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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1905-05-11, Page 22 TO ADVERTISERS Notice of changes must bo 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 nook Wednesday of each week. ineTABI.18110n 1672 IIE WINfiliAN TIDES. R. R.ItLLIOTT, Pvalaeass, AtiontoPopiToa TU' RSDA.Y, MAY. 11, 1905. NOTgS AND COMMENTS. Now that the Autonomy debate bas fizzled out, the Tories being heart- ily sick of it, people, remarks the Hamil- ton Times, are beginniug to remark how little impression the agitation has made upon the great body of the people. With the exception of Torouto, where a great effort was made to work up feelibg by a mass meeting, the country has refused to become agitated over the separate school question. Down by the sea there has been hardly a ripple. and out West the people are generally satisfied with the schools tie they are. The Brockville Recorder makes this. comment on the action of the U. S. authorities in stopping two Hamilton men from going to Buffalo the other week : Yet the new Provincial Secretary' goes to this unneighborly neighbor and hires a man to do work in his depart- ment that could be done just as well by hundreds of Canadians. Repays him a bigger salary, too, than oid employees, just as capable are getting. But they are merely Canadians, you know, and not in it with his friends from Port Huron, Mich. A writer in the London, England, Standard, who has come to Canada as an immigrant, writes that he has dis- covered the average Canadian to have no manners, that we eat meat three times a day, drink neither beer nor wine at our meals, and stick our feet up on hotel windows! He has also discov- ered that Sir Wilfrid Laurier is a thor- ough -going democrat, ready to diecnss public affairs with the railway brakes. man while travelling. These are his re - fictitious before he got further than than Montreal. What will he say when he gets into the breezy, social atmos- phere of "the wild and woolly West?" HOW FARMERS GAMBLE. Should the statement he made tha farmers are thegreatest gamblers on earth it would not receive much credit. They are supposed to be about as free from the vice of gambling as any class of mat, but the whole occupation of the farmer, unless he be iti a favored irriga- ted region, is largely speculanuu. His operations are clouded with un- certainty from seed time to harvest,' and from the uature of the case the most en- lightened and conservative tiller of the soil must gamble on the uncertainties of the weather, much as does the specula- tor in the wheat pit on conditions af- fecting future price. Late frosts in spring or early frosts in fall or too little moisture at seeding time and again too much moisture at harvest and the possible visitations of creeping destroyers on or beneath the soil or others that fly in air, tbreatening the safety of his crop, must all be met with in a speculative way. He must bet not only on the valve of his seed and labor but the use of his fields against the elements and all opposing forces. How different his aitnation from that of the man whose remuneration for toil is fixed and stated from year to year! The small farmer may be conservative in the matter of betting on a horse race, ball game, presidential election or tam. pering with quotations on stocks and grains, but he has a pretty big wager up most of the time in ordinary course of his affairs. the loss of which may be a more serious matter to him than that of a considerably greater sum to the gambler of the recognized type. LIQUOR CONSUMPTION. The Commercial Intelligence Commit- tee of the Canadian Manufacturers' As. tlociation have prepared a valuable state. meat showing the quantity and value of imported goods entered for consumption Canada ending December 81st, 1904. These returns show that there has beep imported into Canada during the last six mgnths of 1904, 321,877 gallons of ale, beer and porter, valued at $104,866; of brandy, 182,648 gallons, valued at $289,. 869; Rin, 371,631 gallons, valued at$183,. 559; ram, 70,194 gallons, valued at $30,- 300; whiskey, 288,833 gallons, valued at $452,023. The total value of spirituous liquors, including all beer and porter im- ported, amounts to $1,120,125, If this be a fair estimate of the average con- sumption of imported leverages into Canada during the past six months, which does not include home manufac- tured liquor, the indications are not very strong in favor of the idea that the prin- ciple of total abstinence is gaining much ground in the community as a whole. It is considered a fair estimate that 75 per cent. of the intoxicating liquor con- sumed in Canada is manufaotured in the country. Taking this estimate as bo- ing fairly correct, every citizen of the Dominion would have to imbibe a gal- lon and a half of liquor in order to get away with the 9,000,000 gallons of im- ported and home manufactured liquors consumed. There is, however, quite a proportion of the population that ab- stains partly or altogether from the use of hgnor, consequently the responsibili- ty of sustaining the reputation of. the Dominion as a liquor consuming country is imposed on those who do not abstain. The number of cigarettes imported is probably equally as striking as that of liquor, there having been 821,568 worth of these imported during the last six months of 1904. During the same period $168,754 worth of cigars were imported, together with $243,180 worth of tobacco, pipes, eta. Add the amount of tobacco manufactured in Canada to the amount imported, and it will be seen at once that the consumption of the weed is Immense as compared with the population. DEATH OF HON. JAS. SUTHER- LAND. Woodstock, May 3 -Hon. James Suth- erland died at one fifty five this after- noon. He passed a very bad day yester- day. His condition last night was un- improved, and his death to. day was not unexpected. • Hon. Jas. Sutherland was the son of t the late Alexander Sutherland, a native of Caithness shire, Scotland, who came to Canada in 1841, and his wife, Allison, daughter of the late John Renton. He was born in the township of Ancaster, Wentworth county, July 17, 1849. He was educated at the grammar school m Woodstock where he entered mercantile pursuits. He was for ` several years a' member of the town council; reeve from 1877 to 1879; mayor, 1880. He was first elected to the House of Commons In December 1880, and contin- ued to represent N. Oxford in the House ever since. He was chief Liberal Whip 1891-1900. Since 1893 he had directed the organization of the Liberal party in Ontario in federal affairs up to the time of his fatal illness, and arranged the tours of the Liberal leader in the West. He was elected Chairman of the stand- ing committee on railways, canals and telegraphs, August, 1896. He was Major of the 22nd Regiment of Oxford Rifles, and connected with several com- mercial companies. He was sworn of the Privy Council, and made a member of the Cabinet with- out portfolio, September 30, 1899. He was acting Minister of the Interior from April to August, 1900, and acting Post- master General in 1901, during the ab- sence of Sir Wm. Mulock in Australia. On the appointment of Sir Louis Davies to the Supreme Court, he accepted the portfolio of Minister of Marine and Fish- eries, Jan. 16, 1902, and was . appointed Minister of Public Works, No. 11, of the sameeyear. He continued to hold this Portfolio, although unable to be in the House for a portion of last session or to be present at all this present session. He spent most ofjthe past winter in Texas in the hope that his health would be rettoted. tie was re-elected to the Commons by acclamation in 1902, and by a large majority in 1904. He Was un- married and a Presbyterian. Badly Crippled with Lame Back Was almost used up with kidney disease, but Curs Came with the use of Dr. Chase's kidney. Liver Pius. Mx. lanes D'AITous, Fitrmer, 'St. Fiavle, Rimouski Co., Que., writes: --"For several years I was troubled with a weak, Jame, aching back, and had hecome so crippled that I could scarcely lib anything at all. I also had pains in the acme and kgs and began to consider myself about used up at sixty-seven years of age," "Om day 1 teethed a book describing kidney dietest and its symptoms and found out the nature of my ailment. I began Using 1)r. Chase's Kidd. Liver Pills and noticed a marked improvement when the first belt Was ttnisbett, I 'Continued t0 use theta from utile 10 Me and today / ant trial well, entirely cured of backache a a d lddnee- dista.e,"" 1». Chase • 111111. io'AttKohAJ K - r Phis, sit* pili a dose, 26 caate a box. Ts prate, you oohs l si(.wttaat leis =sand showers ai Ar. A. W. CttYiil'It.1GEliit reeeipt book author, ars e4 btOty bo*. WHEIjE CANADA WAS BORN. 'London Mail.% We lingered for a while on the broad terraee of the hall, admiring the soft, beauty of the Warwioktthire scenery, Then quietly, and, as it seemed to me, with special care, the old gentleman had eeate arranged, and We eat down. Ile looked at me lot a few momenta, and his strong, kindly face lit up with a smile of proud remembrance. "Ito you know,'* he said, that you ate sitting ons spot which may softie day become famous enough to drawn (many pilgrimsfrom far distant parts of the British'Etepire 1" 1 ekpeessed durpt'ite end lntertett: n* It was just there," said Lord Norton, i "that the Anal draft WAS Made of the Eritith North Amerioii Ant. It created -1 THE WJNGfAM. TIMES, MAY 11, 1905• TOWN DIRECTORY, TWENTY Local history Of the early 80s. YEARS Ui Items from The "Times" Tyles.. (Prom Tun WINGHAm TIMES Of Friday, May 8th, 1885.) THE LONGEST SITTING YET. The House of Commons has again ex- ceeded all former -records for long sitting in the history of Canada, having re- maiued continuously in session for fifty seven hours, front three o'clock on Thursday afternoon of last week until midnight on Saturday. The Frauchiso 13i11 was the subject of debate through- out and during the greater part of the protracted sitting the portion of the tie- -mud clause which gave tribal Indians the right to vote wag what was under immediate consideration. By Sir John's Franohise Bill man- hood suffrage will be given to Indians who pay no taxes, cannot serve on juries, and cannot be called upon to bear arms in defence of our country, while numbers of white taxpayers are to be deprived of the votes they al- ready have. What do the people think of such a measure as this? PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr, W. J. Chapman heard Talmage in Galt last week, Arthur Carr, son of Mr. Carr, of the firm of Hutton, Price & Carr, left on Monday morning for Burgessville Dr. Campbell, of Seaforth, was in town Saturday. He is a candidate for the Medical Council. We wish him success. Mrs. and Mrs. John Kerr and family of this town, are visiting their parents at Masouville, as well as friends in Lon- don. Mr.• Arch. Fisher, and Miss M. Fisher are in Paisley this week attending the funeral of their sister-in-law, Mr. Dun- can Fisher. Mr. Geo. A. Reid made a flying trip home this week before leaving to do the continent. Since he gave lessons i1) art here he has taken a three years course in Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. He intends to finish up in Europe and finally locate in Toronto. Mr, Fred Kirkby, formerly of Wing - ham, called on some of his friends on Friday on his way to visit his parents in Teeswater. Fred his been working in Aurora for some time, but bis employer "skipped" the other day taking some $10,000 or $15,000 with him and clean- ing Fred out of a situation. NEIGHBORING NEWS. Hay township only spent $3.00 for charity last year. She still has a bal- ance on hand of $707.41. Mr. G. N. McDonald, of the Goderich weather observatory, says for this year, "Frogs first heard on the night of the 21st of April." -It is said this is two days earlier than last year. The Clinton New Era of last week says: -It is not generally known, but we have good grounds for making the statement, that the trip of Mr. H. Either, deputy reeve of Stephen, to the old country, (including France and Ger- many) was not taken solely for pleasure, as many supposed. He has gone as an emigrant agent for the Dominion Government, will be absent three months, and receives for his services the splendid salary of $1,000 and expenses. The old man McKinney, who owned a farm in Howick township about 15 years ago, but who since become a pauper and was sent to Goderich for six months about three years ago, was brought back to Gorrie the other day by a Markham farmer who had been caring for the old man on his representations that friends would repay him. McKinney has been again committed to the county jail. He is about 80 years old and very feeble, requiring constant care. LOCAL NEWS. $Dating. Ohaugeable weather. Farmers are busy seeding. The late rains have started vegeta. tion. It would be wise not to leave off your underclothing for a while yet. Messrs. Watt & Carr are building an addition to their plauing mills. A couple of wandering Italians with harp and violin gave those on • main street some music on Monday. Something should be done towards fixing the bridge at Johnston & Tarn- er's mill as it is. scarcely safe the way It i8. Mr. Geo. Hughes is adding to the house at present occupied by Mr. Frank Hogg, and repairing in generally. lie expects to come to town to live like a sensible man. The Rev. Dr. Gunner, of Listowel, preached in the Congregational church here Sunday morning and evening, the Rev. Mr. Totten, of this place, supplying the pulpit in Listowel. The 19th of this month is the next date set by the Adventists for the world to dissolve. All who are indebted to this office should make a note of this and call and settle up before that time. Mr. Thos. Cornyn, of this town, has purchased the Kiug farm, north of Gorrie, for $3,350, The property includes 125 acres of land and a saw mill. About 150 Foresters attended the • funeral of their late.Bro., James Tipling, on Sunday afternoon. Besides those of Court Maitland there were representa- tives from the courts at Lucknow, Tees - water, Belgrave, Bluevale and White- church. They made quite an imposing procession. A. private dispatch has been received stating that Private W. W. Mathews, of the 90th Battalion, who was wounded in the battle at Fish Creek, will bo com- pelled to have his left arm amputated. Mr. Matthews was in the jewelery busi- ness nt Winnipeg but closed his store in order to proceed to the front. Will's many friends here will be very sorry to bear that his wound was serious. We regret this week to have to record the death of James Tipling, which sad event took piano' on Friday last. The deceased was an old resident of Turn- ; berry, and was maoh respected and esteemed by all who knew him. The funeral took place on Sunday last, being conducted by the I. 0, F., of which he was a member. He leaves a wife and a large family to mourn his Toes, who have the sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement. Friday morning about 5 o'clock a fire broke out in the building formerly used by Mathewson & Co., as a woollen mill, which was soon destroyed as well as the adjoining house occupied by Mrs. Davidson, and Wilson's cooper shop. Mrs. Davidson had just moved into the house on Thursday and had very litale of her furniture in place, but so fierce was the fire that only the family's best clothing and the stove were saved. Mr. Wilson had spent the whole winter in getting tub material in readiness, and lost it all, with tools. Mr. Sutherland, of Napier, removed the best of the machinery, etc., of the mill about two weeks ago s0 that there was nothing but an old boiler and some . comparatively useless machinery in the mill, It is supposed to have been set on fire. MARRIED McDougall-Linklater._At the resi- dence of the bride's mother, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. H. MoQuarrie, Mr. Andrew McDougall, to Miss Kate Link- latei•, all of East Wawanosli. DIED Tipling.-In Tuxnberry, on Friday, May 1, 1885, James Tipling, aged 50 years, 8 mouths and 2 days. the Dominion of Canada, and Laid down the great principle that the British col- onies shall be free, self-governing na- tions, not merely dependencies of the Mother Country. I was moat earnestly convinced that this was the right policy to pursue; but there was great opposition from a portion of the Canadian people, and my chief, Lord Carnarvon, doubted whether we bbould go on with the scheme, especially as we 'knew that there would be maoh opposition to it is the House of <'7ommots. " We Spent an afternoon on this ter- race earnestly considering ib from every point of view, and I pressed my opinion as strongly as possible. Lord Carnarvon acknowledged that I should have the' hardest task in piloting the bill through the House of Commons, but I did not shrink from that, though it might have meant the rain of lay parliamentary omelet.oet. Finally', Wo agreed on the main prineipletf, and then we Pat down here and put the scheme into shape. I am proud ofhat afternooa'a work, and I love this. berretta betlaube it is so closely associated n my Memory with what 1 think Wee titits s.most important work of my public " .teal. i' dtete 'esseetite.ftey Nerve !ached Men and Women pill find Balm for their Terrible Sufferings in I11LEURi1's MART AND NERVE PILLS. They tone up and strengthen the nerves, build up the muscles of the hent, and purify end enrich the blood. They put the nervous system in perfect working order, .ad restore health and vigor to - both body and brain. Miss Edythe Lindsay, Strom, news, Ont., writes:- "1t affords We great pieaure to nay that I bats ezperieaeed ,great relief from your Heart taut /Orr* i'ilIa. For *tot two years J: suffered from tiolent Delpt0attos of the heart, `IMO tory nervous and Melly startled. 1 nae in OA extremelyCreak eondtaten before I .carted *o tae the pillaf blit four boxes erected a raniplete erre. 1 tonna a.. thorn thern too highly to thoe. Stiffer.*Truk Mervotas weskneea sttd bear* , ri it GO a.e4s Per boas, err $ for t1,* All iitsleri, er Tint T. Ultlialta 00., Linnrran, Toaoliro, B,ie'rlsT CSURCu-Sabbath services at 11 a m and 7 p m, Sunday School at 2:80 p m. General prayer sheeting 011 Wednesday evenings, Rev. 3. N. Mo - Lean, B,A., pastor, Abner Cosens, S,S, Superintendent. METHODIST Csago$-Sabbath services at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2;80 p m. Epworth League every Mon- day evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings, Bev. 3. R. GS,uSupndy,erinteD,D., ndepastntor. Wm. Fessant, S. , PaesereeRL&N 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. Perris, pastor. L. Harold, 5 S. Sn. periritohdent. ST. PAUL'S Cannon, EPlsaopAI.-Sab- bath services at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sun- day School at 2:30 p m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evening. Rev. Wm.Lowe, Rector and 3, S. Superin- tendent. John Taylor and Ed. Nash, assistant S. 5, Superintendents. SALVATIos Amu -Service at 7 and 11 a In and 8 and 8 p m on Sunday, and every evening during the week at 8 o'clock at the barracks. Pon. OFFIat-In Macdonald Block. Office hours from 8 a m to 6:80 p m. Peter Fisher, postmaster. PaaLlo LIBRARY --Library and free reading room in the Town Hall, will be open every afternoon from 2 to 5:80 o'clock, and every evening from '7 to 9:30 o'clock. lire. Orlando G. Craig, librarian. Town CorINon.-Thos. Bell, Mayor; W. J. Greer, Thos. Armstrong, David Bell, J. G. Stewart, S. Bennett, W. he Vanstone, Coanoillors; J. B. Fer- guson, Clerk and Treasurer; Anson Dulmage, Assessor. Board meets first Monday evening in each month at 8 o'clock. Sonoot BOARD. -Dr. A. 3. Irwin, (chairman), Thos. Abraham, J. D. Long, 3.3. Homuth, H, Kerr, Wm, Moore, A. E. Lloyd, 0. N. Griffin. Secretary, John F. Groves; Treasurer, J, B. Ferguson. Meetings second Tuesday evening in each month. PUBLIC Saloon TEACHERS. -A. H. Musgrove, Principal, Miss Brock, Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Comm Miss Matheson, Miss Wilson, Miss Cummings and H. Manning. BOARD OF HEALTH -Thos. Bell, (chairman), 0. 3. Reading, Thos Greg- ory, John Wilson, V.S., J. B. Ferguson, Secretary; Dr. 3. R. Macdonald, Medical Health Officer. Reflections of a Bachelor. From the New York Press. It's a terribly monotonous job being good just for the fun of it. Some people are in lucky they can't even get engaged without having it broken. Even the man who knows how hard it is to pick the winner in a horse race acts as if it were too easy to pick a wife. It is awful nice the way women can run in ribbons where nobody is expected to see them in such a way that you can't help seeing them. A girl calls it romantic if a man is so much interested in her that when he sits down in the custard pie at a picnic he doesn't swear. Wood'F3 Phosphodine, The Great Mulish Remedy, is ea old, well estab- lished and reliable preparation. Has been prescribed and used over 40 years. A11 drug- gists in the Dominion of Canada sell and recommend as being ,Before and der, theitskinonlydthmedicineatcuresand orf gives universal satisfaction. It promptly and permanently cures all forms of Nervous Weals- :Yid eak- neaa, Nm1aatona, Bpermatorrhwa, Impotency, andallet£oeteotabneeorexcessee; theexceseite ase of Tobaeeo, Opium or Bti,ftutdnta, Metitai ' and.Brain Woer ,allofwhichleadtoIn0rmity, I mlaa Consumption and an Early Grave. per package or six for 15. One win please, nix wilt cure. Mailed prompty en re- ceipt of price. Send for free pamphlet. Address The Wood Company, ro►indaor, Oat•, Canada, Sold in Wingham by A. I. McCall &, Co. A L. Hamilton and Walton McGibbon, druggists RAILWAY TIME TABLES. Wallis TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM. 'PRAms LEAVE TOR London 6.60 a.ni..., 8.10p.m. Toronto &East9 a.m8.68 a.m... • 8.05p.m. Kincardfne..11.10 a.m1.40 p•m.... 8.55p,m. ARRIVE FROM Kincardine ... 0.60 a,m11.16 a.m.... 8.85 p.m. London 11,10 a.m.. . 7.95 p.m. Palmerston."... 9.85 a,m. Toronto & Beet .....,1.40 p.m.... 8.88 p.m. L. HAROLD, Agent, Wingham. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. TRAINS LEAVE FOR Tdronto and Haat 8.67 a m.,.. 8.49 pan. Teeswater 1,17 p.m ,..10.48 p.m, AnniV'a PROM Teeewater.... 6.67 a.re 8.43 p.m. Torouto and Emit.......1.17 pp.m10,43 p.m' J. H. BBSMER, A3eut, Wingham. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES . E$TABIdellED 1672 , THE IVINfillAii TIMES. 18 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING -Ax- The Times ()Mee, Beaver Block WINGHAM, ONTARIO, TEalte Or SunsonxarxoN-$1.e0 per annum in advance 11.0011 not so paid. No paper discon- tinued till all arrears are paid, except at the option of the publisher. ADVERTISING RATES. — Legal and other casual advertiseusents loo per Nonpariel line for first insertion, 8o per line for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements in local columns are charged 10 tits, per line for first insertion, and 5 cents per line far each subsequent insertion. Advertisements of Strayed, Farms for Sale or to Rent and similar, 11.00 for first three weeks, and 25 cents for each subsequent in- sertion. CONTRACT BATES—Thefoilowingtable shows our rates for the insertion of advertisements for specified periods:- OP4os. 1 nt. 6 MO. 8 MO. 1MO. OneColumn 470.00 $40.00 $22.50 $8 00 Half Column 40,00 25,00 15.00 11.1)0 QuarterOolumn 20.00 12,50 7.50 8.00 One Inch 5,00 p8.00 2.00 1.25 will Advertisements inserttesd till forbid and ooljiiarg directions accord- ingly. Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. THE .TOB DEPARTMENT 18 stocked with an extensive assortment of all requisites tor print= Ing, affording facilities not equalled in the county for turning out first class work. Large type and appropriate ants for alletyles of Post- ers, Hand. Bills, etc:, and the latest styles of choice fancy type for the finer classes of print ing, H. B. ELLIOTT Proprietor and Publisher • T P KENNEDY, M. D.C. M..P. S. 0 • • Member of the British Medical Associa- tion. Gold Medallist in Medicine. Special attention paiddo diseases of Women and Child;, ren. Office hours -1 to 4 p, m.:7 to 9 p. m. DR. MACDONALD, Centre Street Wingham, Ontario. DR. AGNEW, Physician, Surgeon, etc. Drug Store. Night calls answereedd o the office T. CHISHOLM, .7. S. CHISHOLM ma, MD,OM.,MCPs0. DRS. CHISHOLM & CHISHOLM PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS, ETC. OsrraE-Chisholm Block, Josephine street. RESIDENCE—In rear of block, on Patrick St., where night calls will be answered. DR. 11OBT.0. REDMOND, M. R.C.S. (Eng) 5.11.0. P. (Loud.) PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office, with Dr. Chisholm. 18111 VAN&TONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. raPrivate ierest No commission charged lowest town and farts property bought and sod. Of11oe, Beaver Block, Wingham TA. MORTON, BARRISTER; Ito. Wingham, Ont. E. L. DICKINSON DUDLEY' ROLMES DICKINSON & - HOLMES BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Etc. MONEY TO LOAN. matron: Meyer Block, Wingham. JOHN RITCHIE, ...,=GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT, Wingham, Ont. ARTHUR J. IRWIN, D. D. S., L. D. S. Dental Coor llege Land Licentifatee of the Royal Collage of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Office over Post Office, Wingham, W• T. HOLLOWAY, D.D.S., L.D.S. s DENTIST. niversityioo$, Wingham D. D. S. -Toronto U . L. D. S. -Royal College of Dental Surgeons. AV Y Y A. CURRIE, WINGHAM'S AUCTIONEER Is now prepared to attend the wants of those requiring his services. at a reasonable price. No necessity of going out of town for an auc- tioneer. All orders left at the TIMES oface will receive prompt attention. LER. BELLY, Wingham, Ont. t LICENSED AUCTIONEER condr ucteCounty eeason able rates 1 Orders left at the TIMES office will receive prompt attention. JAS. HENDERSON', Wingham, Ont. LICENSED AUCTIONEER For the Counties of Heron and Bruce. Sales of Farts Stock and Implements a specialty. All orders left at the Times office promptly attended to. Terms reasonable. FARMERS articles they wish to dispose of, stock d advert tise the tame for sale in the Titres. Our large circulation tells and it will bestrange indeed if you do not get a mut We can't guarantee that you Will eel/ because you may ask more tor the article or stook than it is worth. Sand your advertisement to the TIMER and try this plan f, disposing of your stock and other rtia 00 'YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS • COPYRiDESiGoHtsNS &&C. Aurone sending a sketch and description inn ilntekly ascertain oar opinion free whether et lnventten 1. prnbablr patei'table. Commnnlra tient satietyeoriadentlal. Handbook on Patton, Bent free: Uldeet antral felt eeenrmp batent.. Pateate taken through Munn Co. tooe await oaks, without rha?Re, tta URI Rmerica'u A asanottofy llllrrtl'atnd «cakllr. t nraeet rill collision of any sererytier, nnrnal. Terms, es e r• nrpiaontts,IL Wdby011 leAl r., NN of CO,3etersed var, New fork` w raseh oatoo, tOG 1 ilt..aehtnston. D. C. CARE OF ROADS. se Points on the Drainage , ea4E Construction ot Ilis:AvvaYM, Water is the prime enemy of road building; all agree on that point, says a writer in Good Roads Magazine. It must be kept from the roadbed, h roadway Is a roof, nothing more or less. We travel on this roof; water in the roadbed spoils this roof; hence it should not leak and ougbt to have ft dry foundation. The dirt road with its dirt roof is simple and abeap to construct, its contour and elevation being determin- ed by nature of the soil, Insandy, porous soils the side ditches should ' be wide, shallow and level; in heavy, soils they should be deeper and pro- vided with outlets. The foundation: must be kept dry; the roof ought to be smooth and firm, The grader, the heavy road roller and the wide tired: wagon are aids to this end. At its best the dirt road is a com- promise, requiring constant attention and reroofing annually. If not, it is but little better after ayear or two than the unworked roadway -a trail of mud whet wet and of dust when dry. Good gravel makes a good roof, When avail- able it provides the cheapest roofing to be had. Ultimately we shall have to rely in the main on crusbed stone for road reefing. It is expensive, but last- ing. asting. Once properly placed on a dry; foundation it will keep it dry from sur- face moisture and afford the Ideal roadway. The main object is to once get start- ed. A start once made our people will be quick to see not only the advantages afforded, but also to learn the methods: and art of building. DUST PREVENTIVE. Excellent Results Follow Use off! Pitch ota European Highways. In a report to the department ot com- coerce Consul General Skinner of Mar- seIlles says; "While there is nothing new in the fact that European highway authori- ties are using hot pitch as a road pre- servative and means of preventing the formation of dust,it is well to state that the first tentative efforts in this direction have resulted in the perfec- tion of a system the excellence of which is beyond question. I have had: frequent opportunity to compare stretches of tarred and untarred high- way, to the advantage of the former. The principal suburban boulevard of Marseilles has just been so treated. "It is a popular error to describe the - process as a mere sprinkling of hot pitcb. It is equally an error to sup- pose that valuable results may be ob- tained by smearing hot pitch over loosely constructed gravel or clay; roads. On .the other hand, it may be expected that dust will be effectively, banished from a well built macadamiz- ed highway into which hot tar is thor- oughly worked and that repair cost will be diminished by from 23 to 40 per cent." Agitate For Wide Tires. The advantage of using wide tires on roads is very generally admitted,, but their general adoption, we regret, is slow. It is encouraging, however, that itt some sections laws have beer passed in regard to the use of wide- tires, idetires, but we are at present far behind other countries. In France and Ger- many narrow tires are not tolerated at all. In agitating for good roads the wide tire question Ihould not be Lost sight of; in fact, it should be made al leading factor, for until wide tires are generally adopted we cannot expect to keep roads in proper repair. Let the question be thoroughly discussed. - Good Roads Magazine. Te Enable Farmers to Get to Town. A joint meeting of the board of al- dermen and the common council of Danville, 'Ca,, was held recently for the purpose of listening to a committee from the Commercial association on the subject of building good roads lead- ing into the city. It was held by the committee to be absolutely necessary; to have the roads leading into town im- proved in order that the city might retain her country trade, as farmers were unable to bring their' products to market, especially in the winter, when. the tobacco crop has to be hauled, .bee cause of the bad condition of the roads. Make the Farmer Poor. It is enforced idleness that makes farmers poor, and no farmer need be idle a day on account of bad weather or wet fields if only his roads are good. On a good road there is always paying< work of soine kind, and wet weather Is just the time to go on the road, The French farmer never loses a good day -t in his fields, for he can do all bis mar- keting in rainy times. Every farmer and farmer's boy not at school and ev- ery Sarni band and team could earn ai full day's wages every day in the year, rain or shine. • • . R.ura1 Delivery Notes in his EGnual report 3, L. Bristotr, fourth assistant postmaster get;eral. recommends that congress for the non» venience of merchants and their pa- trons ilk a rate of 3 +cents per pound on packages not exceeding live pounds Mailed at the distributing postoffices of any rural free delivery route. , t( `here are now in operation 28,0'73 ' rural free delivery routes. It is esti- ttiional roated utes Cara be establishedat approximateli ut i , theappropriation now available, naak- ing 80,073 which will be in operation. Au approprlaiton of $3,000,000 for the establislimen't of hew ttirni deliver routes will be asked by the patentee: itepar°t1nent ter the ilseal yestr ending; ann. SO, 100S.