer in a
thousand is wholly exempt from it.
The mail-order catalogue which so
loudly proclaims itself an apostle of
prudence, is in fact a most subtle and
pernicious agent of household extrava-
gance."
WWI ARE MOUS
The aervoms system le the alarm sysiea
of the human body.
In perfect health we hardly realize that
we have a network of nerves, bat when
health is ebbing, when strength is declin-
ing, the sane nervous seetesn gives the
alarm in headaches, trsed>sess, drms:deg
,sttal
alerrpp and ttaseee corrected
Teads>ae.... ,
To correct nervousness, Scott's Riled -
skin is exactly what you should take; its
rich nutria:eat get into the blood and
rich blood feeds the tiny nerve -cells while
the whole system responds to its refresh-
ing tonic force. 17ree from harmful drugs.
:Seca & Menne,' bleat*, gob
Trafalgar Day.
The formal proclamation by Lieuter-
ant -Governor Sir John Hendrie, calling'
upon the people of Ontario to give;
general aid to the appeal of the British
Red Cross Society for funds to carry
on its work and appointing Trafalgar
Day, October 19, as the day on which
funds shall be collected, was issued on
Friday. The proclamation asks the
mayor of every town and city and the
reeve of every other municipality to
immediately confer with the Patriotic
and Red Cross organizations in his com-
munity and to call a public meeting to
organize a campaign. It also calls upon
clergymen to bring the matter before
their congregations on the ,first oppor-
tunity.
New Agricultural School
Hon, J. S, Duff, minister of agricul-
ture. announces that a new agricultural
school is to be established through the
Ontario department of agriculture for
the purpose of serving a large proport-
ion of Eastern Ontario. It is to be loc-
ated on land which has been secured
anjacent to the town of Kemptville, in
the county of Grenville. Plans for the
buildings and for organizing the work
are being undertaken at once. It is
understood that the total capital cost
will be in the neighborhood of $100,000
to be financed with the aid of moneys
received under the federal agricultural
instruction act. An agreement to this
effect has just been approved by the
minister of agriculture at Ottawa.
Can. Make Direct Delivery.
The provincial license board learned
Friday from Eudo Saunders, K. C., and
eminent counsel associated with him in
a legal analysis of the new temperance
act for the board, that liquor can stili
be delivered direct from the breweries.
and other places authorized to store it,
to the homes of householders in any
quantity required. Such liquors, how-
ever, must be ordered via points outside
of the province. It has come to the
notice of the board, however, that plans
are on foot to establish former shop-
keepers as carters or delivery agents,
permitting them continue business as
agencies. Chairman J. D. Flavelle an -
announced emphatically Friday that any
attempt to follow this plan would be
immediately tested in the courts on the
ground of solicitation by agents.
WAN WEAPONS OF THE PAST.
Crude Originals of the Modern Long
Range Death Dealers.
The commonest injuries produced in
war are gunshot wounds. Until fifty,
years ago a soldier's musket carried
only about 835 feet, and this degree or
efficiency had not been exceeded for
more than 200 years—namely, from
1640 to 1859. In other words, the wars
of Louis KIY., the struggles of the
French revolution, the Napoleonic,
wars, the Crimean war and our war of
1812 were all fought with firearms
which had no effect at a distance
greater than 835 feet. In 1857, how-
ever, the smoothbore gun barrel was
replaced by the rifled barrel, and this
change caused an immediate increase
in the carrying distance to 2,000 feet.
At the time this result seemed to the
whole world nothing short of a miracle,
but as early as 1366 a French officer,
Chassepot by name, invented a rifle
having a caliber of 15 millimeters,
which carried 4,000 feet. Ten years be-
fore this accomplishment would have
seemed quite impossible. On Nov. 4,
1S67. the new Chassepot rifle was sub-
mitted to a practical test. The French
sent a detachment of men to occupy,
Rome and to hold it against the ad-
vancemK.it of Garibaldi. The effect of
the new rifle in the engagements was
so remarknbie that the entire French
army was immediately equipped with
Chassepots.
The Chassepot rifle weighed nice
pounds, and the Gras rifle, which was
introduced in 1874. weighed nearly as
much, but it had a carrying distance of
0,000 feet After remaining the same
for 217 years, the carrying distance of
firearms was thus increased in fifteen
years by 5,165 feet. At the same time
the firearms of the Austrians, Prus-
sians and Italians were also great'
improved, and a repeating rifle firie
sixteen shots a minute and having a
carrying distance of 9,000 feet came
into practical use.
The rifles in use today are much
lighter, are more easily handled and
carry a distance of more than 12,000
feet at the rate of 2,700 feet per see-
ontL The revolver was first introduced
in 1850; since then It has also under
gone great improvement. Its carrying
distance, which at first was only about
100 feet, was increased to 330 feet,
then 680, and finally 4,000 feet.
In comparison with such means of
defense and offense it is interesting to
call to mind the Weapons.. of the an-
dents.
mdents. A javelin could be thrown
about eighty-four feet; the sling ordi-
Inarlly hurled its misadde 266 feet, the
Balearic alingmen being famous, how-
ever, because they could hurl a stone
333 feet. The wooden bow was in use
until the middle of the fifteenth cen-
tury; by means of It an arrow could be
propelled a distance of 26a-330 feet,
while the steel.crossbose, which came
into use later, carried from 330 to 3340
feet. The old bltuxlerbuss of the pdI-
grirns, which was stipporied on a fork,
1 was effective fol' about 600 feet. The
early musket carried about 000 feet.
This firearm was ranch improved, so
that It could shost a distance of $35
feet, and this was the best the workl
ltnieW; Until 1867.
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The one security which' never
falls in value but is always
worth "par" is a Deposit Re-
ceipt issued by a good bank,
Capital Authorized $5,000,000
Capital Paid-up - $3,000.000
Surplus $3,475.000
Wingham Branch
C. P. Smith, Manager
Your QUTo fIQWN
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lDOMINION'EXPRESS -`
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t$ 6.00 and under eQsts$S cents:
$ 5.00 to $10.00 al ,,6 amts.
$10.00 to $30.001 10 cents.
$30.00 to $50.006:4, 15 cents
_Payable at Par'Everyshere
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R.' D. CUNNINGHAM
Local Agent
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AN ORCHARD THAT LOOKS WELL,
AND "PAYS WELL
(Lucknow Sentinel)
Their is much being said this season
about the short apple crop and especially
the shortage of 1st grade apples; but
one visiting the orchard of Mr. K.
Cameron sees no scarcity there. Look-
ing at the orchard from the road, one
observes that there are a good many
apples on the trees, and they appear
to be of good quality, but one must
walk up and down between the many
rows of heavily laden trees to get any
appreciation of the crop. Because
of the very dry season the fruit is not
quite so large as it was some previous
years, but never before were the
numbers on the trees greater, nor the
crop so regular throughout the whole
orchard. The trees in the greater part
of the orchard are about twenty years
old, and from year to year quite an in-
crease in size is noticeable. They now
carry from seven to nine barrels of
apples, and one would think that with
such a load of fruit it would be imposs-
ible for the plant to make: its growth.
The condition is accounted for by the
fact that the trees are kept in perfect
health by constans spraying, which de-
stroys all insects pests and fungus
growths. There are those who say
that this orchard is healthy and pro-
ductive because it is young; but in dis-
proof of this Mr. Cameron will show a
few spy trees which were planted 60
years ago and are this year carrying a
heavy load of very fine fruit.
Though there are many 1st grade
apples in the orchard this year. the
number entirely free from spot or blem-
ish of any kind is not great. The ex-
cessive moisture in the early summer
was particularly favorable to the devel-
opment of fungus, and it was imposs-
ble to keep spot altogether under.
It is difficult to value an apple crop
before it is picked and packed but good
guessers put the value of the apples in
Mr.Cameron's orchard at close on $3000.
That is on the tree. It will take nine
or ten experienced workers a month to
pick and pack the fruit, which will add
considerably to the value. That is not
bad for an orchard that occupies less
than ten acres.
Messrs. Anderson and McQuillin have
bought the fruit this year. and will look
after the packing and shipping.
HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS TO
WESTERN CANADA
The Grand Trunk Railway System
issue round trip Homeseekers' tickets
at very low fares from stations in
Canada to points in Manitoba, Sask-
atchewan and Alberta, each Tuesday
until October 31st, inclusive via North
Bay, Cochrane and Transcontinental
Route or via Chicago, St. Paul and
Duluth and are good returning two
months from date of issue.
Through tourist sleeping cars are
operated each Tuesday for Winnipeg
leaving Toronto 10.45 p. m. via Trans-
continental Route without change.
Reservations in tourist sleepers may
be obtained at nominal charge on
application to any Grand Trunk Ticket
Office. The Grarik Trunk Pacific Rail-
way is the shortest and quickest route
between Winnipsg, Saskatoon and
Edmonton, with smooth roadbed,
electric lighted sleeping cars, through
the newest, most picturesque an
d most
rapidly developing section of Western
Canada.
Before deciding on your trip ask
Grand Trunk Agents to furnish full
particulars or write C. E. horning,
District Passenger Agent, T:,ronto,
Ont. 6-4
MORRIS
Elston Cardiff, 5th line, has purchased
from his father, the homestead which
be has been working since Mr. Cardiff,
sr., went West. There are 160 acres in
the farm and the place is in good shape.
As Elston is a hustler to work and a
good manager we expect he will do
well on the place. We wish him and
his family prosperty.
George Jordan, eldest son of D.
Jordan, 5th line, who has been on the
staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia,
Picton, has resigned and joined the
Heavy Battery, assembling at Cobourg,
Ontario, for overseas service tb the
Empire. He is home for a brief holi-
day before crossing the Atlantic.
Gunner Jordan makes a fine specimen
of soldier in his uniform. We wish
him a safe return when the war is over.
BLUi1 VALE.
The anniversary services of Knox
Church, Bluevale, will be held on
Sabbath, Oct. 1st, 1916. The services
will be conducted by the Rev. James
Hastie, a former pastor of the con-
gregation, who will preach at 11 a. m.
and 7 p. m. Mr. Hastie was ordained
in the church just fifty years ago. On
the following Monday evening, Oct.
2nd, the ladies of the congregation will
serve a supper, after which an in-
teresting programme will be given in
the church, consisting of music by the
choir and other local talent and address-
es by Rev. Mr. Hastie and Rev. D. D.
Thompson. All will be made welcome.
Admission 25 cts. Children 15 cts.
PRESBYTERY OF MAITLAND
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The Presbytery of Maitland met in
Wingham on Tuesday of last week,when
a call from the united congregation of
Whitechurch and Langside was present-
ed in favor of Rev. J. M. Dickson, in
the Presbytery of Hamilton. It was
sustained and ordered to be forwarded
with relative documents to the clerk of
that presbytery.
A call also was received from the con-
gregations of Sunderland and Cresswell,
in the Presbytery of Lindsay, in favor
of Rev. A. R. Gibson, of Belmore and
McIntosh. The translation was granted
to take effect on and after the 24th
inst
Rev. W. A. Bradley, of Teeswater,
was appointed interim moderator of
the vacancy.
Rev. D. B. McRae, of Armow, who
has given more than 40 years' service
to the church, was granted leave to
retire from the active duties of the
ministry, and will receive an annuity
from the aged and infirm ministers'
fund. Rev. T. M. Wesley, of Wroxeter,
who has enlisted in the 161st Huron
Battalion, forwarded his resignation.
The presbytery ordered the resignation
to be laid on the table and a request
sent to Mr. Wesley to reconsider his
resignation,
Mr. Gordon Rintoul and Mr. Iiugh
McMillan presented themselves as
candidates for the ministry, and were
approved and recommended to the
senate
of Knox College, Toronto.
Commissioners who had attended the
meeting of the general assembly in
Winnipeg reported. Rev. Mr. Petrie
and Mr., Alex. Campbell, of Winghnm,
were appointed auditors for the ensuing
year.
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Produce Dealer Wingham Ontario 71
One hundred and fifty Barred Rocks and
Rhode Island Reds
FOR SALE
See our special prize list and come to our de-
monstration of fertilizer and produce. We will
show you hatch, house, feed, kill and caponize
poultry at Wing'ham Fall Fair.
A. H. WILFORD
FALL AND WINTER
APPAREL
Sweater Coats
We have just opened a large range of
Men's, Ladies', and Ghildren's Sweater
Coats for Fall and Winter, in all the latest
styles and colorings.
Fall Apparel For
Women Who Care
Every woman should see the uncom-
mon showing of New Fabrics for suits,
coats, and dresses we have on display at
this store. No matter if you do not want
to buy, you should come and see this
splendid array.
Winter Coats for Men
A big range of New Winter Coats,
new styles and new cloths ready for you.
Underwear .
Good Fall and Winter Underwear for
men and ladies.
Men's Suits for Fall and Winter
We have a nice stock of Men's Suits
in all the latest styles and cloths at special
prices. We can't duplicate them at these
prices.
J. A. MILLS
Successor to T. A. Mills
PHONE 89. WINGHAM, ONT