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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-12-12, Page 4Page Vigour In j ,XfiTV ;b iF'.F'e IMAGOESSAVE LABOR. 4 Jaxltr Joiner, Propeletoi' i A., G. Stunt, Manager t Work of Efficient Gas ;Engine in House n 1 Barn, 1910 4 CJ? MB,E'R 19141" Sieg, Morn. 'i't' x Wee Tzrv, F ex lees 8 9 10 11 12 1$ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 30 THURSDAY,DEG, 12th, 1918. Winter Train Service (Toronto Star) Last winter quite a few G. T. R. trains were taken off the branch lines in Ontario, and it is rumored that it will be done. again this winter. Before it is done it is to be hoped that the manner of doing it will be well considered. One train each way r er day constituted the winter service last year on the four lines radiating from Palmerston to Kin- cardine, Southampton, Wiarton, and Dur- ham, At present there are two, trains daily each way over those lines, and there is a strong feeling that last year the wrong train was cancelled. Take Durham as an example, for the cases of the Kincardine, Southampton, and Wiarton lines are identical withh that of Durham. The present G. T. R. train service between Toronto and Durham is as follows: M, & E„ 6.5a, 4:15 p.tn: Arr: Dur., 12.05, 9.15 p.m. Ret. lye Dur. 7.05 a.m. 3.50 p. m, Arr. Tor. E., 11.65 a. m., 9.45 p. tn. Fr., $3.45, Ret„ $5.75. 100 miles. With the present service the return trip between Toronto and Durham can be made either way in one day, and the same is true as regards any of the towns on the four branch lines that run in different di- rections from Palmerston, But the com- plaint is that last year the wrong trains were taken .off those branch lines -the morning trains leaving for' Toronto were cancelled, The result was that business men in all the towns on the four branch ines beyond Palmerston could not make the trip to Toronto and back in one daY The could not do it in two days, but had to make of it a three-day journey. A bus- iness man leaving Durham (or any one of scores of towns on those four branchlines) was forced last winter to leave home in the afternoon and reach Toronto at 9.45 p. m , too late to do business that night, nor could he do business early enough to catch the train at 6.50 next morning. There being no other train he had to stay over until the third morning before he could return home. Strong protests are being made against a return to .this plan, Toronto, it is contented, has less need of a direct daily return service with all these towns than all these towns have for a direct daily return service with Toronto. Commercial travellers do not make the direct trip from Toronto to orie town and back the same day, but are out all week from place to place. It is not, therefore, in the interests of either the city or the scores of towns served by the four branch lines thewrongtrain beyond Palmerston that should be taken off this year as was done last winter. • - St * * • The Unreturning Brave bravelads Several of the who left Wing - ham to defend our homes and loved ones across the Atlantic will not be among those to return. e Sad and aching will be their relatives' hearts when the boys come marching home. Would it not be right and proper to remember those who gave their lives for freedom by erecting some kind of a suitable r to le soldse sr monument or Honor Roll bearing the names of not only all the Wingham boys but all who went from this vicinity and now sleep in Flanders, In the Cathedral of Wells, in the county town of Soinersetshire, Eng,, there is a slab erected to the memory of the men of the Somersetshire regiments who fell at Isandular in the Zulu war. That slab bears the names of 122 men, from all parte of Somerset, killed that day. Ii will be impossible to erect monuments in the various villages and townships in this immediate vicinity, to the memory of its brave sons. One monument in Wing ham, bearing the names of all would prove an inspiration in the days to ,come. And, further, how much more interest the rela- tives of the dead hero would have in Wingham, if, although they lived fifteen miles away, they knew his name was en- graved on a monument in this town. rr s Their Home Coming From "Over There" To our mind the period of "suggesting" from time to time, as regards the manner in which the returned soldiers are to be received and welcomed home is long past. The time for immediate action is at hand, to h boys are already arriving and some- thing More than a handshake should be meted out to them. Why not call the Citizens together at once and formulate plans whereby In later r years Winghatn will be in a position to look back with pride on the manner in which she received the home -coming of her hereto. A demonstration at the station, which seems the Initial step• in this regard may inconvenience a. few, but look what these bays have done for us all, think of the sacrifices they have mode and the pain they'heve endured. Citizens, with grate- ful berate let us proceed fo bring this Mat- to to a bend and with bsnde playing sed 1 gs triugy:COlitiore to ShOw tbi beys that their return forst tit die it erfOu1trbh, now Maty Winter Pruning May lie Done Without Injury -- Winger Ithubau'b Is Delicious mid May Be Clt'own by 4(11. (Contribute2 by Ontario Department of agriculture. Toronto.) SAVING labor in stable and home, by the use of machinery, Is one of the great economic problems engaging the atten- tion of farmers to -day. Through the use of machinery they can produce ;wen more, at less cost, than in years past, when labor was plentiful, and tolerably cheap. Probably never before in the his- tory of the farming world have so litany farts` problems been solved by a single piece of machinery as has now been accomplished by the gaso- line engine, In the stable it can be employed to advantage in grinding feet' for the stock. R can cut feed and ensilage, It Can pump water for the house and stable whenever one pleases; a hydrant on the lawn, and in the stock yards to which a hose may be attached for washing the buggy, Sprinkling the lawn, Slushing pons and stable and for other pur- pose.;, is t. emuse of much satisfac- tion, pleasure and comfort, liy menus Of a line shaft a gas engine m^y operate many labor-sav- ing i It , ,��; at the same time. II . ut .clan l can run o grindstone, toot pulper, fanning mill cream sepe ator, churn, sheep shearers, leerse clippers, rotary curry -comb and the milking machine, with which it is possible to milk two cows in about six .minues, including the time required for changing and setting, Further assistance may be had by attaching the power for re- frigeration and f sr circulating milk over a cooling surface -a practical necessity. No longer need the preparation of whitewash and its application with a brush be consigned to warmer re- gions, for the an,gine can pump the mixture from a tank or barrel through a hese attached to a spray- ing outfit. • It is possible to pump it two hundred feet. When the job is done the hose should be cleaned out by Having fresh water pumped through it. The gasoline engine solves for the farmer the problems of comfort in the house, safety in the stables, and a great deal of drudgery generally. - Prof. John Evans, O. A. College, Guelph, Light Fall Pruning Is Sate. Light pruning in fall is permiss- ible, but heavy pruning is dangerous and likely to result in serious dam- age from winter killing, especially if the succeeding winter is severe. The- injury is caused by drying out of the eut area and may be prevented by covering all wounds of any size with a good covering of paint made from pure lead and 6,11. Do not use pre- pared paints as these contain injur- ious benzine or turpentine dryers. To make an effective covering it wi11- be necessary to give not less than two coats, bstauss one coat will not prevent checking and drying of green wood, Coal tar makes an excellent wound covering and is easily applied. This matter of cos -ring wounds made in fall or e: rly reinter is fre- quently slighted by orchard men, but the writer has seen such serious dam- age result from neglect of this pre- caution that he feels justified in warning fruit growers with regard to the practice. In experitnental trials in the college apple orchard, 'varie- ties so hardy as Duchess of Olden- burg, Wolf River, Snow and Scott's Winter have suffered very serious in- iery following November pruning „itll t'te cuts left , :.protected. The ,, 'Nnil;`(IS dr)' out :`: nti, the Cr gCS and 1_:- spring the deaf: ere a is gr qtly cri- lwtgod,,, frequently e1.Eending down the trunk of breach foe a toot er more. The .dead bark cones away later, leaving a large demi area, detri- mental to the parts above and curtain also to dec:,.y l.ter,----Prof. J. W. Crow, O. A. College, (1 telph. Dow Winter Rhubarb Is .Produced. The production of rhubarb in win- ter has beConto of con'aiderab1e value among gardeners. It is easy to do if certain methods are followed. If one is snaking a permanent business of rhubarb forcing. it is necessary, each year to set out a new bed, as plants once forced are of no further value. In the sp"iiig large roots should be dug, split in one bud sec- tions and replaced in rich moist ground. baring the growing season they are kept cultivated and free from weeds. In the fall they are cov- ered with manure. Next spring a se- cond bed is planted as before, That fall a large part of the first bed is taken up, leaving sufficient to replant another bed the next spring. The toots are taken up the last thing in the fall before the herd freezing wea-'' ther comes and are placed In piles in a shed where they can easily the got at during the winter but will retrain frozen. Early in December take in a sufficient number of roots, place these bud side up on the floor of a warm cellar -about 68 degrees or 70 degrees - and eover with an inch of sand. Be sure to fill in all inter. space. Keep this sand moist. ;About a week later the buds Will begin to swell and in front four to Stix weeks, depending upon the heat of the room --=the Cooler and slower growth ptarts _ oushould have rhubarb ready, d. After these mote are exhausted threw theist away and put in more. If a constant supply le required Made te new bed every two or three weeks during the winter. Be sure to keep all the front dimmed. Pat burlaps aps of brown paper over the windows to give the bright pink color to notch IL Mac .ennan 13.S.A. desired.-A,I , +enteric, Vegetable f; 'ieeIalist,- DRUGLESS PHYSICIAN Mlautea of Gauttell meeting held in the township hall: Morrie, on Monday, Nov. 25 111. 1916, The reeve sand the council.. lora were prevent: The minutes of the last'+meeting ware reed and approved. Dougald McDonaid was paid $1i0 for two ewes killed by doge. The engineer's re- port on the Mese drain was read and provisionally adopted end the clerk watt inetruoted to prepare by-laws to be read Ott the January meeting. 1919. 'X'he fol. Bilious? Take NR Tonight nature/e $emediy is Batter and Safer Than Calomel. Cleans Out System Without Griping. Stops Sick Headache. Cuerenteed. Bilious attacks, constipation, sick headaches, etc.. are in the great ma- jority of cases due to digestive trouble and no reasonable person can expect to obtain real or lasting benefit until the cause is corrected. Nature's Remedy (NR Tablets) is a vegetable compound that acts on the stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys the purpose being to bring about healthy and ltarmoniouq action of all the organs of digestion and elimina- tion. It acts promptly and thoroughly, yet a0 mildly and gently that there is never the slightest griping or dis- comfort, Rut that Is not all. Nature's Remedy (NE Tablets) have a benefi- cial effect upon the entire body. ]3y improving the process of digestion and .assimilation, the nourishment is derived from food, the blood quality is enriched, vitality is increased and the whole system strengthened. Once you get your body In this splendid condition, younetd not take medicine every day -just ust take an NR Tablet occasionally when indigestion,, biliousness and constipation threatens. and you can always feel your best. Remember keeping well. is easier and cheaper than getting well. rGet. a. 2So box o:t Nature's Remedgry guarratnteedtand and by yq s druggist. J. Walton McKibbon, Wingham W ] NGRAM A l..rm ANQF lowing accounts were paid: Wingham Ad- vanva, advertising, 1,00; Phiiip Ament, lumbar and gravel. 16.73; Dudley Mimes, Qutteridge *cc ; Findlay McCallum 2 cut - mug 12 0 , 0' Blyth, c ythWingham and Mew- ed* agricultural eocicties, each a grant of 10 00; Prank Smith, fixing culvert, 1 00; H. Rosman, bone drain, 162.50; Arthur Shaw, treasurer, salary and postage. 140. Chas ldemhridge, cutting willows, 2.00; F. S. Scott gravel. 1.0; J. Glbson, gnivel 3.20; John NicArter, work on county road, 5.40. The next meeting will he bold on December 14th. A Macfiwen Cleric CARD or THANKS Wingham, Nov. 30, 1018, Dear Editor: - I desire to give expression to nay sincere gratefulness for the very generous support given me by the people of Wingham and vicinity in the Free Press Prize Contest just brought to a close. f Friends when desiring to pass an hour t kindly call and hear some choice selections on the splendid Baby Grand Sherlock - Manning phonograph won by me in the Free Press Contest. Wishing you ail a Merry. Xmas and a Happy New Year, tam Gratefully Yours, Dave Lougheed. Not The Sam -�• Through a similarity in names a wrong impression has been created which may c,use a great deal of harm. A few days ago it was reported in many papers that the Montreal hHerald bad gone into liquida- tion The news was true but the public should know that thePaP er in financial difficulties had no Connection whatever with the great Weekly paper called The Family Herald and Weekly Star. The latter paper is published by The Montreal Star Publishing Co., and is known in al- most every home in Canada. In justice to our confrere we make this announce- ment. The Family Herald and Weekly Star is one of the strongest papers on the Continent. The word "Family" should not be omitted when addressing that paper. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx mcxxxt...xxxxxx N -X HANNA 1 GO. sh's 1 - lt) 1/M N Big Whig Reductions . 1\ Ai.N 74 N .Kx NG `-." N r . -.., �'t_ N , X Men's Blue Serge Suits . z, x i$25.and$40. arl Regular X II4,. 1f/ FancyWorsteds x Regular $22.50 and 40.00 1 N• Heavy Overcoats N Regular ' 15. up to 47.50 Our Entire Stock for the next TEN DAYS only. Youths and Men's Overcoats Regular $12. to x;35.00 • Boy's Suits Boys' Overcoats 10.50 ' Reginal $6,50 to ter N Regular $5.00 to $ 16.50 Don't Miss this Opportunity as our Stock has man.:.. Splendid Values. CHIROPRACTIC Chirepradtic l egless Healing acCilt• ately locates and removes the •rause of disease, allowing nature to restore health. 3. A. FOX D.C.. D4C Osteopathy Etltrctticfty Member Denote,' Physicians Associa- tion of Owed*. -lrtioane 191- anna Co mcomnotic Q;tI14L 14:1.0A11314TIPS NAVY. tristorittn Tens Constitution of Very *'amous Meet,. A few words in detail may be spar- ed to the constitution of the fleet which was about to accomplish so splendid a service. (That of meeting the Spanish Armada in 1586.). In ordinary times,, ane or two second- class vessels alone were kept in coilt- ulission, which discharged the duties very imperfectly of Channel police. Tho navy did not exist as a profes- sion. It . was the (ltlteen's policy ro appear as little as pore -ale in any work that had to be done, and so leave it to privateers. When officers were wanted, they were ebosen from those who, like Sit' Pr;tneis Drake, had distinguished themselves. as ad- vet►turels, The crews were engaged' by the week, by the month, or for sante sp('e'inl service. A eotuillission was appointed in 1533 consisting of yn Iluz'lea', Wa,sian, owr, Dragizke, d Fz'obilshorngh, to cxalniiineaind- to the condition of ships and stores, end so to organize the yards at Porte - /Routh and (atathalu, that a squadron" could be held ready for sea if sud- denly called for. The whole navy was then thoroughly overhauled and repaired. The charges for its future maintenance were divided into ordi- nary and extraordinary. The first covered repairs of all kinds: wages of shipwrights, carpenters, clerks, watchmen, and cogt of timbers, topes, anchors, Inooring cables, and other necessary dockyard expense. For all this the (Queen allowed four thousand pounds a year. She thought the sum excessive, but it could not be brought lower. The second, or extraordinary- charges, covered special expeditions, for which be every instance a parti- cular estimate was made by the council, with the lighter cordage, ca1vts r provisions, and other r perish- able tl e st of tis of which the consuinptioti varied it ri d w h the nature and extent of the service. it included also the build- ing. of wharves, sheds, and store- houses, alad also of new ships, of which it was then decided that one at least must every year be added to the fleet. Construction of this kind was done by contract. The ships were expected to last in good condition thirty years at least., The Donavan - tura, a vessel of six hundred tons, was built in 1660, She was with Drake in his expedition to the West Indies in 1686, She carried his flag at Cadiz in 1687, She had been en- gaged in every service of consequence which had been undertaken since the Queen's accession. She was caught in a gale in the beginning of 1588, and ran en a sandbank at the mouth of the Scheldt, when, to use Lord Howard's words, "it was thought Im- possible, unless she had been made of iron, that she- should not have been severely injured if not lost." Site was got off "without a spoonful of water in her well"; and after a hard life of twenty-eight years, the admiral said, "there was not in the world a stronger ship." The cost at which vessels of this kind were constructed indicates that although contractors did their work well, they 'were contented with mod- erate profits. The Rainbow, a ship of five hundred tons, was• set' afloat fit at all points for sea for two thou- sand one hundred pounds; the Van- guard, also of five hundred tons, for two thousand six hundred pounds - or, allowing for the difference in the value of ntoney, about thirteen thou- sand and sixteen thousand pounds respectively. The wages of an able seaman un- der Henry VIII: had been sl'spence a day, or calculated in meat, drink, and clothing, according to the prices of the 'beginning of the sixteenth century, equal to six shillings of our money. Out of this he found his own living: At the recommendation of the com- mittee of 1583, five new ships had been added to the navy, larger than any which were already afloat; the Ark and the Victory of eight hundred tons, the Bear and the Elizabeth Sanas of nine hundred, and the Tri- umph of a thousand, The four last named had been commissioned before 1588. They had been constructed upon a new principle, introduced by Hawkins. The high sterns and fore- castlese lowered, o� ver ed the keels lengthened, and the lines made finer and sharper. Old seamen shook their heads at the innovation, and .fore+« told the usual disasters. They would' be too cranky, it was said, to carry sail. They were fit only for smooth water, and would founder in the heavy seas ' of the Atlantic. The Queen having paid dear for them, Shrunk from experiments which might show her to have countenanced an expensive folly,andhad preferred so far to keep them safe at their moorings in the Medway. This was the condition of the royal navy of England when called On to face the moat powerful fleet which had existed from the beginning of three,-Is'roude's "History of Eng- land," Straw for Idle Hooses. Straw 1s a feed very Neigh in fibre and the- horse's digestive system is, not suited to the liberal use of this roughage. It is not a retable feed tor horses at hard wok, but during the winter months late, lye used 10 advantage where hay is esaree, and particularly if a little r i e_.iu is fed along with it. It is just a question whether it 'is more economical to feed good hay and ro grain than it is to feed a p tg, of bright Straw and a rat: :et. ertnhed oats. Only clean, brig: ; >:; .al: should be used for horses a 1 ce or two feeds per day, reelect ; 1 y should be found advantage- s :neer certain circumstances. IN. ;u' -' vela horses wintered in good • 0 ,. ition on oat straw and a light grain ration. If hay were available for a light feed once a day the other two feeds could be composed of straw, and less grain would be required than- where the entire roughage ration was Straw. Oat straw makes tate best feed, bar- ley straw coming second and wheat and r=ye straw last. A few roots may be used to good advantage with the straw, and under no circumstances is it good policy to winter horses nn strawwithout stpplenestitg it with at least one or two light feeds of oats per day. -Prof, Wade Toole, Ontario tgriettlttiral College, Guelph. Two Reasons. In an examirtation, the question in mechanics was put: "Why will a pin not balance on its Point?" One reply was: "Firstly, because a point being that which has no magnitude cannot stand upon what does not exist,. Seo. oudly, 0will if you Stick It 1ni "' Phoning His Career. Seven -;fear -old Robert bee at 4sasire to follow in his father°, depot. One bight hie mother ret him nuking thtle prity'er: make me a gored b*i' +rot i y-er, red then` end l*l tela plietielt, Lfis.a. siSSia iet. l buredey, Dec. 12th 1 tisafrk'sS!vax\kts' Sto'ee The Finest Sight in Town-°- is sloe beau - Outs stock of Gifts, eontaining all that is Bright, Fresh, New and Novel:in Holiday Goods of gen- uine worthand unquestioned value for really de- sirable presents, We Can Meet 'hour Wants 'Whatever your needs, collie and let us Slbotiv you a Variety of beautiful presents that will at once appeal to you as "Just the Thing." We have genuine iaew attractions for Xmas and me %unlit you to know it. Usef=ul Presents for Ladies Wear Silk Waists, Silk Ki111onas, Crepe Kirnoiias, Fan- cyl,Stock Collar,, Sills Ties, Kid Gloves, Handker- chiefs, Side Combs, Barretts,'Hand Bags, Purses Sweater Coats, Motor Scarfs, Silk. Umbrellas, Silk Undershirts, Ribbons and Felt Slippers. Big stock of black and colored sills. Furs of all kinds at ssecial Christmas prices. VACUUM CLEA ,JV,L{S-Wbet better or more useful gift than an Electric Vacuum Cleaner. We have the 'Cadillac Clean- ers in stook at the old prices, See them, IY,C.en's \Oa' Store To be Dressed just right for Christmas every man and boy needs some of our Gents' FflinliShingS Youlwill be "surprised to find how many gift seg- gestions there are here for men and boys, and how presents are appreciated selected at A tan's. Store W e especially invite the Ladies to call and inspect our large range of Silk Ties, Kid Gloves, Silk .Mufflers, Braces in fancy boxes, Armbands, Caps, Hockey Shoes, Cuff Links, Sweater Coats, Dressing Gowns, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas,. Fur Caps, Fur Coats, all kinds of Furs, 4 4 4 ., 4+ i 4+ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. vik,. S. sE), Wingham, tint. .y4 -' +444++4 4444.44444 4.+++4.4.4.4R I'R11)1+7 OF THE "TC'1'iTt. Regards !CII Other Races With Utter Contempt. We must realize that the basic fact underlying the Turkish mentality- is its utter contempt for all other races. A fairly insane pride is the element that largely explains this strange human species. The com- mon terni applied by the Turk to the Christian is "dog," and in his esti mation this is no mere rhetorical figure; he actually Iooks upon his European , neighbors as far less worthy of consideration than his own domestic animals. "My son," an old Turk k once said, d "doyou ll See that herd of swine? Some are white, some are black, some are large, some are small -they differ from each other in some respects, but they areall 'Be Swine. So it is with Christians. not deceived, my son. These Chris- tians may wear fine clothes, their. women may be very beautiful to look upon; their-. skins are -white and splendid; many. of them are very in- telligent and they build wonderful cities andr e Bate what seem to be great states. But remember that underneath all this dazzling exterior, they are alt the same -they are alt swine." Practically all foreigners, in the presence of a Turk, are conscious of this attitude. The Turk may be obsequiously polite, but there Is in- variably an almost unconscious feel- ing that he is mentally shrinking from his Christian. friend as some- thing unclean. And this funda- mental conviction for centuries di- rected the Ottoman policy toward its subject- peoples. This wild horde swept from the plains of Central Asia and, like a 'whirlwind, over- whelmed the nations of Mesopotamia and Asia Minor; it conquered Egypt, Arabia, and practically all of North -1 ern Africa and then poured into Europe, orushed the Balkan nations, occupied a large part of Hungary, and even established the outposts of the Ottoman Empire in the southern part of Russia. So far as I can dis- cover, the Ottoman Turks had only one great quality, that of military genius, They had Several military Ieaders of commanding ability, and the early conquering Turks were brave, fanatical, and tenacious fight- ers, just as their descendants are to- day. I think that these old Turks present the `host complete illustra- tion in history of the brigand idea in polities. They were Tacking in what we. may Call the fundamentals of a civilized counnunity. They had no alirhabet and no art of writing, no books, no poets, n0 Fart and no archi- tecture theyi no cit s and built c the y established no lasting State. They. know no law except the rule of might, and they had practically no agriculture and no Industrie,/ organi- zation. They were simply wild and marauding harsem en Bose one - eeption ref tribal euccees was to eole Who were ivi ized thanl�themselves and more plull- ilt3d there . »lee I t Egypt. Dioe exactly resembling theme of the present day have been reeo~rered from the anCien t Irl gy'ptia,St tom=bs, told also from the more re; eztt tolnbe of C#rteco«Latin civilization. Dice similar to ours were found at Her- culaneum, and the deetructlou Which overwhelmed Pompeii also destroy=ed a dieing party at their ft eueetiaent. Ivigltteen hundred year after, the dice were found in their bolsi' mud&' `afoot the gamin yet ulasarttled. CANADA WAR -SAVINGS STAMPS The Canadian Government offers interest-bearing War -Savings Stamps • Issue of 1919 -=Payable. Jan. 1, 1924 ORDER -IN -COUNCIL P.C. No. 2462 authorizes the issue of War -Savings Stamps for the pur- pose of assisting in the financing of Government expenditures. As Sir Thomas White, Minister of Finance, points out, W. -S. S. will provide "an excellent investment for small savings; and a Strong incentive to every -day economy." . $5.00 for $4.00 Until January 3Ist, 1919, War -Savings Staizips wilt be sold by all Money -Order Post Offices, Banks, and other authorized Agencies, for 54.00 each, and on January 1st, 1924, Canada will pay 55.00 each for them. Registration Against Loss A Certificate is provided for the purchaser of a W. -S. S. On the certificate are spaces to which 10 W. -S. S. may be affixed. A certificate bearing one or more W. -S. S. may be registered at any Money -Order Post Office, fully protecting the owner against loss by fire, burglary or other cause. The Certificate also shows the Cash Surrender Value of W. -S. S. at various dates before maturity. SOLI` wRtREVER TRIS SIGN" IS DZSPLAYED Sick and' Run Down Automobiles If your auto needs attention, call us up. We are professional doctors for any make of auto. Work guaranteed. `].Teat your automobile to a New Years Gift by having it ovt'rhaulcd this winter and thus elimin- ate your auto troubles next season. gill storax cat's for overhauling free of charge. We have the room, 'r n r E. Merkley, Proprietor. f ESTABLISHED 18 72 WANK OF NAMRLTO Record of progress for five years taken from Govern- ment Statement as of October 31st. Deposits Loans Total Assets 1913 135,664,000 $29,590,000 -$46,174,000 1914 33,780,000 31,284,000 44,832,000 1915 36,124,000 31,265,000 46 937,000 1916 45,830,000 34,960,000 57,266,000 1917 55,758,000 34,111,000 68,594,000 1918 60,614 000 46.114,000• 75.554,000 J. P. BELL, General Manager. WINGHAM BRANCH C. P. Smith xxxxxxxxxxxxxx mcxxxt...xxxxxx N -X HANNA 1 GO. sh's 1 - lt) 1/M N Big Whig Reductions . 1\ Ai.N 74 N .Kx NG `-." N r . -.., �'t_ N , X Men's Blue Serge Suits . z, x i$25.and$40. arl Regular X II4,. 1f/ FancyWorsteds x Regular $22.50 and 40.00 1 N• Heavy Overcoats N Regular ' 15. up to 47.50 Our Entire Stock for the next TEN DAYS only. Youths and Men's Overcoats Regular $12. to x;35.00 • Boy's Suits Boys' Overcoats 10.50 ' Reginal $6,50 to ter N Regular $5.00 to $ 16.50 Don't Miss this Opportunity as our Stock has man.:.. Splendid Values. CHIROPRACTIC Chirepradtic l egless Healing acCilt• ately locates and removes the •rause of disease, allowing nature to restore health. 3. A. FOX D.C.. D4C Osteopathy Etltrctticfty Member Denote,' Physicians Associa- tion of Owed*. -lrtioane 191- anna Co mcomnotic Q;tI14L 14:1.0A11314TIPS NAVY. tristorittn Tens Constitution of Very *'amous Meet,. A few words in detail may be spar- ed to the constitution of the fleet which was about to accomplish so splendid a service. (That of meeting the Spanish Armada in 1586.). In ordinary times,, ane or two second- class vessels alone were kept in coilt- ulission, which discharged the duties very imperfectly of Channel police. Tho navy did not exist as a profes- sion. It . was the (ltlteen's policy ro appear as little as pore -ale in any work that had to be done, and so leave it to privateers. When officers were wanted, they were ebosen from those who, like Sit' Pr;tneis Drake, had distinguished themselves. as ad- vet►turels, The crews were engaged' by the week, by the month, or for sante sp('e'inl service. A eotuillission was appointed in 1533 consisting of yn Iluz'lea', Wa,sian, owr, Dragizke, d Fz'obilshorngh, to cxalniiineaind- to the condition of ships and stores, end so to organize the yards at Porte - /Routh and (atathalu, that a squadron" could be held ready for sea if sud- denly called for. The whole navy was then thoroughly overhauled and repaired. The charges for its future maintenance were divided into ordi- nary and extraordinary. The first covered repairs of all kinds: wages of shipwrights, carpenters, clerks, watchmen, and cogt of timbers, topes, anchors, Inooring cables, and other necessary dockyard expense. For all this the (Queen allowed four thousand pounds a year. She thought the sum excessive, but it could not be brought lower. The second, or extraordinary- charges, covered special expeditions, for which be every instance a parti- cular estimate was made by the council, with the lighter cordage, ca1vts r provisions, and other r perish- able tl e st of tis of which the consuinptioti varied it ri d w h the nature and extent of the service. it included also the build- ing. of wharves, sheds, and store- houses, alad also of new ships, of which it was then decided that one at least must every year be added to the fleet. Construction of this kind was done by contract. The ships were expected to last in good condition thirty years at least., The Donavan - tura, a vessel of six hundred tons, was built in 1660, She was with Drake in his expedition to the West Indies in 1686, She carried his flag at Cadiz in 1687, She had been en- gaged in every service of consequence which had been undertaken since the Queen's accession. She was caught in a gale in the beginning of 1588, and ran en a sandbank at the mouth of the Scheldt, when, to use Lord Howard's words, "it was thought Im- possible, unless she had been made of iron, that she- should not have been severely injured if not lost." Site was got off "without a spoonful of water in her well"; and after a hard life of twenty-eight years, the admiral said, "there was not in the world a stronger ship." The cost at which vessels of this kind were constructed indicates that although contractors did their work well, they 'were contented with mod- erate profits. The Rainbow, a ship of five hundred tons, was• set' afloat fit at all points for sea for two thou- sand one hundred pounds; the Van- guard, also of five hundred tons, for two thousand six hundred pounds - or, allowing for the difference in the value of ntoney, about thirteen thou- sand and sixteen thousand pounds respectively. The wages of an able seaman un- der Henry VIII: had been sl'spence a day, or calculated in meat, drink, and clothing, according to the prices of the 'beginning of the sixteenth century, equal to six shillings of our money. Out of this he found his own living: At the recommendation of the com- mittee of 1583, five new ships had been added to the navy, larger than any which were already afloat; the Ark and the Victory of eight hundred tons, the Bear and the Elizabeth Sanas of nine hundred, and the Tri- umph of a thousand, The four last named had been commissioned before 1588. They had been constructed upon a new principle, introduced by Hawkins. The high sterns and fore- castlese lowered, o� ver ed the keels lengthened, and the lines made finer and sharper. Old seamen shook their heads at the innovation, and .fore+« told the usual disasters. They would' be too cranky, it was said, to carry sail. They were fit only for smooth water, and would founder in the heavy seas ' of the Atlantic. The Queen having paid dear for them, Shrunk from experiments which might show her to have countenanced an expensive folly,andhad preferred so far to keep them safe at their moorings in the Medway. This was the condition of the royal navy of England when called On to face the moat powerful fleet which had existed from the beginning of three,-Is'roude's "History of Eng- land," Straw for Idle Hooses. Straw 1s a feed very Neigh in fibre and the- horse's digestive system is, not suited to the liberal use of this roughage. It is not a retable feed tor horses at hard wok, but during the winter months late, lye used 10 advantage where hay is esaree, and particularly if a little r i e_.iu is fed along with it. It is just a question whether it 'is more economical to feed good hay and ro grain than it is to feed a p tg, of bright Straw and a rat: :et. ertnhed oats. Only clean, brig: ; >:; .al: should be used for horses a 1 ce or two feeds per day, reelect ; 1 y should be found advantage- s :neer certain circumstances. IN. ;u' -' vela horses wintered in good • 0 ,. ition on oat straw and a light grain ration. If hay were available for a light feed once a day the other two feeds could be composed of straw, and less grain would be required than- where the entire roughage ration was Straw. Oat straw makes tate best feed, bar- ley straw coming second and wheat and r=ye straw last. A few roots may be used to good advantage with the straw, and under no circumstances is it good policy to winter horses nn strawwithout stpplenestitg it with at least one or two light feeds of oats per day. -Prof, Wade Toole, Ontario tgriettlttiral College, Guelph. Two Reasons. In an examirtation, the question in mechanics was put: "Why will a pin not balance on its Point?" One reply was: "Firstly, because a point being that which has no magnitude cannot stand upon what does not exist,. Seo. oudly, 0will if you Stick It 1ni "' Phoning His Career. Seven -;fear -old Robert bee at 4sasire to follow in his father°, depot. One bight hie mother ret him nuking thtle prity'er: make me a gored b*i' +rot i y-er, red then` end l*l tela plietielt, Lfis.a. siSSia iet. l buredey, Dec. 12th 1 tisafrk'sS!vax\kts' Sto'ee The Finest Sight in Town-°- is sloe beau - Outs stock of Gifts, eontaining all that is Bright, Fresh, New and Novel:in Holiday Goods of gen- uine worthand unquestioned value for really de- sirable presents, We Can Meet 'hour Wants 'Whatever your needs, collie and let us Slbotiv you a Variety of beautiful presents that will at once appeal to you as "Just the Thing." We have genuine iaew attractions for Xmas and me %unlit you to know it. Usef=ul Presents for Ladies Wear Silk Waists, Silk Ki111onas, Crepe Kirnoiias, Fan- cyl,Stock Collar,, Sills Ties, Kid Gloves, Handker- chiefs, Side Combs, Barretts,'Hand Bags, Purses Sweater Coats, Motor Scarfs, Silk. Umbrellas, Silk Undershirts, Ribbons and Felt Slippers. Big stock of black and colored sills. Furs of all kinds at ssecial Christmas prices. VACUUM CLEA ,JV,L{S-Wbet better or more useful gift than an Electric Vacuum Cleaner. We have the 'Cadillac Clean- ers in stook at the old prices, See them, IY,C.en's \Oa' Store To be Dressed just right for Christmas every man and boy needs some of our Gents' FflinliShingS Youlwill be "surprised to find how many gift seg- gestions there are here for men and boys, and how presents are appreciated selected at A tan's. Store W e especially invite the Ladies to call and inspect our large range of Silk Ties, Kid Gloves, Silk .Mufflers, Braces in fancy boxes, Armbands, Caps, Hockey Shoes, Cuff Links, Sweater Coats, Dressing Gowns, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas,. Fur Caps, Fur Coats, all kinds of Furs, 4 4 4 ., 4+ i 4+ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. vik,. S. sE), Wingham, tint. .y4 -' +444++4 4444.44444 4.+++4.4.4.4R I'R11)1+7 OF THE "TC'1'iTt. Regards !CII Other Races With Utter Contempt. We must realize that the basic fact underlying the Turkish mentality- is its utter contempt for all other races. A fairly insane pride is the element that largely explains this strange human species. The com- mon terni applied by the Turk to the Christian is "dog," and in his esti mation this is no mere rhetorical figure; he actually Iooks upon his European , neighbors as far less worthy of consideration than his own domestic animals. "My son," an old Turk k once said, d "doyou ll See that herd of swine? Some are white, some are black, some are large, some are small -they differ from each other in some respects, but they areall 'Be Swine. So it is with Christians. not deceived, my son. These Chris- tians may wear fine clothes, their. women may be very beautiful to look upon; their-. skins are -white and splendid; many. of them are very in- telligent and they build wonderful cities andr e Bate what seem to be great states. But remember that underneath all this dazzling exterior, they are alt the same -they are alt swine." Practically all foreigners, in the presence of a Turk, are conscious of this attitude. The Turk may be obsequiously polite, but there Is in- variably an almost unconscious feel- ing that he is mentally shrinking from his Christian. friend as some- thing unclean. And this funda- mental conviction for centuries di- rected the Ottoman policy toward its subject- peoples. This wild horde swept from the plains of Central Asia and, like a 'whirlwind, over- whelmed the nations of Mesopotamia and Asia Minor; it conquered Egypt, Arabia, and practically all of North -1 ern Africa and then poured into Europe, orushed the Balkan nations, occupied a large part of Hungary, and even established the outposts of the Ottoman Empire in the southern part of Russia. So far as I can dis- cover, the Ottoman Turks had only one great quality, that of military genius, They had Several military Ieaders of commanding ability, and the early conquering Turks were brave, fanatical, and tenacious fight- ers, just as their descendants are to- day. I think that these old Turks present the `host complete illustra- tion in history of the brigand idea in polities. They were Tacking in what we. may Call the fundamentals of a civilized counnunity. They had no alirhabet and no art of writing, no books, no poets, n0 Fart and no archi- tecture theyi no cit s and built c the y established no lasting State. They. know no law except the rule of might, and they had practically no agriculture and no Industrie,/ organi- zation. They were simply wild and marauding harsem en Bose one - eeption ref tribal euccees was to eole Who were ivi ized thanl�themselves and more plull- ilt3d there . »lee I t Egypt. Dioe exactly resembling theme of the present day have been reeo~rered from the anCien t Irl gy'ptia,St tom=bs, told also from the more re; eztt tolnbe of C#rteco«Latin civilization. Dice similar to ours were found at Her- culaneum, and the deetructlou Which overwhelmed Pompeii also destroy=ed a dieing party at their ft eueetiaent. Ivigltteen hundred year after, the dice were found in their bolsi' mud&' `afoot the gamin yet ulasarttled. CANADA WAR -SAVINGS STAMPS The Canadian Government offers interest-bearing War -Savings Stamps • Issue of 1919 -=Payable. Jan. 1, 1924 ORDER -IN -COUNCIL P.C. No. 2462 authorizes the issue of War -Savings Stamps for the pur- pose of assisting in the financing of Government expenditures. As Sir Thomas White, Minister of Finance, points out, W. -S. S. will provide "an excellent investment for small savings; and a Strong incentive to every -day economy." . $5.00 for $4.00 Until January 3Ist, 1919, War -Savings Staizips wilt be sold by all Money -Order Post Offices, Banks, and other authorized Agencies, for 54.00 each, and on January 1st, 1924, Canada will pay 55.00 each for them. Registration Against Loss A Certificate is provided for the purchaser of a W. -S. S. On the certificate are spaces to which 10 W. -S. S. may be affixed. A certificate bearing one or more W. -S. S. may be registered at any Money -Order Post Office, fully protecting the owner against loss by fire, burglary or other cause. The Certificate also shows the Cash Surrender Value of W. -S. S. at various dates before maturity. SOLI` wRtREVER TRIS SIGN" IS DZSPLAYED Sick and' Run Down Automobiles If your auto needs attention, call us up. We are professional doctors for any make of auto. Work guaranteed. `].Teat your automobile to a New Years Gift by having it ovt'rhaulcd this winter and thus elimin- ate your auto troubles next season. gill storax cat's for overhauling free of charge. We have the room, 'r n r E. Merkley, Proprietor. f