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The Wingham Times, 1915-08-26, Page 4FaRP 4 THE WINGHAM TIMES C To January lot 1916 1 THIRTY. FIVE CENTS 1✓iVss•� THE TIMES will be sent for the remaining months of 1915 to any new sub. scriber in Canada or Great Britain for 35 Cents, , To United States address for Eighty-five Cents. Western University, London ANOTHER GREAT ADVANCE Income Doubled,—now $75,000. Another large addition to Facul- ty and Equipment in Arts and Medicine. Greatly increased enrolment in view. Write for particulars to E.E. BRAITH WAIT, M.A.,Ph D. President ■,r„rrr0Mir 11r -w111 OCEAN TICKETS Via all steamship lines, out- ward or prepaid from the Old Couutry. Lowest quotations current for rates or tickets by any route. Apply H. S. ELLIOTT Timce Office, Wingham (1 diiTAb1+ltsliBa> rr7. eeivrd til: the mammoths they admired were not necessarily their friends. THE WINfilIAM TINES. ( Popular sentiment forced the disruption a.s.lei tIO7,`T, teuartstiiea asn Paorrarou of Standa:•d Oil, the splitting up once again of ulergered railroads, and only the advent of war side-tracked an in- quisition against the so-called "nror.ey trust," The Bank of Hamilton cannot show the amount of assets and deposits of some of the larger banks, yet its G ANI'1RUNK'L 4M "Canadian National Exhibition'' RESURN TICKETS at reduced fares to Toronto from all stations in Canada. Special train ser- vice and low rate excursions from all principal points on certain dates. Ask Agents for full particulars. Harvest Help Excursions TO ADVERTISERS Notice of changes must be left at this office not laterthan saturday noon. The copy for clean ges must be left not later than Monday evening, growth co-ordinates with the ex ansion', Casual advertisements accepted up f Canada. on which the prosperity of to noon Wednesday of each week P P the Bank of Hamilton has been founded, To -day that institution has deposits of $34,003,252, Against this. its main liability, the Bank of Hamilton shows a splendid proportion of liquid assets. It has $8,144,823 in gold, cash, cheques and bank balances, $3,570,752 in Govern- ment debentures and other investments; loans to municipalities of $2448,907, business loans and discounts amounting to $20,549,541. lts bank premises, and also including real estate, mortgages and other assets, total $2,787,339. While other banks have erected, or have been interested in the building of skyscrapers, institutions following opt a policy similar to that of the Bank of Hamilton, have not regarded this forth of housing as being primarily necessary. Today the bank branches of the Bank of Hamilton are self-sustaining, They are so located, and the buildings are in such condition, and of such size and shape, that even under present con- ditions, they could probably be disposed of, as business propositions, for a great- er sum than they are valued at in the bank statement. The expansion of the Bank of Hamilton is shown from the fact that for the past fifteen years it has paid substantial dividends annually to its shareholders, the year I900 being the last year in which it paid eight per cent. Latterly it has paid 12 per cent. per annum. Its position to -day is that the bank has a reserve and surplus amounting to $757,000 greater than the amount of paid -in capital, which is $3,- 000,000, The Bank of Hamilton is a landmark institution, not only in its own corn- munity of Hamilton, but in Canada generally. All along it has been man- aged by thorough bankers, men of staid and conservative ideas, and the very fact that its amount of "total assets" is not two or three times what it is, may possibly be taken as a tribute to their skill and efficiency. The Bank of Hamilton has been a premier developer of the Province of Ontario and those sections of Canada where it has been most active. The deposits, which came from the farmer. the merchant and the busineas man, have been put out again locally, on the best security. There has been no "real estating" or stock gambling with the monies that came in for lodgment. These funds have been conservatively invested in such forms that the community, which supplied the "I affirm it with all my power, that money, derived the main benefit there - it" taffirm duty ot Canada to give tot tifrom. This was the original concep- Great Britain in this -war all the assts- practisedan osound banking, it and when it is tante that is in the it proves itself. The man- power of Canada. agers of the various branches of the Bank of Hamilton are men who have gained long and valuable experience in their posts. As heads of small branches in pioneer days, they took budding "accounts" entrusted to the care of the $12.00 TO WINNIPEG August 26th, from stations Toronto to North Bay inclusive and East, but not including Kingston, Renfrew or East thereof. August 28th, from stations in Ontario, North and West of Toronto, but not including line Toronto to North Bay. E. B. ELLIOTr, Town Passenger and Ticket Agent, Phone 4. W. F. BUriG6I41.N, Station Agent, Phone 50. —T1;IURSDAY. AUGUST 26. 1915 EDITORIAL NOTES Russia will be better served with railways after the war is over. The Maryland Steel Cotnpany has just re- ceived an order for 100,000 tons of steel rails. Russia has already bought largely of rails and rolling stock in the States. The report that Russia has contracted for 13,000,000 shells, at an aggregate cost of about $234,000,000, is confirmed by the statement of the president of a company that hes got a part of the work, which has been di- vided up among at least five concerns, one of which is the Baldwin Locomo- Crve Company. That does not look as if Russia was preparing for peace. — Hamilton Times. Thomas Kelly & Sons were overpaid a million dollars by the late Roblin Government. This sounds reasonable, extremely reasonable, everything con- sidered. The people of Manitoba can thank their lucky stars that it was not ten millions. The interesting question is, who got the money? It is only human to presume that there was a pretty general division. Wholesale thefts of this sort are not committed for the sole benefit of a firm of con- tractors. Those connected directly and indirectly with the late Roblin Govern- ment were not so generous as all that. Possibly if the patrol wagon were bhcked up to the residence of all sus- pects, as would be done in the case of an ordinary five -dollar thief, some in- teresting evidence might be forthcom- ing. Indeed, it is barely possible that at least a portion of the loot could be rescued and returned to its rightful owners, the taxpayers of Manitoba.— Toronto Saturday Night. The war tax requiring' stamps on patent medicines, wine bottles, etc., during July yielded $92,494 revenue. The total receipts of ;the Inland Revenue Department for the month were $1,- 861,765, an increase of $115,52:5 over July of last year. The extra excise revenue for war purposes on spirits and tobacco amounted to only $23,000, in- dicating that decreased consumption almost counter -balances the extra revenue expected from increased excise duties. The Ideal Route to and from TORONTO ••r;a*•••s••••(1•••••*s*►wsr e RAISE THINGS. e • • e While we believe in rallIPi • more torts or bushels of our tried • e staple crops on fewer acres, the • • eensptcuous Merits of some new • •' er ones entitle them to u •$bare et e • our attention. The soy bean is • e one of these. It may tate the i • saltine of eats In a rotation where • e the climate is too warm far oats • • to prosper. It is a good hay crop a • • Almost anywhere in this country. e • If raised for the benus they sell 0 • at good prices or make a high • protein feed, The soy bean is a • • • good catch. crop for hay. It sin- • proves the land and makes a fine • seed bed for wheat. Let its learn *to raise it when 'and where it is e needed to readjust a rotation or • • to supply hay with Willett to Ind- e e nnee the corn crop.—National • e .Stockman anti Farmer, e esse••••••es•••e I••0•sss• My confidence in the present Govern- ment at Ottawa does not ooze at the soles of my boots, but at the outbreak of the war I considered it my duty to support it in its war policy. I have supported it in that policy ever since, institution and "nursed" them into and I will support it again. The rea- large accounts. The little farms be - son is that this war is a contest between came large farms. The embryo menu - 'German institutions sand British instit- facturer, who wanted $1,500 each with utions. British institutions mean free- which to start business, blossomed into dom. German institutions means des- the proprietor of the big plant, employ- potism, That is why we as Canadians ing many more hands, with a much have such a vital interest in this war." larger payerotl. His added hands in- -Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Sherbrooke. dot ingcreased the population of his locality. Canadian National Exhibition THE PASSING OF THE "COM - August 28 to Sept. 13. I913 e • e • • The municipality took in more taxes as a result, and more money was expended MUNITY" BANKS. . on city development. Under the care TIDE ONLY CUIt FOR A 'WEAK STOMACH Indigestion and amilar Troubles Must be Treated through the blood. THE WIREWORM PEST. Birds Are Probably the Bast Dastr•y- ere of This Farmer's Enemy. (Prepared by United States department at asrlct;iture.l The wireworm is regarded as one of the five chief pests of Indian corn and one of the twelve of wheat and oats. \\"bete wireworms exist even in very small numbers corn will make a poor stand, and where the insects are numerous it is quite customary to sow three or four times the normal amount of seed as a protection against its ray - r rms 0 ages. Although wireworms do most of this damage while mere grubs measur- ing from half an inch to three inches in length, they are more readily recog- nized as adult beetles, which in some localities are known as "click beetles," "skip jacks," "snapping beetles," etc. A number of birds are known to feed on wireworms and these are probably the most important factor in keeping down the pest. Among these birds are the bobwhite, dicker. mourning dove, ruffed .grouse, crow. whippoorwill California quail, cowbird and bobolink. Cuckoos. woodpeckers, blackbirds, orioles, sparrows, jays and certain kinds of hawks are also useful In this way. Where the wireworms are too nu- merous to be effectively checked by birds the only remedies which have been found effective are cultural meth- ods. Attempts to kill the adult beetle by poisoning, drying the seed to pre- vent its being eaten by ttie insect, or the Introduction of poisonous sub- stances into the soil have alt been found decidedly unsatisfactory. The wheat wireworm is a grass feed- er by nature,. living on the roots of sod. It produces uo appreciable dis- turbance in meadows, but when the sod is broken the 'Worms concentrate In the drill rows or hills of corn, the usual crop to follow sod in the east- ern United Stites. There they destroy the seed and eat oir the roots of such tennis tis may germinate, frequently producing an absolute crop failure, When land is intended for corn the Wowing year therefore the depart ment'specialists recorntnend that the sod shobld be broken immediately aft- er the hay is cut, usually early in July. For the rest of that summer it should be cultivated deeply. Badly infested corn land should be deeply cultivated even at the risk of "root pruning" the corn. If wheat Is to follow the earn the field should be very thoroughly cultivated as soon as the. corn is re- moved and before the wheat is sown. A thorough preparation of the corn seed bed and a liberal use of barnyard manure or other fertilizer wilt often result in a fair stand of corn despite the wireworms, for a vigorous plant may be able to produce roots enough to withstand the attack of this enemy. Reduced Fares to Toronto from all ° ,_— of the local banker, the farm areas stations in Ontario, also from Niagara I broadened out. The little merchant Falls, Buffalo, N.Y., and Detroit,Mich. 1 (Toronto Saturday Night.) carefully yet adequately financed by his 1 The Minister of Finance has adopted banker, added to his establishment. Be sure to consult C.F.R. agents fi a wg wise and conservative policy in letting regarding The business man went ahead. A small NEW EXTRA NSERVICE' it be known that, unless for very special Joan from the bank, extended by the and from Toronto, Parkdale Station reasons, he is against the continuance banker who knew his man and his terri- Toand Exhibition Grounds, also of this practice of bank mergers in tory like a nook, was the nucleus for SPECIAL LOW FATES Canada. The process of absorption his prosperity. The entire process was from principal points on certain dates. has now reduced the number of separate one of logical expansion and growth, Canadian ^bartered banks to twenty- on the part of the individual, the com- ems tten t.aR FROM two, and if the Royal Bank of Canada munity, and the bank. And so the pop - w. 8 BECEn s -teTown on rent=' 'phone 4,, is allowed to take over the Bank of , ulation of Canada has increased, bank or write M. U. Mu phy, D.P.,•... 'toren o. IiamiIton, the number will be twenty- : clearings have grown into great pro - one. A little consideration moves one' portions, and business has progressed FARM FOR SALE to the belief that it may be against the on broader lines. best interests of certain areas to have i Every bank in Canada has done its Lot S. le. 15, 16, Con. 1, Morris, 100 the strong "community" bank, 'he In- , part, faithfully and intelligently, in ures;bearing ateharwell red;i;goodacre ld ngs; stitution which has for upwards of half this forward process. Such banks as ush suitable for stock or grain farming, acentury used the deposits it has taken .the Standard, the Bank of Iiamii- 3?e miles from Wingham, owner retry- in for the development of that particular ton, and others, have not been a whit ing. Apply to neighborhood, lose its identity, and 4 behind the big fellows in this regard. W PrEGrietor. have its place taken by a rew name, The smaller institutions have created, new faces, new rules and an entirely i and return, a personal relationship in - new policy. The newcomer' will be eidentai to the process of borrowing PLEASANT VIEW I''ARM bigger, of course, but is bigness the ° and lending, which may be entirely' FOR SALE main essential? The people of the banished if the machine -made mergers United States worshipped the fetish of t are allowed to carry to their utmost mere bigness until they suddenly per- : length. A city or town must be intel- - -"'----''°" •" i ligently and sympathetically financed by those who, through long association r wo storey brick cottage, 11 rooms. HAvi and close study of the needs and speciai ROBERT LEATHO �+ � claims of and territory, understand pre - De colo$ settle on your chest or its goat cisely how bank funds can be best ad. 1irood"'tabeai* I)o coughs Bong on, or ministered. 'These communities whose ere yolks. subject to throat troubles, business men iyears ago founded bank. B troubles should have inrtnediete - treatment hilar the rare curative powers ng institutions for the general flood, ref Scott's 13ttdal diiofa to guard against should reflect as to whether they should consiitonpt s which so easily follows. stated passive and allow their "commun. Bcatt's)iahtrisiotxcontains pure cod Three sty" banks to be abolished, to be r•eplac- tsiil ralaic!i pecnlierlp shens res- ' ed ba blanches of institutions that may tory Examinations. pirstor tract sod rmt the quality of the blood; tbe g*j'eerine In it soothes and ; not, for years at least, give the same heals the tender membranes of the throat, careful and intelligent service that has Studio, ., McDonald $lock ` Seott'sisprescribed by the best special' been enjoyed for s generation by those I lists. You can get it at any drug sore. scoff & jgo,1011,1 a, oat. ,who have used the bank. Willglaolu 120 acres, 100 acres cleared, 20 acres hard wood bush; well fenced; good tate cultivation; wind mill; good water; bank barn 82x52; good out -buildings; Alma Rarity 'teacher of Piano and Theory. Pupils prepared for Toronto Conserve - Indigestion can be treated in many ways, but it can only be cured in one way—through the blood. Purgativee. cannot cure indigestion, By main force they move on the food still indigested. That weakens the whole system, uses up the natural juices and leaves the stomach and bowels parched and sore. It is actually a cause of indigestion— not a cure. Others try pre-digested foods and peptonized drugs. But drugs which digest the food for the stomach really weaken its power and makes the trouble chronic. The digestive organs can never do the work properly until they are strong enough to do it them- selves. • Nothing can give the stomach that power but the new, rich, red blood so abundantly supplied by Dr. William's Pink Pills. So the reason for e suc- cess of this medicine is plain. othing can stimulate the glands an• nothing can absorb the nourishmen from the food but pure red blood, d Dr. Wil- liam's Pink Pills surpass : other medi- cines in giving that n• , rich blood. Miss B. E. Johns. , emford, N. S., says: "ger months as a great suffer- er from indigestion; food of any kind was distasteful to me, and after eating I would suffer much, Naturally I grew weak and was but a shadow of my former self. I was taking a doctor's prescription, but it did not help nee in the least. Then I read of a case similar to my own cured through the use of D. Williams' Pink Pills and I decided to try this medicine. By the time I bad taken six boxes the trouble had entirely -disappeared, and I could eat heartily of alt kinds of food. More than this I found my general health greatly improved through the use of the Pills. I can therefore strongly recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as a cure for indigestion." You can get these Pills through any dealer in medicine or by man, post paid, at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. For Scarifying Old Lawns. A useful implement for scarifying old lawns before reseeding is made by cutting out every other tooth from a steel rake. This is done with a back saw. The hardware dealer where the rake is bought will do the job. Rakes are made with nu even number of teeth. so that the operation will leave one more tooth on one side of the baudle than on the other. With only half the usual number of teeth the rake sinks into the soil easier and loosens up the soil better than u rake with the fall number of teeth. 0 00000000 00. 0•• 0000 0 0 0 O *3X03 OPENING A BEEHIVE. I ^00000000000000000000 • BE OPTIMISTIC ! August 26th. 1915 • ,v V • Y v V Y Y v v V V v v v v v matches, Diamonds, Clocks, Etc. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY A. M. KNOX `V Opposite National Hotel, Phone 65. V .� `*>` >)» <<<<<<<<<<C< i AUCTIONEERS McConnell & Vandriek Auctioneers for the Counties of Buron and Bruce, are prepared to take all kinds of sales. We Are certain we can please. You can have either one or bothwithout extra charge. Orders can be left with F. McConnell, or with 11. Vandriak at theMerchants' Brokerage Co.'s Store, ingham, Charges moderate. Western Ontario has suffered from altogether too much rain and the papers have been telling the people of the ruin of all the crops. An expert here and another there have been interviewed and the headlines next day make it ap- pear that blue ruin stares the farmer in in the face. A drive through the coun- try and a visit to the farms reveals a somewhat different state of affairs. True the damage has been great and we would not attempt to minimize it in the least but nevertheless the Ontario farm- er, operating on a mixed -farming basis, bas more than one string to his bow and when one crop is damaged another is saved. Grass, beef and milk have been crops which have done well in the excessive moisture. A great deal of the wheat was harvested before the continued deluge came. That which remained out will still be good feed, and those who have tried it know what gond feed wheat is when mixed with other grain. Most of the hay went in in fair condition. Those who delayed haying got caught. The barley was ripe When the storms came and stood up, although much of it got too rips be- fore cutting and all got badly discolor- ed before harvesting. But` then it is made into pork and beef and not into beer and the stock do not object to its color. The oat crop was hard hit. Much of it was knocked flat. Continu- ed wet weather caused it to get too ripe before being cut and shelling was prevalent. Cutting took longer and was hard on man, machinery and horses but even so it is remarkable how well the crop was picked up by careful farm- ers. The greater part of it was saved. Corn has grown better than one would expect under the circumstances. Roots are doing well. The second crop will be a pumper. Are we downhearted? No! It hag been wet but it might have been worse. Let tis he' optimistic! Things are not nearly so bad as soa.e experts would have us believe.—Partners' Ad- vocate. Have the smoker ready to give forth A good 'rolume of smoke. Use the smoker to scare the bees ratber than to punish them, 13e careful not to drop any ample= ments with which you are working; take hold of all things firmly. +Irl Move steadily and not nervously. Do not run if frightened, for the bees understand whnt running away Means as Veli ue you do. • If the bees attack you move elowl' away. smoking them oft' as. you go. If n bee annoys you by ber threaten- ing attitude for some time kill her ruthlessly. Tf stung by it bee rub ori" the sting tn. stead of pulling it out With the nails of the thumb and forefinger and thus totting more Venom into the wound, Galt ratepayers in a very small vote, 210 to 41, passed a by-law to raise $440,- 000 for the Waterworks Commission. Mr. R. T. Cowell, A.L.(1.M. Organist and Choirmaster of St. Andrew's Church Teacher of Pianoforte, Singing Violin Pianos and Organs Tuned and Repaired. Wingham, - Ont, It is likely that a special meeting of Frontenac County Council will be held to vote 14,000 for four machine guns. By-laws providing for the issue of $20,000 debentures for improvements to the water works were passed at the special meeting of the St. Thomas municipal council. COURT OF REVISION JOIIN F. GROVES ISSUER OF MARRIAGE LICENSES Town Hall, Wingham PEONES —Office 24 Residence 168 1 SPRING COAL If you want to secure the lowest price of the year, hay your winter coal now. If you want good service' along with the best coal ruined, let us fill you bin with genuine D. L. & W. Scranton, which has no equal. Call about office and get our prices for everything in the fuel line. 0— J. A. McLEAN DEALER IN LUMBER, COAL, WOOD ' AND SHINGLES. PHONES Residence 55, Office 64a, Mill 64b ilswaseweeseteeseseseveswesaesawseeseeeessa Notice is hereby given that a Court will be held. pursuant to the Ontario Y His Honor the Voters Lists Act, by Judge of the County Court of the Coun- ty of Huron, at the Town Hell, Wing - ham, on Tuesday, the 31st day of August. 1915, at one o'clock P.M., to hear and determine complaints of errors and omissions in the Voters' List of the Municipality of Wingham for 1915. Dated this Fourteenth day of August A.U., 1915. JOI1N F. GROVES, Clerk, Town of Wingham REMEMBER Our Monster Clearance Sale LASTS UNTIL Saturday, Aug. 28 Hundreds have availed themselves of this oppor- tunity to secure bargains. Why not You? Our Motto: "More Sales with Less Profits" A. frLS Successor to Tt A. Mills PHONE 89. W INGELAM, Orme' OUR MOTTO: More Sales with Less Profits.