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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1911-11-16, Page 2Tl#N; WtN'TIL 11: TI, fES, NOV UEhi 16 1911' tea must be dist. tinetive, pleasing aid unvarying to merit continuous use. The avor of Red RoSe Tea is all its awn and it never faits to win and hold ap- proval because it never fails in quality. Try it. NKVLII SOLO IN seen Your Grocer Will Recommend rend It TO A,DVIRT1SERS Notice of changers must be left at this office not later than Saturday noon. The copy for changes *must be left not later than Monday evening. Casual advertisements accepted up to noon Wednesday of each week. IDr)TABLISHBD 1872 -THE \YINGrItAMM `MIKES. $d SLLIOTT. ParBLXB7iva.LNDPROPRINro THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16. 1911. EDITORAL NOTES. Complete figures of the votes cast in the recent Dominion elections for all constitutencies in the Province of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta show a total vote in Western Canada of 121,671 for the Liberals, and 104,710 for the Conservatives. The total In- dependent and Socialist vote was 6,824. In Manitoba the Conservatives have a majority of 5,729; in Saskatchewan the Liberal majority totals up to 18,216 and in Alberta the Liberals led by 7,474. The,platform of Provincial reform issued by Mr. N, W. Rowell covers a wide range and takes advanced ground. At the same time it is practical. It is such a program as would be carried out by a progressive Government within the limits of three or four sessions, not merely a collection of novelties intend- ed to please the imagination. It deals with some new questions and with ques- tions that have been for same time under discussion. It is sincere, it is practical, and it represents a general advance all along the line. -Toronto Star. For seven years Mr. Whitney has had the opportunity to institute a poli- cy for the development of northern Ontario, and he has failed to make a move. He has been supported in this wanton neglect of the great storehouse of the Province by his entire Cabinet. No voice has been raised in demand of the right to have its resources develop- ed, save the voice of the Opposition speakers and press. Put no heed was given them by the dictator at Toronto or the men whom he made serve his views in his Cabinet. -Port Arthur Chronicle. Sir James Whitney wants to make the colonization of New Ontario pay as it goes, and yet in the same mani- festo he points out that the value of mineral output increased from eleven millions in 1904 to thirty millions in 1910, and the revenue from mining sources grew from $70,000 annually to $771,000. New Ontario seems to have given a pretty good return for the WAS TROUBLED WITH HEART DISEASE AND NERVOUSNESS SEVEP.AL DOCTORS COULD DO HER 11O GOOD'. THREE BOXES OF MILEHRWS PILLS CO yP E HEART Y CURZD HER. Miss Mary Lebeau, Rdison, Sask., writes: -"I was troubled with heart disease and tlervousaess for over two years, and was so bad at times I had to :it up at night being unable to breathe, aed every little noise would make me shake and shivet. 1 tried severaldoe- bre, but they were unable to do me any gold. A neighbor then advised me to try a box of Miiburn's heart and Nerve Pills. M soon as 1 began to take them 1 began to feel much better, and by the tette 1 had used the third box I was tont- pl etely cured. 1 would advise anybody se Yerieg from heart disease and nervou5y ncs4 to try these phis. They will save quite a bill in doctor's fees." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills eute all heart and nerve troubles by their restorative influence on every organ and tissne of the hotly. Priee ti0' cents per bot, or 3 Loxes for $1.2:4 at all dealers or mailed direct on reeeint.0f rice by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Oat, money expended on it, and if the six- teen million aerr'k of land le the clay belt were settled it would add wealth to old Ontario in the sale of agricul- tural ents and other manufeee tures. His aggressive, progressive declara- tion for the development of NevaOn- tario is typical of Mr Rowell's stand on public issues. Agriculture is to be liberally assited, Provincial good roads' policy is to be shorn of red. tape. Great movements for racial industrial reform receive i emphatic support. Agressive, up-to-date educational policy, the quickening of Provincial administra- tion of justice, an actual measure of civil service reform, those are a few of the planks in a policy which is bound to become memorable, The call of thinking men in both parties for reform in the assessment system is answered by a definite positive pledge." -Chat- ham News. The demand for men of unimpeach- able character and of integrity as pol- itical candidates is to be taken as a most desirable and encouraging sign of the times. This hae been the dominant and outstanding note in the Reform conventions and nominations preceding the Provincial contest, and, indeed, some may attribute the recent change of leadership in the Liberal party on the eve of a conquest to the presence of this conviction, and the selection of Mr. Rowell as the new chieftain week) seem to indicate that men of unques- tioned standing and character are ready to meet the new and higher standard, and enter the political arena, which has too long been avoided by some men of splendid attainments and qualities, - Guelph Mercury. The finances of the Dominions, as, shown by the monthly statement for October, was never in better shape, and Hon. Mr. Fielding has left his suc- cessor with a surplus of probably thirty-five millions in sight for the end of the current fiscal year. For the first seven months of the fiscal year the revenue has been $76,291,178, an increase of $10,476,792 over the corres- ponding period of last year, while ex- penditures show decreases of a million each in both consolidated fund and capital accounts, The surplus of rev- enue over total expenditure for ,the seven months has been a little over twenty-one millions. For October the revenue totalled $12,221,653, an increase of $2,555,461 over October of last year, The revenue for the month is the "larg- est on record. The net debt of the Dominion was decreased by $5,344,844 during the month, and now stands at $318,593,924. THE PROVINCIAL FINANCES. A weak spot in connection with the Conservatiie administration of provin- cial affairs is that of the finances. The expenditures have been largely increas- ed, but though the revenues have been buoyant, the latter fact is almost 'en- tirely due to sources of income which originated with the late Liberal Gov- ernment, to many of which the Conser- vatives when in Opposition objected, and had they carried out when they came to power what they talked of prior to this,, there would have been deficits instead of surpluses. The Brantford Expositor thus summarizes the foundations for increased revenues which were laid by the Liberal Govern- ment: The total receipts of the province in 1910 were $8,899,004, while in 1904 they were $6,128,357. an increase of $2,762,046. The increases occurred chiefly under the following headings: Corporation taxes, $331,710; succes- sion duties, $299,744; mining licenses and fees, $192,085; Dominion subsidy, $794,112; T. & N. 0. earnings, $420,- 000. All of the increase, save a trifle less than $300,000, can • be accounted for by laws placed upon the statute books by the late government, or by measures advocated by Liberals. It speaks volumes for the Liberal party that seven years after it has been out of office in Ontario almost every dollar of the improved revenues of the prov- ince which the Conservatives have been recklessly spending can be traced back to their efforts. Not one dollar would ever have been received by the prov- ince under the head of Corporation Tax had the Conservatives had their way while they were in Opposition, and yet from this source alone the Govern meat has received $6,192,975. Similar- ly, under the Succession Duties Act the province has received in all $7,773,- 219, while under the Brewers' and Dis- tillers' Aet it has received $537,964. Under these three sources of taxation the total receipts of the province up to 31st October, 1900, reached the magnificent sum of $14,904,159, The same line of argument applies to the T. & N. O. earnings. In 1904 the groat that this province received by way of subsidy from the Dominion Government was $1,134,660 In 1010, owing to the increase in population, and as a result of the action of the Liberal Government at Ottawa, the subsidy was increased to $2,128,822, or an increase as between 1901 and 1010 Of $991,112. When the Ross Govern- ment Was in power negotiations were opened with a vice' to obtaining such en increased subsidy, with the result that Ater the Conservatives had (21 tr,a037,-----: LIPTON'S TEA OVER 2 MILLION PACKAGES 5010 WEEKLY (Froin the name of Nor, 13, 1801,) LOCAL NEWS. Rev.Wm. McGregor has a:cepted the call sounanimously extended to him by the congregation of the Baptist church, of this town, and took charge of the services on Sabbath last. Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 791, of Wingham, held an entertainment in .the new Temperance hall, on Thursday evening,of last week, to celebrate the. 2$th anniversary of the Gunpowder Piot. Mr. E. C. Clark was appointed Ito the chair and the following program was exceedingly well carried " out: Ire, strumental, Misses Watson; recitation, Miss Martin; song, Miss Farr; reading, Miss Bullard; duet, Misses Watson; recitation, Miss Martin; reading, T. E. Cornyn, jr.; instrumental, Misses Wat- son, and an address from Rev. E. W. Hughes. Rev. Mr. McQuarrie occupied the pulpit in the Presbyterian church last Sunday, having returned from his very pleasant trip through the maritime provinces. The material is on the ground for a new sidewalk in front of the new bank. Messrs. Bell's and Gilchrist, Green & Co's furniture factories are now ...work- ing aver time, so as to be able to fill the large number of orders that have come in of late. Mr. A. Burkholder, grain buyer, of this town, for Messrs. Coffee & Co., Toronto, shipped this week per C. P. R., five cars of peas and five of wheat for export; besides two cars of on i3 for New York, Mr. S. Gracey purchased this week, from a gentleman near Paisley, a hand- some teem of black horses for his hearse. We are pleased to see that l'dr. Rob- ert Tennant, who has been very sick for the past three weeks, is able to be around again. Mr. Wm. Paterson, son of Mr. John Paterson, late of this town, is at pres- ent very low with an attack of pleurisy and innammation of the lungs, and faint hopes are entertained for his re- covery. Messrs. John A. and Fred McLean, and Mrs. McLean, their mother, have been in Michigan for the past three weeks visiting relatives. Mr. Thomas Black has disposed of his billiard tables to Mr. Ishac Martin, of this torn. DIED. Timmins -In Belgrave, .en the 6th November, Tillie Carson, .wife of Mr. lames Timmins, of Bluevale, aged 22 years and 10 months. Jobb-In r`urnberry, on the 9th inst, Thomas Jobb, father of Mr. T. L. Jobb, of this town, aged 86 yeses, 9 months and 8 days. come into power they were satisfac- torily concluded. Then, as to the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway, everybody knows that it was started by the Ross Government. In 1904 it was in its initial stage of con- struction, and there were no earnings received from it by the province, while in 1910 the receipts were $420,- 000. In other words, the increased receiptsas between 1904 and 1910 under this particular head were $420- 000. Had the late Government not undertaken this work the receipts of the province in 1910 would have been short just this figure Naturally there would be some in- crease of expenditure owing to in- crease of population, but this is alto- gether disapportionate. Since 1904 the cost of civil government has in- creased sixty-five per cent.; the cost of managing the crown lands has gone up in the same period 98 per cent, and total expenditure 68 per cent. The in- crease per capita expenditure during the first three years of Conservative rule was as great as the increase in per capita expenditure during the whole thirty-three years of Liberal rule. Their expenditure has been of the most prodigal nature, while they have shown no capacity for discovering new sources of revenue. Eczema On The Head. Mr. Peterson, South Bay, Ont., writes: "For years I suffered a sort of eczema on the head. I tried four different doctors, giving each a fair trial, but the disease grew worse and spread to my arm. I got Dr. Chase's Ointment, and it has entirely cured me. I give you my name because I want other sufferers to know about this splendid Ointment." THE PRESS ON MR. ROWELL. Fkm the way in which Mr. N. W. Rowell's name, as leader of the Liberal party in the Ontario Legislature, has been received by the journals on both sides of politics it is quite evident that no mistake has been made in his selec- tion. The comments on the Liberal side are perfectly and enthusiastically unanimous. The Brantford Expositor .promises him "the united endorsation of the. Liberal party all over the Province". The St. Catharines Journal says "Mr. Rowell represents the most progressive type of Liberalism, and be should in. t;pine his followers with new hopes and firmer resolves." The London Adver- tiser says he "may be depended on to take advanced ground on all questions affeeting the moral and material wel- fare of the people of Ontario". The St, Thomas Journal says he "s entitled to no half-hearted supportfrom Ontario Liberals, and will be able to tally to his support a large element from the Conservative ranks." The Chatham News says "young Men who are look- ing for a man to lead them on the paths way to greater things wilt find such 4 man in Mr. Rowell " The Lindsay Post says he "will flake an ideal leader,. and with a broad, progressive policy the Liberals enter the approaching eon - filet under most favorable conditions." The Ingersoll Chronicle says he "is a man who can safely be entrusted to guide the destinies of the Liberal party in this Province." The Galt Reformer "predicts great things under Mr. Row - ell's leadership, and looks forxard with the greatest confidence to the future.". Kind things have been said about the new leader in the true sporting spirit by some Conservative journals. The Toronto World says Mr. Rowell is "young and clean and brave and able.' and eloquent, with a reputation for keenness and shrewdness which. he will have a full scope in the political field to justify." The Hamilton Spectator, "in the interest of good government in Ontario," expresses gratification at the results of the Liberal convention, and its belief that "with Whitney in power and the fortunes of the Liberal. party in sue it'capabie hands as those of Hon. Mackenzie King and Mr. Rowell. the people will get more of it than would otherwise be the case." The Kingston Standard describes Mr. Row- ell as "a splendid platform speaker, an enthusiastic worker, a loyal Liberal and a clean gentleman against whose character and person not a word can he said," and expresses the opinion that "public life will be the better for the presence of such a man." Mr. Rowell must needs be a strong man to measure up to such appreciations, but Liberals have no misgivings on that point. The trial of William J. Moore at the Sarnia Assizes for the murder of Mrs. King at Petrolea has been postponed on'account of the prisoner's' ill -health. Ontario Liberals:have made an ex- cellent choice in selecting N. W. Row- ell as their leader, In the prime of life, a clear and convincing speaker, well informed on all public questions, with a clean record and a man of high ideals, Mr. Rowell possesses qualifica- tions for leadership such as are eom- paratively rare in public life. Whether as leader of an Opposition or head of a Government Mr. Rowell may be ex- pected to make a record which Will be a credit to himself and 'a matter of pride to his followers.The Weekly Sun. TRAPPERS *end us your FURS and we Wilt pay you the Highest Pelee* REvuoN ratio LUMII Eb 134436 MALL STREET MONTREAL, We will send f'reetoeverytrap, per who sends us furs, Our book °'the Treeeeroe Loyal Corn. panton". TO CI DIRECTORYseee. BAPTIST CnUR011 S abeth services at 11 a. m. and 7 p, m, Sunday Sehool at 2:30 p. M. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings.Rev. G. Inc- iter Collins, pastor, 13, . P. U. meets Monday evenings 8 p. in. W, D. Pringle, S. S. Superintendent. METHODIST CHURCH -Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a. M. and 7 p. m. Sunday, School at 2:30 p. m. Epworth League every Mondayevening. General prayer meeting on ednesday evenings. Roy* W. L. Rutledge, D. D., pastor. F, Buchanan, S. S. Superintendent. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a. m. and 7_p. m.. Sunday School at 2.30 p, m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings, Rev. D. Perrie, pastor, Dr. A. J. Irwin, S. S. Superintendent. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, ErIscoPAt. -Sab- bath services at 11 a. ne. and 7. p, m. Sunday School at 2.30 p, m. Rev. E. H. Croly, B, A., Rector. C. G. Van Stone, S. S. Superintendent. SALVATION ARM -Service at• 7 and 11 a. m, and 3 and 8 pe m., on Sunday, and every evening during the week 'at 8 o'clock at the barracks. POST OFFICE -Office hours from 8a. m, to 6;30 p. m. Open to box holders from 7 a. 104.' to 9 p. m. P. Fisher, postmast- er. Puget° LtBRAftY-Library and free reading room in the Town Hali, will be open every afternoon frim 2 to 5;30 o clock, and every evening from. 7 to 9:30 o'clock. Miss Maude Fleuty, lib- rarian. TOWN COUNCIL -- George Spotton, Mayor; D. E. McDonald, Reeve; D. Bell, William Bone, H.B. Elliott, Theo. Hall, Geo. McKenzie, and Simon Mit- chell, Councillors; John F. Groves, Clerk and Treasurer. Board meets first Monday evening in each month at 8 o'clock. HIGH SCHOOL BOARD -Frank Buchan- an, .(Chairman), Wm. Nicholson, Johne Wilson, C. P. Smith, W. J. Howson, John A. McLean, W. F. VanStone. Dudley Holmes, Secretary. A. Cosens, treasurer. Board meets second Mon- day in each month. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. -G. G. Van- n h. A� s E stone, (Chairma ); Alex Ross, John. Galbraith, Win. Moore... P. 'Camp- bell, H. E. Isard, Dudley ' Holmes A. Tipling. Secte tary.-Treas., John F, Gaoves; Meetings secondTuesday even- ing in each rnont HIGHSCHOOL TEACHERS -J. C.Smith B. A., Specialist in Classics, , Principal; P H. A. Percy, S. P. S. Science Master; G. R Smith, B. Specialist in Mathe- matics; Miss C. Brewster, B. A., Specialist in D20 derns and History; Miss B. E. 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THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. T.st of the tesson,...r„ ylll 21.22. Monthry Versus, 2143-41eldtm Text, Itis, viii, 22-eCommentary Prepared by Roy. 0, M. Stearns, In our two previous Lessons in the hook of Ezra we easy nearly 50,000 re• turning to Jerusalem by permission of Cyrus, the king, under the leadership of Zerubbabel and Joshua, and we saw the tenple finished by the 'encouraging words of Hagar and Zechariah. Now we see Ezra, a priest in the direct line from Aaron and also a scribe of the law of God (vii, IS. 12), returning with the permission and good will of Artak- rises, king of Persia, and with hint over 1,740 of the people. The decree oe the king .made nothing compulsory -lu the matter of returning, but gave full permission to ail who were minded of their own free wilt to go up with Ezra (v11, 13). It is thought that the story of the -book of Esther nt.'s in between Ez, vi and vis and the statement In Este i, 7, 8, that there wail royal wine in abundance (or wine of the kingdom -margin), .according to the state of the king, but that every one did according to his own pleasure In the matter of drinking gives an idea, of perfect freedom. Note the abuts - dant bestowment and freedom of action granted to Ezra by the king, "Whatso- ever shall seem gond to thee, * e e that do after the will of your God, And whatsoever more shall be needed * * * bestow it out of the king's treas- ure reature house':.. (Ez. vii, -18, 20, '1,2). The object • Of all this -bounty ;Was the house of God wbieb was at Jerusalem (Ez. vil, 15. 10. 17, 19, 13. ''27). The man of God was - Ezra, who had pro-, pared bis henrt•to seek the law of the Lord and to dolt and to teach it and In whose band was the wisdom el God (Ex. vii, 10.'25i. The great cause ba'bk of all others was "the' good band Of the Lord Clod upon him" (Ez. 0.'9, 28; rill. 18« 22, 31). by which . the king granted him all bis request, by which also be was made strong, by which the right men were brongbt to him, and, as we shall see in this lea. - son, by wbicb be was bruugbt safely to Jerusalem without an armed =escort Compare the band of the Lord upon the prophet Ezekiel in Ezek. 1, 3; 111, 14, 22; Oil, 1; zxziii, 22; Xxzvii, 1; xl, 1, just seven times. 11 we, are willing to be wade strong only for Bunneelf,that people' may know Him as the deer of all that is done in and through us, we may expect Ills hand upon us for the Hake of the man of His right hand (Ps. Ixxx, 17; dx, 27). Because Ezra bad said to the king, "The bawd of our God is upon all them for 'good tbat seek Ulm," he was ashamed to ask for a band of soldiers and horsemen to pro- tect them against the enemy, so they Pasted and prayed end afflicted them- selves before' God,. and ae .wits' en- treated of them (Ez. vill, 21.23). When Nehemiah went to Jerusalem he ac- cepted an. escort of captainsof the army and horsemen, and it is write' ten that the hIhd of God was upon him also ('Nee. 11,'8, 9).. Elijah was as truly cared for by God' In the home of the desolate woman at Stirepta, where she ministered to `'him, `as 'wen cared for by the ministry of birds at Cherith. With a mind stayed upon Jehovah and a whole heart for Him, there is•always perfect freedom to do as occasion serve. in reliance upon him (I Sant. z, 7). The silver and the gold and the vessels, worth over two and a half mil- lion dollars, were placed under the eare of twelve priests, with ten inen to assist them, with instructions to watch and keep and deliver safely to the chiefs at Jerusalem to the cbam- bern'of the bruise of the Lord (verses '24.30). According to verse 28, both ves- sels and people wens specially holy unto -the Lord. "Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also,'and the (silver and the gold are a free will offering r- Unto the Lord, God of Your lathers." / When the kingdom seines everything shat! be "holiness unto the Lord" (Zaeh. xiv, 20, 21). It should -be so now, with n11 that the believer is and bas, accord- ing to 1 Pet. I, 15; 11, b, for We are in a special Sense set apart ter Himself (Ps. iv, 8). With mere care than these men 'lvatched over tbese treasures Ile is ever watching over His people, whom Re calls Fits pectiliat' treasure (Es. rix, 5; Dent. Tii, 6; Tit. .11, 14, It. V.). and He will land all Ells gond( safely at their destination, for no pow• er can pluck out of His hand. in our lesson story everything Was deitvered by number and by weight (verse :dot. and He Who said, "'Those that thou gave est Inc I have kept, and none of them is lost" (.Tohn svii, 12), is the same no. changeable one who hannot t0.li' tin v - thing that is truly Hie. Fames journey .i occupted four months, end alt the wap they were kept and delivered t"toul the bilnd of the en0nty and of sorb tms lar in wait by the •ways 'tit, t); veli. ell n'hen ll cul Yvan nearing the find r•f his sojourn 1*)n mortal bed' he 0:'tri. 'I was delivered bust ri(' tilt' tur+ttth rat filo 11bn, find thr• t,aril 59x11 cirif�•rr "i" from every it'll work end will pre *0150 me unto Ms Imo -eine ktuella n1 (11 'Tiro, iv, 17, le) lvvrn wit,* aslt9nrert to ask for run eecbrt of molten* betel -nee It looked to hl)n tete 0 lack of tenet 1" the torrl. It wetted iia ua all 00trd to get ashamed of our "little IPirltil " but we Alm toed to e'et Astro Med as E.114 aid, of tonforntity to tlrls l,resetlt age and Ito ways (tat, 4)..