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The Wingham Times, 1912-01-25, Page 2a 1) TIII+: IVINtxIIAM TIMES, JANUARY 25, 1912 TO ADVERTISERS Notice of changes must be left at this office not later than Saturday noon. The copy for changes oust be left not later than Monday evening. Casual advertisements accepted up to noon Wednesday of each week. ESTAliL!S1U1 C, 1872 TILE WINDHAM TIMES. 1.&I,LIOTT, PuBniSELR AND PPoOP RIFT, THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 1912. INSURANCE BUSINESS. There is a large amount of insurance there being nada € done in Ca �jbusness , 1 no less than 148 companies doing busi- ness under the supervision of the Dom- inion Government. They are thus classified by the Monetary Times: Life .. 56 Life, assessment plan. .... .. 4 Fire ..... 5= Accident and a value of $161,31.4,000. Alfalfa, a record of which was taken for the first time, shows an area of 101,781 acres with a yield of 227,900 tons, This val- uable fodder crop is being principally grown in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, the yield per acre for the whole of Can- ada being 2 1-4 tons. For the year 1911 the areas from which the yields are calculated were those of the recent Census and the re- sulting data are not therefore strictly comparable with the estimates of the three previous years which were based upon the reports of selected correspon- dents. It may be mentioned however that the area and production of wheat in 1911 exceed by over 1,000,000 acres and 65,862,000 bushels the estimates of 1910. A more satisfactory criterion of the difference between the two seasons of 1911 and 1910 is afforded by the av- erage rates of yjeld per acre which for fall wheat was 22.19 bushels in 1911 against 23.49 in 1910, spring wheat 20.63 against 16.53, oats 37.76 against 32.79, barley 28.94 against 24.62 and flax 11.41 against 7.97. In the three Northwest provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta the wheat production was 184,083,000 bushels compared with 128,891,000 bushels the estimate of 1910; of oats 212,810,000 compared with 21,377,000. The wheat production of 1911 in Mani- toba was 60,275,000 bushels from 2,- 980,000 acres, in Saskatchewan 97,665,- 000 bushels from 4,705,000 acres and in Alberta 36,143,1.`00 bushels from 1,617,- 000 acreas. By provinces the total value of all field crops in 1911 was as followr: Prince Edward Island $8,846,700, Nova Scotia $14,297,000, New Brunswick $16,797,000, Quebec $103,187,000, Ont- ario $193,260,000, Manitoba $73,136,000, Saskatcheson $107,147,00), Alberta $47,- 750,000, British Columbia $1,290,000. Owing to the exceptionally mild weather which prevailed during the fall and early winter live stock are re- ported as having entered winter quar- ters in excellent condition. As a gen- eral rule winter supplies are ample ARCHIBALD BLUE, Chief Officer. Guarantee .... .. 14 Steam boiler ... ...... .......... '7 Plate glass . 13 Burglary .... ...... 9 Registered mail, etc 9 Sickness.. . .. .... .... ........ 23 Title....................1 Tornado . ........................ 6 iLlve Stock .. 2 Weather and hail ............ ....... 2 Automobile . 8 Sprinkler leakage. .. .... '2 These have deposits with the receiv- er -general for the protection of policy- holders to the amount of $57,243,7.4L61. They have also deposited with Canadian trustees, in conformity with the act, $21,284,787.77, making a total of $78,- 523,529.38 for the protection of policy- holders, being an increase since last report of $4,650,271.20. This is distri- buted as follows: Fire .... .. $15,813,695 40 Life ... .. 69,087,640 44 Accident, guarantee, plate, etc 3,627,293 54 $78,528,629 88 The total amount of premium re- ceived in Canada in 1910 for all forms of insurance was $56,035,725, of which $29,087,391 was received by Canadian companies, and $26,948,334 by British land American. These figures, of course, do not include the large amounts paid by leading manufacturers to U. S. (companies not registered in Canada. It is a peculiarity of the extreme pro- tectionist that he can only see an ad- vantage�on his side -he has no con- sideration for the Canadian or British insurance companies. YIELD AND- VALUE OF FIELD CROPS. Ottawa, January 12. The Census and Statistics Office of the Depart- ment of Agriculture has issued today the following bulletin giving the final estimates of the area, yield and value of the principal field crops of the Do- minion for 1911. The field crops of Canada are shown to have occupied last year a total area of 32,853,000,acres and their value, calculated at the average local market prices, amounts to $565,- 712,000. The area under wheat last year was 18,374,000 acres, of which 1,172,000 acres were fall wheat in On- tario and Alberta, and the production was 215,851,000 bushels of the value of $138,567,000. Spring wheat produced 25,014,000 bushels of the value of $21,- 461,000. Oats occupied 9,220,000 acres, and yielded 348,188,000 bushels of the value of $126,812,000, barley 1,404,000 acres yielded 40,641,000 bushels of the value of $23,004,000 and flax 1,132,000 acres, yielded 12,921,000 bushels of the value of $19,467,000. The combined area under rye, peas, buckwheat, mix- ed grains and flax was 2,481,000 acres, the yield 44,986,000 bushels and the value $41,560,000. Hoed and cultivat- ed crops, comprising beans, corn for husking, potatoes, turnips and other roots except sugar beets occupied 1,- 063,00x' acres, and yielded 170,884,000 bushels of the value of $73,290,000. Sugar beets in Ontario and Alberta had an acreage of 20,873 and a yield of 177,- 000 tons of the value of $1,165,000. Fod- der crops including fodder corn, hay, clover and alfalfa show an acreage of 8,290,001 a production of 15,499,000 tons IAD WEAK and D!ZZ ¥SPELLS COULD NOT SLEEP AT NIGHT. People all over this land toss night after night on a sleepless pillow, and do not close their eyes in the refreshing slumber that comes to those whose heart and nerves are right. The sleeplessness comes entirely from a derangement of either the heart or nerves, or both, but whatever the cause Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills offer the blessing of sound refreshing slumber. They do this by their invigorating effect on the heart and nerves, and will tone u -i the whole system to a perfect con- dition. Mrs,. A. E. Martell, Rockdale, N.S., writes: -"I was troubled for a long time with my heart, had weak and dizzy spells, could not sleep, and would have Ito sit up the greater part of the night, and it was impossible for me to lie on my left side. At last I got a box of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, slid they did ms iso much good I got another, and after taking it I could lie on my left side, and sleep as well as before 1 was taken sick. .,They are the best medicine I ever heard 401 for heart or nerve trouble," Price 60 cents per box, or 3 boxes for 6'1.25, at all dealers or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. FORTUNES IN GERMANY. (From the Timis of Jan. 22, 11!02.) LOCAL, NZ4WS. 1592 is leap year, and the old bache- lor who will not accept when proposed to must buy the rejected lady a silk ' dress. Mr. D. McClelland and bride, of MIib- ! bert, were spending a part of their honeymoon visiting relatives in Wing- i hang. Mrs. McClelland is a daughter of Mr. John IIarburn, of this town. It is said that Mr. John Swarts, of Bayfield, has purchased the Exchange hotel in this town and will take posses- sion on the first of March next. The weather during the past week has been very cold, with slight snow falls now and again. On Tuesday evening the thermometer fell to 19 below zero, which is the lowest that has been registered in this section this year. The sleighing is all that can be desired. The annual meeting of the Wingham Horticultural Society was held in Mr. J. A. Morton's office on Thursday even- ing, 14th instant, After some discus- sion as to the affairs of the society, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: W. F. Brockenshire, President; W. B. Towler, M. D. vice- president; T. A. Mills, R. Mclndoo, S. Youhill, J. A. Morton, R. Elliott, direc- tors; B. Wilson and J. A. Cline, audi- tors. At a meeting of the Directors, Mr. J. A. Morton was appointed secre- tary -treasurer. Word was received in town on Friday last, that Mrs. Jas. Ross, of Brucefield had suddenly passed to the world be- yond, caused by an attack of la grippe, followed by congestion of the lungs. The deceased was a sister of (Mrs. Dr.) Macdonald and a sister-in-law of Mr. Alex. Ross, of this town. The Patrons of Industry of the county of Huron held their annual meeting in the town hall, Clinton, on Jan. 13th. There were delegates present from about fifty associations. The follow- ing officers were appointed for the cur- rent term: Jas. E. Guant, St. Helens, President; A. T. Bean, Dashwood, Vice - President; Jas. H. Gardiner, Lucknow, Secretary; W. A. Wilson, Lucknow, Treas.; J. Currie, `Wingham, Sentinel. The annual meeting of the Presby- terian church, Wingham, was held in The essential matter of a recently suppressed Prussian "year book" is gradually coming to light, and a con- spectus of the millionaire class of Ger- many is now possible. A millionaire, in that country, says the Record -Her- ald, is the possessor of a million marks -$250,000-and of this class, according to the author of the compilation, there are 8,300. The greatest seven fortunes in Prus- the lecture room of the church, on '.Cueeday niglr, Jan. 19th. There was a fair attend niee of the members pre- sent. The meeting was opened by devotional exercises, led by the pastor, Rev. H. McQuarrie, after which, Mr. D. M. Gordon was called to the chair, and the business of the meeting pro- ceeded in regular order. The Secre- tary, Mr. G. McIntyre, presented a full report of the year's business. Mr, Alex, Ross, Treasurer, read a financial report of the year, showing, among other important matters, that the re- ceipts from all sources for the year had been $2596.12; the total expenditure for the same period, $2109.40, and bal- ance on hand, $486.72. The annual meeting of the Turnberry Agricultural Society was held in the Park House, Wingham, on Thursday, the 14th instant. The secretary's re- port showed the number of entries at the last fall fair, in the different classes to have been as follows; Horses, 94; cattle, 55; sheep, 73; swine, 25; poultry, 131; dairy products, 5; grains and seeds, 45; roots and hoed crops, 105; orchard and garden, 319; implements and manu- factures, 28; fine arts, 53; ladies' work, 218; miscellaneous, 105, being a total of 1255, The amount offered in prizes was $465.15, and the amount awarded was $386.60. After the adoption of the reports the election of officers was pro- ceeded with as follows: Chas. Hender- son, President; Geo. Moffatt, Vice - President; Robt. Maxwell, A. Tipling, John Diment, S. Youhill, R. Elliott, John Elston, Wm. Isbister, Jas. Mc - Grogan and W. C. Taylor, Directors: Jas. Henderson and R. W. Hastings, Auditors. At a meeting of the Direc- tors, subsequently held, Mr. John An- derson was appointed Secretary -Trea- surer for the ensuing year. BORN. TOWN DIRECTOR'. BAPTIST CHURCH -Sabbath services at 11 a. ln. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. 0. Vic- tor Collins, pastor. B. Y. P. U. meets Monday evenings 8 p. m. W. D. Pringle, S. S. Superintendent. Smith. -In Lower Wingham, on Jan. 19th, Mrs. Mortimer Smith; a daugh- ter. Coultes.-In Morris, on Jan. 20th, Mrs. John Coultes; a son. :s;• DIED. "'"::"11 Metcalf. -In Turnberry, on the 16th inst, Mary Jane, wife of =,Mr. Isaac Metcalf, aged 56 years and 6 months- sia range between $45,000,000 and $17,- 000,000. The two named are both pos- sessed by women -the former by the daughter of Krupp, the latter by a daughter of the Vienna Rothschilds. Between them come a number of noble- men whose wealth is principally in coal and zinc, a fact strongly corroborative of the claims to mineral wealth lately put forward by Germany. Immediately METHODIST CHURCH Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Epworth League every Monday evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. W. L. Rutledge, D. D., pastor. F. Buchanan, S. S. Superintendent. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. D. Perrie, pastor. Dr. A. J. Irwin, S. S. Superintendent. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, EPISCOPAL -Sab- bath services at 11 a. m. and 7. p. in. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Rev. E. H. Croly, B. A., Rector. C. G. Van Stone, S. S. Superintendent. SALVATION ARMY -Service at 7 and 11 a. m. and 3 and 8 p. m., on Sunday, and every evening during the week at 8 o'clock at the barracks. POST OFFICE -Office hours from 8a.m. to 6:30 p. m. Open to box holders from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. P. Fisher, postmast- er. PUBLIC LIBRARY -Library and free reading room in the Town Hall, will be open every afternoon frim 2 to 5:30 o'clock, and every evening from 7 to 9:30 o'clock. Miss Maude Fleuty, lib rarian. TOWN COUNCIL - George Spotton, Mayor; D. E. McDonald, Reeve; D. Bell, William Bone, H.B. Elliott, Theo. Hall, Geo. McKenzie, and Simon Mit- chell, Councillors; John F. Groves, Clerk and Treasurer. Board meets first Monday evening in each month at 8 o'clock. HIGH SCHOOL BOARD -Frank Buchan- an, (Chairman), Wm. Nicholson, John Wilson, C. P. Smith, W. J. Howson, John A. McLean, W. F. VanStone. Dudley Holmes, Secretary. A. Cosens, treasurer. Board meets second Mon- day in each month. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. -C. G. Van - stone, (Chairman), Alex Ross, John Galbraith, Wm. Moore, P. Camp- bell, H. E. Isard, Dudley Holmes A. Tipling. Secretary-Treas., John F, Gaoves; Meetings second Tuesday even- ing in each month. HIGHSCHOOL TEACHERS -J. C.Smith B. A., Specialist in Classics, Principal; H. A. Percy, S. P. S. Science Master; G. R Smith, B. A.. Specialist in Mathe- matics; Miss C. E. Brewster, B. A., Specialist in Moderns and History; Miss B. E. Anderson. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -Joseph Stalker, principal, Miss Brock, Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Wil- son, Miss Cummings, and Miss Taylor. BOARD OF HEATH -Geo. Spotton, (chairman), Richard Anderson, Wm. Fessant, Alex Porter, John F. Groves, Secretary; Dr. R. C. Redmond, Medical Health officer. - behind the fragment of the Rothschild fortune follows a Berlin banker. After him comes a duke in the mining and manufacturing district of Westphalia with $15,000,000. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA "17 Cents a Day'' Offer Stirs all Canada! The Whole Country Applauds the "Penny Purchase Plan" From a thousand different directions comes a mighty chorus of approval, voicing the popular- ity of The Oliver Typewriter "17 Cents a Day" Purchase Plan. The liberal terms of this offer being the bene- fits of the best modern typewriter within easy reach of all. The simple, convenient "Plenny Plan" has assumed international importance. 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D Doctor of Denial &meiotic! eta Pennsylvania Dental College and Lioentiate of bha Ro al College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. O�oe in Macdonald Block, WInehnra Office closed every Wednesday afternoon from May 1st to Oct. let. B. w T. PRICE, B. S. A., L. D. B., D. D. S. Licentiate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, and Graduate of Uni versity of Toronto. Office ; Beaver Blook. Omoe closed every Wednesday afternoon from May 1st to Oct 1st. Wingham General Hospital (Under Government Inspection) Pleasantly situated. Beautifully fur- nished. Open to all regularly licensed physicians. RATES POR PATIENTS -which include board and nursing), $3.50 to $15. per week according to location of room. For further information, ad- dress Miss L. Matthews. Superintendent Box 223, Wingham Ont. RAILWAY TIME TABLES. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM. GRAND TRAINS LEAVE roa London...., 8.85 a.m-.. 8.80p.m. Toronto &Rnst11.00a.m.. 0.46a.m.._ 2.80p.m. Kineardine..11.59 a.nt,.. 2.3J p -m _ 9.15 p.m. ARAM PROM Kincardine __0.80a.m_11.00a.m__ 2.80 p.m. London................. 11.54 a.m.-_ 7.86 P.m. lmerston...... -.... _ 1L24 a,m Toronto ,& Bast........ -. 9.80 p.m _ _ 9.15 p.m. G. Li)LONT, Aeeat, Wingham. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. TRAINS LAVE ron Toronto and Bast - 6.40 a.m.,-. 8.10 p,m. Teeewater ...... 12.52 p.m -.10.27 p.m. • ARBITI 1.710M Teeawater...............a 85 a.m... - 8.05 p.m. Toronto and Rant_ _-1'2,41 p.m__10.17 p.m. J. B. BBHMBB, Agent,Wingham IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES. SUNDAY SOKOOLI Lesson IV. -First Quarter, For Jan. 28, 1912. THE INTERNATIONAL . SERIES. Text of the Lesson, Luke ii, 25.38. Memory Verses, 29, 30 -Golden Text, Luke ii, 30, 31, R. V. -Commentary Propared by Rev. D. M, Stearns. l3eing made under the haw to re- deem them that were under the law, Ile was duly circumcised according to the law and called as commanded by Gabriel when he appeared to Mary with the great announcement (Gal. iv, 4, 5; Luke 1, 31). He came to fulfill the law, to fulfill all righteousness, that Ile might become our righteousness (Matt. W. 15; v, 17; II Cor. v, 21). Note the extreme poverty of Mary, as indi- cated by the offering she brought. Though her hand round not sufficiency of a Iamb (Lev. xii, 8, margin), yet God used her to provide Ilis Lamb, without blemish and without spot, to fulfill all types and to provide eternal redemption by His great sacrifice of Himself i1 Pet. i, 19, 20; Heb. ix, 12- 14:. The great purpose of God is se far beyond our comprehension, His ways and thoughts so much higher thnu ours, that even though we kuow the facts, or some of them, the reach of them, from eternity to eternity, is too high for us (Ps. xc, 2). What au unspeakable honor to belong to Him, to be part of Him and a joint heir with Bim of His kingdom and glory. Some of the things written of Sim- eon are true of every redeemed one, for all true believers are just or right- eous and have the Holy Spirit. All should be devout, Spirit taught and guided and waiting for the coming of the Lord. The words "just, devout, waiting," describe the threefold salva- tion of every believer as set forth in I Thess. i, 9, 10; Tit. 11, 11-13, and elsewhere. By the precious blood of Christ we are now saved, and by ills Spirit we should ever live devoutly and love Ills appearing. His title, "the consolation of Israel" (verse 25), re- minds us of Ise, lxvi, 13; Zeph. lit, 14, 15; Zech. ii, 10-12, and we think also of another title, "the hope of Is- rael" (Jer. xiv, 8; xvit, 13; Acts, xxvlii, 20), but this carries us beyond our threefold salvation to the next step in God's plan, our return with Christ in His glory for the redemption of Israel and the establishment of His kingdom In verses 25-27 of our lesson we see the Spirit upon Simeon, the Spirit teach- ing him and guiding him to the tem- ple at the right1 time to find the child. it is our privifege to be thus Spirit taught and led. May we know the reality. This aged saint, bolding the child in his arms, looking fondly and reverent- ly upon Him, while Joseph and Mary stood listening to his wouderful words and marveling at them, is, indeed a beautiful picture. Listen to him as he desires now to depart, having seen with his own eyes and actually em- braced the Lord's anointed. To him this child was the fulfillment of prophecy, but with prophetic vision he saw a time of trouble before the com- ing of the kingdom. Tbink upon his words as he held the child, "Mine eyes have seen thy salvation." Jacob said, "I have waited for Thy salvation, 0 Lord" (Gen. xlix, 18). Moses and Da- vid and Isaiah sang, "The Lord is be- come my salvation" (Ex. xv, 2; Ps. cxviii, 14; Isa. xii, 2). Every true be- liever can say the same and rejoice in the words of this same child when grown to manhood, "Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have be- lieved." "Thy salvation which thou hast prepared" (verses 80, 31). It is of the Lord, wholly and only; He who said, "I am the Lord, that maketh all things, that stretcheth forth the heav- ens alone, that spreadeth abroad the earth by Myself." Ho is the author and finisher of it (Isa. xliv, 24; Heb. xii, 2). It will in due time fill the earth, for all flesh shall see the salva- tion of God (chapter 111, �6). Compare Isa. xl, 5; xlix, 6; iii, 10. He is in this present age a light to lighten the gen- tiles, and when by the light His body, the church, shall have been gathered from all nations then shall He return as the glory of Israel, and all nations shall be fully enlightened by Him through Israel (Isa. Ix, 1-8). There is neither light nor glory apart from Him. All else is darkness, under the ruler o:t the darkness of this world (I7ph v, 8; vi, 12). But 1f the light has' shone In our hearth it is in order that we may turn others from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God (Ii: Cor. iv, 6; Acts xxvi, 18). Individual salvation is only"and whol- ly by Him who came from Judah, who died for us and rose again, and the salvation of the nations will be through the nation of which He will be the King, for "salvation Is of the Jews" (John iv, 22), whether individ- ual or national. How perplexing the words, except in the light of prophecy, concerning the fall and rising ngain of many and the sign to be spoken itgalnst, but when we remember Elis death and resurrection as predicted in Ps. xatli, Isa. 1111 and many of the types and His coming in {dory to set up His kingdom all is more clear. That which Mary had to hear front misunderstandings by alt+rrs a would not believe the sul+ernaturel about the birth of this child Kind the agony or her soulat (.olgothn helps us to understand the sword through her own soul tver,a's :34. 3st The great question, "What think ye of Christ?" le still the text which rev '.Is the thoughts of n11 henrts The •+_^act widow, Anun, was evidently led by the Spirit to enter the temple at the right instant to hear these wordy, ; I