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Fags Three
For the
.. June Bride ..
Everything to select from in
Silverware
Flatwear
Cut GIass
Clocks
Jewelry, etc.
Also a fine stock of Wall ',Paper
and Window Shades for the new
Housekeeper. Watch Repairing a
Specialty.
A. M. KNOX, p fisc
Dungannon
Dungannon Epworth Lague will
hold a lawn Social on Wednesday,
June 15.
St. Penes church will hold its lawn
social on the evening of Dominion
Day.
Mr, Wickson, of Thornhill, is the
new manager of the Sterling Bank
here.
Dungannon rural route ego. 1 stare
ed on Monday. Thomas Elliott is the
carrier.
Stocktaking all completed, the mer-
cantile business for so many years con-
ducted by Mr. J. Waikom, has passed
into the bands of Allen & McFarlane,
who recently p ,•chased the stock.
Mr. McFarlane is still in the dual ca-
pacity of general merchant and bank
manager, as the head office has not
yet sent along a new man to take over
the bank managership.
B1uevale.
Report of Bluevale P. S. for May
names in order of merit.
Entrance -0 McDnnald, 0 Jewitt, J
Dobie, B Errington. Sr. 4 —A Smeit-
zer, It Thompson, H Messer, E Dobie,
E McKinney, a Haney. Jr. 4.—P
McIntyre, M Curtis, S Elliott, S Gal-
laher, Jr, 3—J Watson, A McKinney,
E McMichael, R Tullocb, B Gannett.
Sr. 2.-0 Elliott, J Breckenridge, J
Black, IC McDonald, C Dahie. Jr, 2 —
R Thomas, H. Elliott, 0 Gannett, IV
Mundell, 11 Watson, T Calvert. Pot
2.-•0 Messer, B Dobie, 0 Stewart, G
Elliott, R Elliott, E Wilburn, E
Breckenridge. Sr. 1.—E Allison, I
McKinney, B Thornton, 0 Gannett, 11
Thoma, E McGee. Primer.—D Smith,
G Mundell, T Elliott, V Simmons, L
Elliott, T Stewart. 0. M. Messer,
Teacher.
West Wawa nosh
May 25, 1915.
Council met on above date as per ad-
journment as a Court of Revision.
Members all present Reeve Murray
presiding.
Members having taken statuory de•
claration the appeals cf. J. Houston
and G.F. Youngblutt were considered
and adjusted.
Motion of Pardon and Mallough
that Roll as revised be accepted and
Assessors' salary pail -Carried.
General business was then taken up.
Minutes of Last meeting were read and
adopted on motion by Naylor and
Johnston.
Financial statement showing balance
on hand of $573.71 wane filed on motion
by Johnston and Purdon.
Hamilton Smith asked that he be
relieved of dog tax also that his son's
name be placed on Roll, no action tak-
en.
Petrick waleh asked that ditch at
north end lot 21, con. 8 be opened up.
This matter was loft with Comisaioner
Purdon to interview all parties inter.
ested and report at next meeting on
motion of Mallough and Murray.
Mr, Pollock was present to gay that
the drainage system on his farm was
being destroyed owing to award
df sin not being properly completed..
Clerk was instructed, to write Mr,
Rivers as to his portion, also to write
Tp. Engineer to have the unpaesed por-
tion of this drain completed and ins-
pected as soon as possible.
Motion by Taylor and Purdon that
in the event of S, S. No. 3 building a
i new fence across front of their lot this
municipality will be responsible for
their share—Carried.
Accounts amounting to $80 80 were
passed and paid on motion by Purdon,
and Naylor.
Council adjourned to meet June 28th
at 1 p.m.
W. A. Wilson, Clerk.
To Cede Miquelon.
The possibility that the Miquelon
Archipelago, the last North Ameri-
can possession of France, may be
annexed to Newfoundland at the
close of the war is being given seri-
ous consideration in the island col-
ony. The little islands of St. Pierre,
Miquelon and Langlade, a short dis-
tance off the south coast of New-
foundland, have formed for two cen-
turies the advance base for the
French cod fishery on the Grand
hanks. In rec' nt years the prosper-
ity of the tiny colony has steadily
diminished and all possibility of In-
dustrial progress for some time to
comp was destroyed when the
French Government, in February
last, summoned all the able-bodied
men in the islands to the colors.
The town of 'St. Pierre, where
most of the colonists live, is now in-
habited only by aged men, women
and children. It is considered prob-
able that such of the conscripts as
survive the war will be reluctant to
return to a struggling existence in
the colony and will seek wider op-
portunities in France. Since bait -
fishing by the French has been large-
ly supplanted by steam trawlers, the
usefulness of the fisheries outpost
has become slight. It is the opinion
of many Newfoundlanders, there-
fore, that France will find it to her
advantage to turn the islands over
to Newfoundland, in return for facil-
ities. in these•'yaters.
To Clean Furniture.
To lake white alpots from varnished
furniture hold a hot stove lit) or plate
over them, and they will soon disap-
pear. 1. pirits 01' camphor of ammonia
may also be used.
To remove finger marks use sweet
uiI on varnished surface and kerosene
ou oiled furniture.
L'nvarnishcd black walnut will look
like new if cleaned with milk (sweet
or sour), well rubbed in with an old
:,oft flannel.
To clean willow ware wash with salt
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the relation between b'lyer and seller.
Any merchant who slights his cus-
tomer is committing business suicide.
The customer wants thea e who servo
him or her to use the ngwspap'r as a
vehicle fur their announcements of
goods or service.
To the Merchants of Wingham
This is the modern and right Idea.
Newspaper advertlsemants give de-
kired business news in the right
place and at the right time. To
ignore your custom-r'a wishes in
this matter is to commit a costly
mistake—far more costly than neva-
paper space'.
Keep your eyes on your customers and humor them. It pays to do so,
Keep very close to thea -by means of advertisements in, THE WINGIIAM
ADVANCE.
FOLLOW LEADERS.
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The ideal laxative for women
and children
Gentle but
sure
No ingredient In Itexail Orderlies is in the
slightest degree harmful or 1njurlous.
Even the • most delicate child can be given
IteSall Orderlies,for they ate safe, easy to ad-
minister' and mid in action„ No other laxative
• Pleasant to
take
Resell Orderlies are n specific for constipation
for people of all ages because, having a tonic
effect on the bowels, their use tends to restore
these organs to their normal activity.
They are particularly recommended for Vieth.
le eta good for children. en during pregnancy and after child -birth.
Made in Canada and sold in metal boxes- at 10c, 25c and Sot: each tit Retail Stores only, on their
guarantee—"money back if not satisfied.'" Get a each, et
front
J. WALTON McKIBBON, Wingham
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t "ZrEll$ BACHELORS.
4,,
itchener Seldom Entrusts Secrets
to Married Men.
Ira 'war time there are numerous
nportant state secrets which met
be prevented from leaking out, and
they are guarded by various ingen-
lous devices, Icor instance, in gov-
ernment offices the writing.on impor-
tant documents is dried by means of
roller blotters, These consist of re-
volving cylinders covered with blot-
ting -paper, which are run over wet
ink. The writing is impressed on
the cylinder in a confused jumble,
impossible to decipher, as would be.
the case if the ordinary flat blotter
were used, In some cases black
blotting -paper is used to dry official
letters, as it is much safer than the
pink or white variety. Important
telegrams, if not in code, often have
to be guarded from prying eyes by
Government officials. For tele pur-
pose they use a simple little inven-
tion which consists of a telegrapb
form prepared with a perforated
gummed edge. The message having
been written, the form is folded over
and the edges gummed down, as in
the case of a letter -card, and its
contents are hidden from tee mes-
senger who carries it to the tele-
graph office.
Each battleship carries a book of
code signals which holds the mean-
ing of the little flags which clutter
at the masthead when ships com-
municate. The code book is of im-
menhe importance, and strict precau-
tions are taken against it falling into
the hands of the enemy, Each
volume is heavily weighted with
lead in the cover, so that in an emer-
gency it can be thrown into the sea
with the certainty that it will sink.
The code book is thrown overboard
when a battleship is sinking or bas
been crippled by an enemy ship
which is likely to dispatch a board-
ing party.
Lord Kitchener has a policy of
guarding important military secrets
by seldom entrusting them to any
but unmarried men. During the
many years that he was busy per-
:ecting his plans for his swoop upon
the Mandi he did not have a mar -
?led man upon his staff. If one of
.lis staff wished to get married he
'lad to be transferred elsewhere, in
.ase he should not prove capable of
steeping military secrets from his
/rife,
A:DTHER IRISHMAN.
admiral Carden Was Born In Tipper-
ary and Entered Navy Lt 1870.
Admiral Carden, who has been
;orced by ill -health to give up his
:ommand of the British fieet.at the
Dardanelles, was born in Tipperary.
hus Ireland is again to the fore in
producing a famous fighting "man.
almost before ho was out of the
nursery young Carden displayed a
rove of the sea. 1-Iis affection for
.vbite duck sailor suits and toy bat-
eeships proved in what direction his
earliest interests lay. He entered
,he navy in 1870, when the Franco-
German war was in progress, and
twelve years later had his baptism
of fire in the Egyptian war. For dis-
tinguished service in this campaign
he was awarded the Ithedive's
bronze star, A short time ago the
Admiralty paid Admiral Carden a
compliment by appointing him Ad-
miral Superintendent at Malta Dock-
yard, a post which must be filled by
a born organizer and ,one who is a
veritable encyclopaedia of naval
facts.
With a thick moustache and neat
pointed beard, Admiral jCarden de-
fies naves''-. invention, for he is one
of the ve,, few naval oommanders
who are not olean shaven. His deep-
set, critical eyes and square, deter-
mined jaw give him the appearance
of a martinet, yet', {hough a strict
disciplinarian, he always has a
thought for the comfort of his men.
During the Dardanelles operations
several battleships which had • been
hard at work all day hurling shells
at the Turkish forts steamed up with
the other vessels to guard the mine-
sweepers engaged in hauling to the
surface the explosive metal spheres
which barred the passage of the
ships. A line of flags fluttered at
the mast of Admiral Carden's flag-
ship, however, which gave the wel-
come intimation that the ships
which had borne the brunt of the
fighting throughout the day were
excused from mounting guard over
the mine -sweepers in order that
their crews might rest. It was a
typically thoughtful action of the
gallant admiral.
Owes His Life to Albert.
A wounded soldier in the Nantes
hospital tells how King Albert saved
the life of a French officer,
During a furious bayonet charge
a lieutenant ventured too far into
the German lines. He was grievous-
ly wounded and was tbought dead.
The conflict shifted, and the officer
dragged himself out of the range of
fire and then fainted.
On regaining consciousness he saw
two Belgian officers beside hits, pee
with a lantern ane} the other dress-
ing his wounds, They carried him
to a motor -car, One of them he
recognized, saluted and started to
speak, but the Belgian King hushed
him, saying;
"All right, my brave hero. Save
your strength. The world can't af-
ford to lose men like you."
MARKET GARDENING
If the radish plants stand too thickly
thin them to stand at proper distances.
The small button radishes need not be
more than ono and One-half leclres
epnrt in the roiv, while the 1png rooted
varieties should be about hiree inches
apart, 'Thinning is often necessary to
obtain roots of large and uniform site.
Beets often come up too thickly and
should be thinned. This operation Is
even more important than for radishes.
Parsnips, chrrots, salsify and early
turnips may also require attention in
this respect.
Cultural experiments at the Penneyl-
vanlal State college, concluet('cl on a
large scale, show that It le perfectly
feasible to grow potatoes; between rows
of young apple trees rind to do this in
the :smite ground gear atter e'enr. The
pntatoee are nitenyt followed by rite,
ivhk'b In, plowed down fol' tn;inutiati
pafrpo::es for rach croft or potatoes
rho apple trees are seven yours old,
u)t1 they have Made 12 per cent bet.
!er growth than those which have been
;t•owu lu elritlr'aied graffiti toilettes
by It rover, Trott. --National Stockman
aUd 1'arla1er.
Scientific
Farming
A MENACE TO ALFALFA.
Clover Root Pest or Cumuli* Qrub a
Dangerous Insect.
[Prepared by United States departmont of
agriculture.)
The clover root Curculio in its most
dangerous form is a tiny grub which
seriously injures the roots both of
clover and alfalfa, sometimes working
upward into the stem. Only a short
time ago it was considered of little
economic importance, but it bas now
been definitely established that serious
injuries formerly credited to other
pests or with their cause unknown
aro due to this tiny white grub. The
insect seems to be continually increas-
ing along roadsides and in clover fields,
and tbe department is now requesting
that alfalfa growers report to it any
evidences of the insect's devastations.
This insect is now found in most of
the northern states east of the Mis-
sissippi; also in Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Utah and Colorado, its the west,
and in Virginia, North Carolina, Ten-
nessee, Kentucky and Louisiana, in
the south.
There is only one practical sugges-
tion that at present can be made for
limiting the devastations of this pest.
That is by disking or harrowing the
fields as soon as tbe first bay crop is
A YOUNG ALFALFA FIELD.
removed. The process, it would seem,
will destroy vast numbers of the pupae
of this insect, which do not descend
much more than an inch below the
surface. The dishing and harrowing
should be done immediately after re-
moving the first bay crop, and prompt
action even at this time will not pre-
vent injury to that season's crop, but
should considerably reduce the pest
the following year.
The depredations of the grubs are
confined particularly to the roots of
clover and alfalfa. Their work is
therefore not evident to the casual ob-
server, and the little white insects
themselves can hardly be noticed. The
adult insect also, which is a tiny bee-
tle, injures both clover and alfalfa, but
these injuries are less serious, although
more noticeable. They may be partic-
ularly noticed In September and Octo-
ber, when mutilated clover leaves along
any roadside will testify to their abun-
dance.
It was only in May, 1914, that the
first absolute proof was secured of the
insect's serious devastations in alfalfa
fields, and the department is still look-
ing for the most practicable methods
to prevent further losses. It seems
that a short rotation of the alfalfa crop
might have a tendency to limit the
abundance of the insects in the fields,
but this would not affect the continu-
ous breeding of the pest in waste lands
or where clover or alfalfa occur unin-
terruptedly. The limited amount of
food consumed by the adults would
place the application of poisons out of
practical consideration, and the burn-
ing over of fields in winter would hard-
ly destroy enough of the hibernating
adults to limit their devastations the
following season.
King Edward Undisturbed.
A good story is being told of the
coolness of the late King Edward.
The incident happened during the
somewhat severe earthquake that
did so much damage along the
French and l;talian Riviera about
twenty years ago.
The hotel in which His Majesty,
then Prince of Wales, was staying
was not materially damaged, but the
shook aroused most of the guests,
and Gonsiderable alarm and confu-
sion prevailed. An equerry hurried
to the prince's bedroom, and knock-
ed on the door, none too gently.
"Halloa! What's up?" answered
a drowsy voice, in which there was
more than a suspicion of irritability.
"Please, sir, there's an ealthquake
come." "Well, why don't you send
R away?" Was the royal reply.
"Won't you conte outside, sir?"
"Outside? No, certainly not. I'm
quite comfortable where I am. Go
away."
And with that H.LLH. turned ever
and went to sleep again,
Wore i]iiierdown Clothes,
There ar'e many features which
differentiate the new tribe or Eski-
mos disoovererd by Robert J, Pia-
herty in Baffin's Land.
They were, no doubt, drifted to
the islands many years ago, no one
knows how many, and forced to
make their homes there. Necessity
is the mother of invention, and they
adopted new customs, snaking them-
selves distinctive, and are now re-
cognized as a new Tribe of the Eski-
mo. Their clothing is different be-
cause of this necessity. The adults
wear cOBturues made from elder
duck. This is necessary because
there aro no reindeer, from which
most of the Eskimo costumes are
made, Some of the ehlldren wear
clothes Made front young seals, Mr.
Flaherty brought one of the elder
duck suits down with hlnY, anti it
ha- been presented, with many
others and also unity y other articles
of Eskimo use, to the Royal Ontario
CANADA'S PRESENT TRADE
()UMW IS PROSPEROUS.
That trade in Canada has passed the
period of greatest depressionand ex-
hibits shows sign' of a sound revival
in many lines, appears to be the
opinion of the majority of representa•
tative business men throughout the
Dominion who have contributed their
views to a comprehensive survey of
conditions which has just been com-
pleted. Loss than ten per cent. of
those responding, confess to a gloomy
outlook; more than ninety per cent,
numbering more than two thousand,
report themselves as optf-mistic as far
lie the immediate future ie concerned.
Practically all are agreed that trade
conditions will rapidly return to nor-
mal after the restoration of peace. A
large number are convinced that if the
harvest of 1915 Is up to expectation,
domestic business will be satisfactory
in all the provinces.
In the survey, all classes of enter-
prise as defined by the Met Dominion
Census are reported upon, The prc
vinces have furnished the latest in.
formation regarding the 19155 prow•
tion of the agricultural, mining, fish-
ing and lumbering industries. Country
towns and villages ii,t well as the large
commercial and industrial centres
have been covered, and officials of tbe
0. N. R. are inclined to accept tbe
views reported as frank statements of
present trade and its future prospects,
The reports indicate that business
in the Dominion, as a whole, is from
15 to 20% below the normal of one year
ago. Exactly two-thirds of the infer -
manta report a volume of trade as
good, or better, than it was last
autumn, while 12.03% state they can
not compare present business and last
autumn business because trade is
always brisker with them at one sea-
son than during the other. Apparent-
ly trade in the Maritime Provinces is
affected least. In the Prairie Pro-
vinces it ie not nearly as brisk as it
was last year, but optimism is reviving
under the influence of excellent crop
prospects, Business in Quebec is
elow, but apparently improving and
in Ontario it is gradually returning to
normal condition. Broadly considered,
he reports show that business in the
towns and villages located in well-
settled, fertile agricultural districts is
practically normal. Dealers in all
lines report that collections in such
centres are generally normal, and that
activities have not been curtailed to
any extent. The chief falling off has
been in the large industrial centres,
When reduction in staff were made by
manufacturers and by business houses
last autumn, retailers were forced to
curtail credits to customers thrown
out of work and in turn wholesalers
were obliged to scrutinize carefully all
credits extended to retailers. The
people generally continued to pur-
chase necessary lines of food -stuffs
and essentials in other branches of
trade as well, but dealers discovered
that goode not falling within that
classification were in danger of becom-
ing dead•stock upon theirshelves;bow-
ever, as Canadians arrived at a better
understanding of actual conditions, a
certain amount of confidence returned,
and retail sales were gradually extend-
ed to take in the usual lines of gooto.
The distribution of of dere for war
materials also exerted a favourable
influence where it brought about a
renewal of employment in several of
tbe industries in the large cities, and
trade credits relaxed to a proportion-
ate extent. Collections, despite the
altered conditions, appear to have
continued fairly good in the large
centres, and seem to be steadily im-
proving.
The strong position in which the
farmers of the Dominion were placed.
with the exception of thoee in the
drought -stricken areas in the southern
portions of the Prairie Provinces, as a
result of the marketing at excellent
prices of their farm produce—particu-
larly grains and cheese—bas worked
out apparently to the advantage of
the groups of manufacturers whose
products are distributed, wh.;lly or in
part, in the agricultural districts. It
is clearly shown that purchases by
the farmers have contributed very
largely to the maintainence of output
in many lines. They have continued
buying their regu'ar suppliee and
necessary farm implements; and they
have also been devoting a portion of
their surplus fund to the improvement
of their farm properties. When the
call came to extend, wherever pea -
Bible, the acreage of important ceteale,
they apparently, exhibited no hesi-
tation in making the necessary out.
lays for additional facilities. Mean
whi'e they seem to have proceeded
with bu.l.itug plane and makers of,
and dealers in, cement, paints, var-
nishes and building materials t.f
various deem iptions, do not hesitate to
pay tribute to the manner in which
farmers bate I.bnu'a ed their market-
inge and helped to take up the ebrink.
age in business, The fainter seems to
have bt ea in the market for mambo -
biles of a popular price on a neap:
greater than ever before.
The reports indicate a keener pet'
(Continued on page 6)
Farm for Sale.
A good 200 sore farm within nine
miles of Wingham, good bank barn,
good cement house, targe orchard, anti
conaidetabte quantity of timber. Price
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Behind Your Telephone.
Behind your Bell Telephone is a little
army of carefully trained workers, each
laboring to perform well the task assigned.
The sum total of their efforts results in the
commodity in which we deal—telephone
service.
Bell Telephone service is the standard
of the world largely because of the faith-
fulness and efficiency of Bell Telephone
employees. •
Why not enlist these efficient workers
in your own service—why not call them to
the aid of your business?
By studying the uses of your telephone,
figuring out how you caii make it serve the
special needs of your business, and by
applying both our local and long distance
service to those needs, your business can
share fully in the benefits of good telephone
service.
Use your telephone intelligently, sys-
tematically, persistently.
"Every Bell Telephone it a Long Distance Station."
The Bell Telephone Co.
of Canada.
Capital Authorized $5,000,000
Capital Paid up . • $3,000,000
Surplus t . AA P. r 13,750,000
MEN OF TO-MORR OW
The child of today is the business
man of tomorrow. He should learn
early to economize and invest ,his
savings.
Our savings Department will receive finch
deposits,
C. P. SMITH
Manager Wingham
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