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The Wingham Times, 1905-08-24, Page 4WTI AV, 4 TO ADVERTISERS Notice of changea must be left at this office not later than Saturday noon, The copy for changes must be left not later than Nouday evening, Casual advertisements accepted up to noon Wednesday of each week. E;1TABLIBEED 1di2' THE WINGIAM TIMES. H. P. ELLIOTT. Pr•tttta[tER AND PROPRIETOR THURSDAY. AUGUST 24, 1905. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The resignation of Lord Curzen of Kedleston as Viceroy of India, and the Earl of Minto, late G.wernor General of Canada alit his successor, was announced at the India Office on Monday night. It is taken for granted at Ottawa that the present Governor of the Territories, Mr. Forget, will be appointed to a simi- lar position in the new Province of Sas- katchewan, one that Mr. Bnlyea, Ter- ritorial Commissioner of Public Works, v�i11 be appointed Governor of Albert -a. A deputation from the Agrioultural Society of Grenville, introduced by How- ard Ferguson, M.P.P., waited upon Premier Whitney Saturday, ask- ing that the Ontario Government grant $2,000 to the society to repair damage to crops and buildings sustained by the re- cent disastrous lisilstorm. Canadian authority is now fully rec- ognized in the portion of the Artie ocean known as Beaufort Sea at the mouth of the Mackenzie River, as well as further east in Hudson Bay and adjacentwatere. The mounted police patrol Beaufort Sea in small boats and have thoroughly es- tablished our jurisdiction over the American whalers, who frequeut that remote region. For the mouth of July last, Canada's imports amounted to $3.001,624, an in- crease of $96,123 as compared with the same month of 'eat year. The exports of domestic produce totalled $13,049,449 a decrease of $813,852. There was a fal- ling off in the exports of mining, fish, lumber, agricultural and manufactured products, but a gain of $689 60 in ani- mals and tbeir products. Tho decrease in agricultural exports amounted to over $1,000,000. Senator Wark, the oldest legislator in the British Empire, died at his home in Fredricton, N. B., on Sunday morning, aged 101 years and 6 months. Senator Wark was born in Londonderry,Ireland, Feb. 19th, 1804. In 1825 he came to Canada, and for a number of years was engaged in merchantile pursuits in New Brunswick. He entered the political arena in 1842 as representative of Kent, in the New Brunswick Assembly, and in 1851 was appointed to the Legislative Council, where he remained until Cou- fideration, when he was called to the Senate by Royal proclamation as one of the first Senators from the Proviuce. Possibly Canada will not be satisfied until a chain of forts stretches along her southern border from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This, in spite of the fact that United States have not the remotest in- tention of invading. In the days of the late lamented Richelieu, otherwise known as Robinson, the lion's tail was twisted periodically, and with vigor, usually in the House of Representatives, though it is proper to observe that the lion did not know it. But twisting has gone into desnetude of the innocuous variety, the Fenians no longer entertain the hope of taking Toronto or Quebec. Moreover, it is worthy of remark that the chain would be no obstruction— there would be plenty of room between the forts. Canada has better use for the money they would cost.—Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. J. M. R. Fairbairn has been ap- pointed engineer of the eastern division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, to suc- ceed Mr. D. McPherson, who has resig- ned. J ars This falling of your hair! Stop it, or you will soon be ba,Id. Give your hair some ;- Ayer's Hair Vigor. The fall- ing will stop, the hair will Hair vigor grow, and the scalp will be clean and healthy Why be satisfied with poor hair when you canmake it rich? Ayer s H It Niteirraririd eemy ' ties Mei era,b eatttt ' the fttlieir. hew halt rune fa owl thick and SIt • little certr"--X a. 1.. 1,[. SMITE, aratoga, N. T. PIA a hottIs.r J•o. A.Tax ed.. JII drat for L1b1i1, 7d!1MI. Thick H.air THE BONNIE LAND. The Editor's Trip to the Land of the Heather. Tuesday morning, June 61h, we leave Roslin for Edtuburgh via a branch line of the North British Railway, covering some eight miles and go through the stat- ions of Loanhead and Gilmerton, places of no historical iuterest. Reaching Edinburgh at nearly ten o'clock we speed the day as guests of Mr. Wm. Watson, who, along with his wife spent a few weeks last summer visitiug in the vicinity of Teeswater. We were shown every kindness by Mr. Watson and the members of his family. We spent several hours in visiting Craigmillar Castle and walking through the large flower gardens and wooded parks be longing to the estate. The flowers were lovely and all appeared to be in full bloom on the morning of our visit. The massive ruins of Craigmillar Castle is a well-known landmark to the citizens 01 Edinburgh and the surround- ing district. The view from the top of the old grey ruin is without doubt one of the finest in Scotland. With the aid of glasses, from the High- est peak of the castle, we wore able to see all over the beautiful city of Edin- burgh. Iu the distance is the Firth of Forth, ever widening towards the ocean, with the Bass Rook and North Berwick Law conspicuously prominent. Be- hiud are Libertou Kirk and Parish, Gilmerton, Straiton, and various other villages; all bounded by the Moorfoot and Lammermoor ranges. The Castle of Craigmiller comprises an old Scottish keep, iu style similar to many others in Scotland. It was of old a famous fort- ress, and belonged in time of war to the King, no other subject being allowed to build castles or strongholds on any other condition. The keep stands on the edge of a cliff about twenty feet high, and is so near the edge that there is scanty room left for access to the door, while at some parts a foot hold on the rocks is all that could be obtained. The staircase leading to the Great Hall has a peculiar arrangement, it is a corkscrew stair, and after ascending about ten feet by a couple of revolutions, it sod- denly comes to a stop, when turning abruptly to the left, another staircase begins, by which the ascent is complet- ed. The walls surrounding the Great Hall are of an average thickness of nine feet of solid stone. Off the hall there is a small arched room, known as "Queen Mary's Room," which is partly furnished with articles said to have be- longed to Queen Mary. On the wall is a print of Queen Mary, and two verses by Mr. Scott Riddell, reading in part as follows: "Yes! thou art Mary, Scotland's Queen, Embodied forth by magic art • We feel there is a mournful. .h echarm That hides thy frailties in decay, While thinking that a heart, so warm Could e'er grow cold as other clay. The white rose shall no sweets impart, The thistle wave no longer green, Ere Time shall melt froni Scotland's heart The memory of her Lovely Queen." The main roof of the Castle is very flat and was originally covered with over- lapping stones. In the Castle is a small chapel, roofless, but otherwise entire, measuring inside about 30 feet by 14 feet. The Castle also has its dungeons, similar to those described in Dryburgh. We also visited the various other rooms of the Castle. The name of Craigmillar is said to have been derived from Gaelic " craig mool ard," signifying a high and bare rock, which no doubt accurately describ- ed the site prior to the erection of the castle. The earliest record of Craigmil- lar is in 1137, when David I. gave to the Holy Trinity Church of Dunfermline, in perpetual gift, some houses in Craigmil- lar with several acres of arable land, The next authentic notice of Craigmil- lar is in 1212. On August 10th, 1511, James IV. conceded to Simon Preston, of Preston, Knight, and to hie heirs, the lands of Craigmillar, with their castle eta., etc. Again, on June 5th, 1543, the Queen conceded the estate to Simon Preston. The estate was in the hands of the Prestous for nearly three centur- ies; and in 1660 it was acquired by the Gilmonrs, in which family it still re- mains, its present owner being Mr, Wol- rige Gordon, who assumed the name of Gilmour on succeeding to the Craigmil- lar property. There is not sufficient authority to affirm positively that Craig- millar ever became a royal residence. Craigmillar was taken by the English invaders under Hertford in 1544. Mucli of the interest in Craigmillar centres in the time of Queen Mary, from 1561 to 1567. At what period Craigmillar was last tenanted does not seem to be record- ed, but Miss Warrender, in her "Walks. Near Edinburgh," states that "till well into thee eighteenth century two old ladies, daughters of Sir John Gilmour lived there.' It is also said that at the close of the eighteenth century is parttof the castle was habitable, and occupied by a farmer. We spent a short time in viewing Edinburgh from the top of Blackfoot • Hill and have an excellent view, as it was a clear day. We see a great deal of wild mustard in oar travels through the country and in some fields one could hardly tell which had been sown ---oats or wild mustard. We tee very little of Edinburgh ale •two are routing tip for a THE MINGIIAM TIMES AUGUST 24, 1905, t ip through the Trossachs, Loch Katrine and Loch Lomond. Early Wednesday morning, June 7th, finds us on board the traiu for the Trossachs. We pass over the Forth Bridge and through Dunfermline, whioh will be described again as we made the trip a few days latter. The first statiou we pees after leaving Dunfermline is Oakley and then East Grange, the station for Culross. This place is now a mere village and is said to be the birth- place of St. Keutigern, the patron saint of Glasgow. The ruins of Culross Abbey, and vestiges of a chapel dedi- cated to St. Mnngo or Kentigern, are the principal antiquities of the place. The next stop we make is at Clackmannan Road ; about half a mile from here stands an old tower built by King Robert the Bruce. David II in 1359 granted the castle and barony of Clarkmannan to his Cousin, Robert Bruce. The old mansion house, the residence of the Braces for centuries, stoud in this neighborhood. It was iu this mansion that Mrs. Bruce of Clackmannan, the last laird's widow, knighted Burns with Bruce's sword in 1787. Stirling is now reached in a little while. The town occupies a most de- lightful situation near the south bank of the river Furth. Here nature is seen in her most enchanting moods, and the smiling landscape discloses scenes of the most stirring episodes in Scottish his- tory. The views from the castle em- brace the battlefields of Bannockburn, Souchiebnrn and Falkirk; the Old Bridge of Stirling, the Wallace Monu- ment on Abbey Braig, and Oambres- heuneth Abbey; the Ochil Hill and Western Grampious and the windings of the Forth. The castle is of unknown antiquity, and it is probable that a stronghold exhisted there from the earliest times. Alexander I died •within its walls in 1124. In the ..castle in 1452 James II murdered William, the eighth Earl of Douglas, with his own hand. Within the castle are to be seen the Parliament House built by James III, the Palace built by James V., and the Chapel Royal, whioh was afterwards used as an armoury. Stirling was one of the first four Royal Burghs of Scot- land, and 11 held a foremost place in the wars of Independence. Wallace defeat- ed Surrey in 1297 at Stirling Bridge, and Bruce achieved the crowning victory of Bannockburn is the immediate neigh- borhood. The first stop after leaving Stirling,on another branch line is Gargunock, and here the railway cuts in twain the site of the Peel of Gargnnock, noted in the history of Wallace, near here is Gar- gunock House, the beautiful residence of Colonel Stirling, a younger branch of the house of Kier. Before reaching Kippen, the next station, the train passes the famous "Fords, of Frew," on the Forth, with, on the southern bank, the site of a small fort which protected the ford. The last arm' that t crossed here were Montrose's forces in 1645, on their way to Kilsyth, Mar's army in .1715, and the Prince's Highlanders in 1745, on their southern and northern marches. Near here is the residence of Mr. Graham Moir of Leckie. Prince Charles was entertained in this a b once one for night t g when on his southward march in 1745. Before reaching Port of Monteith station we have a fine view of the House of Cardross. The principal part of the mansion was erected to receive King James VI in 1617. The next stop is at Aberfoyle, where we take a coach for the Trossnche Pier, seven miles dis- tant. Though somewhat hilly the road is a good one, and in the course of the drive we obtain admirable views of the whole territory of the Trossachs. Away on the top of the hills, (mountains I would call them)are Slate Quarries, from whence to Aberfoyle there is a steep - inclined cable -track for the conveyanoe of loaded trucks. The glen for a mile before we reach Loch Katrine, receives the name of the Trossachs. One writer says:—"There are glens iu Scotland surrounded by loftier hills and present- ing, on a greater scale, breadth, depth, and wild magnificence, such as in the upper defiles of Glen Nevis, etc., but the rugged gorge of the Trossachs posses excellencies peculiarly its own, unparallet:ed in the scenery of Scotland. Every turn of the road unfolds fresh views of wild and romantic beauty. The valley is one continuous maze of rugged mountains, grey rocks and green woods, lofty precipices and dark ravines, shim- mering cliffs and heathery knolls with masses of trees dispersed in picturesque confusion." The view from the top of the hill is finely drawn by Slr Walter Scott:— "One burnished sheet of living gold, Loch Katrine lay beneath him rolled, In all her length for winding lay, With promontory, creek, and bay." At a curious rustic pier we embark in the little steamer, "Rob Roy," and pro-' ceed along the loch. The picturesque scenery, which at first is continuous with that of the Trossachs, alters its character as we approach the north. western extremity. At Glengyle, the shore becomes rocky and precipitous, and the lake recovers somewhat of its bold character. The wonderful varieties of rocks and trees, precipices and pasture lands, farm pictures, of which the merest glimpse suffices to show the beauty. Loch Katrine is in all about eight miles long, and is also remarkable as the re- servoir for the city of of Glasge w, The first aqueduct and works were opened by Queen VIctoria in 1859, and Dort 1&MOUS PEOPLE 4k BY FANNIE M.LOTHROP RUDYARD KIPLINO t?bolp.Pe. EIJkt!,6FrY•IAn4u? Theo Greatest Living English Author A small man, tanned and bronzed to a clear light mahogany, squarely built, with broad shoulders, keen blue eyes, heavy straight eyebrows, a thick dark mustache and square resolute jaw, dressed in clothes that shout defi- ance to fashion plates—this is Rudyard Kipling. Alive, alert, aggressive and intense, quick in movement, a bit cynical and quizzical, he at first suggests one thoroughly self-satisfied; one who is his own court of appeals. At Bombay, the most cosmopolitan city of Asia, Kipling was born In Christmas week of 1865. His father was an Englishman, a professor of archi- tectural sculpture in a Bombay college, and when Rudyard was six he was shipped back to England to be educated. At thirteen he entered the United Service College at Westward Ho, under the direction of old Indian officers. The atmosphere was military and Indian, and was doubtless a potent factor in coloring the mind of the boy, who acquired more by unconscious absorp- tion than by direct study. It is true that he carried off the prizes in English literature in a matter-of-fact kind of a way, as if it were his assigned share of the plunder; but otherwise revealed no symptoms of genius. At seventeen he went to India to work on the "Civil and Military Gazette" at Lahore, where his talent began to be recognized in a half patronizing way by the editor-in-chief. Strange, however, the "Plain Tales from the Hills," which gave him his first European success, and his "Departmental Ditties" were accepted under protest, to humor the boy, rather than for any merit the editors discovered. A man of supreme individuality, he has the splendid courage of his con- victions. He dared to lash England into a fight when the Boer war seemed to him imperative; he scourged the country lie loved for her treatment of her soldiers; he inspired those soldiers by his stirring, tingling lines and martial stanzas, while Alfred Austin, the Laureate, was writing pink -lemonade verses guaranteed to offend no one. Then came his magnificent "Recessional"—a new classic added to our literature. Kipling is the apostle of the strenuous; he loves color and paints it with love; he is thrilled by struggle, by power, by conquest. He shows man with the primal instincts and passions, nature unvarnished. He is often blunt to brutality, fearless to the point of frenzy, but always sincere, and always best when he lets the Oriental in his nature keep him close to the India he has re- realed to the world as no other English writer has ever done. EutereA a^rvttding to Art of the Parlinment of Canada, In the your 1901, by 14. C. Mark. at the Leparnneut of Agriculture, about £1,500,000; this became insnf lcent and a second aqueduct was constructed at a cost of a million pounds, and during the time of our visit, work had been star- ted on the third aqueduct. At the west end of the loch is Stron- achlachar, where we take a coaeh to Inversnaid, on Loch Lomond, a distance of five miles.The small bleak lake Arklet lies to the left of the road. On its banks Helen Macgregor, the wife of Bob Roy, was born. At Inversnaid a fort was erected in 1713 to overawe the Macgregors, but it has been allowed to fall in a dilapidated condition. The country round is rich in memories of Rob Roy and King Robert the Brace. About a mile north of Inversnaid is Rob Roy's cave, a huge cavern with au al- most invisible entrance, where the bold outlaw often took refnge from his enem- ies. Loch Lomond may well be called the pride of Scottish lakes. From Ardlui at its northern extremity to Balloch at the southern end it is nearly 23 miles long, and where its breadth is greatest, near Balloch, it is about five miles wide. It is studded with some thirty wooded islands of exquisite beauty, and from the surrounding hills, it receives streams and rivulets innumerable. The loch is seen to best advantage in the annshine of a bright summer day. This was our good fortune in having a good day, and the silver wavelete rippling in the sun- shine, the green islands with their stented firs, the heath -clad rising grounds, and the lofty bens, with patches of snow still lingering in their crevices, form a picture not readily to be forgotton. We can see in going along in the boat the many high mountains. We pass "The Cobbler" or Ben Arthur 2891. feet above sea level, Ben Ime, 3318 feet, Ben Vane, 3002 feet, and Ben Voirlich, 3062 feet. Next in view is Ben Lomond. The distance to the top - 3292 feet high—is four miles, and there is a path by whioh ponies can reach the enmmit. Our visit in this northern part of Scotland, I enjoyed very much and hereafter I can listen to the singing of the song, "Loch Lomond" with very much more interest. We take train at Balloch for Glasgow, and pass through the pleasant Vale of .Leven, where .the long • succession of large chimneys indicate the presence of manufacturing industrie. We also pass through Renton, near which Tobias Smollett, the novelist was born. The poet Campbell also resided in this dis- trict for some time, we pass through the ancient town of Dumbarton and bowie, where Singer's great factory ie located. Many small stations aro pawed and we soon reach the heart of Glee- gow, which is said to be "the second city of the Empire." Bertha Smith, colored, of Chatham aged 12 years, was burned to death While lighting a film With coal Gil. —Southampton is now a town ar.d an inaugural celebration was held on Thursday last. —It is said that work on the tunnel under the Detroit river, from Windsor to Detroit, will be commenced in Octo- ber, —Geo. Lawrence, 20 years of age, was drawn into a threshing machine and in- stantly killed, at Mitchell on Friday eyening, rive Stock Markets. Toronto, August 22.—There was a light run of cattle at the Western Mar- ket to -day. Buyers complained that it was quite sufficient to meet the demand. Choice export and butchers' cattle were both firmer, selling up to $4.75 and $4.40 respectively. A special inquiry was noted for stock bulls and good feeders, which were very scarce. On the whole the market was much the same as has prevailed for three weeks. Good cattle were in strong demand, with little offer• Ing, while common cattle brought only indifferent prices. Buyers said that twice today's run would have been taken had it been offered. Hogs were 25c per cwt. lower, as pre- dicted in these columns last week. Total receipts were 55 cars, consisting of 820 cattle, 1,628 sheep, 375 hogs and 90 calves. The following are the quotations: Exporters' cattle— Per 100 lbs. heavy $4 25 $4 75 Light 4 30 4 60 Bulls 3 50 3 75 do„ light 2 75 3 00 Feeders— light, 800 pounds and up- wards 300 3 40 Stockers 3 00 3 50 900 lbs 200 2 50 Butchers'— Choice 3 75 4 00 Medium 3 50 3 75 Picked 4 25 4 60 Bulls 1 75 2 25 Rough 300 $ 50 Light stock bulls 2 00 2 25 Milk cows ...30 00 50 00 Hoge -- Best 7 10 Lights 700 Sheep— Export 400 4 15 Beeks:... 300 3 40 Spring Lambs 5 25 6 00 Calves, each 2 00 1000 WIN UfAM MARKET REPORTS Wingham, August 23rd, 1905 Floor per 100 lbs.... 2 50 to 3 00 Fall Wheat ,... 0 85 to 0 90 Spring Wheat Oats, Barley Peas Buckwheat Butter Esegs per,dac• Wood per oord Hay , per ton Potatoes, per bushel Tallow per lb ............ Lard ... Dried Apples per lb Wool Lire Hogs, per owl. •VVVVVVVVIVVV/VVVVvVVVVVV, I HERE ARE Some Bargains For You TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM. Dress Goods to be cleared out:—Black, all -wool Serges, 54 inches wide, at 6oc, 85c and $1.00 per yard. All wool Serges, brown, green, blue and black, for 25c per yard, regular 35. Lustres, Cashmeres, etc., at less than cost. A big stock of Prints, from 3c to 14c per yard, wide, mercerised effects, in the fashio fable swell check for Shirt Waist Suits. A job lot of Lawns, 42 and 45 inches wide, very special, from Ioc to 25. Fine India Lawns for blouses, pretty muslins for dresses and blouses, special price 7c. Fancy Muslins worth ioc, for 6c per yard. Handsome White Figured Madras for Blouses and Shirt Waist Suits. 1 s 4 1 4 44 4 4 1 i 4 4 4 s 4' 1 Embroideries, very cheap— to inches wide, 12rBc. 7.1 Insertion for Jac, etc. These goods are selling at half price. Heavy Ducks, plain and figured, fast colors and very durable for shirting or skirting. 3 A beautiful assortment of Ladies' White Under- wear at very reasonable prices. i Best D ° A Corsets worth $1.00 for 85c, and 75c 4 for 6oc. 4 Counterpanes worth $I.00 for 75c; larger ones for . $1.50—reduced price. ► ELace Curtains from 35c per pair up. A special line, at $1.25 and another at $2.00 per pair. p. E Nice wide Turkish Chintz for comfort for 15c. Come in and see these goods and you will be glad a E• you come. 1 1 • Produce T. A • MILLS. 4 11' • Taken As Usual. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAlLAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN 1 f 4 1 4 1 1 4 f 3 1 1 4 4 '4 MAMMAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA AAAMMAAAAAMM/1MAMAAA" `C i 1 MAMMAAMAAAAAAMMAAAAA VVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVty4 Couches and Parlor Suits In Conches and Parlor Suite our stock is strictly up-to-date— that is why we have sold so many lately. We have a number left yet to choose from. They are excellent value. Our Sideboards are the best. Our Mattresses and Springs are great sellers. Don't fail to get prices on all kinds of Furniture. Window Shades and Curtain poles. WALKER BROS. & BUTTON W I NGHAM. Undertaking promptly and carefully attended to. 1 1 WINQHAM'S MILLIONAIRE. Mrs. Wise (to her worse half)—How comes Abraham to be the only million- aire in town ? Mr. Wise—Abraham's great wealth was acquired through upright dealing. He has conduoted the boot and shoe business for 39 years in the same shop and he 0 85 ter 0 9C ' still prepared t,J repair your boots at your own prices. 0 38 to 0 40 Mrs. Wise—What has happened to cause you to smile so good netubedly? 0 45 to 0 48 Mr. Wise -I got my boots mended at Abraham's, and I am to delighted with 0 55 to 0 60 the work and the cost that I won't show you a frown for the next year. 0 55 to 0 55 Mrs. Wise --I wish yon had gone to Abraham years ago with your boots; 1 0 17 to 0 17 might now be wearing silk and have fewer gray hairs in my head. 0 16 td 0 16 i Mr. Wise—My dear, don't you know it is never too late to mend—"boote"- 2 50 to 3 00 As Abraham always tufts the golden rale,—no other testimonial is required as 89 6 00 to 7 00 years in one spot is clear proof of equate dealing.—Yon can see with one eye how 0 60 to 0 60 he can work cheap. he is ouchn,notexpf3nse. Abraham's record has no equal in 0 04 to 0 05 W)ngbain,—INe1 be+f`the Geitraor Qeneral nor the Prime Minister can boast of so 0 14 to 0 14 long a tete of Office. 0 0 03 to 0 03 street;to 0 03 . wooden boot sign hangs at the doer—Wingham's land mark—Viotoria. 267 00 to 700 13o0ts repaired while you wait. THOMAS ABRAHAM.. 10