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ESTABLISHED 1872
THE WINfilAM TIMES.
H. B. ELLIOTT. PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1905.
NOTES AND COMMEN'1S.
The Provincial License department
has warned dealers that selling to min-
ors is illegal, and say it will be no def-
ence to prosecntious instituted under
this regulation, that the person to whom
the liquor is given is apparently over the
ale limit. The onus will be on the
hotelkeeper to ascertain the correct age
of the applicant.
and Wyoming. Next to the United
States, Great Brltaiu in the greatest con -
blinder. It takes 28 per cent, of the en-
tire supply.
Thomas Greenway, M. P. says: -
"Within the next five years or more the
Grand Trunk Pacific will spend $150,-
000,000; the Canadian Pacific, in order
to protect its position, will spend well
on to $100,000,000, while the expenditure
of the Canadian Northern will not fall
mach short of $50,000,000 during the
same period." Mr. Greenway knows of
no other country but Canada where the
expenditure of the enormous sum of
$300,000 000 by a population of 6,000,-
000 would be possible.
It is the opinion of the Dominiou
superintendent of forestry that Canada
undoubtedly hold the first place among
the timber -producing countries of the
world, and notwithstanding the great
drain now put upon its resources in this
respect by the demands of foreign coun-
tries, he thiuks that its lead may be in-
creased by judicious management of its
great forests. The virgin white pine, he
says, cannot last many years longer, but
the Douglas fir, the cedar, the
Western white pine, the spruce and the
hemlock, Canada possesses all but
iuexhaustible treasures. The spruce is
the most widely distributed. Various
species of it extend from the Atlantic et
the Pacific coast, and from the Ameri-
can border northward to the limit of
tree growth.
` In the annual report of the Ontario
Agriculture College the attendance is
said. to have been the best in the history
of the inatitntion; 833 students at-
tended lectures, most of whom were
from Ontario. Every other Proviuce
was represented, England sent 16, Ar-
gent ne 16, and Australia, Austria,
Grenada, India, Jamaica, Scotland,
Spain, the Uuited States, Uruguay,
Newfoundland and Switzerland, each
sent one or more. The total net expen-
diture for the year was 8114,641.
New York will not take a new police
man that weighs over 169 pounds. This
is the physical requirement. The ment-
al teat is not stated. Perhaps there is
none but it would be far better for every
community if intelligence of its police
force were looked after more carefully.
It is no reason why a man to make a
successful policeman should not have a
good mind and be well educated. The
public rather demands that the service
be improved in this manner more than
by selection of finely proportioned men
physically. Many of our most effective
men iu military life and in fact every
calliug and profession have been under-
sized physically.
THE CATTLE EMBARGO.
THE WINGIIAM TIMES
MATH
Steam shovels are Moe C Pt R.
work both east and west of the village
at present, Ir is expected that the road-
bed will be built and the greater part of
the iron laid by October 1st next.
Mr. P. II. Douglas, a former member
of the Blyth baseball elub, f8 tiow play
ing right field for the Britannia club of
the Hamilton city leagne.
The Agriculture Committee of the
House of Commons.held a special sitting
recently for the discussion of the British
embargo on store cattle. Strong lang-
nage was used by some of the members,
and the Minister of Agriculture charac-
terized the prohibition of the importa-
tion of cattle for feeding as an unfriend-
ly act Eventually a sub -committee was
appointed to draft a resolution on the
subject.
One member of the committee made
use of the worn-out platitude that the
embargo may be a blessing in disguise,
because it tends to promote the fatten•
ing of Canadian cattle by Canadian
farmers themselves. The obtuseness
which is responsibl@_for such a view of
the situation is geographically wide-
spread, bat it does not appear to be at all
generally held, for it is repeated by the
same few persons. One of these is Mr,
J. T. Gordon, the well-known cattle
dealer of Winnipeg. On his recent re-
turn from Great Britain he reiterated
the opinion he had expressed before he
went across, that the removal of the em -
If the following advertisement, from
the Wimbledon (England) Gazette, is
representative of industrial conditions in
the Old land, we may cease wondering
at so large an immigration to this coun-
try. "Required -A lad about twenty ;
must be a good churchman, of good
education, who can drive a horse and
cart, assist in the stable and garden
(melons and cucumbers,) milk cows and
understand pigs; must be accustomed to
wait at table and of gentlemanly appear-
ance; early riser and teetotaler; good
references required; commencing wage,
£10 a year; live out, except dinner. Ap-
ply with four testimonials by letter in
first instance.
Mr. John .Tones, brother of Mr.
Thomas Jones, of Blyth, died at the re-
sidence of his son-in-law, Mr. James
Fulton, of Leadhnry, on Saturday morn-
ing, 20th alt. Bright's disease was the
cause of death Deceased was in the
70th year of his age and was well and
favorably knew in Blyth, where he was
at one time associated with his brother
in the butchering business.
Mr A. M. Emigh, eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. J G Ernigh, has been selected
by the United States government to go
to Pauama and take charge of one of the
departments of the railways controled
by the Uuited States ,in that country.
For the past 15 years Mr. Emigh has
been a resident of Buff do, where he has
held important positions in the offices of
the Grand Trunk and Pennsylvania rail-
ways.
Messrs T. Jones & Co. have disposed
of their butcher business to Mr. Wm.
Heffron, brother of Messrs. John and
James Heffron, who formerly conducted
the butcher business in Blyth. Mr.
Heffron has assumed charge of the busi-
ness and has moved to the new shop ad-
joining the post -office. Mr. Jones is un-
decided yet as to what he will do.
The financial reports ut the adjourned
Easter vestry meetings of the Euglish
churches in the Blyth parish showed a
considerable increase all round. The
surplus at the Blyth appointment was
$53.19, at the Belgruve uppoiutment $35,
and at the Auburn appointment $17.50.
The wardens elected are as follows;
Blyth -Messrs. Frank Metcalf and T.
W. Scott; delegate to synod, Mr. Frank
Metdalf ; Belgrave-Messrs. R. Mc-
Murray and Henry Johnston; delegate
to synod, Mr. R. McMurray; Anburn-
Messrs. J. W. Medd and Wm. Bamford;
barge would be a "serious detriment to delegates to synod, Mr. Thomas Wood -
the best interests of Canada." It is not cock. The receipts and diebureemente
necessary to take exception to Mr. Gor- for the Blyth appoiutment were $687.22
don's assertion that we have in Canada and $634.03, respectively.
the very best facilities for fattening our - _,
own beef ; it is quite proper to call atten-
tion to the fact that he ignores the chief
difficulty which prevents many Canadian
farmers from fattening their own cattle -
the scarcity of labor. It is quite im-
practicable to feed cattle profitably un -
leas labor is abundant and cheap.
Statistics collected in Germany show
thatthree-quarters of all the tin used in
the world comes from south-eastern
Asia. The total production in 1903
amounted to 93,093 tons. Although the
output increases every year, the enpply
is still insufficient for the demand. The
United States is the greatest tin -using
nation in the world, It consnmes 43
per cent. of the entire supply, although
eontribnting very little to it. A tin -
mine was opened in South Carolina a
year ago, and there aro said to be do -
posits in North Carolina, South Dakota
Eackache and
Kidney Disease
Have never been able to resist
the extraordinary curative
power of Dr. Chase's Kidney
Liver Pills.
The assumption that the Canadian
farmer is too stupid to be trusted to
manage his own affairs seems to come
naturally into the mind of a cattle dealer.
The farmer knows perfectly well that he
can make more money out of his cattle
by fattening them than by selling them
to others to feed, provided he is able to
procure hired help; but he knows also
that with less of that help he can raise
store cattle profitably. If so he should
be permitted to do so, and he should be
aided in securing re-entrance into the
British market. Mr. Gordon, some
months ago, was reported as saying that
the simplification of the quarantine sys-
tem in operation .between this country
and the United States added at once
several dollars to the valve of every
young beef cattle in Canada; for the
same reason, namely, the facilitation of
export, the repeal of the British embargo
would add now several dollars to the
valve of every well-bred young beef ani-
mal in the Dominion. -Globe.
THE ILLS OF THE AGED.
Mrs. Stacy, of It:unllton, Tells flow They
May be Lessened.
Reasons.
(London Chronicle.)
Do you know why the moon
Takes the trouble to rise
Rubbing silvery soap
In her beautiful eyes?
Why she brushes her hair
Iu the neatest of ways,
Till the fairylike stare
Clap their hands in her praise?
Why she comes spick and span
From her bedroom of blue,
And with never a bow
Or bright ribbon askew.
As she walks down the sky
In her petjicoat fair
I believe that she keeps
Wide-awake in the air.
For the jay of a glance
At the cradles and beds
That are precious with dark
And with light-bolored heads.
Now yon see why the moon
Takes the trouble to rise,
Rubbing the soap
In her beautiful eyes.
Look at the Moon.
JUNE 8, 1905,
TOWN DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST CHURCH --Sabbath services at
11 a m and 7 p In. Sunday Sehool at
2:30 p m. General prayer meeting
on Wednesday evenings. Rev. 3. N. Mc-
Lean, B.A., pastor. Abner Coseue, S,S,
Supermten(lent,.
METHODIST CHURCH -Sabbath services
at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School at
2:30 p m. Epworth League every Mon-
day evening. General prayer mooting
on Wednesday evenings. Rev. J. R.
Gandy, D.D., pastor. W, B. Towler,
M.D., 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. L. Harold, S S. 3n-
perintendent.
ST. PAOL's CHURCH, EPISCOPAL-Sab-
hath services at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sun-
day School at 2:30p in. General prayer
meeting on Wednesday evening. Rev.
Wm. Lowe, Rector and S. S. Superin-
tendent. Johu Taylor and Ed. Nash,
assistant S. S. Superintendents.
A clear moon represents frost.
A dull -looking moon means rain.
A single halo around the moon indi-
cates a storm.
If the moon looks high, cold weather
may be expected.
If the moon looks low down, warm
weather Is promised.
The new moon on her back always in-
dicates wet weather.
If the moon changes with the wind in
the east, theu we shall have bad weath-
er.
If the moon be bright and clear when
three days old, fine weather is promised.
When the moon is visible in the day-
time, we may look forward to cold days.
When the points of the crescent of the
new moon are very clearly visible, frost
may be looked for.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stacy, of 172 Hunter
street west, Hamilton, says:
"I was very much troubled with Head-
ache, Dizziuess and Constipation. I am
in my eighty- first year, and I grew worse
and worse till I was so weak and faint
that I could hardly keep from falling.
"Since using Dr. Leonhardt's Anti -
Pill I am very much better; in fact, 1
may say I am very well compared to
what I was before using Anti -Pill.
"I am so thankful for the improve-
ment at my advanced age that I think
I should write and tell yon about it.
I will always recommend Dr. Leon-
hardt's Anti -Pill to any one suffering as
I was."
Anti -Pill is positively the best medi-
cine for aged men and women.
All druggists sell Anti -Pill, 50c for a
month's treatment.
The Wilson-Fyle Co., Limited Niagara
Falls, O'nt. Sole agents for Canada. -
New Provincial Cabinet.
The Government of the Province of
Ontario has been reorganized, and a
new portfolio, of Minister of Lands and
Mines, has been created. The recon-
stituted Cabinet now consists of ten
Increase Pedlars' License, members, and is as follows: -President
In conversation recently with a former of the Whitney;CoAttorney-General,
and Premier, Hon. J. P.
member of the Brace County Connell
ey; Provincial ey retar al, Hon. J. J.
who will appear at the June session to Foy ; Secretary, Hon. W. J.
Hanna; Provincial Treaa
ask for an increase in pedlars' licenses, Mini Hon.
he informed ns that when in a pedlars' Colonel A. J. Matheson; Pyne:
ter of
Education, Hon. Dr. R A. Pyne: Min-
anpply house in Toronto and needing ister of Agriculture, Hon. Nelson Mon- The progeny of a pair of
some grey blankets he asked the price of faith; Minister of Lands and Mines, favorable conditions will in
some he saw in stock. The actual Hon. Fronk Cochrane;
It the moon appears with its points
upwards, then the month will be dry;
but should the points be downward, a
good deal of rain must be expected dur-
ing the three weeks.
The Sunny Side of Life.
(Brooklyn Life.)
"How do you like Parker?" "Well,
I dnnno. What team is he on?" -Chi-
cago Record -Herald.
EBTABLIBRUSD 1872
THE WINoII0 TIMES.
IS PUBLISHED
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
-AT-
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WINGHAM, ONTARIO,
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tinued till all arrears are paid, except at the
option of the publisher,
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casual advertisements lop per Nonpariel line for
first insertion, So per line for each subaequent
insertion.
Advertisements in local columns are charged
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per line for each subsequent insertion.
Advertisements of Strayed, Farms for Sale
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weeks, and 25 cents for each subsequent in-
sertion,
CONTRACT RATES -The following table shows
our rates for the insertion of advertisements
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h 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.25
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THE JOB DEPARTMENT to Stocked with an
extensive assortment of all requisites for print-
ing, affording facilities not equalled in the
county for turning out first class work. Large
type and appropriate outs for all styles of Post-
ers, Hand Bills, eta, and the latest styles of
choice fancy type for the finer classes of print
ing. H. B. Frd,IOTT,
Proprietor and Publisher
SALVATION ARMY -Service at 7 and 11
a m and 3 and 8 p m on Sunday, and
every evening . during the week at 8
o'clock at the barracks.
POST OFFICE -In Macdonald Block.
Office hours from 8 a m to ti:30 p m.
Peter Fisher, postmaster.
PUBLIC LrBRASY-Library and free
reading room in the Town Hall, will
be open every afternoon from 2 to
5:30 o'clock, and every evening from 7
to 9:30 o'clock: Mrs. Orlando G. Craig,
librarian.
TOWN COUNCIL -Thos. Bell, Mayor;
W. J. Greer, Thos. Armstrong, David
Bell, J. G. Stewart, S. Benuett, W. F.
Vanstone. Councillors; J. B. Fer-
guson, Clerk and Treasurer; Auson
Duimage, Assessor. Board meets first
Monday evening in each month at 8
o'clock.
SCHOOL BOARD. -Dr. A. J. Irwin,
(chairman), Thos. Abraham, J. D. Long,
J. J. Homuth, H. Herr, Wm. Moore, A.
E. Lloyd, 0. N. Griffin. Secretary, John
F. Groves; Treasurer, J. B. Ferguson.
Meetings second Tnesday evening in each
month.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEAOHERs.-A. H.
Musgrove, Principal, Miss Brock,
Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss
Oornyn, Miss Matheson, Miss Wilson,
Miss Cummings and 11. Manning.
BOARD of HEALTH -Thos. Bell,
(chairman), C. J. Reading, Thos Greg-
ory, John Wilson, V.S., J. B. Ferguson,
Secretary; Dr. J. R. Macdonald,
Medical Health Officer .
"What would you suggest as a name
for my new yacht?" "Why, it seems
to me the Floating Debt would be ap-
propriate." -Chicago Evening Post.
Mr. Critique -"Yes, indeed, my house
is simply fall of Titians." Mrs. Non•
veariche-"Good graeione, ain't there
no way of killing 'em?" -Princeton
Tiger.
Teacher -"So I've caught yon chew-
ing gam, have 12" Sammy -"No mum,
I wasn't chewin'. I was jest keepin' it
there instead of in my pocket. It's so
sticky,
Mrs. Popley-"Mrs. D'Auber remark-
ed today that our Robert was like a
young Apollo." Mr. Popley-"Ohl
that's the way with those artists, they're
always trying to make people think well
of those old classical heroes. -Philadel-
phia Press.
Head of Barean-"I suppose you know
something of the duties of .the office?"
Applicant -"Oh, yes. They are tocome
late, go home early, and do as little as
possible while you are here." Head of
Bureau -"Quite satisfactory; you must
have held public office before." -Boston
Transcript.
Eddie -"Aren't you eorry you are an
only child?" Freddie -"Oh, no; I don't
mind it bat it's tough on pa." Eddie -
"How so?" Freddie -"Well, yon see,
I'm getting too big for him to have to
take me to the circus, and there aren't
any younger kids in the family for him
to fall back." -Brooklyn Life.
wholesale priceof such blankets was public Works, Hon. Dr. J. O. Reanmo;
thirty-two cents a pound, but the sales -
Ministers withont portfolio, Hon. Dr.
man said the price was twenty cents a Willoughby, Hon. Adam Beck and Hon.
pound -"But," says the salesman, "I J. S. Hendrie
would not advise yon to buy them -we
keep them for the pedlars; they were
used in an isolation hospital, and disin- After the Tramps.
rented, but it is scarcely safe to depend
too much on disinfection " That sales- The Attorney General has addressed
man was honest, but still his employer the following circular to magistrates:-
would sell those blankets. He bought "It is once more necessary to call your
diem to sell and he knew where he attention to the law with regard to
could get his customers. Our informant tramps and vagrants. Men of this class
Minister of number 1,000.
declined to run the chance of spreading are believed to be responsible for a large
number of burglaries and other crimes
of violence, and -it tees been • found that
the best result/etre ebtaineti by ilprisoti-
went in the Central Prison, albwed by
law. The practice of giving them the
option of a fine or leaving the munici-
pality has been found most nnsatisfac- I
tory, and I am directed to say that when
any men of this class are brought be-
fore you, you should administer the law
strictly and vigorously as in this way
alone can serious crime be prevented.
Instrnctlons of this nature have been
sent out previously but have not been
carried out as they should have been,
and it is expected that attention Will be
paid to directions herein contained. As
the Railway Atithoritiee are co -opera•
tingwith this Department I have to ask
yon at ell 'times to assist the Railway
Conatablei who may be acting, in this
class of oases."
a contagious disease in hie home locality
• -the pedlar took the stock ; and if the
Theennrxvrsas of Dr. tlisae'a Kidnet- facts were known we might be able to
Liner PilIeS fstirs7y be accounted for by the
reliability and exceptional merit of this great account for the origin of some myster-
family Medicine. 1009 diseases. Filth and disease are
Ma. E. T. BaneaD, LacauxSab.es, Port etif frequently spread by the foreigners who
Co., Que., states: "For two years I tried a number of different reme-
prefer to go from hones to hones with
dies for backache and kid-
ney disease without obtain-
ingsnyyrelief. Sincahaving
used Dr Chase's Kidney -
Liver Pills, however, I am
happy tossy that they bare
proven of wonderful benefit
tome. If can certify that for
toa theme are the best Pills
I have aver come acres+, and
we always keery theta in the
house. to reto am will bt a ply w he
for me to of the nobility have at their houses reg -
care
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care to write ate for further alar establishments for fencing.
Kul t. I'. UDAItD particulars of iety tame."
lSr. G"6see'a Ridnee-Liver Pith, one pill a Lord Newbon who is President of if<
dobe, Z cu. ,s r5:. To prtrtect you egtsinet British horse show society, suggests that
W C 1.1441 e3tMeip7"tbo k •arA. the oonntry'a revenue might be increae-
nsii ivory bac aE his rwaedie., - ed properly by a tax on horse raoing.
their packs. rather than do an honest
day's work.--Ohesley Enterprise.
Although wearing swords has almost
entirely ceased for twenty years in
Japan, the old esteem and reverence for
the weapon and its rase still exist among
the gentlemen of the country, and many
rats,
three
Wood'fi Phosphodine,
The Drat English Remedy.
is an old, well estab•
fished and,. reliable
preparation. Has been
prescribed and used
over 40 years. All drug-
gists in the Dominion
of Canada sell and
recommend as being
the only medicine of
its kind that cnree and
gives universal satisfaction. It promptly and
permanently cures all forma of Nervous Weak-
ness, Emissions, Sperniatorncaa, Impotency,
and all effects of abuse or excesses; the excessive
nae of Tobaeco, Opium or Stimulants, Mental
and Brain Worry, all of which lead to Infirmity.
Insanity Consumption and an Early Grave.
Price }1 per package or six for $5. One will
please, six will cure. Mailed prompty on re-
ceipt of price. Send for free pamphlet. Address
The Wood Company,
Windsor, Ont', Canada,
oid in Wingham by A. I. McCall &, Co. A
L. Hamilton and Walton McKibbon, druggists
Before and Alter.
T P KENNEDY, M. U.C. M..P. 8.0
t • Member of the British Medical Associa-
tion. Gold MeditUiat in Medicine. Special
attention paidrto 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.
Office -Macdonald Block, over W.McKibbon's
Drug Store. Night calls answered at the orrice.
DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND, M. R. C.8. (Eng)
L. R. C. P. (Lond.)
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office, with Dr. Chisholm.
W. B. TOWLER, M.D., C. M.
CORONER.
Office at residence, Diagonal Street.
R VANSTONE,
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC).
• Private and Company fends to loan at lowest
rate of interest. No commission charged mort-
gages, town and farm property bought and
sold. Office, Beaver Block. Wingham
RAILWAY TIME TABLES.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM.
TRAINS LEAVE FOR
London 6.40 a.m.... 3.3.1p.m.
Toronto &East 10.40 a.m0.41 a.m.... 2.49p. m.
Eincardine..11.15 a.m... 2,05 pm .... 9.15p.m.
ARRIVE PROM
Kincardine .. .6.40 a.rn10.40 a.m.... 2.40 p.m.
London ........ . ....... 11.10 a.m... 7.85 p.m.
Palmerston .............. 9.85 a.m.
Toronto & East 2.08 p.m.... 9.15 p.m.
L. HAROLD, Agent, Wingham.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
TRAINS LEAVE POR
Toronto and East6.57 a.m.... 8.43 p.m.
Teeswater 1.17 p.m ....10.48 p.m.
ARRIVE PROM
Teeswater 6 57 a.m 3.49 p.m.
Toronto and East ......1.17 p.m ... A0.43 p.m'
J. H. BRESIER. Agent,Wincham.
ander . OUTSIDE
years
No former mistress of the White House
had more general sepervision of the
mansion than has Mrs. Roosevelt.
The best cork comes from Algeria.
There are 2,500 acres of cork forests in
that country.
The other day a member of a London
borough council said he had watched a
man working on one of the borough
streets who dropped his piok into one
hole one hundred and fifty times with-
out moving anything.
`,Don't Throw Out
That Old Carpet
lt'e gsod for a long time
yet if cleaned with
SAP -O -REN -O
"11" EVAPORATES"
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Non -inflammable
COLORS restored like new
OUST entirely removed
GERMS absolutely doetroyod
ItIZINO renewal
All in a few Moments, foe a few Cents
1"Or coarsest. or finest, most delicate
fabrics. Lon't buy now silk waits,
dreues or skirts because they are
dirty or a few grease spots Or 5111109
Oa than -get
?AP-O-REN:0
M your grocer's and nave money.
Absolutely guaranteed or money
refunded.
Thar Huffman do Teolor Oo.
Toronto
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Wingham, Ont.
BLESSING THE WATERS.
Cutout rind Solemn Annual Cera+
moray on the ltiver Neva.
Midwinter in St. Petersburg each year
sees n unique and solemn ceremony
called "the blessing of the waters." A,
chapel of lee, richly decorated with or-
naments from the palaces and eliurcbea
and dedicated to St, John the Baptist;
is erected on the frozen surface of the
river Neva. The river is tbeu called,
the Jordan, and religious services are
conducted in the temple by the metro-
politan or high priest of the national.
church, attended by the emperor and'
all his court. The ceremony is in mem-
ory of the baptism of Christ and is.
supposed to be a safeguard against.
dangers from floods as well as to bene
fit those who make their living on the"
sea.
A hole is eat in the Ise in the center
of the floor of the ebapel. From this
the people are baptized by sprinkling •
by the priests, and the faithful mem-
bers of the Greek church go in vast
crowds to get their share, while reli-
gious devotees often plunge into the
ice cold flood through the hole. I! they
catch cold and die, as they often do,
heaven is secured for them. On the
evening before the ceremony devout
churchmen make crosses on their
thresholds to prevent the evil spirits.
that are driven from the water front
taking refuge in their houses. -Chicago
News.
STORY OF "LAS MENINAS."
,How One of Velasquea'• Notable Picn
tures Came to Be Painted.
The story of "La Meninas" is that
Velasquez was painting a portrait or
the Spanish kine and queen (who sat
where the spectator Is when he looks
at the picture). Their little daughter,
the Infanta Margarita, came in 'with
her maids of honor, hely dog and her
dwarfs and accompanied by her duene
nn and a courtier. The little princess
asks for a drink of water; a maid or
honor bands it to her with the elabo1
rate etiquette.prescribed by the fermate
,ties of the most rigidly ceremoniou
court in Europe. The scene presented
so charming a picture that the king de
sired Velasquez to paint it. The artisi
has included himself in the group a
work upon a large eauvas on which it
is supposed he was painting a portrait{
of the king and queen when the inter
ruption occurred. The reflection of th
king and queen appears in the mirro>l
at the end of the room, and the cliam-i
berlain, Don Jose Nieto, stands outside
the door drawing the curtain. The
scene is, indeed, represented with suclii
wonderful realism that a famiiusi
French critic said of it, "So completq
is the illusion that, standing in front
of 'Las Meninas,' one is tempted to
ask, 'Where is the picture?' "-St. Nich-
olas.
ARTHUR .1. IRWIN, D. D. S., L. D. S.
Doctor of Dentalsnrgery of the Pennsylvania
Dental College and Licentiate of the Royal
Collage of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Office
over Post Office, Wingham.
"UV T. HOLLOWAY, D.D.S., L.D.S.
YY DENTIST.
Beaver Block, Wingham
D. D. S. -Termite University.
L. D. S. -Royal College of Dental Surgeons.
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IRONCLAD VESSELS.
The First Ones Seem to Have Deed
Built by France 1a 1555.
The idea of protecting ships by means,
of armor appears to have originated)
in the United States, but the French
were the first to adopt it. Five floatin,
batteries were copstructed in Francs!
with oak sides eight inches thick, pro•
tected by armor four and three -eighth®
Inches thick. In Marcb, 1855, the first
of these, the Tonnante, mounting six -I
teen guns, was launched at Brest, and
the other four were all launched in the
same year. These vessels were firs
used at the bombardment of Kinburtrl
In the Black sea on the 17th October;
1855. Two English vessels -the Erebu$
and Terror -were at once built on simfl
lar lines, but did not arrive at Kinburiii
till the 24th of October, too late to take
part in the bombardment.
The results of this experiment werei
so satisfactory that the French governs
ment fitted a wooden frigate, then
building, with armor of the same thick=
ness, and in November, 1859, the first
ironclad frigate, La Gloire, of 5,609
tons displacement and 800 horsepower
was launched.-Pearson's Weekly.
When We Did Not Care For Japan,
When the first embassy from Japan
arrived in Washington a member of the
senate rose and said: "Mr. President,;
the first ambassadors from the venera-
blo country of Japan are about to ar•
rive. I move the senate do now adjouritl
to meet and welcome the Japanese:4
Immediately another senator was on
his feet, not to second the motion, but
to say sharply, "Mr. President, I hums
bly, trust the senate of the United
States of America will not adjourn for
every show that comes along." That
settled it. -From Mrs. Iloger A. Pryor'sf
"Reminiscences."
Agreed With Both.
Horace Greeley R'as the author of al
style in editorial writing which had
been often Imitated, but probably never
equaled. During his editorship two'
newspapers, neither of which was
friendly to Greeley, became engaged in
a violent altercation. The argument
grew warmer until each paper openly
called the other a liar. It was the op-
portunity Greeley had been waiting for.
He announced b his paper that "hit
bad the honor to cgree with both of
his distinguisbed contemporaries."
First efotel ,Elevator. +1�
In the Fifth Avenue hotel, New 3 irk,
in 1800 the writer first saw and rode in
a passenger elevator, or "lift," and in
the place where it is situated there is
today a notice that in the year 1859
was installed in the space "the first/
passenger elevator ever used in any
hotel or any other building in thin
country or the world." -Printers' Ink.
Not ills Altair,
Workman -I've beer and got mate
fled, sir, and I'd like you to raise my
wages. EIpployer---Very sorry for you,
but I's* only responsible for accidentft
Oat occur is the weir>ril.-- t4049lft files;