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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1902-09-25, Page 2.811141114101100001111100011111111011011•0000teee00e000se0Nf10eegeeN Traoltfl Soutfl fltrIca Department of Agriculture. Otta- wa -1n view of the eatabliehment of direct eteamalap suedes brtwwvt Canada and steal' Melee, the in- tormatioi tarnished In n minimum - cation from Mr. W. N' Moore, of the Dominion Department of .'Vtri- culture, has particular interest at the present time. Late in 1'00 Mr. Moore was sent to entail Africa by the Dominion Department of Agrlrultnre, 'n con- nection with the shipments of sup- plies for military purposes, and while there he made a perianal study of the requiremente of the markets from a Canadian stand- point. During hie vied he had In- terviews with the leading import- ers and business men of Durban, East London, Port EiteabeLh, and tape Town, and Mr. Moore states; "In emelt of these centres of trade I was impreseel wlttt the cordial and friendly (eeihtg displayed by the people genoratty towards Can- ada and Canadians. The existence of this sentiment makes the twe- eted a specially opportune time for the Introduction of Canadian products. Our participation in the war has made Canada something more than u name to British South Africa, and the Interest thus awak- ebed manifests heel( In beeves,' circles, In a general desire for teeni- er commercial relations with Can- ada. "Tate magnitude and value of tete South African market was recog- nised by our nejbbore in the Unit- ed States some years ago, and, by persistent effort and good business Butte*, they have built up a trade worth In 1889 about eighteen mil- lion dollars. A fortnightly etenm- ship service has been in operation for several years between New. York and South African ports, and trade has increased rapidly. Cum- mereial travellers Iiepreeeattun halted States Vines, and thoroughly conversant with SOnth African methods and cue - team of business, are continually soliciting orders.. A llouriehlag bgslness is also done by New York commission houses. Their procedure le es follows: A repreeeutative, seet out to promote the interests of one of these firms, travels around the country until he has beoome somewhat familiar with the conditions of trade and the man- ner of transacting buslness. Ile then makes ono town his headquar- ters, and in each or the other teem - menial centres appoints resident agents who sell ep coutmiselon. Ml sales made by those cub -agents have to be contirmed by the head repre- sentative, eu that he can check any dealings with firms of no financial standing. Such a precaution le very e*eatial, because this business Is alt done on drafts with documents at- tached. It a male bo made the New York houee receive@ Ile commiieiou of 21.2 per cent. or whatever the rate may, be. Tho great dleadrantage of tram - sating buehteee through title medium 1s found ht the 'totalled, of lines sold by those eommissiot louses, leadlttg them to evork along tete Ilttea of least resistance, and to Nell the arti- clm that are well known and cell Meld readily. Direct Hepresentatloa. "01 primary importance le tite ques- tion of ways and means to be used to letroduce Canadian firms into the Bluth African market, mei to mule Canadian products known. Some pin their faith ou tbo efficacy of a cata- logue; but the conceneus of opinion of bueine s men on ON paint con- vinced me that, need alone ad an agent to secure new bud - am, the catalogue is nearly lifeless. Wlteu a South African firm receives a catalogue from a foreign home with which they have not had any dealings, the chances aired thotMe.nd to one that it le carver taken out of the wrapper. Every mall brings horde of circulars and Catalogues, which had f hely way Only auto tate waste paper basket. The most effective agency our com- petitors possess le the Direct Rep- eiebtative, One good agent who possesses energy, ability, and tact is worth a iehiploael of catalogues or unlimited advertisements. The sent should be equipped with sim- ples, catalogue@ (specialty adapted for this trade), and. instead of paying a fling visit, Inc ((Noll' remelt' in South Africa fro that he can become fa- miliar with the country and the de- tails of Its trade, Several (Irma, Whose interests do not clash might combine and send out, or engage, a repreeeatattvs to itandie their vari- etal tines. This will tomtits to n Melee pro - tort iou of flu' up -country trade; lent in the towns the well-to-do e111* want a good art tele, pl•Irel,e- !ag a'monetary eoneldera Oen. Proepeets for the Future, "The restoratiu t of confldenee in the I0) itit•nl future of souIII .1 Iran, combined with the world-wide ad- vertisement the country Lae re- oelved from the tear, will ui it eibt- oily result tat a much greater in- veetment of capital raid a large lnflue of pupnlatiou. 1'itnadbuts will have to be on the alert if they Melt to participate in the expel - ell expnnetnn of the South African tttntkyt, with a dlrcrt see yew; keen buaiuees rcprrer11111(1ees; ente•rpr's- lug whippr•e, who will work for In - tura rather than present profit e, and a determination to meet tee special requirements of the market, there is nothhtg to heeler the le- oetopment of a trete northy of our people and the a't Oi reee Of our onnulry.'' Mr. Moore farther stated that "be- tng interestel spxreeny in fool pro - duets, 1 pard partfenlar atten- tion to the needs of the mart In title branch of the trade and in- quired ns well Into the euurer; sup- plySng prers'nt demnends. In the fol- lowing details Natal and rape Col- ony are treated separately, became in some rewpocte ire trade of earl) preseute dttferent features. In dealing with the Imparts I have used the figures for 18:)8, In order to show the normal trade before the war. Flour Free From Duty. "Thera ten splendid market in Dur- ban for flour, as It is ono of leo few things or articles admitted free of duty. The 'melts In 1898 we re valued at 11,123,433, +he United States aupplying 81 per cent, and Auetrttila the balance. The first consignment of Canadian flour arrive' at Durban while I was there, and it prove) eat- ietuctary In every respect. Tho deal- ers were very much preened with the quality, and Bent repeat orders for the same brutes. The Australian flour, being made from sift wheal, require@ to be mixed with a strong flour to give good results. cheese. Duty on cheese 8 cents per Ill.; im- ports in 1898 $109,890; yapped as follows: ('niltt Kingdom 568 per cent.; Holland 32.5 per cent.; tier - many 5.3 per cent.; Auatrnha 4.44 per cent, Canadian Cheddars form u small part of the importation from the [hilted Kinmican. One Durban grocer who handles Canndhui cheese shipped from London spoke very btgh- ly of the $,nutty. The 0x1)0115(1 of tranethipment in England, and the profits of the middleman, however, add considerably- to the coot price landed In Fenton. Tito wise (about ementy pounde) Is not objectionable for the town trade, but it oil not do for any ot'te•. The Dutelt cheese weighs about twelve pounds. Tesla is the wise moot satisfactory for the up- country trade. Hefter. Duty 8 dente per pound. Imports in 18168, $485,710; newest as foliowe: United Kingdom 48 per cent., Aus- tralln 38.7 per cent., Cape Colony 5.9 per cent., Holland 5.7 per cent., Germany 3.7 per cent., United Statue L7 per cent. The 561b. box he a suitable package for the local trade, of Durban; but tinned butter Is ab- solutely necessary for the interior trade. Durban has cold storage ac- commodation; on the railroads and in the small up -country towns cold storage le unknown. The tinned but- ter trade, therefore, le bound to grow to large proportione. Bacon and Hams. "Duty on bacon and haute, 4cents per Ib.; Importer in 1898. $145„515, supplied as follows: United King- don, 97.8 per cent., United States owe per cent., Australia 9.8 per cent. Canadian bacon and home, like Cana- dian cheese, figure In the returns credited to the United Kingdom. Several grocers who import direct, and who cater to , the beet Durban trade, purchase Canadian bacon and hams In 'Liverpool and London. One of them told me that Canadian ba- con was the best on the, market, and that tyle customers preferred It to any other. Tire bacon le pub up as follows: It Is wrapped in smoked paper and then enveloped in canvas with the brand and weight stencil- led thereon, Then it le packed with dry enit In a wooden oaten, the gross weight of the whole package being Omit 200 pounds. A few packers of extra tine English bacon place a layer of oat hulls between the paper and the canvas, and motile dealers prefer to handle bacon pit up in title manner. Canadian baron has a good reputation 'here, and, If properly cured and packed should meet with a ready sale. A Land of Semple' cad Brawls. "In South Africa "Samples' and 'Brands' play, an important part in ballness. To self a new article a .ample must first be submitted, and 11 tho sample be a good 'Iced one a better impreselon is created than If it be a mean, niggardly one. Care- fut atteattoc to those email matters 1s repaid a hundred fold, while ne- gtect of them may, spall a good budl- niMs opportunity. It le a capital tiling to make up a email consign- ment, representative of the tineeto belntroluced, and to ship the lot to some reputable firm, advloing them that they are to take what (tam- ptes they require and make return, for the balance, ) • "Every article, oeper'ially in food atutts, elauld be sold ender a brand. If the price and quality he satis- factory, and the brand judlelonely advertised, it will 00011 taken firm hold on the market, because the people will alt for It and will take DO other. "In the past, 'price' rather than squatty; has rated In South Africa. Loniten, small cited cheeses are re- quired, and rats big 70 pound cheese le utterly unsuitable. In ('ape Town, however, where there Is a (toe retail grewery trade, the large else le quite acceptable. Butter. "On butter the duty Is events per pound ; imports In 181)8 $818,8:,10. The renutrke concerning cheese apply with 'squat force to butler. Ikea but- ter will well in late 'Posen for the retail g rocrry trade, but In the wholes/tie ()entree, where the largest geantitlee are imported. tinned but- ter is wanted by the trade. "Lt bacon and hen's the require- ments of the trade In Cate Colony coincide with theses of Natal. "This Ilia does not by any means solea@t the foul products that, un- der favorable emdttlone, Canada might supply. flood potatoes are al- iment a ttlxery In South Africa, yet France and England ship enormous quantities to that market every year; California (Inds there a big and pro- fitable merl-ct for dried and thine,' frulte; canned meats from l'hleneo are se wale in every town and vil- lage); and Australian frown and chilled MORALS are fetid wherever Pohl storage exletc. Quaker ottte Othe beet advertised article in Mouth At- hlete) is used ern every breakfast table ; while Swiss aumloneed milk hoddi Snell complete sway that the n11ikniitu le praoticaity unknown. The importation of split peas and beans le extremely large, but 0 fair por- tion Is Canadian grown, ehlptwd via - New York. Tinned vegetables find a ready Bale, and timed British Col- umbia salmon is in demand." Mr. Moore ouicluded by saying "The whole questlon of South Afri- can trade is to large, many sided one, and I have but irnpr'rfectty re- ferral to some of its features. The Information 1 have endeavored to convey, and the suggeettons 1 have veneered to make, are, however, the result of erose observation, and «',are- ful Inquiry, rind are, 1 believe, fully wnrrauherl by present conditions of trade in. Stith Africa." la tette Colony. "Wheat duty 50 mote per hun- dredweight ; total importe In 1898, $4,185,070. The importation of wheat for milling In the colony Is encouraged by the Imposition of a duty of 11.12 per hundred weight on flour. Compared with wheat the im- portation oT flour to email, being valued at $:168,(10O In. 1898. There should he a market here for our hard spring wheat, the United States having at present a monopoly In this line. One company alone with mills at Port Eilnabeth and Capetown import monthly from 20.000 to 25,- 000 Nebel' of hard spring wheat. Cheese. 'Doty on cheese 8e per pound; Imports In 1898 $358,290. For tit , trade of Port Elisabeth and East Stipday Scijooie INTERNATRUl1AL LESSON 110. XIii DICP1'ItMBEK 28, 1902. Review.- Deut. R: 140. Summary. -Lesson 1. Toper: ilea - vents bread. Macre: NIlue The wid- dernems Of Sen. The leraelitee Jour- neyed from Ellin to the wliderneea of fila ; they murmured against Moeee and Aaron; they feared they would starve in the wllderneee and longed to be back In Egypt ; the Lord rained bread from heaven. 11. Topic: God's covonaut with man. Place: Mount stinal. God rpake to the people with lits own voice and gave them tete len command- ments. This lesson embraces the first four. 1. Thou shalt have no other gale before Inc. le. Thou shalt not make metes thee any graven Imaged a. Thou shalt not take the name of of the Lord thy God to vain. 4. Re- member the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 1I1. Topic: The duties we owe to our fellowmen. Place: Mount Sinai. This Leeson embraces the last mix of tete ten commandments. 11'. Toplo: Ierael's idol worship. Place: Moment equal. After the ten commandments were given to the children of Israel, the Lord called Moses up truto the mount where Ile remained for forty days V. Tope: Setting up the taber- nacle. Place, Mount Sinai. Moses com- mands' that the tabernacle be eel up, the ark and the furniture were to be putt in the tabernacle; the altar of burnt -offering and the laver were to be pat bit tete court before the tabernacle. ' 1 VI. Topic : The consequences oil drunkenness. Place, MO11111. Slnat. Na - dab and Abtttu, Aaron's sone, put strange fire in their censers and event In before the Lon' ; the fire of the Lord devoured them. VII. Topic : Leaving Sinal for Can- aan. Placed: Mount Sinai. Paran. The cloud le taken up from off the tabernacle and the children of le- rael leave the wilnerneas of Sinai and journey to Parnn, Vali. Topic.: The land of Canaan. Place; Kadesft Barnes. One man from each tribe was sent to search the land of Canaan; they weregone forty days; they brought back came of the fruit of the land; they reported that the Meal was good. IX. Teeple : .Saving Israel from a Just punishment. Place: The valley of .trabah. The Israelites are oblige ed to go to war.) X, Topic : True and false wor- ship. Place: East of the Jordan; op- posite Jericho. The abominations of the heathen are enumerate' and poshlitely forbidden ley the 11- autghty. XI. Topic : The blessing and the 0uree. Place: East of the Jordan, opposite .1Prtele). (to,'e comnuinol- meats, are null litileu, and etre not afar off ; before every one is set 'life and good, and death and evil;' the commandment is given to love (lel and walk in Ills ways; a blessing le proutleed to tines who, do, but n curse is pronounced epott times tt'ho worship other gone and serve them; all are urge t to rhuoee i1fe: X11. Topic : (Teeing scenes In the life of Moeee. Place: Mount Negate Modes goes up from the plalne of Moalb to the top of Pisgah ; the Lord eliewetl 111111 110' land of prom- ise, but told hint Hint ne 'should not go over. PRAt'TH'AL SURVEY. Lesson 1. The Lord prof We. It was not ansolato want that caused the IernelDce to murmur at title - llht", but dletrust for the future. How soon mete forget 0;01'4 delhtrances'. and repine lu anticipation of evil to! come' .1 II. Duties to God. The "Lord thy 1 God' to the supreme lawgiver. He le' self-exl5teet, Independent and eter-` nal; the source of all being and ; power. The creature has no obtlgn-; Gone equal to there he owes his Creator. Other obligations are gee - tottery In character and grow out of the relettttnesttp wo sustain to each other. 111. Duller to men. Wo have duties to our fellow men that spring from our mention to God as our COMMA/II Father. There are duties we are under obligation to perform to each outer that arise from our special relations, and would exist 1f wo could )suppose man had no Creator. IV. Carnal worship condemned. The commandments had been proclaimed to Israel. Da revolts.) they said, "Ail that the Lord hath said will we do and be obedient," This they pledged themselves not to make graven i Menopa t0r to Isnv down to then. In Ices than forty days of (hi, time they' temelt nous' v demanded of Aaron, make ue gods, which may go before rte.'' Spiritual worship was not to their liking. V. (lode dwelling piece. All buildings Proteid for God's worship ought Ina = renes to have a dirine pattern. They should not he built for show and 40 gorgeously furnished that the poor will be excluded. "The glory of the Lord" tills all places where He 1e properly worshipped. VI. The effect of atruugdrink. Hie not improbable that the elm of Nadab amt Abllnt was caused by "strong drink" Under its influence they committed a great tin tend "teed be- fore the Lord." It nnbalnncea the Intellect and prompts the Individual to do wicked and rash acts. The brain fevered by excessive Situate - tion dos not perceive apparent dan- ger and often rushes its victim Into crime and death. Wine or strong drink disqualifies for the discharge of duty and the performance of sa- cred and butanes; obligations. , ,VII. The Lord dtrecting' hie church. Tho children of Israel rested in the wlldernes, of tenni nearly one year, and afterward, "took their journey according to the command - men' of the Lord." Tttne is not waatel in waiting upon the Lordtoe direction. "Ile that bellevethehell not wake haste." VIII. Tyre evil belief, 17nbelief is not content to root alone upon the word of Gal, but demende evidence of its troth. Israel said to Moen, "We will send men before tie and they shalt search mit the land." Rather than at once to trivet and obey (nod, they were willing to spend forty days fu peeing their ability to do what they were commanded. How condo. fecera:utg the Lord le to human wen knees 1 IX. God'e remedy. Goal's wage are not our ways. How unlikely that to look at the image of a serpent would heal Its deadly bite! Jaren! requested Meese to "pray unto the Lord Iliad ire take away the eer- petite." It ham been the ery of hu- manity that God may remove their nffilctlotw from them. 711tte he does not always cheese to do. The ter- peuts remained among the Israel - Dee, ami the Lord gave a perfect rem- edy against their fiery poison. IX. Christ's likeneee to Moses.- Moses oses-Moses was the greatest prophet that ever arose ,n Israel; Christ la the greatest that has ever arisen among men. Moses as to servant re- oetved and revealed tete law to the people; Chrlet as the only begot- ten Son of (nod cams from the. 'toe - oro of the Father" and revealed iiia perfect law to the world. God 'Spate err time pant unto the fa- thers by the prophets" : en these lost days Ho has sleeken 11010 MI by His Son, X. Rewards of love and obedience. -Hod's eon' manelnut 111• iuie. born pointy fleet before" ue. He hue 001 hWdan Mg law or platted it ett a great dlelnnce from men, Besides writing It upon tnh'Pe of stunP. It hue been written open our hearts. "Thr word to very nigh unto then In thy need li and h14114." The reit ante of obeei nee are "life and good," nal the wages of ceselwellen,, nee "death and evil." We are appealed to etc be- ings poeeeeeing n power of choice, with the exhorhdiem to "('hooey Ile that lath thou and thy toed may lisp." XII. efoses dee but his work lives. Before tris death Moss saw front Mount Nebo all the promisee Iawl. Mie eyreight must hive been super- nntnently assisted. It Is said that 'The Lon' ehowel h m n'1 the fund.'' The eervante of the L'ent often hurt glorkrus violent of the heavenly world, from mounts or rapture, pet before their eeeth. The Lord chows them the Cannan Of eternal rest prepared for Ifte people. Mases for forty years In the wilderness, l o t borne greet responsibllitteo, suffered and endured Many privntitns, and Jird Just before Israel entered the promlmrt posseselOns. St++++++++++++++++++++++44 AUNTY WOULD $ NOT BE FREE. 0'+++++++++++++++++++4+4-4t On to plantation in South Camelina there Is still living a representative of the old southern "mummy,'' whose memory to cherished with affec- tion by the older generation of that section. Site is known as "Aunty Pink.' to everyone for miles round, and it 1s an exceedingly black old "mammy," whose age Is a matter of more or less uncertainty, but Id known to be very great. Her Itis - tory has some unusual points about It. To begin with, she to only one generatLon remove) from savagery, and is llkewlee of royal blood, her mother having been an African princess, dragged away with others of her tribe and brought to this country nearly a century ago by a slave trader. The planter who bought the savage princess did not get a good bargain, for neither threats nor punlaliments ooukl ever brant her to degrade herself by working. She has been dead for many years, and "Aunty Plnk" Is believed to be her only living de- eoPminnt. Severin years before the olvll war, when "Aunty P:nk'' was still a young woman, der owner moved with his family from South i'atolitia to Flor- ida. There, finding that he had more slaves than were needed In the new Mace, he sold "Aunty Ptak" to a neighboring planter. She soon mar- ried, and In two or three years, with Iter husba.ted and one child, seemed quite contented In her new surroundings, although she still re- tained a strong affection for Ler former place. suddenly one day there came to her the news that her ohi master was to move back to the South Caro- tene home. "Aunty Pink" was des- perate at the thought that her own 'fondly," as she still regarded them, were to go netts away, where she Sunk' never see them -and partiou- tarly her old "massa" -any more. (lotng over to the plantation, where preparations for devparture were al- ready under way, she begged with tearer in Iter eyes that her former mneter would buy, her back and take her with Adm to South Caro. "But even 1f I should take you," lie tokd her, "1 oanmot buy your husband and child ; I don't need them." Thee, he supposed, would end the matter, but be was mistaken. "Aunty Plink" still maintained her petition, and the result was that she left her husband and nblld to follow the fortunes of her "fambty." That was nearly fifty years ago. She Ie now living in a snug little cottage un the "quarters" on the plantation of the son of her old owner. The war which Treed the claves made little difference to her. She is as devoted to the eon as she was to his father, and he makes it hie especial care to see that "Aunty pink" tuts alt the comforts she can desire. He keepe her supplied with tObaoeo for her pipe, and every time he gime to the city he brings back a bottle of the whiskey that the old soul 'nem, although she Bever tome it to excess. It to small wonder that "Aunty Pink" feels as if she were at least part owner of the plantation. DREADFUL CASE OF ITCHING PILES Doctor Wanted to Burn the Skin With a Red Hot Iron -Patient Was Cured by Dr. Chase's Ointment Alex. McLean, Tarbot Vale, N. a., writes: Tor two veers I worked as (f'e'thn tan on the Dominion Coal Company's Railroad between Sydney and Glace Bay, N. S, and during that time was exposed to all (forte of weather. Gradual', my health failed, and I became n victim of protruding pees. At first tend not know what my ailment was, but consulted a doctor, and though he treated me for pits@, they only grew worse. "I was forced to give up work and return to my home. My suffering could scarcely be described. I could not waik or 11e down, but while the rest of the family was sleeping I would be groaning and aching from the excruciating pains. " Again i decided to consult a doe- " My erpertence with Dr. Chase'! tor, Tide new stripped me, and said the piles would have to Ito burned with a real bot Iron. 1 711100x01 at tho thought of burning the flesh, and told him I could not think of under- going ouch an operation, so he gave Inc some salve, for titre he charged me two dollars, but it did not do me any good. "I woe In to deoperate condition and itad given up hope of ever being freed from this dreadful suffering, when a trlend told me about Dr. Chase's Ointment. fle said he had POPO so many mem that 1t bad cured that he would pay for it himself if It failed to cure. Ointment Is that the first applies - Hon did me more good than did the two doctors, and it ,has made me as well and as tree froth piles as any man. Bance being cured I worked during the whiter in the lumber woods and experienced no return of m, did trouble. I am not putting it too strong when I say that Dr. Cluase's Ointment was worth .100 a box to me. You are tree to use my testimonlal for the benefit of others, as I feel It my duty to make kaowa this great ointment." Dr. Chase's Ointment, 80 cents a box, at all dealer's, or Eclaisnaon. Bates a Co., Toronto.