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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1905-04-20, Page 44 THE WINDHAM ADVANCE, THURSDAY, APRIL, 20, 1905. Stye ani_ Qllaity Count on the Style and hank on the Quality here, whether you buy a Bedroom Suite, Parlor Suite, Dining -room Suite, in fact anything required in home furnishing. See our exceptional value in Bedroom, Spites, prices from $11.00 to $75.00 Our medium price Bedroom Suites can't be beat, at.... 16.00, 13.00, 20.00, $25.00 Mirrors 20 x 24, 22 x 28, 24 x 30. 'We still lead with Iron and Brass Beds, prices from • $3.25 to $30.00 Our Mattresses are the talk of the day. Examine them. Prices 2.75, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 6.50 to $17.00 In Sideboards, space won't permit. But call and see them. Our Buffets, China Cabinets and Combination Side- boards with China Cabinet combined, are 4he newest in furnishing the Dining -room. Our Carpets are getting low—but more on the way. Don't fail to see them. Headquarters for Window Shades, Curtain Poles (complete for 15e,) Carpet Matting and Felt. UNDERTAIiIN 0. Night calls re- ceive prompt at- tention, 5th house west of Hamil- 11/4 ton's Drug Store L. A. Bali & Co. THE ROYAL GROCERY ............. . Maple Syrup and Sugar. The new Maple Syrup made this spring is here. We were sorry to dissapoint so many of our customers, but it's here at last, and if anything better than ever. Absolutely pure. Per Gallon 1 i v Bananas. This is the season of the year when the jars of Fruit are getting low, and there is nothing takes the place so well as Bananas. We are having them shipped to us weekly. Fine large fat fruit20c and 25c Per Dozen Canned Fruits. Plums, Citrons and Blueberries—A few cases left. Won't last long at the price we are going to put on them. You can have one of each, or all of one kind25G 3 Cans for at Griffin's 1 7 c;l It 12 m Sb b alT•rt BALL, Pnorlt.IETon. £bftotiat •--Building operations in three lead- ing Canadian cities last year were as follows: Winnipeg, $9,651,750 ; Toron- to, $5,885,120; Montreal, $3,010,484. * * * --Vlore than 5,000 new rural retail routes were established in the months ended on .April 1st, and 1,000 more will be established during the next two months. The development of the mail service is going on faster than that of most other branches of the Govern- ment in the United States. of beautiful roses hold up their proud heads every clay in the year,• which faet is responsible for the naming Of the Oregon metropolis the "Itose City," The beauty of the Exposition site and the superb view to be had from it, coupled with the artistic grace. of the buildings, will be an agreeable surprise to all visitors. Nestling at the base of the foothills of the Cascade range, on the gentle slopes and ter- races overlooking Guild's Lake and the 'Willamette sliver, with an unob- structed view of sixty-five wiles, which embraces the snow-capped peatks of Mt, Hood and Mt, St. Helens, the site presents a piettue entirely original in exposition building. Of the gross area of the site, 180 acres are on the mainland a11(1 60 acres form a peninsula extending out into Guild's Lake, a fresh water body. 220 acres in extent, * —The applications for free seed grain at the Government Experiment- al Farm have been nnusnally many this spring, the Northwest Territories ranking next on the list to Ontario and Quebec. Among the applicants for samples are many Galicians,- Rus- sians, Doukhobors and other settlers of foreign origin, who go to their English-speaking neighbors to write for them. * * —A project is on• foot to tunnel the Detroit River, Three railways, the Grand Trunk, Pere Marquette, and Michigan Central, are interested, with the latter as prime mover. The Pere Marquette had expected to expend at least two million dollars for ferries, docks and yards, but this expenditure will now be unnecessary, and it is understood the sum or something like it will be that company's contribution towards the construction of the tun- nel. * * —The total life assurance in force in the Dominion for 1903, including the foreign business of Canadian com- panies, footed up $530,011,000. Of this the British companies carried about $37,339,000, and American companies $158,796,000. Thus it will be seen that Canada carries the great bulk of her own life iusurance,.the Canadian busi- ness being somewhat more than dou- ble that transacted here by United States (American) companies, and nearly nine -fold that of British com- panies. The Last-named offices, save two or three, devote themselves al- most exclusively to fire under -writing, a fortunate distinction, it is believed, for the country. * * • —Hon. Mr. Matheson, Provincial Treasurer, speaking of the Tenliscanr- ing Railway in bringing down his bud- get, showed that the line had been harried through in advance of proper surveys, and cost about one million more in consequence than it should• have done. The road is in two sec- tions. The first part is 113 miles long and extends from North Bay to New Liskeard. That section was to have cost about $25,000 per mile. The charge, so far, has been $37,500 per mile, and there is $125,000 more to be spent. When the outlay is completed the first cost of the railway will b: $38,629 per mile, or $13,629 more than was intended. On this section of the line the contractor will make, on the estimate of the Treasurer, from one million to a million and a half of dol- lars. MACHINES THAT DO ARITHMETIC. Of the many devices that perform brain work perhaps the one most widely used is the adding machine. All save the simplest computing ma- chines not only add but subtract,'mtl- tiply and divide ; and there are ma- chines, devised for insurance compa- nies and other concerns constantly working with immense figures, that do long problems in multiplication and division with a speed that makes one think of magic. Take some such problem as this :L05,678,425 x 26,782,- 359 equals ? The ordinary main, work- ing it the ordinary way, would put down more than a hundred figures and spend about five minutes before he could give the answer—and then he may have made a mistaken With a machine you move a few pegs, turn a little crank a few times, and within ten seconds there it is before you - 1,759,023,156,904,575. And the machine makes no mistakes. • —One of the things asked for by the Trades and Labour Executive that waited on the Ontario Government recently was legislation ordering that in decorating houses all old wall paper should be torn down. Their reason was that old paper is a powerful agent for 44ii�1l1li1�tlitll���4t�«?��4t�i1�t��IR�4E11i���llt�gtlt��11111�14�tt�l also the thathea laread w preventing theiseases. They sked em- ployment uployment of children under 1.4 years of age be extended to include shops . and offices as well as factories ; that the manufacture of brooms in prisons be discontinued or else that labels be • placed on such goods ; that more fac- —00 • tory inspectors be appointed and that :: au act be passed compelling men in charge of stationery engines to hold certificates of competence. The Pro- vincial Secretary intimated that no ▪ more brooms would be manufactured in the Central prison. * • -It is interesting to note that, ac- • cording to figures recently made pub- lic by Mr. Carhegie's secretary, the millionaire ironmaster has up to the „_ present time given, for libraries alone, nearly forty million dollars of his pri- nate fortune. This vast amount has been expended for the founding of • 1,290 public libraries, of which 779 are in the United States. Three-fourths • of the entire amount, or nearly thirty million dollars, has gone to these • American institutions, while England - with 275 libraries, and less than six —00 million dollars, ranks second, and Mr. Carnegie's native Scotland, with 71. • • libraries and less than two million dol- lars, comes third. A little figuring has adduced the fact that eighteen per t cent. of the entire English-speaking = population of the globe has been given immediate and unrestricted access to • the best that the world of books can offer. 1905 Now that the spring has come, I bei to notify the general Trade that I am still in the ring with the Largest and Purest Seeds in the trade, consisting of Red, Alsike, Mammoth, Lucerne and White Clovers. Timothy, Orchard Grass, Red Top Kentucky and Meadow Fiscue. Peas, Oats, a new variety and strongly recom- mended by the Experimental Farm, Otta- wa, and also the Model Farm, Guelph. Goose and Colorado Spring Wheat. Mangle Seed of the finest strain, put up in x ib. packages. Turnip Seeds, Field Carrot, Rape, very cheap. All kinds of Garden Seeds. Corn by the Car Load, and I might say that I was the only Seedsman in the County who did not fool the farmer last year in the Corn germinating. - 0 0 -0000 .". —The next great World's Fair will be held in Portland, Oregon, and work of preparation is on the way. Not only are the buildings in a finished state, but the landseitpe is equally as far advancaxl. Ur-een lawns, dotf4x1 with beds of budding roses, freshened by the winter rains, ,are awaiting the spring sunshine to bring forth a riot of color. The grass is green all the year round in Portland. tland. and thOua de MILLS ..1 is _ .�.. BiiAiM�1l1H#�f1iN1i4�N�N1KlN�ii►iil�ilLNii�iNiN��� ENGLAND'S SLUMS. those in the western .and southern quarters of the. eity and the suburbs,. are quite pretentious, There are eight city gates, and many flue monuments. It has witnessed) many wars and un- dergone many changes. In the war with Japan, it was threatened with destruction by 40,000 Japanese troops, who landed on the Manchurian coast. China's artily at that time amounted on paper, to over 1,000,000 soldiers, and Maikden, with its force of 200,000 "Green Flag" defenders, armed with antiquatedl, rifles, w(t-S COnsi(lel'e(1 im- pregnable. • Clinton. Dr. Gunn has returned from Toron- to, where he was detained by ill- ness, Arthur Couch has sold ninety-six acres of land, fronting on the London road south of town, to John Torrance, for the satin of $2700. The Rattenbury street side of the old organ factory grouncl is being pre- pared for use as a garden by Fred. Hill, who has, bought the place. Owing to continued ill health, and the improbability of his being able to resume the personal management of his business for some time, 11ir. Couch has (seemed it wise to close up his butcher business. About three o'clock list Friday morning fire was discovered in Mr. John Carter's factory and an hour later it was in ruins. The origin of the fire is unknown. The building was used by Ml•. Carter for the manu- facture of show cases. Eight carloads of rock elm square timber will shortly be shipped from Clinton station to E. Sharpless, one of the largest dealers in Quebec and in addition nine carloads will be sent from Blyth, Londesbor•o and Gode- rich. At the close of 1903 there were 1.24,- 000 recognized paupers in London in receipt of Poor Law relief, and the number was steadily growing. Not fewer than 200,000 people there are without anything they can, by any stretch of the invagination, call home. On the night of January 29th of last year, medical officers and inspectors of the London County Council took a kind of census of London outcasts. Between one o'clock and five o'clock in the morning, from Hyde Park to Whitechapel, and Holborn to the Thames, they counted 1,609 wren and 188 women walking the streets with- out a place to sleep, or sleeping in doorways. On the basis of these fig - tiles, gathered in four hours' observa- tions, the officers estimated that one person in every two thousand in Lon- don was a homeless outcast. And among the 1,797 wretched wanderers thus counted, fifty were little chil- dren When Mr. Jack London investigat- ed these . matters two year's ago he found that twenty-one per cent. of the people of London were driven to the parish for relief ; that there were in London 1,800,000 persons that were destitute or lived on the imminent edge of destitution ; that one persbn in every four in London died support- ed by public charity; that in the Unit- ed Kingdom, with 47,000,000 inhabi- tants, there were 8,000,000 constantly in danger of starving, "and. 20,000,000 more are not comfortable in the sim- ple and clean sense of the word." It is the same in all the cities. In York, with only 75,000 inhabitants, official investigation shows that six per cent. of the population live in most unsanitary conditions. The slums of Liverpool, Bristol, Edinburgh, are great breeding -places for disease, physical decay, and mental inanition. Investigation of the "board schools" (the public schools which in England are used only by the children of the poor) shows frightful percentages of degeneracy and deformity. 1 THE CITY OF MUKDEN. The ancient city vof Mukden, the scene of the great Japanese victory, is the capital of Manchuria, and is sit- uated on a plain in the southern part of that province, two hundred miles north of Port Arthur, and three hun- dred miles south of Harbin. It has a population of 250,000, and is located in the midst of a fertile country, sur• rounded on all sides by vast fields of millet, which afforded a rich supply of food for the people. Mukden is a• walled city. There is an outer wall of earthwork, circular in form, sur- rounding the entire town, and an in - tier tealthe brick, in form of a square, enclosing only the chief part of the city. The inner wall is entered by eight gates, two on each side. Some of the things of chief interest in and around Mukden are the city walls and gates, the Cfiinese prison, the drum tower and huge bell, the tombs of the ancient kings, the im- perial palace, the Russian postoffice, the Roman Catholic and the Russo - Greek churches, and the Mission of the tnited Free Church of Scotland. But it may reasonably be expected that the small group of mission sta- tions will grow, and that Gospel my fluences will multiply, es 3 tpanese tolerance takes the places of Russian bigotry. Mukden is a port of considerable lin- m,.ance, � lth a good deal of dripping and with shops and bazaar's that are filled with native and foreign goods. Its streets Are' broad and well laid out, and anany of its buildings, especially The By-law to loan the Clinton Knitting Co. $6,000, to be voted on May 1st, is promised the support of the ratepayers generally. At a meet- ing of some of the prominent citizens held Tlnusday night, committees of six, for each ward were, appointed to canvass and explain to the ratepayers these two advantages : That the loan does not increase the taxation, and the town secures at large industry. Forty-five suits against as many shareholders in the Cold Storage Co., were entered for trial at the session of the Division Court held last week, so there was a larger attendance than has been seen at the court for several years. The actions were for non-pay- ment of the •"all made for the purpose of winding up the Company. No de- cision was given, it being successfully contended that they were out of juris- diction. Forty of the actions should have been tried at Blyth, the remain- der at Seaforth and Goderich. The lawyer for the Company will apply to the High Court for leave to have the cases tried by the county judge. In the meantime the bill of costs is piling lila and it is quite apparent that only the lawyers will profit by the unfor- tunate tangle and the longer it con- tinues the better the picking. Of the 550 subscribers only 108 have not paid the six per cent. assessment. The Root Of Neuralgic Headache Is an irritable condition of the nerves caused by cold. Relief comes quickly from Nerviline, the great pain relieyer of to -day. "I consider Nervi - line a magical remedy for neuralgia," writes Mrs. E. G. Harris of Baltimore. But I never worry if Nerviline is in the house. A few applications never yet failed to kill the pain. I can also recommend Nerviline for stiffness, rheumatism and muscular pains." In use nearly fifty years ; try Nerviline yourself. Clairvoyant - Psychic. MEDICAL EXAMINATION FREE By Dr. E. F. Butterfield, of Syracuse, N. Y. Believing in clairvoyance or not, there is no gainsaying the fact that the doctor can explain the source and cause of your disease, either men- tal or physical, and has restored to health and happiness many persons who would have remained helpless invalids all their lives. Send lock of hair, name, age and stamp to DR. £ F. BUTTERFIELD 29-2 Syracuse, N. Y. ( Farm For Sale Or Rent. 103 acres, adjoining Wingha,ln; 75 acres under cultivation. Good house ; new barn. Splendid opportunity. Exceptional bargain. Address AL1?11ED i. ELLIOTT, 31-35 The4ford, C� TN RAL STRATFORD. ONT. It pays to get a Practical Education and it pays to got it in this school, We Ldo morn for our graduates than any other Business College in the Pro- vince. Commercial Schools employ our graduates as teachers, they know that the training given in this institution is the BEST. Enter now. Write for free catalogue. Etttorr & McLA11crtLAN, Principals "Truth" le a strong argument, Not ONE graduate of the popular ELLIOTT %// TORQWTO, ONT, ( (Cor. 'romp and Alexander Sts.) Ia out of a position today, it's the truth that "Our eaudents aro uniformiy success• fur in getting good positions after gradu• anon: Our School is a Iitgh.cises one and boat In Canada:. Enter now. College upon entire year. Catalogue free. "=tLlODT, I'rtaciplai iimfboonet.osowsviwywoo.ov.se.ftv.svo".0401/40.~$0.01.4bias A Carload of No. 9 Just Ifl'Co!IedStee1 Wire As this Wire is the genuine Frost make, and as the demand is likely to be so great for this particular kind, Farmers will do well to leave their orders for it at once, as there will likely be a scarcity in the market when most required for fencing. We are selling it cheap. Massey -Harris Repairs. I have ,just taken over the agency for the Massey - Harris repairs and will try and keep the stock in good shape, so that the farmers may be supplied in future with what they may require in this line. I aril sole agent for the celebrated Sherwin-Williams Paint. The best on earth. Best Brands of Cement in season at lowest prices. A full line of Lawn Mowers, Garden Rakes, Spades, Shovels, etc., on baud. Prices the lowest. We are now taking orders for Plymouth and International Binder Twine. GIVE US A CALL. A. YOUNG uo ,bwwq wvr1 fr• The Time To Buy. Now is the time to buy Furniture for Spring. Our prices are away down on some lines, as Chairs, Couches, Rockers, Bedroom Suites, Sideboards. Just call and see our $5.00 Couch, and our $20.00 Parlor Suite, done in the best velour covering. It will pay. you to get our prices on all kinds of Furniture. We will use you right, Walker Bros. & Button Furniture Dealers and Undertakers Subscribe for The Advance X1.00 1'ev dear ••••••••••••••N•N•N••♦••••••N•N••••••••••N•N••••N••••N•1 ••••••••♦� N••1••1••••••••••N•N•♦••N•N••.•N•N•N•••••••♦••• BANK OF 11IIILTON WINGHAM. CAPITAL PAID DP $ 2,235.280.00 RESERVE FUND 2,100,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS . 20,553,810.57 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Wm. Gibson — President John Proctor C. C. Dalton J. S. Hondrie Goo. Rutherford C. A. Barge J. Turnbull, Vico-Pres. and General Manager H. M. Watson, Asst. Gens. Manager. B, Willson, Inspector. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Int- erest allowed and computed on 30th November and 31st May each year, and added to principal Speoial Deposita also received at current rates of interest. W. CORBOULD, Agent Dickinson & Holmes, Solicitors DOMIMO BASK. Capital (paid up) - $3,000,000 Reserve (acd pofl�d- • $3,634,000 Farmers' Notes discounted. Drafts sold on all points in Can- ada, the United States and Europe. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest allowed on deposit* of $1.00 and upwards, and added to principal 30th June and 31st December each year, D. T. HEPBURN, Manager R. Vanstone, Solicitor The Popular Grocery Store. CROCKERY and CHINA, FLOUR and FEED, of all kinds, Cash for Butter and Eggs. Phone 61, W. F. , VanStone W. A. Ct RRIE W IN GiiAl r 18 AUCTIONEER. Money to lean at lowest rates, Office Arta ohta�er o�v out of Town for an your wants J. A. MORTON BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR. MONEY TO LOAN. Office:—Morton Block, Wingham �-• DR. AGNEW PHYSICIAN, SURCEON ACCOUCHEUR. Office:—Upstairs in the Macdonald Block. Night calls answered at office. DRS. CHISHOLM & CHISHOLM PHYSICIANS • SURGEONS - ETC. Josephine Street — Wingham j- P. KENNEDY, M.D., M.C.P.S.O • (Member of the British Medical Association) COLD MEDALLIST IN MEDICINE. Special attention paid to Diseases of women and children. OPrIon HOURS :-1 to d p.m.; 7 to sl p.m. DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND M. R. C. S. (Eng.) L. R. C. P. (Lond.) Physician and Surgeon. (Office with Dr. Chisholm) W. T. HOLLOWAY DENTIST BEAVER BLOCK — • WINGIIAM ARTHUR J. IRWIN P.lr.S.. UM - Doctor of Dental Surgery of the £ en• nsylvania College and Licentiate of Dental Surgerypf Ontario, Olice over Poet O>Roo--WIN(IBA.M WELLINGTON MUTUAL EIRE INS. CO. Established 1840. Head Office GUELPH, ONT. Risks taken on all classes of insurable pro party on the each or premium note system. haus GOLbxi, ORAla.DAvlDsox, President. Secretary. JOHN RITCHIE, AGENT, WINGHAM ONT DICKINSON & IIOLMES Barristers, Solicitors, etc. Office : Meyer Block Wingham. E. L. Dickinson Dudley Ilolmos Y BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR be auppliara at home, can BEAVBIt 7415.. WINGI/AM.