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The Wingham Advance, 1904-03-03, Page 44 THE WINGIAM ADVANCE. WING HAM'S DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMINGS HOUSE New Dress Goods Everything Fashion Hints About For 1904 New weaves, new shades, new combinations, news of all that's new in Dress Goods, awaits the visitors here in our Dress Goods Department. You cannot go anywhere to see more that is of fashionable interest, you cannot see all that is of fashionable importance elsewhere. Exclusiveness combined with wealth of choice, comprehensiveness combined with taste, our Dress Goods stock for the spring of 1904 is at once the most liberal and the most safe, the freest and the most defined, for nothing confines it except refine- ment, nothing is 'debarred but ill -taste. New New New New New New New New New New Black and white Suitings Canvas Weaves Worsted Granite Suitings Mohair Suitizigs Tweed Voiles Saxony Tweed. Suitings French Broadcloths Scotch Tweed Suitings French Voiles French Etamines New French Crepe de Chines New French Cheviot Etamines New Fish Net Voiles New Fantasie Voiles New Drap de Paris New Eoliennes New Frencli Novelties New Cream Fabrics New Silk Voiles New Voile Bontonne Our Lace and Trimming Department has some beautiful New Goods, including the latest New York and Paris styles See them Alex. Ritchie BEAVER BLOCK - WINGHAM HEADQUARTERS FOR CHAIRS. samommommisimmummommimmumenamm For cheap and medium priced Dining -room Chairs, our styles and prices lead. New designs, with high back, double stretchers, very comfortable, at $3.25, $4.50, $6.00 and $6.75 per half doz. 4 Sets only, each consisting of 5 Chairs and 1 Arm, worth $11.50—for $9.00. Another lot of two dozen Rockers, sold regularly at $2.00 and $2.25—our prig is $1.75 each. . The most comfortable cheap Rocker made. UNDERTAKING Residence—Patrick St.. 5th house West of Hamilton's Drug Store. Night calls receive prompt at- tentIon. Ball Bros. The People's Furniture Store 2111111I11111111I11411111111I11I11Il1I1i111411111I11111111111111I11I11I11 'w w = 3oot and S-loe a w4 .... SALE. .......- . ..1 -.... C T. A. Mills has decided to w -... clear out his stock of Boots, Shoes and Rubber goods inside of 30 days. Every pair is mark- ed down to a clearing price--- cost is no object—they must go. Call and look through the stock, and 1 am sure you will buy your M ..--- Fall and Winter supply at prices • that were never heard of before in Wingham. .,w Sr e E FUR GOODS must be cleared out in 60 clays. A full line to defect from. T. A. MILES a ebitorza1 Batts —Ten thousand Chinese laborers will be introduced into the. ,South African mines, as an experiment. —Russia has declined to allow any British subject to accompany her forces in the field, either as offi- cer -observer or newspaper corres- pondent. —With regard to the outlook for 1904 it is expected that one of the largest immigration movements in the history of western Canada will occur this spring and summer, —Speaking of annexation, the New York Commercial Advertiser says :—"As a matter of fact, an- nexation becomes every year a more and more improbable dream. Canada is growing up into a strong and prosperous State, with interests and with an individuality that are peculiarly her own." —Complete returns of insolven- cies during 1903 in Canada show that failures were fewer in number than in 1902 and in 1901, and with an aggregate of default indebted- ness the smallest in any year of the past' decade. The total was 978 failures, with $7,552,724 liabilities as against 1,101 failures last year with liabilities amounting to $10,934,777. —The following is the report of grain carried from Fort William, season 1903, to Canadian ports: Owen Sound, 2,606,278 bushels •,' Goderich, 1,627,640 ; Kingston, 3,097,379 ; Midland, 3,713,738 ; Meaford, 2,601,415 ; Depot Har- bour, 2,729,141 ; Montreal (di- rect,) 1,008,634 ; Sarnia, 749,786 ; Collingwood, 397,000; total, 18, 531,501 bushels. —Among the patents recently granted in Canada, there were ten patents for acetylene gas genera- ators, two heating systems, and two gas burners. Among agricul- tural implements were two potato diggers, a plough, a rotary harrow, and two milking machines. A process of making milk powder in a vacuum by the action of steam and under agitation, and finally reducing it to powder. 1 — Toronto shows progress ac- cording to Might's new directory of the city. The population is given as 279,526. Buildings erected in 1893 are valued at $4,356,457. The assessment of the city for 1903 was $166,762,315, an increase of over three million dollars. The amount of fire insurance in force in Toronto at the end of December, 1903, is estimated at $80,000,000. The revenue of the Toronto post office up to June 30, 1903, was $848,200.48, and the duties collect- ed at the customs house for 1903 amounted to $7,672,871. 1: — An important announcement was made by the Commissioner of Agriculture in regard to the re- foresting of the farm lands in older Ontario. Part of the grounds of the Guelph farm will be set apart as a nursery, and it is hoped by the department that in three years it will be possible to begin a distribution of young trees to farm- ers throughout the Province. In meantime, there will be carried on an educative campaign, to the end that when the trees are ready for distribution the farmers will make a general demand for them. 1 —After a tremendous lot of talk the debate on the budget in the Legislature came to a close, the Government holding its majority of three. The Opposition gained by the debate. The Government were forced to ask for the regular sub- sidy on the Temiscaming railway. Then the facts of the election at the Soo, which cost the province $260,000 --paid in "charity"— some of it—to men drawing sal- aries as high as $30,000 a year were brought out to daylight. The result is—that Mr. Ross is really weakened by the facts now before the electors. —Since November 1, 1902, the Crown Lands Department of On- tario has sent out 10,250 certifi- cates to veterans of 1866 and of the South African War entitling each participant to 160 acres of land. Some 3000 of these have already selected land, representing the actual taking up of 490,000 acres or twenty-one townships if the settlement were solid. An only one veteran, however, is permitted to locate in each square mile, these locations must be scattered over 84 or more townships. The number of townships in new Ontario set aside by the government from which veterans might choose land was 136. In all Some 80,000 ap- plications ft* grants were received by the department in this conned - tion. The time for tnaking the application expired on December 81 last. No statistics of the number of reite 'p'ns who have actually Iwt,- ! imihged on ,tl fr INyd ar.e as y►et avail - —Mr. E. Faribault of the Do- minion Geological Survey, after a thorough study of the gold -bear- ing reefs of Nova Scotia, states that the Province is rich in gold, which may be obtained by sinking mines deep enough. To encourage this deep mining, the Provincial Government has passed an act offer- ing to pay one-half the expense of sinking the shafts. —Macedonia is again on the verge of revolution against the tyrannical Turk. A noted travel- ler and historian, who has lately made a tour of the province, says, that during last year the Turks destroyed 300 villages and massa- cred 40,000 people, including wom- en, children and aged people. The revolutionists have issued circulars ordering an uprising against Turk- ish rule. "Liberty, autonomy and a Christian ruler" is the battle cry. —Russia is not a good mission- ary field for two reasons :—First, because the people seem wedded to their Church, and second, because no one is permitted to sever his connection with the Church. The child of an orthodox Russian be- comes a member of the Church of his parents, and if he desires to en- ter another Church he must leave the country. If one of the Ortho- dox Church marries a member of another Church the children must of necessity be reared in the .Rus- sian faith. It will be seen, there- fore, that the Church is very close- ly connected with the Government itself, and quite as arbitrary. —Reports received by the De- partment of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, indicate that Canadian cheese and butter are growing in favor in the British West India Islands—Trinidad, Jamaica, St. Kitts, Nevis and Virgin. This trade can be largely increased if exporters will but comply with the necessary conditions, which ar fully set forth in weekly repor No. 1, copies of which can be ob tained from the Department o Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, o application. The dairy product of the United States, Denmark an France are in the field as compet- itors, but the agents say that Cana- da has a splendid chance to devel- op business there. 1 —Referring to the eight bye - elections held recently for the Do- minion, the, Saturday Review of London, England, remarks :—"If the bye -elections have any .signifi- cance at all, these eight Canadian contests go to prove that the in- fluence of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, not only in Ontario but in Quebec, is weakening. Sir Wilfrid Laurier has shown himself so eager to catch every passing breeze of popu- lar opinion that he may detect in the results of the latest appeals to the polls signs which will induce that energetic support of Imperial issues, which he gave in the case of the South African war when the Canadian people declared their view. RUSSIAN .AGGRESSIVEVESS, In an article iiu Worlds Work, Charles W. Barnaby thus discusses Russian aggressions in Asia :—It i9 difficult to conceive how any one could, in view of the several cen- turies' demonstration by Russia of her aspirations in regard to acquir- ing additional territory and of her methods of accomplishing the de- sired end, have any other idea than that she had all along intended to appropriate Manchuria and Mon- golia ; and that any one should still doubt Russia's intention after these demands—which are a direct violation of her pledges—were made known, is simply astounding. For, while it is well known that Russia took advantage of the Box- er uprising to occupy and to hold Manchuria, the fact that she also occupied Mongolia seems to have escaped notice. In 1900, Russia, using the Boxer uprising as a pretext, put Mongolia under militaryc control, and prac- tically secured the whole of that vast country without firing a gun. It is important to riotehere, that in taking Mongolia, Russia also took at the same time a considera- ble strip of China proper. Russia considers that Mongolia extends to the Chinese Wall. Russia has made numerous promises to remove her troops and restore Manchuria to China, but .continually finds excuses for not doing so. Instead, however, of withdrawing the troops as agreed, Russia made a number of demands on China, which should make it clear that she intends to stay. That Russia has got and intends to hold Manchuria and Mongolia there is not the slightest cause to doubt, while she unquestionably has Korea marked for early acqui- sition, having rescued it from Japan in 1895 for that express purpose. e Canadian Order Woodmen of ' The World CAMP NATIONAL 139 Hold their regular meetings every 2nd and n 4th Friday each month. in Oddfellowe' Hall All visitors welcome. R. MASwELL, CC. R. H. CROWDER, Clerk —Prof. Goldwin Smith (himself a Liberal) writes thusly :—From the polls in the Dominion bye -elec- tions it would appear that the Lib- eral Government has been losing ground. The Liberal Government may have been losing ground, yet Liberalism may have rather gained than lost. Liberalism might rise emancipated and revived from a defeat of the Liberal Government. At present it is being stifled under opportunism. The Liberal Pre- mier of the Dominion has grace- fully and gaily doffed the garments of free trade, economy, and Senate reform, arrayed in which he tripped into office, and donned those of the Tories. The Liberal Premier of Ontario courts Imperialism, militarism and protectionism ; while the Liberal Minister of Edu- cation authorizes kindred doctrines to be taught in the Public schools. The division of parties has become perfectly senseless, and is likely so to remain till Liberalism is disen- gaged from opportunism by defeat and thrown back on its own princi- ples for support,. If it then finds a man, it may be itself again. -The following from the Farm- ers' Advocate is timely :—If crops are -diminishing in yield and quan- tity instead of improving, some careful thinking should be done as to the cause, and active measures taken to bring about a change. One of these may be a change of seed or variety, or both. A change of seed should be tried if there be no apparent cause for a declining yield, or when a better variety, can be obtained than that which has been grown 1 or when the seed on hand is actually inferior in quality or disease through the pre- vious season being unfavorable to proper maturing. Changes should be tentative ; that is experimental, or on a small scale, and if advan- tages are apparent, then try it on a larger scale. If the fields and crops are becoming more infested with weeds, begin the work of im- provement by sowing clean seed. Be especially careful with regard to grass and clover seeds. Do not purchase seeds or grain from farms not known to be clean. Take plenty of time during February and March to prepare all The grainnregtaired for the coming Large Attendance. CENTRAL STRATFORD. ONT. We have enrolled as many students dui, ing the last five months, counting from September. as we enrolled last year in 10 months. This tells the tale. The young people of Western Ontario EVIDENTLY KNOW which is the best school to at- tend. New students admitted at any time. Write for catalogue. W. J. Elliott, Principal. Every Box of `Dcm9k8SS' iJgspeps'ta dab\ets is guaranteed to give entire satisfaction in all cases of Stomach trouble —if not, money refund- ed. Try a box and be convinced. 1 have room for two students in Telegraph office. II. A. DOU&LASS Chemist & Druggist Omce O.L.W. Tel. Co. NIllll111111lillillllllllfll1l1111tG M .... M We are sole agents for 3 DR. HESSE'S = STOCK FOOD 3 Por Sale only by Colin Al Campbell 3 q`flE DRtXGGIST ii11ULULULULMUWU k....., ... in Thursday, March 3, 19o4 1.. 11 .11, 1, 1,SII, i The People's Popular Store Macdonald Block -Wingham • Zas. .....• T(orr, We take pleasure in announcing that on March 15, we will (health and weather per- mitting) Move Into the Homutk Store. This store has been re -painted and such other improvements added as to make it the most up-to-date stere in Huron county. This splendid store, 24 ft. wide by 120 ft. long,' will be equipped with the most modern and complete store furniture, which will enable us to give our many customers much better ser- vice, and will put us in a position to success- fully cope with our constantly increasing trade. This new establishment is an indica- tion of the Remarkable Growth of This Business, Our New Store with all its modern equipments bas involved a large outlay, but +, we trust that with increased facilities, double the floor space, splendid light, modern fix- tures, larger and better assorted stock, and attentive and obliging employees, that our business will increase more rapidly. We thank all who have in any way assisted us in making this business what it is to -day, and we trust that when we move to our new store that we will be favoured by all our old customers and many new ones. Remember the place — " Homuth's old stand." Look for our sign on the front of the building. A good second-hand safe wanted. ,1 THE ROYAL GROCERY Toilet Sets ust arrived from Bishop & Stonier, Staffordshire, Eng., one crate of Printed Toilet Sets, ten pieces to each Set. The colors are pink, brown, green and peacock blue. • See them in our window. $1.99 Per Set. Maple Syrup Thkined good old by the Quart or Gallon. Not put up $I.35 Per Gallon. fashioned that you can buy in tins. Marmalade Oranges Marmalade is now here and to you must have the right kind better ones from Seville. 20 Cts. and 25 Cts. Per Doz. ►11 The season for making make it properly of Oranges—the at Griffin's Homuth Bros. TAILORS and GENTS' FURNISHERS Close Prices As we intend to remove in a few weeks to the store now occupied by Jno. & Jas. H. Kerr, in the Macdonald Block, we offer Special Inducements, We have a great variety of Worsteds, Serges, Tweeds, etc., which we can make up to order in the very latest style. A very fine line of Shirts, 'Pies, Hats, Caps, in fact a full line of Gents' l; urnish- ings, which are nobby in style, reasonable in price, and sure to please. A call solicited, 5.