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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-10-11, Page 44111111111111111111111111Aiw01M11iArISM OWSUMO fa111 iA We Invite You To call and inspect our beautiful assortment of Wedding Presents, including Jewelry, Silver- ware, Clocks and Sterling Silver Souvenirs. Fine Watch and Jewelry repairing a specialty. Kaiser the Jeweler 1 CHISHOLM BLOCK. aasasrsrsm-sersl+sast sasstssssuranrnemmen rimeeme mws__ THE WINGHAM ADVANCE. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1906 D. M. GORDON Dress Goods.' We desire to call the attention of the Ladies to our very large and unusually grand display of Dress Goods. You will find here the very latest shades (many of them very hard to obtain) and the newest weaves ; values here, as always, are right. Our sales of Ladies' Coats this season is the largest on record, but our stock, with the late ad- ditions, is still very well assorted, and all requir- ing Coats will find the best values and correct styles here. D. M. Gordon oA.��i-$-”13-4.33333iali'sisw- ?6333333,saal aa3393o"-sa ss*:3*•3' m ftt di wear fi Alfw en ili +11 If you want the best, give us a call. Prices w T low -- Qualities high, With the additional to /ftfloor space acquired, we'll be in a better posi- iii * tion than heretofore to serve your interests. ui et.A. call solicited. Repairing done neatly. is te R. JOHNSTON tedr Po MACDONALD BLOCK THE SHOE MAN isia %ru 1I -I -E eevsf.-:ciss:Els£s***E'.esesPeeessicEtPr: ESESSECIPSSEEf-tits gi Cut Prices on Heating or Cooking Stoves (COAL OR WOOD) We can save you from $2.00 to $5.00 on a Stove. Bargains on Second-hand Stoves. We need your money and will give you good value. CENTRAL HARDWARE BISHOP & BALL ..w PRINTS -A good variety of English and Canadian Prints, also w American Prints, fast colors, at 7e. Pretty CEA3313RAYS, in perfeetiy fart colors, for dresses, dainty colors. n1ERCILUAS.--The newest Dress Gossds for .summer, guaranteed 1•w to retain 5th silky gloss and color after washing. eae AMERICAN 3ftSLn, s---Pa3t colors, at 5u and 0c. LADIES' WHITE SHIRT WAISTS. --Beautifully trimmed, fast feW odd sizes left, Will to e.,:d at cost. Also a few em- broidered Waist enais, fine Swills, a beautiful thing for leery little money. LADIES' ` :STS.---AII kinds, and Very cheap. hummer Sale Of all Summer Goods. See our Bargains in These Lines. EM1 ROIDER1ES,-Vera` special valnee in Embroideries, regular 15c for 10e, regniar ltei for Ca, &.., ate. E 11OSII sY.--Cotton Hoerer3r, MLA an3 Tan, .at all UNDEfwEARe-whits U"nkerwear to ie o"eared Guy at once. Blank Sateen tnderskirtt at cam°. .� CL -1 ATIIS. ETC. ---Lace Curtains to Fes soil at.y' great redaned pprice?. Curtain Net, Dotted Xaflinef, arn3 Co:or d Curtain Mastitis. iiounterpnes, Towels fit Hire pair for 2✓ -'C, Flare zuelettes, Ladles' Oxford Shoes. and Many outer things to be cleared out during this hlothtb. Ours the Sacrifice, Yours the O'l'in. T. A. MILLS woe woe - woe M M woei M w.. 4.000 LAMP .00 w. 4•041 - ABOUT THE CHINESE EMPIRE. It Is a little tztore than four years since the, Restoration, as we may call the return of the Court in January, 1002. In this period it is safe to say that. more sweeping reforms have been decreed than were enacted in half a century by ;any country, if we except japan, whose example the Chi- nese profess to follow, and France in the Revolution, of which 'Macaulay remarks that they "changed every thing from the rites of religion to the fashion of a shoe -buckle." In 1895 China's entire fleet was de- stroyed by the Japanese. .At present they have a squadron under each vice- roy ; but all combined would hardly form the nucleus of a navy. That they intend to create a navy may be inferred from the establishment of a Naval Hoard. In view of the exploits of Japan, and under the guidance of Japanese, they are certain to develop this feeble plant and to snake it for- midable to somebody -- perhaps to themselves. In 1860 a wild horde with match- locks and bows, the Chinese army is now supplied in part with repeating rifles, trained in Western drill, and dressed in uniforms of the Western type. The mancenvres that took place near Peking last autumn made a gala clay for the Imperial Court, which ex- pressed itself more than satisfied with the splendor of the spectacle. The contingent belonging to the province is 40,000, and the total thus drilled and armed is not less than 200,000. Next fall the troops of eve provinces are to meet in Honan. Thanks to railroads, something like concentration is com- ing within the range of possibility, Not deficient in courage, what these raw battalions need to make them effective is confidence in themselves and in their commanders. Lacking in the lively patriotism which makes heroes of the Japanese, these fine big fellows are not machines but animals. A change has also taken place in the sentiment as to railroads. At first dreaded as an instrument of foreign aggression, they are now understood to be the best auxiliaries for national defence. It has further dawned on the minds of a grasping mandarinate that they may be utilized as a. source of revenue. If stocks pay well, why should not the Government hold them? "Your railroads pay 10 per cent. -that's the sort of railroads we want in China," said one of the Com- missioners at a banquet in England. The building of railroads has been slow in comparison with that of the telegraph. The provinces are covered with wires. Governors and captains consult with each other by wire in preference to a tardy exchange of written correspondence. The people, too, appreciate the advantage of com- munication by a flash with distant members of their families, or settling questions of business in remote places without stirring from their own doors. The wireless telegraph is also at work ; a little manual translated by a native Christian tells thein how to use it. THE HORSE INDUSTRY OP ONTARIO. At the last session of the Legislature the Minister of Agriculture secured an appropriation for the purpose of mak- ing an investigation into the condition of the horse industry in the Province of Ontario. This work is now being undertaken by the Department of Ag- riculture of Ontario,'and will be com- menced early in October. The object of this investigation is to obtain infor- mation to be used in deciding as to the best policy to adopt to encourage more extensive breeding of a better class of horses. Following are the principal points which will be considered in the course of the investigation :-- (1) The. number, type, quality and breeding of stallions and brood marcs in the Province. (2) What conditions have affected or are affecting the quality and number of stallions and brood mares in the various sections of the Province, and if the effect is for good whether or not the same conditions could be applied in other sections; and if the conditions have not agood effect, what, could be done to improve them, (3) What class of horses can most profitably be raised in different sec- tions of the Province under the na- tural conditions found in those sec- tions. (4) The system of owning horses by a syndicate and any other plan at pre- sent adopted in Ontario other than private ownership. (5) The views of horsemen generally as to the advisability of a Stallion In- spection Act, A6) Suggestions from those interest- ed in the horse business as to what can be done to improve conditions of 1 the horse business generally. In order to procure dila information, the Province will be divided into eight districts. Two competent and expert horsemen hare been selected and al- lotted to each district. From five to six weeks will be spent in each district by the Committee Appointed for that i district. The districts will be corn- , posed of a number of counties grouped together, the number snaking up each district being decided by the length of ' time required to go through a county. Each county will require from four to nine days. The information regarding stallions will be as detailed Re poeetl 1e, each stallion in the Province being in- epected. The information regarding metre cannot be got so accurately, but a great deal of information can be pro- enred from the stallion owners in each di_Mtrict as to the number, type and quality of the brood snares, the Csmt- i mittee having an opportunity of eon. Aiming this by noting the appearance of the mares *ern while travelling through the district. Regarding the other imettere of a react* puerM1 n - tore, information will be procured by close observation and by conversation with those suet by the Conlulittee who may have any knowledge of the lora' conditions, In addition to the work as above outlined, it is being arranged to have one public tueeting,in each county at some point centrally located, and where a special interest is taken in the horse industry, The object of the meeting is to give any person who so desires an opportunity of expressing his views to the Committee. The meeting in each county will be held immediately after the Committee has completed the work in that county. In each Farmers' Institute distv'iet the Secretary has been asked to assist in the work of procuring the names and addresses of the stallion owners and laying out the most convenient route for the Committee to follow while in his district. He has also been asked to accompany the Committee, and to arrange for the public meeting in the county. In cases where the Secretary was unable to do the work, the President of the Farmers' Insti- tute has been asked to make the ne- cessary arrangements. The dates and points at which the public meetings will be held have been selected. Ar- rangements have also been completed for the dates allowed for each Insti- tute divisiou, and the points at which Committees will transfer from one In- stitute district to the one following. The work should have the sympathy and co-operation of all owners of stallions and of all who are interested in 'the horse industry, It is hoped that the Committees will be given every facility for procuring the infor- mation required, and that every per- son interested will take advantage of the opportunity being given to ex- press his views as to how the horse in- dustry of this Province can best be improved. 4 THE WHEAT YIELD OF CANADA. Canada's wheat yield for the Iast ten years averaged 18 bushels an acre. The wheat yield in the United States for the same period was 13 bushels per acre. Manitoba's average wheat yield for ten years has been 21 bushels per acre. Minnesota's yield for the same period has been 14; in Kansas, 12; in Mis- souri, 11. Wheat 621 lbs. to the bushel has been grown at Fort Simpson, 818 miles north of Winnipeg. Canada's western wheat contains 10 per cent. more albuminoids than the best European varieties. One hundred pounds of Canadian flour makes more bread of high qualis ty than the same weight of any wheat imported into Britain. Lord Strathcona asserts that in ten years Canada can produce all the grain needed in Great Britain. Great Britain imports annually 200 million bushels of wheat. Of this Canada sends her only 20 million bushels. Eighty-seven per cent. of the wheat grown in Canada's west in 1904 was suitable for milling purposes. Canada ranked first in wheat dis- play at St. Louis Fair. One hundred and fifty varieties of wheat and other grains were there shown from Canada. Wheat was there shown grown 2,000 miles north of St. Louis. United States exports of wheat and flour to Great Britain are fast de- clining. Wheat production, 1904 : Manitoba, 15.62 bushels to acre ; Northwest Ter- ritories, 18 bushels; North Dakota, 11.8; Minnesota, 12.8. Canadian No. 1 hard wheat is the highest priced wheat in the world. Relative value in Liverpool market : Canadian No. 1 northern, $L14; No. 2, $1.11; best Russian, $1.02 ; Argentine, 99 cents ; India, 91 cents. - So long as wheat raising is the sta- ple industry the storage question will be of paramount interest. The follow- ing summary shows the present stor- age capacity west of the lakes: Manitoba, 271 stations ; 699 eleva- tors ; three warehouses ; capacity, 20,656,100 bushels. Saskatchevean, 113 stations ; 1,059 elevators ; 15 warehouses ; capacity, 8,951,600 bushels. Total interior capacity, 31,323,200 bushels. Alberta, 27 stations; 43 elevators; two warehouses; capacity, 1,715,500 bushels. Terminals at head of lakes, 10 ; ca.- pacity,19,130,000. Total number of stations, 413 ; ele- vators, 1,059 ; warehouses, 50 ; total capacity, 50,453,200, an increase over 1904 of 3,640,200 bushels, mainly in in- terior elevators.---WinnipegTelegram. 4; - ---It is stated that the Temiskaming and Northern Railway earned one- quarter of a million dollars last year over and above the cost of operating expenses. This is equal to 4 per eent. on a little over $6,000,000, and the por- tion of the railway under operation last year did not cost that amount. Irl this case, at all events, public operation of e, public utility hats justi- iled iteeif. • In the fiscal year ending June last over twelve million dollars worthof mowers and reapers were exported from the lYnited States; of plowrs and cultivators the export amounted to over four million✓,, anal of other imple- ments to eight and one-quarter liottet. Argentina furnishes the largewt market for American tarot maehioa`T, • Dissolution of Partnership Sale AT "THE BIO STORE," WINOUAM, ONT, • TWO WEEKS LONG -ER - TO OCTOBER 27 tig It will wean very quick selling to reduce our stock one-half in two weeks. But it can be done. We'll make the prices interesting --You do the rest. Remember, our stock is nearly all NEW, OLEAN and UP-TO-DATE. We quote a few prices this week. Men's and Boys' Men's Freize 'tasters, regular $7,00, for 11 .f " f. 5,50, for " " `< " 4,00, for Men's Rain Coats, regular $10,00, for ReadyMade Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats. $3,50 2.75 2.00 7,50 '• " " " 8,00, for 6.00 " " " " 5,00, for '175 Men's Tweed Suits, regular $12.00, for 9.00 " •' " 10.00, for 7.50 •' " " 8.00, for 6.00 Men's Dress Overcoats, regular $10.00, for $7.50 .. '' „ ,. 9,00, for.... ... 6,75 " 7.50, for 5.02 Youths' Dress Overcoats, regular 10.00, for 7,50 'I " ` + 9.00, for 0,75 " •` 0,00, for 4,50 Boys' Overcoats, regular $7.00, for 5,25 6,00, for 4,50 " " " 4.75, for 3,50 LONELIES,-22 Odd Suits for Men, worth. $5.00 to $11.50 a Suit --Clearing Sale Price, per Suit $3.50 Men's Hard and Soft Felt Hats at Half Price. $2.25 Hats for $L13 $2.00 Hats for $1.00 $1.50 hats fur 75c $1.00 Hats for .50 I .75 Hats for .38 I .50 Hats for tae Bargains in English Fancy Worsted Tweeds, Canadian and Scotch Tweeds for Men's Suits. Regular $1.50 per yard, for....$1.00 I Regular $1,25 per yard, for, ...83c I Regular 51.00 per yard, for....67c " 75c per yard, for .50 I " 50e per yard, for 33e " 40c per yard, for 27c Women's Rain Coats and Shower Proof Coats at Slaughter Prices. $15.00 Coats for $10.00$12.00 Coats for $8.00 $10,00 Coats for. $6.07 9.00 Coats for. 0.00 I 0.00 Coats for 4.00 I 5.00 Coats for 3.33 About 75 Ladies' Tailor.Made Top Skirts, New Styles. SVe quote just two lines. We can't give prices on everything here, Women's Dark Gray Homespun Skirts, Tailor -Made, regular $3.00 -for {, 4, ,4 „ „ {, ., $3.50 --for See our stock of Dress Skirts. They are handsome and perfect fitting. $1.38 1.48 Every yard of CARPET, LINOLEUM and FLOOR OILCLOTI3 at CUT PRICES during the SPECIAL SALE. Also CURTAINS, BED SPREADS, TABLE COVERS, ROLLER WINDOW SHADES, COUCH COVERS, DRAPES, CURTAIN POLES, ETC. Bargains In The Chinaware Department. Every Dinner, Tea and Toilet Set - every piece of Plain and Fancy China - every piece of Glassware, Graniteware, &e., at Special Sale Prices. The Stock must be sold, Boots and Shoes -Nearly MI New Fall Goods. New Styles. Women's Fine Dongola Kid Boots, aleo Box Calf, &e. Misses' and Children's Boots and Shoes --all sizes - good quality. Men's and Boys' fine, medium and heavy Boots. Every pair on sale at greatly reduced prices. TERMS OF SALE. -Spot Cash or Tracie. No Goods Charged. All accounts must be paid by Cash or Note. Jno. & Jas. H. Kerr WINGHAM, ONTARIO. taking nearly six million dollars worth last year, as compared with less than four millions in 1904. * „ -A writer in the New York Out- look, in speaking of recent industrial progress in Cuba, says :-"In four years, since the American army left the Cuban Government in control, its railway system has increased almost one-fourth, from 1,209 miles to 1,589 miles. In 1898 there were 1,080 miles -two-thirds the present mileage. Its sugar product, 1,092,000 tons in 1905, exceeded that of 1894, the Iargest year of Cuban history. This only means that old plantations, about 2,000,000 acres, are again producing. When land newly brought under cultivation in the past five years yields, the crop will be 1,500,000 tons. Its tobacco pro- duct has risen to $26,000,000. Where 375,000 bales of 110 pounds were pro. duced before the war, 475,000 bales were grown last year. A Famous School. CENTRAL STFRATFORD. ONT. the�besth Comrecognizedrools ©in the Province. Our courses are thorough and up-to-date. We give a practical training and assist our graduates to good positions. It 15 impossible for ss to satisfy the demand made on us for Office help. Those interested in their own welfare should write for our free catalogue. Brxrorr & McLaucunex, Principals A Good Chance to secure an education that will most quickly and surely fit you for the practical duties of life is offered by this school. Under new manage- ment, with improved equipment and courses our oldest school is the new- est and one 'tot the, best. Write for catalogue and free budget of "fleet- ness Writing." BRITISH AMERICAN BUSINESS COLLEGE. Y. M.C, A. Yon e & McGill Sts. Bnllding, TORONTO. T. M. WATSON, PRINCIPAL. i eat ail igh Grade" Training Pays d that is the kind the famous I;LLIO TT O1ON' O, oNT. Ives to its students. nt, ent students have taken positions at salaries from $.10 Der month to s10011 per annum. It it a well-kdo vn teat that mar tchoel Is the beat of Its kids In Canada. This month is a splendid time to enter. All graduates fret poettkms. Demand is nearly 90 times the supply. Write today for catalogue. W. 5. 10.44011, hie*pat Ner. There Idea Aissettesr lits.) THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Paid-up Capital, $10,000,000. Reserve Fund, $4,500,000 HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO B. E. WALKER, General Manager ALEX. LAIRD, Asst. Gen'l Manage? BRANCHES THROUGHOUT CANADA, AND IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND BANKING BY MAIL Business may be transacted by mail with any branch of the Bank. Accounts may be opened, and deposits made or withdrawn by mail. Every attention is paid to out-of.town accounts. Wingham, Ont., Branch :-A. E. Smith, Manager. BANK OF llAMbON WINGHAM. CAPITAL PAID 17P $ 2,500,000.00 RESERVE FUND 2,500,000.00 TOTAL .ASSETS . 80,000,000,00 EON. WM. GIBSON - President J. TURNBULL, Vice -Pres. & Gen. Manager IL M. Watson, Asst. Gens. Manager. B. Willson, Inspector. BOARD OP DIRECTORS. Jno, Proctor C. C, Dalton Hon. J. S. Hendrie Geo, Rutherford C. A. Binge Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Int- erest allowed and computed on SOth November and 81st May each year, and added to principal Spools! Deposita else received at current tater of interest, C, P. SMITH, Agent Dickinson & Holmes, Solicitors DOMINION BANK. HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO. Capital (paid up) $3,000,000 Reserve ian p om%i - $3,$39,000 Total Assets, over $42,000,000 • WINGfIA1tf BRANCH. Farmers' Notes discounted. Draft* rpeads, ttrUnttdtatesand E , SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest allowed an depoMte of J1.00 and upward., and added to principal wth June sad 31st Nombre M,Oh you. The Huron County Weather Insurance Co. Insures farm property against damage from wind storms, tor- nadoes, Cyclones, Sm. ABNER COSENS AGENT -- WING]3AM UST ARRIVED .A. Complete Stock of SUITINGS • OV1 RCOATINGS TROUSI:RINGS AND VESTINGS. These are all of the latest de- signs and materials and at prices that are reasonable. 'We have a special line of Blue and Black Worsteds you should see. Call and have a look through our stock and see the Fashions for Fall and Winter. All you leave to do is -tell us how you want your garment made and we make it that way. Our trimmings are of the best. Robt. Maxwell 0, T, l $pl lis l� )linger 11411 dirt Tailor M Wingate a.'VMa Oce, tar