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35TII YL R,, NO. 48,
SANCTUM PARAORAPI-HS,
----Canada has the honor of enter,
taming her future • King, His. Royal.
Highness, Edward, Prince of Wales,
who is in attendance at the Tercenten-
ary eel ebration,
* *
—Among the honorsbestowed upon
distinguished Canadians by His Royal
Highness, the Prince of Wales, is that
of Knighthood upon Ontario's popular
Premier, who will' now be known as
Sir James Pliny Whitney. Even
those who are not admirers of the Pre-
mier will admit that the honor was
fittingly bestowed, and that the reci-
pient deserved recognition,
* * *
—During the recent Ontario elec-
tions mach was said about the O'Brien
mine. R may interest all electors,
whether Grit or Tory, to know that
for the three months ending June 30,
the province received in royalties on
the product of the mine, $38,20.4,92.
At this rate the income of the pio-
'vince from this mine alone means
between $150,000 and $160,000 per
year. The percentage is 25 per cent.
of' the valve of the ore at the pit's•
mouth, less expenses of mining.
* * *
—The C.P,R. recently gave an order
for twenty heavy freight locomotives
for the western wheat haulage.
They will cost abort $15,000 each, or
$300,000. Each engine can draw fifty
ears of wheat from the west, and each
car will hold a thousand bushels, or
50,000 bushels at one trip - for each
engine. Twenty will draw twenty
times that, or (one million bushels) at
one trip each. If each engine makes a
few trips eastward with wheat, that
ought to put some money into circula-
tion in the West.
—As to the certainty of a Domin-
ion election this antnmn, opinion is
divided. Some think, that if the Sas-
katchewan elections result favorably
for the Liberals, there will be a gener-
el election soon after. Others incline
to the opinion that another session
will be held. As the Government
made no declaration of its intention in
this respect before Parliament pro,.
rogued (as Premier Whitney did)
nothing positive is known publicly.
For some reason, however, October, is
hinted at as the time when the dee,
tions may be brought on.
« *«
--A• general election was held Rine
25th in the province of Ontario; and
still there is no word of protests, elec-
tion trials with their old-time revela-
tions of bribery that made the face of
the honest electorate tingle with
shame ; neither, have we had .charges
and counter -charges, "saw -offs`" 'and
other questionable accompaniments of
general elections heretofore. A new
era seems to have dawned, and
Ontario is outliving the disgrace
brought upon her by dishonest politi-
cians of the past. May such con-
ditions continue, and the name of our
fair province never again become a
byword and reproach because of elec-
tion crimes.
* **
—The Legislature of Saskatchewan
has been dissolved, and an election
has been ordered for August .14th
with nomination one week earlier.
The Legislature just dissolved was
only elected about two years and
a half ago, and there does not appear
to be any great issue requiring an
appeal to the country in harvest time.
Hence, ,it is no wonder that many
regard it as a means to ensure another
term which might be difficult w g It to
secure, after the Dominion election,
which is likely to come before many
months. A victory in Saskatchewan
may assist Sir Wilfrid Laurier. But
if the Saskatchewan, elections were
held off until the proper time for an
appeal, and in the meantime, the
Dominion Government had a close
call or was defeated, it might go hard
with the Liberal Government of Sask-
atchewan. This appears, to be the
main reason for another appeal to the
people in less than three years.
—Edison, the famous inventor,
says: --"After all, sleep is only a ha-
bit ;
a,bit; there is nothing to prove that
men really need it, Men first learned
to sleep because when darkness came
they then had nothing else to do.
Through the ages their descendants
doing likewise, made sleep custom
a, matter of course --but if Men had al -
Ways lived in a land of perpetual light
and sunshine, t don't suppose we
would sleep at sit. As is well known
Mr. Edison limits Himself to four or
five hour's' sleep in the twenty-four.
Ile said he had not slept more than
five hours in a night for forty years.
In much of that time he averaged
Only four hours. Mr. Edison's assts-
tants were limited to four hours' sleep
in the 24,and. kept it upfor two s
r years,
p3'
The great inventor adds --"The Hien
who slept four hours in the twenty.
four had absolute rest. The person
who sleeps too midi not only expert -
maces a heat/ feeling in the body,
t � bat
cl
1'• r
g y
usually does not enjoy absolute ttn-
eonsc1ousness lwhlle he sleeps. If
time lost in awakening and dreams
Were treasured, the person who
thinks he is having his full eight
hone of steep, is not hawing nom
than flee or ebt,"
Lower Wingham,
Thos, Groves is visiting in ICincar-
dine,,
Mrs. Phippen, sr„ has returned from
Detroit.
y
Mrs. Kelbert is a guest at Sand
Fi nlay's.
Miss Martha Baker is visiting at
Geo, Srigley's at present.
Mrs. Alex, Bird and family of Lis-
towel are visiting at the parental
home.
The Maitland was high last week on
account of heavy rains; not often in
July is it so high..
Lower town will probably send a
good contingent to Kincardine on
Thursday, 30th inst.
There is no word yet of the recovery
of the body of John Welsh, who was
reported drowned in the West.
Mrs. Wm. Hogg of Grey was the
guest of Mrs. Geo. Phippen last week,
before going to Pelee island.
Mr. John Hackett, of this burg,
spent last week visiting at Balsam
Grove farm, the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Irwin of Ashfield,
A lot of upper town youngsters held
a picnic in the Lower town recreation
park on Thursday afternoon, and vot-
ed that they had a good time,
Miss Maud Netter•field of this vicini-
ty and Mr. Herbert, Walsh of Wing -
ham were united in matrimony, in
Toronto, one day last week. It was a
very quiet affair.
There was a good attendance at the
prayer service held in the home of
citizen Thos. Gray last Thursday- even-
ing. It will be at Walter Welsh's
this Thursday evening.
Notwithstanding that Leap year is
more than half gone, we have quite a
number of fine young ladies, who
have as yet ,not summoned courage to
avail themselves of this privilege. 7.
A, number of our citizens were notic-
ed running towards the `schoolhot,se
the other day, in a state 4 of excite-
ment, as if the Academy of Learning
was on flee ; lint it wasn't. What
could have been the matter I
wonder ?
Haying is past, and tak%n altogeth-
er, the crop is a fair one, but not so
heavy as it was thought at one time.
But there will be no scarcity. We
heard of one man, who refused $20 a
ton for his hay last winter. New hay
can be got for $7, What fools we
mortals be.
Complaints have been made that
a number of boys have been in the
habit of bathing entirely nude. • On
Saturday, Constable .Phippen corral-
led a number of them. He warned
them of the consequences if caught
again, and they promised to be good,
as they don't want to come up before
the Police Magistrate.
trate
The old stone foundation of the
schoolhouse is being removed, and a
cement wall built in its ,place, Some
think the trustees should have raised
the building so that a furnace could
have been installed. Heating with
stoves is behind the times, and this
important suburb ought to be up-to-
date in its educational facilities any-
way.
This is no small affair, this Lower
Wingham, We have mercantile
establishments, the Western Foundry
and the Electric Light works ; a num-
ber of well-to-do farmers; a lot of
honest working men, also gentlemen
retired living on the interest of their
money ; a real live Provincial con-
stable; a bailiff, a recreation park
where pleasure seekers love to con-
gregate, to say nothing of our fishing
industry, our dam, two iron bridges,
clouds of dust and heaps of potato
bugs. I tell you we are not to be sniff-
ed at, and we won't be snuffed out
either.
Tliis bustling adjunct of the Town
of Wingham was all agog last week,
when it was announced that there
really were to be "doins" at the elec-
trie power house. As the orators say,
we "heard with unbounded pleasure,"
that before the snow fliee, there will
be many changes. When you see the
Mayor, the Reeve, Tont Gregory, the
Clerk, and a stranger, Who looks wise
and does "Jiggers" down here, you
can het there's something on deck,
But when they 'get excited, talk in
tones $7,000 loud, and begin to drive
stakes, you can key your old banjo
np to Concert pitch, and sing "There',
a hen on, and chickens wall be hatch-
ed." Well, all the aforesaid notables
were here last week,andwe
expect
peri
something big in proportion. They
don't intend to let the old aggregation
of wheels, gears, pulleys, engines,
bricks, mortar, coal, etc., with Styles
and Bradwin into the bargain, all
tumble down in
a heap, fallin
c
the rico and go down the river. No
ti
r, there's
to be no wreck tt cck here, but
r1r
jinn-jatn new outfit, with brass knobs,
patent leather belts, niekel-plated all
cans (may be.) Anyway it is to be
a jinx -dandy. Already,
Already,
the genial
manager Wy1es looks happier than 1e
did, arid almost as tickled as he was
on the Twelfth, with his silk hat and
cane, When the street car line opens
between the recreation grounds here
and the Town hall in Upper town,
this Will be a popular sttntmer resort,
don't you think
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Wingham Advance.
WINGrHAX, OENT,, TJ:U`RSDAY, JULY 80, 1908,
Died in. Grand Rapids.
Word has .bean received of the
death of Mrs, Fred Hughes of Grand
:Rapids, Mich., (formerly of Wingham)
Which took place on Monday, July
20th, Besides.her sorrowing husband,
she leaves a family of four daughters
and one son, Deceased will be re-
membered by many in Wingham,
who will regret to hear of her death.
Voters' Lists,
Voters' Lists of the different muni-
cipalitiesare at present being prepar-
ed and will soon be in the hands of the
officials; indeed some are now com-
pleted. Every elector should make it
his own business to see that his name
appears ou the list. Don't leave this
to your neighbors to look after, be-
cause the neighbors generally have
enough worry attending to their own
affairs. If a list is printed, and you
a`..e left off, you can apply to have
your name put on the list within
thirty days after first posting up of
the list, and that date is stated on the
front page of the list. When a pian is
left without a parliamentary vote, it
is often due to his own carelessness,
1iSe1sonaIs
Miss Jean Dallas is Visiting in Ham-
ilton.
Mr. R. Lediet of Paris was in town
last week.
Mr, Hewer of Tilsonburg is visiting
his son in town.
Mrs. Price of Orangeville is visiting
her son, Dr. Price.
Gordon Gunii of Seaforth was a visi-
tor in town last week.
Miss Laura Mulvey is spending a
few weeks at Bayfield.
Miss Vina Nelson of Toronto is
home fora few weeks' vacation.
Mr. Wm. Constable has gone to
Sault Ste Marie on a holiday trip.
A. E. Bradwin of Galt visited at the
parental home in town last week.
Dr. W. Giles Collison of Lindsay
visited Wingham friends last week.
Dr. Earl Ball of Toronto visited the
Misses Balt in town a few days last
week,
Miss Letitia Robinson is spending a
couple of weeks with -friends in Sea -
forth.
Miss Thurso Gerry .of Brussels is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Willis,
this week. •
Herb Jerome of Detroit has been
visiting at his home here during the
past week.
Mrs. W. Rose of Teeswater and her
friend, Miss Hueston, were guests of
Mrs. W, H. Green.
Miss Jennie Halliday of Toronto is
spending her holidays with her moth-
er and sister in town.
Miss Carrie Hingston of Brussels
visited at her brother's, Mr. A. King-
ston, during the past week.
Miss Nellie e e Haines has returned
to ed
home, after spending three months
with her sister, Mrs. Gingrich, in Lis-
towel.
Mrs. Campbell of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
and her son, who is attending College
in Philadelphia, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. Davis.
Mrs. 0. G. Clark and daughter,
Anna Louise, of Hartford, Conn., are
visiting Mrs. Clark's brother, J. J.
Kerr of East Wawanosh.
Mrs. Wadland and little son Bur-
ton, also Mrs. Kinsman of Sarnia,
who have been spending the last week
with relatives and friends in town,
have returned home taking with them
Roy and Mamie Kinsman for a short
holiday.
Church 'News
Rev. Wm. Lowe of London, who is
spending his vacation in this vicinity,
will preach in St. Paul's church next
Sunday morning.
The choir singing in the Methodist
church next Sunday, will be rendered
by male members of the choir, the
ladies taking a rest.
Rev. E, C. Jeakins is expected to
preach his first sermons in Wingham,
on August 9th. He will anive in
town on Friday, the 7th,
Rev. W. Daniels, Field Secretary
of Baptist missions in the Canadian
West, will deliver an address in the
Baptist Church, Wingham, this even-
ing ( Wednesday) at 8 o'clock,
On Sunday morning, 9th inst.,
there was a large congregation at the
church of the Messiah, Kincardine, to
tvitness the induction of Rev. henry
Alfred Wright, B,A,, the new rector.
The induction service was conducted
by ''Venerable Archdeacon Mackenzie,
of Brantford, assisted by Rev. Mr.
Lowe, London,
The Quarterly Sacramental services
of Wingham Methodist Chureh will
be held next Sunday. Fellowship ser-
vice in the Lecture room, at 0,.J a.in. ;
preaching services at 11 am. and 9
pan. The Sacrament of the Lord's
supper will be administer
ening ser-
ed at the
close of
morning vin and ev
n
ser-
mons. Subject of brief address at 11
a.m.—"An An in suss
t longing, and its
rich satisfactions"; 7 p.ni., sermon -
ate on Christ and the crowds.
Rev. II. E. Aller, of the Baptist
Church is taking his vacation. His
pulpit is being supplied by Mr, Clark,
of Woodstock College,
who gave two
good discourses last Sunday. Mr,
Clarke is necompanied by Mr.
Wright, who is an excellent singer.
Solos by the latter and duets b... both
theoto
n men
a r.do�
�� their
work. Next StFnday, the morning
subject will he—"The Tears- of ,iesns" 7
evening, "Liberty In Life." All aro
welootrto to the 'servieem,
1 UBSO#tIPTION S $1,500 TQ kll sa uxw s z ADVIT i3, ,
The Markets,
Eggs are 18 cts, this week ; butter,
20 ets,; live hogs, $6,00; new potatoes,
75 cts, to $1.00 a bushel ; hay, $7 ; no
grain being marketed,
Brussels Excursion.
The annual Union excursion of the
Sunday Schools of Brussels, will run
to Kincardine, Tuesday, Aug, 4th,
The Lucknow Pipers Band will be in
attendance, Baseball, tennis and
bowling matches have been arranged.
Come and enjoy a day at the lake,
Judge Doyle's Decision,
In the case of the appeal of the
Western Foundry Co. Limited, against
their assessment for business tax,
Judge Doyle has given his decision in
favor of the Co., basing • his decision
on the exemption clause in the mort-
gage given by the Co., dated 1900;
this, the Judge holds exempts the Co,
from, taxation except School tax, for a
term of six years.
Civic Holiday.
Thursday, this week, is Civic holi-
day, and the attraction is the annual
Sunday School excursion to Kincar-
dine. For the information of those
who may see the Advance before go-
ing, we would remind them that the
train leaves Wingham at 8.45 a.m.
Baskets should be at the station at 8
o'clock, properly labeled, and left in
charge of the committee. Tickets
may be obtained at J. W. 1FIcKibbon's
drug store on Wednesday evening,
and Thursday till 8 a.m,
Bowling Games.
Three rinks of Bowlers came to
Wingham on Friday from Brussels
and three from Blyth. The following
were the skips and scores :—
BrusseIs Wingham
Ross -10 L. Kennedy -22
Habkirk 10 Wm. Holmes 22
Monteith -20 A. M. Crawford -18
Wingham victorious by 22.
Blyth Wingham
Chatsworth -11 D. •T. Hepburn 21
Geese ---10 Alex. Porter 22
Sloan -22 D. Holmes 17
Wingham victorious by 17.
To Kill Carpet Moths.
The following recipe, which will be
welcomed by housekeepers, is said by
a- writer in the- New York Times to be
invaluable as a remedy for earpet bugs
and Buffalo moths :—One ounce of
chloride of zinc, three ounces of salt;
mix with two quarts of water and let
stand over night in a covered vessel.
In the morning pour carefully into
another vessel so as to leave sediment
behind:i
Dil Rte this with two quarts
of water and apply by sprinkling the
edges of the carpet for a distance of
one foot from the wall. This is all
that is necessary. The bugs will leave
anything that is sprinkled with this
solution, and it does not injure the
texture or color,
More for the money than you can
find elsewhere, in Boots and Shoes—at
W. J. Qreer's.
Funeral Of Mr. Orr.
The funeral of the late Alex. Orr
took place on Saturday to. Teeswater
cemI,tery. .Elis eldest son, Will., arriv-
ed from Portage la Prairie, on Friday,
so that all the family were present.
The casket was a handsome one, and
many floral tributes indicate sym-
pathy for the bereaved relatives. One
of these was very pretty, "Gates
Ajar," the gift of the business men of
Wingham. During the service, the
business -men pulled down their blinds.
The aged father, and two brothers
from Chatham, were present at the
funeral. The deceased was in his
fifty-second year. Mr. Tully, now in
charge of St. Paul's, conducted the
service. Mrs. Orr and family desire
to.express their thanks to the citizens
of Wingham, for the kindness shown
to them during the severe trial and
bereavement through which they
have recently passed,
Baseball flames.
On Friday last Blyth ball -tossers
came up to play a scheduled game
with Wingham, expecting to repeat
their victory, but the gain went
against them to the tune of 19 to 3.
Battery for Blyth, McCarter and
Somers ; Wingham, Barrett and Dun-
lop, Titis was followed by a game be-
tween Blyth and Wingham juniors,
which went in favor of Blyth by a
score of 20.3. On Monday Wingham
team went to Goderich to play a
League game with the team of that
town. Goderich won by a score of
3 1. The players for Goderich were,
Webb, Elliott, WiS3ins Belcher,
I
-
Lennan,
Nicholson, Edis, Devine,
Dean, Cor Wingbarn, Britton, Bar-
rett, Moore, Algie, Yaacks, Pearen,
Britton, Cruickshanks, Dunlop. The
game was well played, and there was
no seoro after the third innings.
Wingham is still leading in series and
this game makes Goderieh and
Blyth
tie for second place so far.
Civic holiday to -day (Thursday) -
store closed all da and on all holi-
days,
oli-
da ys, also each evening at 7 o'clock,
y g
excepting.on Satt a
Y
and evenings
before holidays.—Willis 1C: Co.
B1R7i`iEiS.
v
Drt idson--•]:n Win hm Ju 25th,to
Mr. and. Mrs,�aao Davidson, a
daughter.
Weir ----In -:inrnherry, July 23rd, to
Mr, and Mrs. 3atnes Weir, a soli,
A (food Yield,
W. F. Van$tone is the first to have
the threshing es ing machine at work on.
this year's .crop on his farm adjoining
town. He threshed, his fall wheat an
Tuesday, and the yield was excellent,
running over forty bushels to the
acre, Mr, VanStone has 100 hogs,
and as wheat is Cheaper than peas, he
intends feeding it. We have seen the
time, when it would have been wilful
waste to do this, but wheat is cheaper
than peas now, and there is no inpme-
diate prospect of the price going up.
On Friday Also.;
The readers., of the .A,dvance are
again reminded of the Sons of Scot
land excursion to Kincardine on Fri-
day under the auspices of Melrose
Camp, Atwood. Kincardine S. 0. S.
are having Caledonian games that
day, and will welcome the visiting
camps. Train leaves Palmerston at 7
a. m., and calling at intermediate sta
tions, Brussels 8 a.m., Bluevale
Wingham 8,30, Whitechurch 8,42.
Fares : Brussels 85 cts., Bluevale 80
cts., Wingham 70 cts., Whitechurch
65cts„ children half -fare: train leaves
Kincardine at 8 p.m.
A Coincidence.
M. K. Richardson of Flesherton,
was a caller at the Advance office a
few weeks ago. While in Barrie on
June 18th, he stepped into a news
store and picked up an English publi-
cation and noted a head line, "What
would we give to have seen the battle
of Waterloo ?" Mr. Richardson re-
marked to a young lady who stood
near, that it was rather a peculiar in-
cident that he should read this line, as
that was the anniversary of the battle
of Waterloo, "Yes," replied the
young lady, "it is peculiar ; but not
nearly so strange as that you should
ask me, a great-granddaughter of Gen-
eral Blucher." The young woman's
father is an employee of the Grand
Trunk in Barrie and her claim to dis-
tinction was bona fide.
Fon SALT, -A Winghain team and
dray business.—Thos. Smale.
Probable August Weather.
According to Prof. Hicks, a regular
storm period covers the first five days
of August. As early as the 2nd the
barometer will fall to storm readings
in western and central sections,
attended by cloudiness and severe
thunder -gusts. During the 3rd, 4th
and 5th, these conditions will pass
across the country to the Atlantic,
breaking into severe wind and thun-
der storms in many localities. The
Venus period begins about the 4th,
hence very decided change to cooler
will be most natural with the on -com-
ing of the high barometer that follows
this and other August storm periods.
A Reactionary Storm Period is cen-
tral on the 8th and 9th, the Moon
being at greatest south declination on.
the Oth. A reaction to storm condi-
tions will make itself felt on these.
dates in falling barometer, rising
temperature, cloudiness and possible
rains. Under the Venus influence
threatening weather will most likely
be prolonged over the 10th and lith,
merging into the storm •period follow-
ing. A regular storm period begins
on the 12th, extending to the 10th,
with moon on the celestial equator on
the 15th. The earth's autumnal equi-
nox will also be a factor in storm and
other disturbances at •this period.
Low barometer and threatening,
forceful storms are to be anticipated
during period. this p c . This period will
culminate on and touching Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, the 14th, 15th
and 16th. Unusual barometric condi-
tions about this time, especially in the
extreme south, should be positive
admonition of possible danger. Be-
tween the 10th and 10th, progressively
from west to east-southeast, an unsea-
sonably cool wave should be expected.
The moon is at last quarter on the
18th. Lower barometer, warmer and
severe, summer blustering will ba
natural about Wednesday the 19r,h, to
Friday the 21st. Venus hail storms
are quite probable at this and other
August periods. Sudden and pheno-
menal changes to very cool must be
counted on directly after the passage
of storm areas at most of the periods
in August. There is new noon on
the 26th. The moon is also in apogee
on tbo 20th, Ono of two things must
naturally occur about this period.:
Either: wide areas of low barometer
and dangerous equinoetial storms will
appear in the south coast regions, or a
great crisis of summer heat and hurt-
ful drouth will prevail in most parts
of the central and northern states, If
equatorial storms dominate the south,
a result rather to be expected, great
atmospheric tides will flow from tlio
north, bringing very cool weather and
possible frosts to many sections north-
ward. This period will reach its cul -
mins ton crisis on or within
two days
of the 20th. Greet seismic probabili-
ties lie within and uext to the same
rates The month goes out in the
1 go
midst of a reactionary period. Thun-
der storms and gales will occurr
on the
30th and 31st,
Dxt. OvmTc, M. D:, London, Eye and
Ear Surgeon, will be at 1ticKibben s
drug store, on Monday,Aufiust 24th.th.
Cataract, !squint, faiinho esight,
nasal catarrh, deafness, aat
noises
treated and glassed properly fitted.
I3ottrs. 11 n. m. to 13 p. ro,
Death Of Mrs. Geo. King,
In Mach, 1907, the Advance had
the sad duty of recording the death of
Mr. Geo, Xing, and this week, Mrs.
King is numbered with those, who
have crossed the narrow stream mark-
ing the boundary of time, For
several months, :Ylra.. Icing had been
in poor health, and for twelve weeks
prior to her death had been confined
to her bed, Last, week, there were
evidences that the end was approach-
ing, and ere the dawn of the Sabbath.
morn, her spirit had taken its flight.
Deceased was the daughter of the
late Mr, and Mrs.- James Henning of
Turnberry, She was born in Hibbert
township, and came with her parents
when very young to Turnberry.
About 26years ago, she was married
to Mr. King, thea a teacher. A. few
years later, Mr. King gave up teach-
ing and went into mercantile life in
Bluevale, and about twenty years ago
the .family removed to Wingham.
Mrs. King was held in high respect,
and was a member of St, Andrew's
Church. She leaves two sons, Thomas
and Robert, and one daughter, Ethel,
all at home. Lonely indeed will the
old home be, now that father and
mother are no longer there. Mrs.
King had three sisters—Mrs. Wm.
Jobb of Dauphin, Mrs. Kincaid and
Miss Henning, both of Chicago. Two
brothers also remain, Herbert and
Benjamin of Turnberry. The funeral
on Tuesday was largely attended, and
many handseme floral evidences of
respect were Laid upon the casket.
She was 53 years of age.
Moser BE Pain. --As I am removing
from Wingham, all accounts due me
must be paid by August 8th. Those
unpaid after that date will be placed
In other hands for collection,—ROOT.
J0HNBTON.
Now Is THE TrAIx.—To purchase
furniture. A magnificent stock to
choose from ; reduced prices, profit
knocked off, and customer makes
money ; fair dealing, our motto. You
make no mistake buying here and
now.—Jas. Walker, furniture dealer.
RING GoN.a.—A much -prized lady's
ring Was taken from a window in the
steam laundry on Thursday last. The
party who took it will save them-
selves trouble and exposure by put-
ting it back in the same place before
Saturday noon. -0. V. Hayden.
Facts For School Pupils.
The report of the Minister of Educa-
tion for Ontario for 1907 has reached
the Advance office. It is the largest
and most complete ever issued, and
contains 966 pages. Those who have
been accustomed to sneer at Han, Dr.
Pyne, as Minister of Education, should
look through the report. They might
then form some idea of the vast
amount of work that passed through
his department in 1907.
From the report, we select the fol-
lowing, which every boy and girl
should know :—
It may be interesting to every boy
and girl to know that you can say : "I
am a subject of King Edward VIIth,
and a citizen of the British Empire."
The full title of King Edward the
VIIth is : — His Most Excellent
Majesty, Edward the Seventh, by the
Grace of God, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, and of
all the British Dominions beyond the
seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor
of India.
That portion of the Earth's land sur-
face which is subject to the authority
Y
of King Edward the VIIth is the Bri-
tish Empire. Its extent is about 12
million square miles ; of these only
121,000 square miles are in the United
Kingdon,.
The British Empire covers about
one-fifth or 21 per cent. of the earth's
surface.
The extent of the British Empire is
greater than that of any other State.
The Nations outside the British
Empire possessing the largest extent
of territory are : Russia, 8,000,000
square miles ; United States, 3,623,000
square miles ; Brazil, 3,220,000.
The number of the subjects of King
Edward With is about 400 millions,
or about one-fifth or about 22 per cent.
of the inhabitants of the earth. Of
these only about 43 trillions live in the
United Kingdom.
The population of the British
Empire is about equal to that of
China, and more numerous than that
of any other Country,
The following statistics Were glean-
ed from the report :—
Ontario has 5,801 public schools, and
in these were enrolled 308,232 pupils,
Besides Kindergarten teachers, these
were employed 8,753 teachers; 1,748'i
males; 7,005 females. The average
salary, of male teachers Was $547; of
female teachere, $300, There Was
as
expended. for ft r ecltoolh, $ouses 631,.250 •
,
r$3,011,312 los Y .pe
other d
for solar• th r e4 n t-
,
tures brought the total spent on
nubile schools in this province for
1007, up to $5,1130,325.
Of nigh Sc there are 144,with
g Schools is o r wth
'719 teacher'&,• over 30,000 pupils ; aver-
age salary of principals, $1,303 ; total
amount expended on II4ghSchools,
$1,020,291.
The population of the pravinee (as
per returns of January 1007) was
2,288,008. Enrolled In Public and
Iligh $ehoole, 408,442,
Local'Item$
. Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers,
Thursday, July SOW, the 212th d..
of 1908, -
An excellent way to get rid 'of duns
is to pay up.
Two columns of help on the Sunday
School lesson, on page 2,
The Citizens' Band go to Blyth for
a garden party on August 12th,
Why does everybody call the bad
part of the world "they" and the good
part "we?"
Mr. McGregor is able to walk out
again, after twenty-five weeks sojourn
in the hospital.
The next sittings of the Eighth Di-
vision Court (Wingham) is dated for
September 24th.
BRING along your shoes ; we do re-
pairing and wE DO IT RIGHT. Lowest
prices. W. J. Greer.
I
Belgrave.
MtreT. Hilt visited friends in Hui.
lett lastwe.k,.
Mrs, Ward of Oanapbelford visited
at Mr, Clark's last week,
ay Armstrong & Co, shipped a carload
of hogs on Tuesday at $0 per 100.
A little baby boy came to the home
of John Armstrong of Belgrave last
week,
Rev, Geo. Rivers purchased a'fine
driving horse, while at Ailsa Craig
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Stalker of Blyth spent
a couple of days in Belgrave with Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Geddes.
C. P, Carlisle received by express
this week a thoroughbred coacher
spaniel pup from Nebraska,
Mrs. Burwash and Mrs. Isard of
Wingham called on a number of
friends in Belgrave last week.
Miss Hanna of Portage la Prairie,
formerly of Seaforth, is visiting her
aunt, Mrs, Sproat, of Belgrave,
Miss Martha Wheeler of Turnberry
was a visitor at her uncle's, Dan.
Wheeler, of Belgrave, last week.
Mrs. John Proctor, jr., and Mee.
Kelsie of Palmerston are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. 0. Robertson, 4th line,
Morris,
Mr. and Mrs. McCool of Wingham
and Mrs, Terriff of Southampton
drove over to W. C. Proctor's where
they spent Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Anderson of Phila-
delphia were visitors at the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Findlay Ander-
son's, and other relatives last week.
The deviation road through the
river south of town is now open until
the bridge is completed.
S. Gracey is putting on a special
clearing out sale of Furniture for
August. Watch for advt.
Robt, Currie has purchased asite
from W. F. VapStone, and will build
a blacksmith shop on it, next to Mr.
Jobb's implement shop.
Rev. F. Powell, of Chesley, is to be
married on the 5th of August to a
Kincardine young lady. They sail for
the old land in the Tunisian on the
7th, on their wedding tour.
Mr. A. E. Simmons is 111, in the hos-
pital with typhoid fever. As we close
our forms, we hear that he has been
unconscious for the past two days,
and his case is regarded as critical.
H. E. Isard & Co. announce their
annual summer sale on Saturday next,
and offer great reductions on all lines.
See their advt. on page 5. Their
stock covers three floors, and includes
all staple lines.
We are selling all kinds of shoes
just as cheap as the cheapest, in most
cases cheaper. Read advt. on page 5.
—Willis & Co.
:Why is it, when one patent medi-
eine cures all diseases, that druggists
bother to keep so many remedies
Don't know, unless it is that their
customers don't know, what is, the
matter with them.
At a special meeting of the Public
School Board held on Friday evening,
the resignation of Miss Fraser, teacher
of the Junior department, was receiv-
ed and accepted, It was decided to
advertise for a teacher.
The stock of R. E. Saunders has
been purchased by Elliott & Walley,
and the store is now open once more.
As the stock was purchased at a low
rate on the dollar, bargains are offer-
ed ; see their advt. on page 8.
In all some thirty Bands have been
engaged to play at the Canadian Na-
tional Exhibition, Toronto. Of this
number twenty-five are Canadian
Regimental Bands, in addition to
which there will be some four or five
Bands from the United States.
Notice appears in this issue of the
application for the transfer of the
license held by M. W. Algie for the
Icing Edward hotel, Wingham, to
Mrs. Dinsley. The application will be
considered by the Board of License
commissioners in Auburn on August
14th ; see advt.
LosT.—On Saturday night, on John
or Josephine streets, a Gold Brooch.
Finder will be rewaried on leaving it
at this office.
Mr. 0. Thornton had the enol of one
finger taken off on Tuesday, He was
working at a drilled well and had his
hand on one section of the pipe, when
the party holding the upper pipe
slipped; the pipe came down and the
forefinger was caught between the
sharp edges of the two pipes, taking
it off just below the nail.
Miss Lilian Sherk of I3artney, Man.,
(formerly of Wingham) has passed
the junior vocal examination of the
Toronto Conservatory of Music, also
two of her pupils passed the junior
piano exam, of the same institution.
The exams. were held in Brandon on
the 27th of June, Dr. Palmer of To-
ronto- being the examiner.
Wm.•Mitchell of Turnberry lost one
of his working team last week. The
animal was taken ill, but might have
recovered all right, had it not broken
g
its jaw, It was suffering intense pain,
and in its struggles broke its lower
jaw, and had to be killed. To lose a
good horse in harvest time, means
$150 at least.
H, E. Saunders, formerly in bnsines,
here, h. -
e has t e -e
ntered the ministry, and
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now industriously striousl urging
his fel
lowmen to obey the Golden Rule.
The work is a noble one, and the same
0o rule
good. old d is a mighty good thing
to praetise, but lots of people never
make their backs e r ba ks acheor i
w k ng at it.
We have net a few of these chaps in
our lifetime.
Dr, Nelson Tait of 408 S aadina Ave.
Toronto,trill ( ' Rotel,
Hill be at the Qrteep s Ilott.l,
Wingham, on Thursday, Aug. 13th,
front 8 a.M, 1111 10.tn.,for consulta•
tion in diseases of Lye, y , NoseEar, and
Throat, Glasses fitted,
The pea crop this year promises to•
be one of the best in twenty years ;
also all other grain crops have filled
well, and apparently there is no rust,
or blight.
Mrs. Jas. Nethery, on the gravel
road south of Belgrave, who has been
very ill for a long time, is not getting .
better, but gradually getting worse ;
she is not expected to recover.
Quarterly services will be held in
the Methodist Church, Belgrave, on
Sunday next, at 10.30 a. in. The
official business meeting will be held
at the same place on Monday next et
2,30 p.m.
Kodaki
Anybody Can Kodak
KODAKS - $5.00 to $35.00
BROWNIE CAMERAS - -
- - - $I.00 to $9.00
Our dark room is at our
customers' disposal.
KEEP A KODAK RECORD OF
YOUR SUMMER PLEASURE.
• It is easier to go
right than wrong.
J. Walton McKibbon
DRUGGIST
M&CDONALD BLOCK
Shoes ! Shoes
Down They Go
Out They Must Go
ammo
All that's left of our Spring
and Summer Stock will be sold at
priees you can't ignore and that
will force you to buy.
Men's, Women's, Boys', Misses'
and Children's Footwear of any
and all sorts, must go.
We Want The Room
We Don't Want The Shoes
Now's the time to Shoo the Fami-
ly. You can't Afford to miss it,
nom can yeti affotd to take what's
left: Come early we will carry
nothing over.
Seo us for Trunks and Valises.
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