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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1901-02-22, Page 44 the Zurfcb 'Iberaib E. ZELLER, PTTBLIBiICR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 21 1901 The aged poor take refuge in the poor house, and the aged rich go to the senate. Every farm should in reality be a factory, and the chief end and aim of every farmer should be to work the produce of the farm into perfectly finished products before seeking a market. Butter, eggs, wool and meat are finished pro- ducts. Farms run upon this s 3heduie will never run down or grow weak in fertility. It is a very easy matter to raise a laugh at the expense of the coun- try newspaper ; but just transplant a city journalist to some small town and set to work as editor-in- chief, proprietor, business manager book keeper, reporter, proof reader, advertisement solicitor, compositor and devil on the Slabtown Slasher, and see how soon the laugh will be on the other side of the fence. The death rate of Ontario was very low last year, according to a table compiled by the provincial health. office. There were all told, 25,241 deaths, or an average of 11.5 per thousand. Following are the total deaths during the year from contagious diseases :—Scarlatina, 131 ; diptheria, 121; typhoid. fever, 535: and tuberculosis, 2,346. Sep- tember had the largest number of deaths, reaching 2,4C0. With the late Queen the House of Guelph or Hanover ceases to occupythe throne of Great Britain, which has been in its possession since 1714. The new dynasty. will be called after the late Prince Con- sort and will be the House of Whetton of Saxe Cobourg, The House of Normandy occupied the throne from 1066 to 1154 ; the House of Plantagenet, 1154-1399 ; the House of York, 1461-1455 ; the House of Tuder, 1455-1603 ; the House of Stuart, 1603-1714 ; and the House of Hanover, 1741-1901. For heating and lighting purpos- es in Essex county the gas supply, under proper supervision, would doubtless have lasted a century, or perhaps forever. Instead of a per- manent industry, therefore, the greed of the few people has des- troyed it and made the enterprise only a temporary one. What should have been permanent benefit though a limited one to all the people, has proven to be only a temporary means of aggrandise- ment to a few. Public ownership is surely better than private blun- dering.—Citizen and Country. There is considerable interest in the outcome of the tariff difficulties between the United States and Russia. The advocates of a change in the British fiscal system hope to find in them some support of their contentions that retaliatory duties should be imposed on countries taxing British products, The St. James' Gazette says :—"Some Am- ericans, including Secretary Gage, appear to think the United States have the monopoly of the protec- tion policy, but they have been sharply reminded by Russia that two can play at the game of hos- tile tariffs. As the import of Russian sugar is a trifle compared with the exports to Russia, the present game of retaliation is one in which Russia holds the best cards. Therefore she will win the inost tricks." Farmers who have hogs fit for the market at present should feel well satisfied with the prices ruling. Por some time past the market has has been good, but within the past few days the prices on Toronto Stock market has become firm at $6.25 and over per hundred for prime lots. A member of the Wil- liam. Davis Company, cf Toronto, claims that the ruling prices are higher than the conditions war- rant. He says dressed meats, such as bacon hates, are in large demand on the British market, where the prices for such commodities fluc- tuate a great deal. At present the price of Wiltshire bacon is very high in,England, and as the packers and exporters are getting more for heir goods they are paying higher es for the hogs to the farmers, As to tie supply of hogs in Canada, he says there aro a great many hogs in the country, but there are more packers to buy them, and the affect of competition is felt. This gentlemen disclaims any knowledge of the tunalgamation of packers. The promoters of the village of St. Joseph have several times made an effort to secure railway com- Innnication, but so far have met with indifferent success. We in this village have repeatedly made attempts in the same direction, and we think if this western country was properly stirred up that com- munication could be got. There is a company at London with' a char- ter ready to build a road if the townships, towns and villages along the proposed route will give some assistance, and with the usual gov- ernment grant we see no difficulty in having a railway from London to Goderich an accomplished fact. This territory is suffering for want of better shipping facility. The best evidence of the success of a railway through this section is the fact that the L. H. & B. branch of the Grand Trunk is said to be the best paying line of their section, and this western section furnishes fully three-fourths of the traffic. We can see no reason why a rail- way, even if it had to be built by private funds, would not yield a good per cent. on the capital invest- ed. We would like to see our con- temporaries at Godorich take up this matter, as another line of rail- way into the county town would be a great boom to them and a great stimulus to all this western country. 4 i.-.. BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY. Nearly 100 gentlemen from all parts of the Province, who are in- terested in the beet sugar industry met in Toronto on Eeb. 6th. The object of the meeting was to dis- cuss the desirability of seeking as- sistance from the Provincial and Dominion Governments to encour- age the industry. It was agreed that the annual consumption of sugar in Canada at present is about 300,000,000 pounds, every dollar's worth being imported from foreign countries. Independent experi- ments made last year, and in for- mer years, as well as experiments made under the supervision of the Ontario Government at Welland, Newmarket and Aylmer, and a test made by the Dominion Government proved beyond a doubt that the soil and climate of avery large portion of Ontario is fully adapted to the production of sugar beets of both quantity and quality, equal to if not exceeding that of any other place on earth. The association wants to encourage manufacturers to start establishments, to create a market for the sugar beet, and they point out that the production of the sugar beet is by long odds the most profitable investment the farmer can have. The experiments last year proved that. after all expenses has been deducted, allowing the farmer $1 a day for his own work and $;2.50 a day for the work of his team, there was a net profit in sugar beets of from $50 t $90 an acre, which was away ahead of the value of any other crop. Several towns are already negotiating with capi- talists, who, it is said, have from half a million to a million dollars to invest in the establishment of the industry, providing the Gov- ernment will assist with a bounty to tide over the losses which will necessarily arise. After from three to five years the bounty would not be required, as it is confidently ex- pected that the industry will be well able to stand on its own bottom and its own merits by that bine. A deputation will wait upon the On- tario Government to ask for a bounty of about %e a pounce, with a time limit of $100,000. to run out within five years. It is thought that the industry, once established, will soon become very important. . 41E4 114 In case any of our villagers should be inquisitive enough to ask what are the symptoms of the pre- vailing malady we give the follow- ing:—If you get up in the morning with your throat raw, your hean aching and every individual sectiod and joint of your anatomy on the rack as if pounded by a trip-ham- mer then you've got it and you are quite ready to declare with the afflicted ; "Great is the Grip and theGerms thereof ; they flourish and blossom in mid -winter night and attack with equal favor the palace of the rich and the hovel of the poor They go forth like a thief in the night; stealthily, seeking whom they may devour and whom they encompass exceedingly hard. Oh Grip, la Grip, what a Grip ! Feelingly ! have we received thee, joyfully would we part from then• " There is one advantage in the new box coat the girls are wearing ; as there is no fit to it, it will fit any member of the family equally well• "This comes from making love to the daughter of of genius." "What is the trouble, Tom?" "Why, her father has just in- vented a parlor clock, turns out the gas, and opens the front door by R wire •spritg," THE ZURICH HERALD 20 percent Discount Off Fancy China •P --LAMPS We have a choice assort- inent of fancy parlor Lamps and this is a Grand. Oppor- tunity to get one at such a Small Cost. You must see them, to appreciate the Values, F. A. EDWARD$ Bayfield FATAL MINE DISASTER. Sixtyyono Persons Filled. At Union B.C., on Saturday a ter- rible disaster occurred at Mine No. 6, Cumberland mines, by which 61 miners are supposed to have lost their lives. The accident was caus- ed by an explosion of gas, and fire immediately broke out and was rag- ing fiercely for a long time. The mine was ordered to be flooded, and as it will take some time to pump out the water no hopes whatever can bo entertained that any of the men have escaped death. A TONIC FOR MOTHERS The happiness that comes to a home with baby's advent is too frequently shadowed by the ill - health or weakness of the mother. To restore the mother's strength to bring back vigor and energy,and to sustain her during the nursing period, Dr. Chase's Nerve Food is undoubtedly the most effective preparation obtainable. It makes the blood rich, revitalizes the nerves, and has a wonderful restor- ative influence on the whole sys- tem. 50 cents a box, all dealers. HOUSE OF REFUGE, The County Council Committee, which are to look after matters in connection with the House of Re !- uge, met in the Council Chamber here on Tuesday, with Thos. Hayes chairman, W. H. Kerr, W. Lane and Inspector W. Cole present ; Jas. Connolly no doubt being absent on account' of the impassable roads. The committee visited the house, and the improvements which the Inspector recommended were thought necessary, viz., the pur- chase of two cows (to be bought by Messrs. Connolly and French), the building of a fence, and the erection of another outside building.—New Era. E. Bosuenborry's Sale Register Feb. 23—At Zurich, house and two lots. Chas. Wilson, executor. Feb. 25—Lot 7, Parr Line, Stanley, farm stock and implements. Joseph Foster, proprietor.. Feb. 20—At Bayfield, household furn- iture, etc. Andrew Rutledge, proprietor. Fob. 27—Lot 3, Con. 3, Hay, farm stock and implements. J.' H. Melick, prop. 441.4 Interesting Items An Orangeville policeman arrest- ed a sleep walker a few nights ago who had wandered away front home in his night clothes "Sure you are not going to lock me up," said the sleep walker. "I can't be held responsible for the position you found me in, I am a somnanbulist." "It don't make any difference what church you are a member of," said the officer. "Yon cant walk the streets of this town in your shirt tail, it you belong to all the churches in the city." King Leopold of Belgium has been fined 500 frances for violating one of his own laws by driving his automobile at a higher rate of speed than permitted by statute. When arrested near .Brussels the King was so effectually disguised by his greatcoat and leather goggles that the officer did not recognize him. When his Majesty removed his rid- ing "specs" and unbuttoned his coat, revealing his famous beard, the consternation of the policeman may be imagined. The officer had presence of mind enough to do his full duty, and was commended for his act. Wu -Ting -fang, the Chinese Min- ister at Washington, did not show the nice diplomatic tact for which he is distinguished in his reply to the Genesee Society's invitation to be present at a dinner in General Otis' honour. The Minister declin- ed the invitation, and so far from dissembling his real reason,frankly spoke it out. It was, he said, that ho disapproved certain features of General Otis, military administra- tion in the Philippines—especially the military governor's exclusion of Chinese from the islands, Such bluntness on the part of the accred, - iced representative of a foreign powc r was very indiscreet, and may cost Minister Wu some of the popularity he had earned in the American oapital.—Mail Empire. The oampaai ii -W ich has been persistently kept up for procuring the pardon of Mrs. Maybrick is as likely to produce an opposite effect to that at which it aims is not, If the unfortunate women were to be released now, the impression creat- ed on the public mind would be that all that was necessary for a prisoner to secure a pardon was to have enough influential friends out- side to keep up an unintermitting agitation. Such an idea would be inconsistent with a belief in the strict impartiality of British jus- tice. 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The census of 1900 showed that a large propor- tion of the increase of population in the decate had been in the south. It is possible that a solution of the negro question may come by k flow of white population into the south- Stktes, and by their industrial growth. DRe Ar W. CHASE'S 25.CATARRH CURE e,e Is sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower, Heals the ulcers, clears the air passages, stops droppings In tLe throat and perntanantly cures Catarrh and Hay Fever. Blower free. All dealers, or Dr. A. W Chaste Medicine Co., Toronto and Butfain Notice. All persons who are indebted to the late firm of Appel & Zeller, are hereby requested to call and settle their accounts as early as possible. 19tf E. APPEL. Zurich Nervous Dyspepsia. 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