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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-02-21, Page 5Thursday, Feil 21st 1:918 el3\NZ likUMSZ Ch\a\eA,A" 'Skov enverimgs ow is the time to get busy avd benefit in both price and completenfxss of selections bycareful!,). going through our large stock of ugs, Carpets, I inoieums, Oilcloths, Urn= l a red Martin Rugs IN holesale prices are advancing daily but we are fortunate �a etltn n ,� � I in having a large stock on hand. 9 o ss9 A Rye 4 - Wilton, Axminster and Velvet Rugs in great variety of beautiful designs in- cluding Oriental and Floral patterns. All sizes ranging in price from $20 to $50. Brussels and Tapestry Rugs are greatly in demand. We have a full assort- ment of all sizes in good combination cf colors. At prices that cannot be repeat- ed $8,5() to $35.00. Just arrived a range of Congoleum Rugs. If you want something inexpen- sive for bedrooms or living rooms, these are just the rugs. Good pattern and easily cleaned and very endurable, at all the popular prices. Also Matting Rugs, Mats and Runners, etc. An inspection awaits you. RA,A0\eam Ok\e\atVs We carry a large stock of Nairn's and Lancastor Scotch Linoleums in Block and Floral designs in 2 an'1 4 yd widths. Also Oilcloths ancl,Surrounds in all widths. As there is a great scarcity in these lines we would advise you to buy early while the selections are good. NOTICE -----AH F1onr9 Feeds and Seeds are Strictly Cash. Produce Wanted Phone 89 ‘t5111111 mitemassagasomagans=nosszniammitamerinammammtatersnmancreanceersarAsininanasicamermerainer • All Roads Lead to err= ea mo ie Q- 4 ire er t'armor so 4 4 e ste ate 4 �6: • U And Auction Sale ©f Purebreds and Grades at the The fallowing prizes will be awarded `6 HORSES Judge, John McDiarmid, Luclnow, Class 1.—Clydesdale 1st 2nd 1.—Stallion over 3 years... .. , .$3. 00 $2 00 2,—Stallion under 3 years 3 00 2 00 8.—Best Mare any age 3 00 2 00 plass 2.—Road 4.—Stallion over 3 years 3 00 2 00 u".—Stallion under 3 years 1 00 2 00 0.—Best mare any age 3 00 2 00 Class I1I.—Percheron 7.—Stallion over 3 years 3 00 2 00 5, Stallion under 3 years 3 00 2 00 0.—Mare any age 3 00 2 00 Class IV.—Specials Heavy Draft Team 1st prize by S. Gillespie $3 00 2nd prize by I J. Wright.. 3 00 Agricultural team in Harness 1st by Cruikshank & Perdue 5 00 2nd by W. J. Henderson.... 3 00 6' Ater `, 4 fts elate teaa 6tte 6'. slea arse CATTLE Judge—Win. Moffatt. Teeswater Class V,—Herefords 10.—Bull under 2 years 3 00 11: Female 2 yrs and over3 00 12,—Female under 2 years a 00 Class VI.—Durhams 13.—Bull under 2 years........ 3 00 14.—Female 2 years and over... 3 00 15.. Female under 2 years 3 00 Class VII.—Polled Angus 10.—Bull under 2 years3 00 17.— Female, 2 yrs and over3 00 15.—Female, under 2 years3 00 Claes VIIL—Seeds Oats .... 2 00 1 00 Barley ' 2 00 1 00 Timothy...... ,', 2 00 1. 00 Clover 2 00 1 00 Peas 2 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00. 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 Judging will commence at 1 o'clock sharp. The Auction Sale of all classes of Horses, Cattle, Sheep. Pigs or Grain, will commence at 2 o'clock sharp and will be directed by T. R. Bennett, John Purvis and James Taylor, Auctioneers. Breeders having purebred stock for sale will do well to write the secretary at once and receive numbers as stock will be sold according to number card received from him. Any party taking in either show or sale must first become a member of the Turnberry Agricul- tural Society. Sale fee 1 per cent with minimum of $1, This will be a good opportunity to place your stock before the buyers, Ample accomodation for all, Foi further information write the Secretary. 4 4 4 4 , 4 �s �8 s yA 4 44 as �8 4 a 4 r 4 4 4 4 .a sI a 4 4 �7► Wo Jo Greer, Pros, 11, fi4 Paphos Chairman of Coto Gr Sethi Seg ly Box 473, VNifnglrerb. "x :44+fir., ; 44++ 44 +444-444444444+44 THE WINGFIAM ADVANCE fuel Per Qatari(' Two whole townships, estimated to cons twin millions of tons of peat have been Set aside by the Ontario government with a view to having them developed as a source of fuel for the province- The two townships, are Hanna and St Sohn, lying on either side of the T. and N. 0 railway. immediately south of Cochrane. In these townships unsuitable for cultivation, examination has shown that the deposits of peat range in depth from six to forty or fifty feet in some places. To gather this fuel and make it available for general use is admitted a big problem but the government proposes to investigate and experiment to- see what can he done, Among the propositions the government is understood to 'have before it, is one from private interests that are.said to be prepared to go into the district and pro- duce commercial peat on a large scale. This, of course would require a large initial investment, since the peat deposits would have.to be drained to a large ex- tent before the product could be handled ecomonically. DESERVES A GOLD MEDAL FOR THIS Cincinnati authority tells how to dry up any corn or callus so it lifts right off Voucor'n •pestered men and women need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes that nearly killed you before, says this Cincinn- ati authority, because a few drops of free- zoneappli ed directly on a tender, aching corn stops soreness at once and soon the corn loosens so it can be lifted out, root and all, without a bit of pain. A quarterof an ounce of freeeone costs very little at any drug store,butis sufficent to take off every hard or soft corn or callus. This should be tried,as it is inexpensive and is said not to inflame or even irritate the surrounding tissue or skin. If your wife wears high heels she will be glad to know of this Shortage of Peed According to a recent statement made by Mr. R . E. Prothero, President of the Board of Agriculture, there were only enough oats available in Britain to feed working horses on reduced rations after making allowance for milling stocks. There was no concentrated food for cattle feeding and this shortage would continue for at least a year, h, declared. He was afraid that all carriage horses which had not been sent out to grass would have to be killed, while hunters would have to be sent to grass and kept there, GIRLSI LEMON JUICE IS SKIN WHITENER How to make a Creamy Beauty Lotion for a few Cents The juice of two fresh lemons strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most remarkable lemon skin beautifier at about the cost one must pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold creams. Care shouldbetaken to strain the lemon juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sallowness and tan and is the ideal skin softener: whitener and beautifier, Just try it! Get tlnce ounces of orch- ard white at any drug store and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face' neck, arms and hands. Q 4-20 ass :a MAW$N '%E Every year from Consumption, Millions could have been saved if only common sense prevention had been used in the first stage. If YOU. ARE a Sufferer from Asthma, Bron- chitis, Catarrh, rlourisy, Weak Lungs, Cough and Colds—all Dis- eases loading up to Consumption Tuberculosis, YOU ARE interested in Dr. Strandgard's T. B. Medicine. Write for Testimonials and Booklet. DR. STRANDGARD'S MEDICINE 00., 263.255 Yong© Stroot, Toronto. BEeSitatalItalartaiMaaMEZISCIamese DRUGLESS PHYSICIAN CHIROPRACTIC ENGLISH MIARIIIACiE ASS • .. • Commission Discovers treat Need toy "any Retorssts• • That there are from 250,000 to 300,000 pigeons in llreat Britain legally separated yet not divorced is one of the statements in the report of the royal commission which has lately been investigating the divorce problem. This, moreover, is only a begin- ning, Other multitudes of men and women who have been married con- tinued not only married, but without even legal authority to live apart, though they do not and could not live together. Probably this second classification is larger than the first. After surveying these conditions and their results Parliament has es- tablished a joint committee to pro- mote the cause of marriage and di- vorce reform. For many years the question has, been before the public. Determined opposition by the Church and other agencies prevented accomplishment in a moderate measures; the tide of human misery was damned up; and now it is like- ly to be let loose with a much more radical measure than a decade ago would have sufficed. The joint committee bas under- taken to obtain passage of a law permitting absolute divorce in most of these cases of hopeless separa- tion. Judicial separation orders are now issued on account of cruelty, de- sertion, drunkenness, and many other offences, but these do not con- stitute divorce, Commonly the hus- band is required to pay maintenance fixed by the court, often in cases in which the husband has been griev- ously wronged. If he doesn't pay he can, be and often is locked up. But however greatly both husband and wife may wish it, they cannot be di-, vorced unless there has been adult- ery on the wife's part or adultery and also cruelty on the husband's, Almost a decade ago an effort was made to obtain legislation providing that in cases of ILaal separation, the court, after five years, should on the application of either party, make de- cree of absolute divorce. That bill was smothered. The new measure, which is likely to become law before the war's end, is much more liberal, It permits the decree to be issued after three years of separation, whe- ther the separation was by consent, by court decree, or otherwise. Even. advocates of easier divorce to some cases fear that this measure would make it too easy. But the peo- ple who have investigated do not. They describe immoral conditions widely existent because of the pre- sent difficulties of getting divorce. Illegitimacy and a fearful number of cases of bigamy are enumerated. Husband and wife legally bound to each other yet legally separated, forced to lives of celibacy, lose all moral standards. The fact that they are commonly poor makes the re- sults yet worse. It is a question largely concerning the poorer people, for at best it costs more to get a divorce than most people can, pay. The story has been often repeated of the cynical judge who said the divorce laws of Eng- land were perfectly even handed as between rich and poor; either rich or poor petitioner might have a di- vorce if he had a case and about £500 for expenses! The Church has been especially antagonistic to remedial legislation; but the Church influence is not so potent as formerl, . The war has brought conditions in which the need of meeting this emergency is more pressing than ever, while at the same time it has weakened the hold of the Church owing to the attitude of most of the higher ecclesiastics on many war issues. Chiroprac tie Drugless Healing accur ately locates and removes the cause o. disease, allowing nature to restore health J. A. FOX 1?.C., D.O. Osteopathy Electricity Member Drugless Physician. Associa- tion of Canada, --Phone 191— FLOWERS 'IN FRANCE Following is a part of a letter written to his home folk by one of our brave lads in France. M he does not wish his name to appear we are compelled to withhold it. ' ''I believe I promised to tell you a few things about old Mother Nature over here in France, Well I hardly knew how to begin, Perhaps I had better start on trees. First, I must explain that for one living so close to Nature for the past four- teen months I am very ignorant of the beauties of her foliage. Springtime in France is similar to Springtime in Canada the trees all leaf out in the same manner,. gradually turning from brown to green The grass is never else but green, though in Spring it is much greener that at any other time of the year. Shortly after the grass begins to grow the dandelions make their appearance and in places they are so thick that the fields are one delightful mixture of bright green and yellow, The trees (that is the orchard variety) come forth in blossom and truly they did re- mind me of old Wingham. Last year at blossom time we were camped in an or- chard, and it was just like living under a canopy of sweet fragrance and beauty. I have seen lots of rose bushes and peonies. They grow an awful lot of them in their gardens here. The French must surely have had beautiful homes and gar- dens before the Hun swept through their land. We were on the outskirts of a beautiful little village, every building was laid low, but the Hun couldn't lay low the flowers and bushes, though he destroyed most of the t;,;es. In every garden one finds roses, peonies, lilacs, fox -glove, snow- balls, pansies, forget-me-nots, bluebells and poppies. There were dozens of other varieties new to me of which I •cannot give the names. There were raspberry, black- berry bushes in almost every garden and strawberries, too. One thing I noticed particularly about France in midsummer was the poppies. They are everywhere. Sometimes the fields were simply red with them. Did you ever hear that immortal poem by a Canadian soldier in France, "On Flanders fields where poppies grow"? In other ways France is much similar to Canada. ' The trees are much the same and are mostly hardwood variety such as oak, beech and walnut. There are no maples, for the North American continent is the only place I ever saw them growing, The country, I believe, is well kept. In the Fall some of the leaves on the trees turn a beautiful hue, but not to the ex- tent they do in Canada. They grow as much wheat in proportion to their acre- age here as they do in Canada. I haven't seen many fields of turnips. The farming is done much the same here ae in Canada, only their harvesting methods are still in cradle days, except in a few places. This must be all for this time. I am sending you a picture of the Battalion Baseball players, who played before the Prince of Wales in September." No Water Needed. A good story of the war in the Philippine Islands occurs in Major- General Youngltusband's recently published book, "A Soldier's Mem- ories." Two Englishmen strolling roand the Spanish outpost line near Manila chanced across a small picket, consisting of three men in'' charge of a sergeant. The latter hos- pitably offered the Englishmen a share of their ration of red wine, which they gladly accepted, though all it was a very hot day, they asked that a little water might be added. This, writes General Younghusband, was evidently considered a capital joke, for all four burst into roars of laughter. "Wherefore this merri- ment?" asked the Englishmen in some bewilderment. "Pardon, us, air," said the sergeant, "but I will explain. That wine is a very good wine, and comes from Barcelona. It starts off in large casks addressed to the adjutant general. Out of each cask the adjutant general makes two, and hands it on to our colonel. Our colonel out of these two diluted casks makes three. Next the com- pany commander has to make his profit, and I also have to make mine. So you see, sir, there is not much need to add any more water!" SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH- WEST LAND REGULATIONS The sole head of a family, or any male over 18 years old who was at the commencement of the present war, and hes since continued to be, a British subject or a subject, of an allied or neu- tral country, may homestead a quarter section of available Dominion land in anitoba, Sask- atchewan or :Alberta, Applicant must appear In person at the Dominion Lands Agency or Sub -Agency for the District. Entry by proxy may be made on certain conditions. IluTrr;s—six months residence upon and eultivatlon of the land in each of three years. In certain districts a homesteader may se- cure an ad,ioinin„ quarter section as pre-emp' tion, Price $3,t00 per acre. Dt,Trl+:S -Reside Six months in each of three years after earn- ing homestead petont and cultivate 60 aures extra. May obtain pre -eruption patentas soon a eriicte!taA settler aftobtannghomesad nant, if he cannot secure apre-emption, may take a purchased homestead in certain districts. Price $3 06 per acre, Must reside six mouths in each of three years. eultivato 50 acres and erecta house worth $305.00 holders of entries may count time of employ- ment as farm Moron in Canada during 1917, as residence duties under certain conditions. When Dominion Lands are advertised or rode' for entry. returned soldiers who have served ovrr: ens and have been honorably dis- charges, receive ene day priority in applying ter entry at local Agent's Delo 'but not Sub Agency )Discharge paper's must be presented to Agent. W. W. Colne* Deputy of the Meister of the Interier. i' . D. — iinatrtheti:.od pu licetiou i of this advertisement will not be paid for -fill. Icelanders in khaki. In, honor of Dr. Jon Stefansson, the well-known fcelandic writer -whose recently puolished history of the Scandinavian countries has been very successful, a dinner was given at the Holborn, restaurant in London lately by the Viking Society. In the course of his speech he made the following interesting statement, "'England is fighting for our ideals and we have sent our sons into the firing line with our English kins- men. In the first Canadian division of volun,teers that left for France there were 760 Icelanders from Winnipeg alone, a far larger propor- tion- than of any other nationality in Canada, Thus we have sealed the "bond of friendship and kinship with England v ith our blood." We have thus won and vindicated our right and privilege to link to- gether England and Scandinavia in ever closer bonds, and have done our share in building up again Anglo - Se an d lame la. nglo-Seandinavla. Societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals were first formed La treat Britain. Nuel And Church There was a town of many creeds That never could agree, Till one cold winter froze then To perfect unity. To cave coal, if not our soul, Said they 'till win terve done Let's dote oar varied churches And worship all in ono, If all the creeds had one belief, And followed dospel tett, It would save much coal in this lift And also iu the titAtt Belgrave 'The following is the report of the Bel - grave school tor January. The names are arranged in order of merit. Those marked * missed one or more exams. Sr. IV.—Louise McKenzie, Ella Mc Guire, Vivian Munro, *Lewis Stonehouse *Isabel Geddes, Sr. IIL— Dorothy Brydges, Jennie 'Wightman, Leslie McDougall, Lille Tay. for, Annie Geddes, Vera Armstrong, PAg6 Five Flyers at the Front Know Oh, what a flavour in this delicious gum, and how it lasts! Urn -m! KnsQUuRvbo MADE IN CANADA On sale everywhere *Gerrie Brydges. Jr. III.—Robert McKenzie, Gladys Jordan, Corinne Scandrett, Tola McGuire SaraiCole, Sproat Whaley, *Harper Rob ertson, *Agnes Corbett. Sr. II —Dick Armstrong, Dorothy Boyle, Willie Parsons, Clifford Stewart, "Edgar Wightman, Jim Brydges, *Jack McKenzie, '*Archie Montgomery. Jr. II.—Lenore Taylor, Gordon Stone- house. 1 —Robbie Munro, Winnie Munro, Joe McGill, James Owens, "John Stewart. Pr. A—James McRae and Lillian Hop- per (equal), Noreen Armstrong, *Hubert Parsons. Pr, B—Willie Munro. Edith B. McMichael, Teacher Vernon Castle Killed Vernon Castle, the noted dancer, was killed on Friday morning while flying in his 'aeroplane near Fort Worth, Texas. He was a member of the 'British Royal Flying Corps, although an American by birth. His wife is one of the star actresses of a moving picture concern. A Lucky Find Some *people are certainly born lucky. Yesterday we saw a man walkine along the street pick up a small object and start away on the run. Inquiry develop' ed the fact that he had found a piece of coal and was hurrying to his home with it before the sensational news leaked out. An Extraordinary Tree While cutting trees in Mr. Jackson's bush recently Mr. John Keeso came across an exceptional find. He had cut down a large elm tree, and upon investi• ' gation found inside of it. a live coon and about 20 pounds of honey. It is hard to say who was more surprised, Mr. Keeso or the inhabitant of the trce—Listowel Standard. Shipbuilding in 'British C t nu m bias 'TT history can be, relied upon it let just one hundred• and thirty-one years since the first ship was built on the Pa- cific Coast of Canada. .A century and a quarter passed with- out .bringing the in- dustry to any im- mense proportions, . but within the last few years shipbuild- ing advanced in British Columbia as if by magic. In the summer of 1916 there. was one ship to be valued at half a mil- lion dollars in pro - ease of construction in the province. At present the industry represents an invest- ment of $30,000,000. Nine large, 'vessels the product of Brit- ish Columbian enter- prise, are now sail- ing - the seas, and thirty-three others, six of which are of steel construction, are either being built or have been con. tracted for, The incentives for these gigan. tic strides in British Columbian shipbuilding have been the de- mand for ocean tonnage created by the German submarines, and the many extraordinary facilities which the geographical situation of British Columbia and her forest resorts offer for the ship- building trade. It was, for these reasons `that the Imperial Muni. Dons Board selected British Co- lumbia to build twenty-five ves- sels British Columbian shipbuild- ing is carried on mainly at Van. cower and. Victoria, but New Westminster has a yard of con- siderable proportions at Poplar Island, where four of the ships ordered by the Munitions Boerd are being constructed. The classes cfl (1) A shipbuilding yard in British snips being built are divided into i (2) The Timber Dock. Ships itcourse of Co tstrttotion at Now Westminster, Columbia. s:•hooners and steamers, The major. try are built mainly of wood, but s verel are trade prine.ipelly of steel. facturers' Association is 'endeavour - At present 'the shipyards of Victoria, ing to secure "Shipbuilding Loan" Vancouver and New Westminster are'from the Dominion on Government. et.gage-,l in building fifty of tries.. yes. There is a bright prospect 'bef. ore ad s, which will have a groes tonnage'tho shipbuilders of British Columbia. of 116;980, and a dead %eight rapacity' It is possible that the yards there of 185,000 tons, !will be making ships for the Aur. The cost of the material alone that ' (rattan Coveseesert in thci hear future. Ire otlatiot s arc; ti�yw t,eln7 carried on by ti'o uhillbnildere cf British Columbia with the Govern. A beapplied for the oo:n ±1 fmt of roast ani e1 these ships is estimated at. $1,700,000. In order to finance the shlpbuildltli` undertakings, actual and eonteiri* meet of the Cfemi n:enn'ealtit a lex its bell on an tudertakin0' tbatt plat (.4140. 4,1111u 1444w lis f .t;tiztrit. ilitiw 0• . Linla i:r li w lY't ij' "r ,wa � K► The great ships of The Canadian racine Ocean Servhp'es, now plying between Vancouver, Victoria end countries of the Nast, v.iren they have lived their allotted time end done their appointed work,' may be re• placed by ether liners, just as uta nificent. that will to built in the shipyards of the Canadian Pacific: Coast, for It is not likely that Indus* trimly; British Colombia will ever re.