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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1904-11-03, Page 44 TUB WINGIM. ADVANCE. Thursday, November 3, 1904 Winghanes Dress Cioods and Carpet House High Qualities Are Assured IN RITCHIE'S FURS. Probably no garment for Women's wear offers greater scope for deception and substitution to un- scrupulous man'f'r's. than Furs. The reputation of Ritchie's furriers for integrity and reliability is unquestioned. Novices in Furs can make their choice here with an equal assurance of safety as the most expert furrier. For Ritchie's Furs are dependable. Every Fur garment we handle repre- sents the highest quality in Furs, the latest style, the finest workmanship, and they're finished with a luxuriousness that makes them Royal garments fit for Royal wear. And withal they are most moderately priced. Women's Natural Dark Alaska Scarfs and Stoles, made from heavy full -furred skins, finished with 6, 8 and 10 tails, chain and Silk cord fasteners --at $5,00, 6.50, 7.50, 10.00 and up to $25.00, Women's Natural Dark Mink Scarfs and Stoles, made from finest selected skins, finished with 8 and 10 natural mink tails —at $25,00, 30.00, 40.00 and $50.00. Women's Persian Lamb Jackets, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inches long, made from solid whole skins, bright glossy curl, satin lining of finest quality—from $130.00 to $160,00. Women's Electric Seal and New Seal Jackets, 22, 24 and 26 inohes long, lined with finest quality fancy Silk or Satin, heavy full. furred skins—at $25.00, 80.00, 85.00, and up to $50.00. Women's Black Astrachan Jackets, 24, 26. 30, 34, 36 in. long, finest quality lining, solid whole skins only—$25, $30, up to $50. Women's Natural Dark Alaska Sable Ruffs, largo barrel shape and . Empire style down bed, satin lining—$8.50, $10, up to $15. Our Dress making department is giving perfect satisfaction. We invite the ladies to call and leave their order for a new Fall Snit. RITCHIE'S for Dress Goods & Trimm'gs Alex. Ritchie BEAVER BLOCK • WINGHAM RITCHIE'S for Carpets, Rugs, Etc. t Vi • n& !tin .binuitt TaEO. HALL, 1'soraorron. ebita1rial Kitts 1* r............1111s110041111a11111esel.si11.111®INNIMMIleeas>i Window Big stock of Shades parlor SuitesVelours, silks at 35o. 50c G0_ and Tapestry and 75o. Cur- tain for Upholster- and Poles at see them and 15_ and 25e— Prices Right. ___plate. AND �.a,■�... r� OAK CIIAI RSI 1 1 1 1 1 Best Wilton Rug, 5 -piece $45.00 1 Fancy Silk, 5 -piece 40.00 1 Fancy Silk, 5.piece 33.00 1 Fanoy Silk, 3 -piece...., 38.00 1 Fancy Silk, 3 -piece 32.00 1 Best Velour, 5 -piece 25.00 1 Best Velour, 3 -piece 13.50 Inspect our Stock of Dining -room Chairs Heavy Quartered Oak, -Upholstered in Leather, per Set..., ...$23.00 2 Sets -5 small Chairs, 1 arm, Green or Brown Leather, per Set.. 16.00 In medium-priced Chairs, we have a splendid assortment at per half dozen $3.25, $4.50, $5.50 3 dozen of those popular Rockers at $1.75. Oak Mahogany. UNDERTAKING L, A, Bali Night calls re- We do all I eeive prompt kinds of attention — 5th Cor - house west of Hamilton's Cor- Ol repairing. Her Drug Store. . 1111111 OMB 1 i 1 rem —Sir 'Wilfrid Laurier will be the Liberal candidate in Wright county as well as in Quebec Bast, His oppon- ent is disqualified, being a government official; hence Sir Wilfrid is elected by acclamation ahtion practically. • --Of the 670 members of the British House of Commons 129 are lawyers. Of the 584 members of the French Chamber of Deputies 139 are lawyers. Of the 357 members of the American House of Representatives:236 are law- yers. Special Price Sale of Numerous Lines of Seasonable Goods to Clear Out Quickly A few only of the many lines can be mentioned hare. Such as—LADIES' ASTRACHAN COATS and CAPES, COLLARETTES, CAPERINES, RUFFS, BOAS, MUFFS, etc. A large assortment of LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS must be cleared out at your price, to make room for other goods. Ladies' heavy, fleece -lined HOSIERY, Puritan brand. A special line of dark and light FLANNELETTES. Lace and Damask CURTAINS. DARK PRINTS. TWEEDS. Ready-to-wear SUITS—odd sizes. Men's and Boys' high collar, double-breasted REEF- ERS. BOYS' SUITS. MEN'S ODD PANTS. MEN'S TWEED OVERCOATS, usual price $10 to $12, now $5 to $0. COLORED DRESS GOODS 25c for 22c. A nice line heavy MELTONS, always sold at 30c for 25c. CARPETS j A special heavy 3CTE CARPET to be sold at 15c, usual 20e. Hit and Miss TAPESTRY CARPET weaves, splen- did value -25e. A batter line niee colors and patterns for .35c and many other lines equally good value. Linoleums from one yard wide to four yards wide, are goods you can save from. 10 to 86 per tent. on. 1t is to your pocket we appeal, ars money well spent is a source of pleasure to all. Call and lees theses goods and gat prices. T. A. MILLS 3 r * —The daily papers report that Geo. P. Graham called upon Ross. Possibly Ross said—"G. P., do you see that place there on the hull of the ship of State, where the paint's come off ? Well, there was a barnacle there. If you want the place you can have it." • r * the value of domestic products by $2,- 868,147 ;. in J uly, 1904, the value of im- ports for coneamption exceeded the value of domestic exports by $4,250,- 607. The trade balance against Cana- da for the fiscal year 1002 was only $460,427 ; for the 1lscal year 1903 the adverse balance was $10,300,854 ; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1.001, it was $45,171,085, Judging from the ezperiencs of July the adverse balance during the current fiscal year is likely to be much greater than that of last year. If the Blondyke gold nuggets and gold dust carried off to the United States were not included in our do- mestic exports the showing would be still more unfavorable to Canada. How can wo pay the interest on loans and the dividends on Canadian stocks and bonds held in Britain and other countries if the adverse balance of trade continues to grow in this way ? There are only two ways of paying for the goods we buy in foreign, countries, by goods or by gold. A continuation of the present trade con- ditions must result in Canada being completely drained of gold. A reck- oning must come some day. A weal- thy nation like 'Britain,. With money out at interest in all the countries of the world, inay be able to afford to buy more than it sells for a long series of years, but a young country like Canada cannot do it. If we continue it much longer it must end in a disas- trous collapse ruinous to every Cana- dian industry.—[Industrial Canada. —L. S. Champagne, ex. -M. P. for Wright county, has . been appointed judge for the district of Pontiac. This makes the fifty-eighth appointment in the last eight years of members from the House of Commons to offices of emolument, although one plank in the Liberal platform was—"No more M. P.'s appointed to office." * * —On October 25th, Captain H. W. Shepherd, of the steamer Sovereign, completed his 18,000th trip down La- chine rapids without an accident. Captain Shepherd is known as the "Ancient mariner of Canadian rivers and lakes." He has sailed steamers for over fifty years and never lost a life or even had one of his passengers seriously hurt. For twenty years he sailed the steamer Prince of Wales, covering a distance of 530,000 miles. On the maiden trip of this vessel in 1860, he had on board the Prince of Wales, now King of Great Britain, • —G. 0, Gibbons, K. C., who was in Wingham with Sir Wilfrid, said re- cently in one of his speeches :—"Fig- ures are immaterial anyway. I don't care if the Grand Trunk Pacific costs the country not only $13,000,000 or $14,000,000 but $20,000,000 or $25,000,- 000." Care ? Certainly not ; for if Liberal politicians had a "care" for the financial interests of the country, there would be no such fool proposi- tion as the G. T. P.; to be built prac- tically on the credit of Canada and handed over to a railway corporation, and a present of $25,000,000 of stock thrown in. "Care"? Certainly not— and that is the reason the expenditure has doubled in the past eight years. * • * —An Englishman lately returned from Manchuria states that the Rus- sians had some 220,000 men and the Japanese 180,000 at the battle of Liao - yang. The Russians also had over a hundred guns more than the Japanese. The credit of the Japanese for turning the Russians out of the powerful semi- permanent works at Liaoyang is therefore very great, and no surprise need be felt at General Kuroki's fail- ure to turn General Kuropatkin's flank successfully. The repeated defeats sustained by the Russians are entirely due, at any rate latterly, to bad gen- eralship. The men are dogged and fight well. The regimental officers are fair, but the generals and their staffs are quite incompetent. THE PUBLIC CONSCIENCE AROUSED. (Weekly Sun.) COWS THAT DO NOT PAY, Mr, J, 0. Chapatis, Assistant Dairy Commissioner, who is particularly well acgnainted With agricultural con- ditions in Quebec, said in an address : Fronk experience I am led to believe that the reason why the Babcock test is not more generally adopted ne a basis for payment for milk is lack of knowledge on the part of the farmers. They do not know anything about the true value of cows. 'When they are told that a cow that yields thirty lbs. of milk is more valuable than one yielding forty pounds they do not understand it, I came across an in- stance of this kind when I was work- ing with the inspectors in the Lake St, John district. One man said, "I have the best cow in the parish, she gives sixty pounds of milk." I went out to his place, having with me the figures as to the butter fat in his milk. T got from the facts as to cost of feeding his cow, and figured out the cost of the milk. I found that it cost, allowing the ordinary price for the feed used, abort 90 cents per hundred pounds. At the priest's house 1 got the figures about a cow owned by him whose milk cost only 44 cents per huudred pounds. I show- ed the loan the percentage of butter fat in the milk of his cow was 2.85, while in that of the priest's cow it was 5.50. I was able to show him that, instead of having the best cow in the parish, he had the worst. The result was that, whereas this man generally sold a calf at $15 at birth, the next year, though the calf was a heifer, no- body would buy it. This shows that the farriers will understand this 'nat- ter if wego to thein and explain it. Corruption in its grossest form—in the direct purchase and sale of votes— was probably never so widespread in Ontario as it has been during the past few years. The more dangerous form of corruption—the attempt to buy up whole communities by appeals to local business interests—was never carried on so t;nblushingly and extensively as it is to -day. There is,' seemingly, scarcely a riding in Ontario in which the people are not being urged to vote for the Government candidates in re- turn for the public money already spent in those ridings or in order to secure the spending of such money in future. Canals, post -offices, wharves, armories, etc., are being held up all over the Provir.ce as proffered bribes. in return for wholesale support. The Macdonald -Tupper Administrations at their worst never went quite so far as their successors are going in the con- test now on. But if the evil is greater than ever before, the public conscience is mak- ing itself felt to a greater extent than at any previous period. The Church seems to have entered upon something like an organized.crusade against the first -named form of corruption, at lease. The pulpit, the religious press, and Ministerial Associations are all speaking out in a manner that does one good to hear. In East Simcoe, as elsewhere noted, a specific measure is being adopted as a means of arresting the plague. Leading citizens of both sides are signing a pledge declaring they will not vote for the re-election of any man who is unseated for illegal practices in the present contest. This offers an easy and practical method of curbing a monster that threatens, if not taken in hand, to destroy the very foundations of self-government. As the Iate Principal Grant once said :— "We must choke corruption or be choked by it." • * * —.Attempts have been made to mini- mize Mr. Borden's previous utterances with regard to publicownership. These are effectually answered by his explicit declaration that what the people pay for, the people should own and control. Mr. Borden is fully alive to the immediate necessity for the ex- tension and improvement of transpor- tation facilities by land and water, and that these should be the best and cheapest possible. These valuable conditions can only be obtained by the government retaining in its own hands the means of safeguarding na- tional interests. This the present government has deliberately discard- ed. Sir Wilfrid Laurier bad it in his power to make this second transcon- tinental railway a national highway. Instead of doing this, he has, to use Mr. Borden's words, shut out for a century government ownership and lost the opportunity of establishing effectual control of the traffic and commerce of the nation.—[Toronto World. BUYING MORE TIIAN WE SELL. The last Trade and Navigation re- port of the Dominion government shows that during the month of July, 1904, there was imported for consnunp- tion in Canada $18,019,808 worth of merchandise as compared with $18,- 714,564 in July, 1903, a failing off of $004,606. The exports of Canadian products were valued at $13,868,801. as eompatred with $16,356,417 for the same month butt year, a, decline of $2,443,116. 1f the decline continues throtxghcvatt the eurrent fiscal year the total falling oft in our commerce will be very large. But while the total trade has greatly decreased there has been a renteirkable increase in the ani - verse balance. 1n July, 1903, the value of imports for consumption exoeoded A LIBERAL PAPER'S OPINION. CORRUPTION IN ONTARIO. The Christian Guardian, representa- tive of Methodism, gives the Ross Government some hard knocks, from which we make the following extract : —"The political life of this Province, with all its vaunted Protestantism, and, indeed, with all its vaunted Methodism, has become a hissing and it by -word among its sister Provinces and among the nations of the world, for flagrant and repeated instances of political corruption. (Ontario politics' is it phrase to call up to the minds of all who hear it the disgraceful revela- tions which our newspapers have been giving to the world of ,unspeakable rottenness in our public life. Surely it is time for those who value not merely the good name of this fair Province, but common decency and common honesty in those who aspire to be its public servants and represen- tatives, to rise superior to all mere party considerations and insist that only men of character and honor and probity shall receive countenance and support." Mr. Pettypiece, editor of the Forest Free Press, member of the Ontario Legislature, and -one of Mr. Ross' Rail- way ,Commission experts, said thus some time ago, regarding the G. T. Pacific scheme "Any portion of the road that is to be built at the public expense should be retained to the use of the people, and not given away, "On the other hand, if any private corporation is to have the earnings from operating the line, it can well afford to build it without any aid, ex- cept, perhaps, a reasonable guarantee of the bonds. "Private corporations know no pat- riotism but their own interests, and td hand the road over to the G. T. R. will be to defeat, rather than to ad- vance, these patriotic purposes. "It will cease to be an all -Canadian road when it becomes a part of the Grand Trunk system, which in its operation for years past has been de- cidedly anti-Canadiitn. "In its passenger and freight charg- es, and travelling and shipping accom- modation, it has outrageously dis- criminated against the Canadian pub- lic to the extent of millions of dollars annually, and there is nothing in the proposed -agreement to prevent the continuation of this anti -Canadian policy. "Loyalty to Canadian interests de- mands that the existing and proposed government lines be kept under abso- Rite government control. "If the Grand Trunk people owned the Intercolonial in its present condi- tion they Would not go to the expense of building ahother line from Quebec to Moncton, but would make a great fight against another line ---which would ruin their investment getting any, aid from the Government. "To suggest that they should build a eompeting railway and give it to a rival company Would indicate insanity somewhere, and yet that is just what the Government proposes to do. "The proposition now before the country (Laurier'_) is not business, it le not statesmanship, 151s not patriot. is n.° A Noted Horseman's Experience Mr. Antoine Wendling, owner of Deveras 2-111, and proprietor of the Clifton House, Brockville, says no liniment compares with Nerviline for general use around the stable. For strains, sprains, swelling, internal pains and especially for affections of the whirl bone Nerviline is unequalled. Mr. Wendling believes Nerviline is in- dispensable as a horse liniment ; it has strength, penetrating power and works thoroughly. Every horse and stock owner should use Nerviline. Sold in large 25c. bottles. THAT'S THE PLACE TO GO. WHERE ? . To Take which re -opens Sept. Gth. the Commercial or the Shorthand Course. Terms reasonable. Send for College journal. C. A. FLEMING A. L. McINTYRR President Seo'y. • DOMIflION BANKI Capital (paid up) • $3,000,000 Reserve la ;10(141" - $3,474,000 Farmers' Notes discounted. - Drafts sold on all points in Can- ada, the United States and Europe. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest allowed on deposits of $1.00 and upwards, and addod to principal 30th Juno and 91st December each year. D, T. HEPBURN, /tanager R. Vanetone, Solicitor BANK OF llAMthTON WINGHAM. CAPITAL PAID t?....... .$ 2,250,000.00 ftEstnvE FUND 2,000,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS . 2,500,000.00 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Wm, Oilmen — President John Proctor A. B. t,ee J, 8. Hendrie Deo. Rutherford C. A. Dirge 3. Turnbull, VIoe.Pree. and General Manager H. M. Watson, Aset. Genf. 1itanagor. B. Willson, Inspector. Deposits of $1 and npwardereoalved.' fat. great allowed and computed on Rath November and 31et may epeoesht]rear, anmelted added to ptiaolpel SpecialInterest D eto also etted et otsrrent WM of 1. CORBOULD, Agent Dlolctsa0la, +k Reizeof11oliolteiel 1,0 Jno1 & Jas. H. Kerr Nov. 3rd Was a cold day, wasn't it P That is, it was a cold day for many a would-be M. P. The men who buy our Alt Wool Unshrinkable Underwear and our All Wool Tweed Suits and our New Stylish Overcoats and our Pure Wool Worsted Sox and our Box Calf Laced Boots and our Heavy Wool Tweed Caps and our Silk Lined or Wool Lined Gloves and our "Made in Canada" White and Colored Shirts and our Pure Linen C tllars and Fashionable Silk Ties • Are the men who feel real comfortable and happy, be- cause they have comfortable Clothing of a high order. Quality fully guaranteed at very moderate prices. We're doing a big business in our Boot & Shoe DEPARTMENT. Prices and Quality Count. Of course we show the best styles, but you must have quality as well as style. You get both at the "Big Store." We would like to show you our new HAND -MADE LACED BOOTS for men. Chrome tan, posi- tively water proof, Will not harden, but will keep soft until worn out. Every pair guaranteed. Wo congratu- late ourselves on our success in getting a shoemaker's hand -made boot of first-class quality to retail at $3.00 a pair. Fur Goods. It isn't altogether very keen Fur weather yet, but it's Fur buying time for all who want good Furs. You'll get a much better selection now than you will later in the season, and its worth something to have first choice. We have FIRST CLASS FURS and we guarantee every piece to be just what we say it is. Persian Lamb Coats, Mink trimmings. South Sea Seal Coats. Astrachan Coats. Ruffs. Stoles. Scarfs, etc., in the most fashionable furs. 1 THE ROYAL GROCERY Colored Toilet Sets. Just opened, one crate of Printed Toilet Sets, with large roll top Basin ; colors, Brown and Blue; ten pieces, consisting of pitcher, basin, covered chamber, jug, brush holder, mug and covered soap .dish—on sale Satur- day for ...$1.95 White Toilet- Sets. Twelve White Toilet Sets, nicely embossed pat- tern, six pieces, consisting of pitcher, basin, covered chamber, mug and soap dish—on sale.Saturday for .:$1,35 Jardiniers. One case Terra Cotta Jardiniers. Something special, all sizes. 15c to $1.00 at Griffin's Wingham Coal and Wood Yard We are sole agents in town for the Scranton Coal, and guarantee every delivery to be 0. K. Just ask any person who has used it and hear what they say about it. We are confident it will give you the best of sat- isfaction if given a trial. You will always find our prices reasonable, and delivery prompt. Farmers wishing to Load and draw their own Coal will have 25 cts. per ton rebate. NOW FOR THE WOOD. No, 1—Best Body gardweed, per Cord.... . . . .. ... $3 00 No. 2—Hardwood, from smaller Tiniber, per Cord ........... 2 75 ` No. 8—Hardwood and Aeh, mixed, per Cord..., ......... .... 260 No. 4 --Ash and Elm, mixed, per Cord. 25 2 No. 5—Blabs and Soft Timber, per Cord ...................... 2 00 Rough wood, Chunks, etc., for furnaces and box stoves, per Cd 2 00 (Nos. 1 and 2 are cut from green timber.) Our terms for Coal and Wood are strictly cash. J. A. MCL tAN.