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THE WINGHAM TIMES, MARCH 14, 1912
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Dominion Bank
HEAD OFFICE; TORONTO
Sir Edmund B. OsLER, M, P„ President.
W. D. MATHEws, - Vice -President. ,
Capital $4,700,000.001
Reserve .$5,700,000.001
Total Assets $70, 000, 000 00
A Branch of this Bank has been esta-
blished in London, England, at
73 CORNHILL, E.C.
This Branch will issue Letters of
Credit and Drafts on all important
points in Canada, negotiate Bills sent
for collection, make telegranhic trans•
fens, and transact every description of
banking business.
In formatio n will be furnished on a
Canadian matters.
A special department will be provid-
ed for the use of visitors and bearers
of our Letters of Credit.
C. A. BOGERT, General Manager.
WINGHAM BRANCH:
N. Evans, Manager.
R. VANSTONE, Solicitor.
TOPICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
To clean mirrors, dip a piece of soft
cloth into alcohol and rub lightly.
When frying mush, dip the pieces
first in white of egg to make them
crisp.
Emery powder and oil made into a
paste is excellent to clean steel knives.
Open canned fruit and vegetables and
pour into a dish several hours before
they are served.
A gas stove should be wiped off each
time it is used and washed with turpen-
tine once a week.
To remove odor of fish or onions from
the frying pan, put in vinegar and heat
until scalding and then wash out.
Ink stains on handkerchiefs, etc.,
may often be soaked out in milk, but
the sooner they are dealt with the
better.
A baker says that a cupful of liquid
yeast is equivalent to half a compressed
yeast cake or a whole dry yebst cake.
If a piece of paraffin paper is wrap-
ped around the knife blade it will cut
butter without making it crumble.
For creaming butter or butter and
sugar, a perforated spoon will be found
more convenient than a fork or the
hand.
Milky tumblers should be washed in
cold water. Putting them straight
into hot water will cloud the glass per-
manently.
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 Wednesday of each week.
81STABLISHED 187Y
THE WINfiIIAM TIMES,
K. B. ELLIOTT, PUBLISHER AND PROPIETOR.
THURSDAY MARCH 14. 1912.
EDITORAL NOTES.
Had the United States market been
open to the Canadian producer, the
farmers of Western Canada might have
cashed in on every bushel of wheat
grown last summer. As it has been,
with every elevator north of the 49th
glutted and the stream of wheat backed
up and stopped because Canadian rail-
ways and Canadian elevators could not
1^'.ndle it while export to United States
ports was made impossible through the
failure to carry recipro ity, Canadian
farmers on the cental plains have
been compelled to stand helplessly by
while twenty million dollars' worth of
wheat in the stock was being destroyed
by successive frosts and thaws. -Ed-
monton Capital.
The Minister of Finance in his Bud-
get speech this week will have a glow-
ing tale to tell of record surplus and
record revenue for the fiscal year which
ends with the present month. The
concluding period of Hon. W. S. Field-
ing's financial administration will show,
-according to present indications, a sur-
\ plus of probably nearly thirty-eight
millions in total revenue over all ex-
penditures on revenue account. The
financial statement of the Dominion
for the past eleven months of the cur-
rent fiscal year, as issued by the Fi-
nance Department Friday shows a total
revenue of $120,645,616, or nearly three
millions more than the revenue for the
whole of 1910-11, and $16,342,911 more
than for the eleven months of the Last
fiscal year. The revenue for the full
twelve months promises to be nearly
one hundred and thirty-nine millions,
or eighteen millions in excess of last
year.
Tough steak may be rendered more
tender by lying for two hours on a dish
Containing 'three tablespoonfuls of vine-
gar and salad oil or butter, a little pep-
per, but no salt; turn every twenty
minutes. Oil and vinegar soften the
fibres without extracting the juices.
March Weather
Rheumatic Weather
Delivering Grain.
The statement has been made in
Winnipeg by Mr. E J. Chamberlin,
Vice -President and General Manager
of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway,
that this company is now pouring grain
in the Duluth elevators and that many
hundreds of cars are on the way. Al-
most all of them carrying tough grain
that must be got quit y to the drying
plants if it is to b saved. Between
last Saturday and onday almost 500
cars were delive a by the G. T. P. to
the Great North for transmission to
Duluth, and the are 1,000 more loaded
on the line and under wa
Mr. Chamberlin's only fear is that
the facilities for receiving grain at
Duluth may be blocked. All the rail-
ways which handle the grain of west-
ern Canada are now delivering wheat
and coarse grains there and receipts
will be very large. The actual number
of cars delivered to the Great Northern
during the week -end was 497 and the
daily total at present averages about
200. Even at this rate, however, in
his opinion, it will be a difficult matter
to get all the tough grain out of Canada
before the warm weather sets in.
Printing at a Loss.
John M. Imrie, Secretary of the
Cana.ian Press Association, met the
printers of Grey county in Owen Sound.
He is an expert on cost and talked
to them on this subject. He did not
discuss what the printers should get for
a job. He showed conclusively what
the job cost the printer. As an agent
soliciting orders for a Toronto print
shops had recently gone through all the
towns in this district quoting prices
which were ridiculous, he showed that*
job quoted by this man for $4.50 actu-
ally costs the printer between $7 and $8
to produce. Book work, such as church
reports, auditors' reports, voters' lists,
etc., cost the office $1.60 per page,
while they have sold the work for $1
per page. He figures this out on a
perfectly sound basis, and the public
should appreciate the fact that they
have been receiving good bargains from
the local printers, and can readily un
derstand why none of them have been
able to buy automobiles, while as a
class they work from twelve to fifteen
hours per day. The Grey County publish-
ers have formed an organization, and it
is hoped that the Bruce county publishers
will unite with them. The first meet-
ing will be held in Hanover in May.
Inexspensive Joys.
It doesn't cost a picayune to hum a
blithe and cheerful tune as you lope
down the road; the sight of you, so
bright and gay, may cheer some pil-
grim on his way and ease his weary
load. It doesn't cost a wooden cent to
say good morning to the gent you meet
upon the walk; and it may bring a
pleasant glow to some sad heart that
grief and woe have made as hard as
rock. It doesn't cost a pewter mark
to carry light to places dark by wearing
cheerful mien; a happy, bright, con-
tented face will be a lamp in any place,
and light the darkest scene. It doesn't
cost a leather yen to stimulate your
fellow men and nerve them for the
fray; just illustrate your firm believe
that joy's a better thing than grief and
that the world's 0. K. It doesn't cost
a bogus crown to be an asset to your
town, and to be known as such; serene-
ly do your daily stunt and wear a brave
and hopeful front, and you'll accom-
plish much. Your influence for good
or bad is greater than you know, my
lad, so use it wisely well; don't wail
around or tear your robe, but always
boost this good old globe on which we
mortals dwell. -Walt Mason.
Seven lives were lost at a fire on
Main street, Winnipeg, a tremendous
explosion following the outbreak.
It was definitely announced in London
that the King and Queen will visit Can-
ada in 1913 or 1914.
Victims Can Cure Thems Ives
Dr, Wil l ems' Pink Pills,
With the corning of March people
who are afflicted with rheumatism be-
gin to have unpleasant reminders of
their trouble. The weather is change-
able -balmy and springlike one day,
raw, cold and piercing the next. It is
such sudden changes of weather that
sets the pangs and tortures of rheuma-
tism, lumbago and sciatica going. But
it must be borne in mind that although
weather conditions start the pains, the
trouble is deeply rooted in the blood
and can only be cured through the
blood. All the lotions and liniments in
the world can't cure rheumatism.
Rubbing may seem to ease the pain
while you are rubbing, but there its
value ends. Only through the blood
can you cure rhematism. That's why
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have so many
thousands of cures of this trouble to
their credit. The new, rich blood which
they actually make drives out the poi-
sonous acid, and rheumatism is van-
quished. Here is an example. Mr.
W. C. Douglas, Webbwood, Ont., says:
"I was attacked with inflammatory
rheumatism, which spread rough my
entire system. For two •.nths I was
not able to go about, an seemed to be
hovering between life : nd death. My
joints were swo en a'd twisted, until
I expected that h•. would never re-
turn to their no .1 shape. The doctor
seemed to help me, but not to cure me
and I would be better one day anti,
worse the next. At this time a friend
strongly urged me to try Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills and I got a dozen boxes.
Soon after beginning the pills there
was a change for the better, and I con-
tinued using the pills until I was quite
well again. The swelling disappeared
from the joints. My limbs returned to
their natural shape and I feel as if Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills have saved me
from being a rheumatic cripple. I
hope my experience may prove a bless-
ing to some other sufferer."
If you suffer from rheumatism or
any other disease of the blood, begin
to cure yourself to -day with Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills. Sold by all medicine
dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or
six boxes for $2.50 from the Dr. Wil-
liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
WEST FIELD
John Dow has sold his 100 -acre farm
to Joseph Stonehouse, the considera-
tion being $4,200. He gets immediate
possession.
On Tuesday, March 5th, Will Henry
and family, who have been visiting
friends here for two months, returned
to their home at Gull Lake, Sask., ac-
companied by John Dow and family.
They took a car of settlers' effects
with them. We are sorry to lose such
fine neighbors as Mr. and Mrs. Dow,
but we wish them success in their new
home.
Henry Horney received notice from
Ottawa of his appointment as post-
master of Westfield, and as soon as the
transfer can be made the office will be
located on his farm, two miles east of
the present site, which will be of great
convenience to a large number of peo-
ple. Mr. Horney is busy preparing a
building to accommodate the needs of
the public through the office.
LVuKNO W.
Sam McNall met with a very painful
accident while playing with another
boy round the delivery sleigh of Mc -
Charles Bros.' he slipped, and, in fall-
ing, hie chin caught on the knob of the
sleigh door. Part of the chin was torn
away from; the jawbone. Young Mc -
Nall, who did not seem to realize how
badly he was hurt. walked to Dr.
Spence's drug store to have it attended
to. The doctor had to put him under
chloroform before he got the wound
stitched up.
Mrs, Johnstone, widow of the late
Wm. Johnstone, of Lucknow, died in
Buffalo Saturday from the effects of a
stroke. Deceased was in her8lst year.
The remains were brought here for in-
terment.
The Catholics of Manitoba, Saskat-
chewan and Alberta will send delegat-
es to a Winnipeg meeting to oppose the
boundary bill on separate school issue.
LIVE STOUR MARKETS.
Toronto, March 11- Union Stock
Yards -Receipts 87 cars, with 1,656
head of cattle, 53 calves, 229 hogs, 515
sheep and lambs, and 85 horses.
Trade good and active. Prices firm
to 10e to 15c higher. Receipts were
only moderate, and with everybody in
the market to buy, there was a brisker
trade than for some weeks past.
Among the active buyers were Alex.
McIntosh, buying export cattle for
Schombery and Son, New York; Mr.
Campbell, buying export for the Morris
Company of Chicago; H. P. Kennedy,
buying for Montreal; the Harris Abat-
toir Company; the Swift's Canadian
Company, and Gunns Limited. In ad-
dition there was a fair representation
of individual buyers for both local and
outside trade.
Export cattle, choice $6 15 to $7 25
do medium .............. 5 75 600
do light 5 80 6 00
do bulls.... ...... 4 50 5 50
do cows 375 500
Butchers choice 6 15 6 80
do medium ... .... 550 5 85
do cows ....... 4 75 5 25
do common.... 4 00 4 25
do canners .... 1 50 2 50
Short -keep. ... ..... ....., 6 60 5 50
Feeders steers 5 75 6 50
do bulls 325 425
Stockers choice ... 4 75 5 25
do light 2 75 3 25
Milch cows, choice, each55 00 65 00
Springers .... 45 00 55 00
Common and medium 25 00 45 00
Sheep, ewes ...... 4 00 5 50
do bucks 300 3 50
Lambs, yearlings 6 50 8 00
Spring lambs, each 6 80 7 00
Hogs,
f.. fed and watered ..7 10
do
Calves 500 8 0
WINGRASI MARKET REPORTS.
Wingham, Mar. 13, 1912
Flour per 100 lbs .... 2 65 to 3 10
Fail wheat .... .... 0 93 to 0 95
Oats .... 0 45 to 0 48
Barley 66 to 0 70
Peas ..... 1 00 to 100
Butter dairy...... 030 to 0 32
Eggs per dos.... .... 0 20 to 0 20
Wood per cord 2 75 to 280
Hay per ton .. 11 00 to 12 00
Potatoes per bushel, 1 00 to 1 00
Lard ........................ 0 16 to 0 16
LiveHogs per cwt .. 6 80 to 5 80
DELG RAVE.
The Belgrave Farmers' Institute will
hold a meeting in the Foresters' Hall
on. Friday evening of this week when
local speakers will discuss "Seed Selec-
tion" and "Preparing the Soil." All
farmers are invited to attend this meet-
ing and take part in the discussion.
Geo. T. Robertson is President and
Miller Proctor is Secretary of .the local
Institute.
(Intended for last week.)
On Thursday evening, February 29,
the Belgrave Old Boys met at the
home of Mr. D. Sproat and presented
him with a gold -headed cane as a token
of their high esteem for him as a citi-
zen. It was the occasion of Mr. Sproat
having reached the age of 76, and on
account of his being born on February
29, this was only the 18th birthday he
had seen. Mr. Sproat was born in
Scotland, and came to Canada when
eleven years of age. For a number of
years he was contractor at Egmond-
ville and Seaforth, and for a few years
was in the sawmilling business in Ethel.
In 1895 he came to Belgrave and open-
ed a mercantile establishment, whore
for many years he proved himself to
be reliable, straightforward in his busi-
ness dealings, and prominent in every-
thing pertaining to the welfare of the
community. He is a good neighbor, a
firm friend, and is familiarly known
as "Uncle Dave." The TIMES wishes
Mr. and Mrs. Sproat many happy years
yet of residence among their Belgrave
friends. The following is the address
that accompanied the gold -headed cane
presented: -
To Uncle Dave Sproat - On this your
eighteenth birthday we take the oppor-
tunity of testifying to you the high
esteem in which you are held among
us, and of conveying to you our best
wishes for your happiness and pros-
perity. We rejoice to know that your
birthday comes only once in four years,
so that you do not grow old like the,
rest of us. We are gratified by the
fact that when you retired from busi-
ness some time ago, you chose still to
make your home among us in a place
where you have lived so long, where
you are so well known, and so highly
respected by all, young and old alike,
and where you have ever had a share
in whatsoever was for the welfare of
the community. We wish you to accept
this CANE, as a slight expression of
the high regard in which you are held
among us. We trust that it may be
long before you need it for support,
but hope that it may in the meantime
remind you of our friendship and es-
teem. To Mrs. Sproat also, whose ex-
cellent care has helped so much to pre-
serve your youthful appearance and
spirit, we would tender our best and
kindest wishes, and hope that you may
be both spared to many years of happi-
ness and usefulness.
Signed-Belgrave Old Boys.
Belgrave, Feb. 29, 1912.
TVRNIIERRE.
Minutes of Council meeting held in
the Clerk's office, Bluevale on Monday,
March 4; members all present; Reeve
in the chair.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and adopted on motion of Messrs.
Wheeler and McBurney.
Moved by Mr. Wheeler, seconded by
Mr. McBurney that the Clerk be in-
structed to ask the two Wingham pa-
pers for tenders for the printing re-
quired by the municipality for the year
commencing April 1st, 1912. Tenders
to be received by the Clerk before next
meeting of Council. -Carried.
Moved by Mr. Moffatt, seconded by
Mr. Wheeler that we grant $10.00 to
Wingham Hospital.- Carried.
Moved by Mr. Wheeler, seconded by
Mr. Moffatt that By Law No. 5, 1912
be passed for the appointment of the
following fence viewers for the current
year, namely: -W. H Mundell, Thos.
Aitkin, Wm. S. King, Thos. Haugh,
Saml. Vanstone, Jas. E. Nichol, Jos.
Lovell, F. Wright, jr., E. Orvis and
Robt. Leathorn. -Carried.
Moved by Mr. Rutherford, seconded
by Mr. Moffatt that we grant the sum
of $25.00 to Turnberry Agricultural
Society to help build foot bridge. -Car-
ried.
Moved by Mr. McBurney, seconded
by Mr. Wheeler that By -Law No. 6,
1912 be passed for the appointing of
the following pound keepers for the
current year:-Robt. McKague, James
Barton, Jas. J. Scott, Hugh Tucker,
Wm. Mines, Jas. Kirton, Peter S. Mc-
Ewen, F. W. Wright, E. Orvis, Jas.
Williamson, John Mundell and Wm.
Maxwell. -Carried.
Moved by Mr. Rutherford, seconded
by Mr. Moffatt that By Law No. 7,
1912 be passed for the appointment of
the following pathmasters for the cur-
rent year: -John J. Abram, Wm. A.
Mitchell, Philip Dawson, Nicholas
Schester, Henry Godkin jr., John Ter -
vitt, Wm. H. Mundell, Samuel Mar-
shall, Arthur Lincoln, Andrew Camp-
bell, James Weir, William Campbell,
Robt. Jenkins, Thos. P. James, Geo.
Casemore, John Homuth, Saml. Woods,
Alex. Forgie, Richard Gilkinson, Wm.
Haugh, Frank Carruthers, Wm. Deans,
Theo. Finnen, W. A. Mines, John Wy-
lie, Peter McDougall, Hugh Casemore,
Isaac Wright jr., Henry Timm, Stephen
King, James Elliott, Peter McEwen,
John McEwen jr., Francis Wright jr.,
Root. Hupfer, Jas. Hyslop, John Mc-
Ewen sr., Watson Jewitt, David H.
Moffatt, Robt. Black, Peter King,
Henry Diment, Edward Jenkins, John
R. McKenzie, Wm. Gallagher, Isaac
Wright sr., Duncan McNaughton, Robt.
Hogg, Frank Anderson, Henry Merk-
ley, John Lane, Wm. Abram, Henry
Muir, Wm. Leckie, James Moffatt,
John Mitchell, John Reid, Geo. Srigley,
Jos. Wellwood, A. Waite, Robt. Camp-
bell, Robt. Musgrove. -Carried.
The following tenders were received
for the bridge abutments: -Messrs Duff
& Stewart, $1440.00 or $4.25 per yard;
Geo. Bartley, $4.10 for one and $4.25
for other per yard; Chas. Barber,
$1200.00 or $3.80 per yard, excavation
50 cts per yard; R. Vint, $1240.00 or
$3.95 per yard.
Moved by Mr. Wheeler, seconded by
Mr. Rutherford that we actept Mr.
Vint's tender for abutments at $1240,
work to commence on or before June
15th and to be completed on or before
August 10th next. -Carried.
The following accounts were passed
and cheques issued: -Municipal World,
assessment notices, $1.15; Treasurer
Wingham Hospital, grant, $10; Duff &
Stewart, snow plough, 50c.; Turnberry
Agricultural Society, grant, $25.
Meeting adjourned to meet in Clerk's
office on Monday, April 8th at 10 o'clock.
JOHN BURGESS, Clerk.
Five hundred immigrants arrived at
Montreal of whom 39 Russians were
1 booked for new Ontario.
Commencing March 1st
S. GRACEY IS PUTTING ON A SPECIAL
CLEARING OUT SALE OF
FVRNITVRE
In order to make room for Spring Goods I offer at special cut
prices (for cash) all my present stock of Furniture
BEDROON SUITES, SIDESBOARDS, CHIFEONIERS,
PARLOR SUITES, COUCHES, BEDSTEADS,
SPRINGS, MATTRESSES, EXT. TABLES,
PARLOR TABLES, CHAIRS.
Everything in stock in the Furniture Line will be sold at clearing
ent prices during March and April. If yon are wanting any-
thing in the furniture line this is your opportunity. ,
Remember this is a genuine clearing out sale.
S. G
FURNITURE . DEALER
We do all kinds of Upholstering, Picture Framing and Repair Work
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Fond of Coffee?
Dalton's Fresh Drip Coffee, the best on sale
roasted right, ground right, and directions to
make it right. Absolutely pure at 50c ib.
Dalton's Coffee Pot or Percolater given free
with two lbs. of Dalton's Coffee.
Another shipment of choice Fish this week
quality guaranteed, prices right. We handle
a big range. This is the place to buy Fish
right.
OUR BIG CLEARING SALE OF WINTER
Gobbds coutinnes, Rubbers, Sox, Overshoes,
Mitts, etc., at a big sacrifice in price. Tre-
mendous Bargains in Underwear, best makes,
lowest prices.
We want all kinds of Produce, and we pay good
prices for good produce, bring along your Butter,
Eggs, Beans, Apples, Dried Apples, Carrots
Beets, Parsnip:, Cabbage, etc. Any kind of
good produce taken.
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CAPITAL PAID UP $ 2,870,000
A Reserve and Undivided Profits 3,500,000
..•`. Total Assets 44,000,000
T is not in its power to urchase the
C... ir AT greatest value of money lies. Thea
° • ' ing independence and of securityagain-
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may>... • st the effects of adverse fortune that a
ekri, 2 :: reserve fund gives you, is infinitely more
-+-ie • , . ;i satisfiying than the passing gratification
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.� s�s;.s..•,,, which you would obtain by spending it.
i-..■, i±i•, Small amounts -which you will hardly
f: a=:moi, miss -deposited regularly, will gradually,
but surely, accumulate to a sum large
' enough to insure egainst the efforts of
%fit business reverses or loss of employment.
C. P. SMITH, Agent, Wingham.
The Greatest Premium of The Year
Will be equipped for Oil, Gas or Electricity
Ask
J. HENRY CHRISTIE
THE LEADING GROCER
who has the Lamp on
exhibition.
Those who do not win
the lamp will receive the
usual valuable premiums
Free to the Local Person who send the most
RICHA fl DS' PURE SOAP AND
RICHARDS' QUICK NAPTIIA SOAP
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TAILORING
to be made from the new exclu-
sive cloths we are showing.
by reputation. Here is a chance
to know it personally, We are
making considerable price con-
cessions to those who order at
once.
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