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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1906-02-01, Page 22 TRF WINGRA111 TR. ES FEBRUARY 1. 1906. DOES YOUR HEAD reel As Though It Was Heins Hammered? ( As Though It Would Craek Open? AS Though zb Million Sparks Were Flying Out of Your Eyes? Horrible Sickness of Your Stomach? Then You Have Sick Headache 1 BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS will afford relief from headaches no matter whether sick, nervous, spasmodic, periodical or bilious, It cures by removing the cause. Mr. Samuel J. Hibbard. Belleville. Ont., writes: "Last spring I was very poorly, nay appetite failed me, I felt weak and nervous, had rick headaches, was tired all the time and not able to work. I raw Burdock Blood Bitters recommended for just such a case as mine and I got two bottlesof it, and found it to be an excellent blood medicine. You may use my name ea I think that others should know of the wonderful merits of Burdock Blood Bitters." TO ADVERTISERS Notice of changes 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. ESTABLISHED 1572 TILE WINfiltill TIMES. H. B. ELLIOTT, PI ELIstiX:R AND PROPRIETOP THURSDAY. FEB. 1. t9, PULSE OF THE PRESS. The annual report of the Indian De- partment, just issued, shows an increase of 296 the Indian population of Canada for 1905. traebec, New Brunswick, and Manitoba give increases iu the popula- tion, while Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia and the Northwest show decreases; 273 was the natural increase and 23 migratory. The aggregate earnings of Iodians from alt sonrces, exclusive of incereat moneys, annuitiea and rentals, were ,rr'4,524,773, which was $:248,063 more than the pre- vious year. About 45,000 acres were under enitivattou, and $1,264,703 realiz- ed from grata and rooteharvested. Brantford Expositor; -Before the Con- servative party obtaiued power in this Province it proclaimed loudly that it it came iota oifiee there vronld be whole- sale disclosure of rottenness in connec- tion with various departments of govern- ment. After having been a year in pow- er, with expert accountants conducting investigations, no such disclosurers have been made, not even with the tempting bait of a bye -election, and the most rea- sonable explanation is that ire expected material has not been forthcoming. Following is a list of the older mem• bets of the House of Commons, showing also the date at which each man entered public life: Hon. John Costigan 1867 Hon. John Itaggett.. _. . .1872 Hon. 'William Paterson .. ..1672 Sir Wilfrid Laurier 1874 Dr. Sproule 1678 George Taylor 182 Sir Frederick Borden 1587 Edward Cochrane 1867 Hon. Colonel David Tisdale 1557 David Henderson 191 t A. B. Ingram .1891 Dr. J. D. Reid.... 1891 Hon. L. P. Brodeur ..1591 James P. Brown 1691 THE PUBLIC SCHOOL Through the courtesy of Ur, D. Robb, Inspector of Pablia Sehools in the Ir- speotorate of East Huron, we are enabl- ed to give the fallowiug interesting re- port wnieb was presented to the county council best week: TEACHERS There were 123 public school depart• meats apes in East Huron during 1905 These were in charge of 33 male and 90 female teachers, a decrease of four male teachers. In 1904, 44 school departments changed teachers; in 1905 there were 51 (lhauges, When there were more teachers than scbuais, school boards took full advant- a;e of the commercial Iaw of supply and demand; and as a consequence salaries became lower and lower year after year. During the last three years teachers have availed themselves of the scarcity of teachers, and have not hesitated to re- sign the schools when a higher salary could be obtained elsewhere. Whatever ceusuro is due in the case to teachers is equally applicable to boards of trustees. QUALIFICATION O>;' TEACHERS. 1904 1903 First Class.......... 5 .... .... 7 Second Class........ 66 .... , ..58 Third Class . ... , .. , , 52 .... ....55 Total 123 .... ....120 Average Salaries: 1904 -rural, male, $392; female, $311; urban, male, $767; female, $327. 1905 -rural, nixie, $418; female, $327; urban, male, $770; female, $324. For Inspectorate, average for 1904 $453-$31 7 ; 1905 -$482-$326. There has been an increase of $68 in - the average salary of male teachers and $10 in that of female teachers in two years. The increase in the average salary of the urban female teachers is but 83, while that of rural female teachers has been $34 in the same time, The social and other advantages of residing in' a tow or village, no doubt accounts for the difference in the advance to salaries. EYPERIENCE. The average experience of all the teach• era of East Huron is 6 3 4 years, and the average time in present schools is 3 1 2 years. 'There are 30 teachers in this In- specturute who have taught ten years or Over. ATTENDANCE. In 1904, 5,664 pupae were enrolled in the whole Inspectorate and in 1935, 5,612 hence there has been a decrease of 522 papile during 1905. The average atten- dance is 61 1.2 per cent. This is an ea- celleut showing. E\TRANCE EXAMINATION. Three hundred and thirty-one candle date. wrote bn the entrance examination of whom 288 passed. The average age of these successful candidates was 13 1-2 years. One hundred and twenty-four candidates wrote at the two Collegiate Inetitates, Clinton andSeetorth, and 207 at the five outside centres, Brussels, Wingham, Blyth, Fordwioh and Wroxe- ter. 'These centres were established by the conaty council and last year cost the county $64 66. This sum was paid to eight presiding examiners, for ink, ex- pressage, printing, etc. Buell examiner received $6 and railway fare. It is esti- mated that this outlay of $64.66 saves in ratiway fares, board, etc., at least $1,000 to parents who have panne writing on these examinations. The county coun- cil has fait power to abolish these cen- tres. MODEL SCHOOLS. There were 33 teachers in trainieg at ' the Clinton Model School last year and 27 at the Goderich Model School. Twelve teachers whose third class certificates I had expired re -wrote on the final exami- batten and had their certificaties renew. ed for three years. All the candidates were successful. i Model schools were established by the i Public School Act of 1577, and fora time the teachers in training were required to i attend bat six weeks, hence there were two model terms from September let to' December 22nd, of each year. It was' . soon found that the term was too short `and after three years it was lengthened; at is never too late to love or go home. Where there's a will there's a feast for Iawyers. A woman's idea of a nice home day for her husband is falling off chairs try- ing to put up cnrtaibs for her. indications of Paralysis ALL nervous diseases are slow in coming on, and for this reason the victim often does not realize his danger until overtaken by prostra- tion or paralysis. Loss of interest in life, sleepless- ness, irritability, failure of memory, inability to concentrate the mina, muscular weakness, indigestion, headache, twitching of the nerves, feelings of depression and despond- ency are among the symptoms which tell of an exhausted nervous system and the approach of paralysis. Thr. Chase's Nerve Food stops the wasting process by which the nerve cells are being destroyed, and by forming new, rich blood and creat- ing new nerve force positively and permanently restores the nervous system. Dr, Chase's Nerve Food, ZIO cents A box, at all dealers, or Edirianson, Bates & Co., Toronto. school studies in the public) s3hools of this Inspectorate during the year 1005. NEW SCHOOL UOCSeS Dnriug 1905 the village of Wroxeter built a fine two roomed brick school of the most approved modern design. It is equal, if not superior, to any other two rro•rted schools in the Province. It cost $Ui00 and is cheap at that price. Sett tot section No 2, Tnckerstnith, also built a fine one roomed brick school house with a basement. It cost about $2 500, and is a credit to the section. Urine soheel section Ne 10, IUowick and Grey, re- built their school house, von .Prier; it with brick. It cost about $1,500 and is as good as new. I have not urged the building of new school houses for some time, as I hope that the formation of consolidated schools will receive such encouragement from the education department as to make it a lire question. Every new school bouse is an obstacle in the way of consolidation. emirates= . It has become the fashion for college professors and others who have not stood inside of a public) school for thirty or more years to carp and criticize unfavor ably the work done in these schools. I have been a teacher for the past forty- one years, and during all the time not an hour of my waking life has been from the tbongnt of the work done in our public and high schools, and how it might be improved; yet I have no hesti• tatiou in saying that our public schools have made greater progress than ally of the allied professions, divinity, law or medicine • To compare one of our modern schools with a similar school of forty years ago is like comparing, a modern express train with the stage coach it displaced. Much remains to be done, but it will be done 1n due time, In conclusion, I may add that all the schools in this Inspectorate were visited at least twice during the year-ouce in each term. During the past fitteenyears every school departmeut has baen visited twice each year. D Rous, Inspector. Unbusinesslike Poultry Raising. The art making poultry raising pay seems to be in its infauoy amoug our farmers. The reason for this is that most farmers keep fowls just as they keep dogs and cats -as pets or as means of pasttime for the women and children. In some cases, too, farmers keep poultry as an indirect means of giving their wives pin money. The result is totally without system and utterly without any features of correct business methods. To the farmers who raise poultry in a small way there is no market price for eggs. A dozen or two per week may go into the market from a farm, bat there is no telling what they will sell for. If they are sold to a dealer he probably gets them at any price ho chooses to offer, but he pays a price to his larger customers that constitutes the market price. The farmer frequently has no market price. The man who mattes a business of it keeps posted on the prices and knows what he will get before he goes to market. The other kind of a farmer who keeps fowls only for the pur- pose above refered to, is an obstacle in the way of the one who tries to make a business of it There are so many of that kind that in small markets, they run the prices of eggs, down to about half of what they ought to sell. The production of poultry and eggs in such a manner is not a business at all. It is conducted at a loss which, though, is rarely ever figured out and counted as jsueh. 9 The above is only one of the features of the unbusinesslike manner in which farmers engage in poultry raising. Even when we find a farrier is trying to make a baseness of it, we discover that he conducts it in such a loose manner that it is impossible for him to realize any profit from it. His fowls run at large in the wheat field or corn field, and get all they can eat at certain seasons of the year, and when doing this they produce lots of eggs. As most all farmers handle fowls in this way, eggs are cheap. As soon as the season of plenty passes by, the hens cease layiug, as complete feeding is abandoned. If the farmer will shut up his hens at this time and half starve then, after the egg season passes, adopt the complete feeding system, he will have fresh eggs at the time eggs are scarce and high in pries. But this in- volves planning systematic watching, and strict attention to the business, which few farmers will give. Again, when it comes poultry -selling; time, each farmer rashes his poultry in- to the market at once and the price goes dot<vn to zero. No plans have been made t4 prolong the laying period, and as soon as the hens cease to lay, off go their heads. Again, no effort is made to breed for the following season, for the reason that the owner has not been watchful enough of his business to know the goo layers and the best one to go to the butcher. The result is tbet the hens kept aver, las steed of laying 150 or 200 eggs in a year, do better thati tieing if they lacy 50. - to its present length of three and a half months. Some of these schools especially the two Models in this county have done ex- cellent work; but as some others have I but few papils, some even as few as four, it has been felt by many that the time bas some to replace these schools by • :normal schools; thus allowing teachers to receive their training at one time, and; not peacemeai as at present. Mr. W. R. Lough haft baen principal of the Clinton Model School for 22 years during which time 640 teachers in train- ing leave passed through this school. For the past eleven years no Candidates have failed on the heal examination at this • school. GON ti it ATION CLASS SCSOOL-, ,• The threw largo continuation class ie hoofs in this Inapootorate are doing !their usual snccessfel work. Two of !these schools, Wingham and Brussels each have two teachers devoting their; entire time to high school work. At the ^ high etheol e;raminatioue in Jul>r they u were more eucceeafal then many of the high Pehools of the Province. Myth eta. ploys but one teecher of high school work. This school also, had good etre. tees at the Midsummer exerrtinetiolle. There were 60t pupils taking up high Most women have an idea; that after they get through hawing babies they will writes novel about theta. The Canadian Hog Raising Industry. Iaveetigatlons by the Dive Stock Branch, of the Dominion Department of Agriculture iuto the alledged shortage of hogs leave shown that fur sonic months past the appply of bacon hogs in Canada has been falling off. Even before the order was issued debarring packers frons importiog United States hogs to be slaughtered in bond, diffionity wad ex. perieuced by Cauadiau paokers in pro - owing sufficient hogs. The amount of the shortage during the summer and fall is indioated by the fact that packers claim to have been able to Bemire only from 80 to 50 par cant. of the capacity of their factories. Hog raisers ou the other hand claim that the production to considerably near- er the normal than wobld appear from the statements of the paokers. It is, they say, partly an increase in paokiug house capacity rather than a decrease in hog raising. In some of the dairying sec - acme the supplies are repented to be very little if any below the normal, while in other districts the shortage is placed at about 20 to 25 per cent. Enquiries as to the cause of the short- age brought from paokers and farmer producesa variety of replies. The packers ciaimthat for the past three years or more the competition between buyers of hogs has been so keen that top prices have been paid centiuuouely and that these prices have been high enough to give a profit to the producer. They claim therefore to be at a lose to understand why there is a shortage at this tune. Speaking from the staudpoint of the producer, well iu. formed authorities claim that the price has not been as uniformly high as it should have been. At times of the year when the packers anticipated heavyruns prices dropped to a point where no pro- fit was left to the feeder. This, they claim, took place last season when sows would bo bred for the supplies of the fall, jest past, and as coarse grains were high and labor scarce at that time, many brood sows were sent to the market. Again, it is argued that the majority of packers have not encouraged the pro- duction of hogs of the bacon type and weight. For a number of years im- provement in the hog stook of the country made satisfactory progress, bat daring the past season at least the pro- ducers of the ideal sort of hogs have re- ceived no enoouragement to continue • their good work; a fist rate has been paid for good and bad alike. The hogs St only to compete with the low price American stook brought quite as muck as the sort that competes with Irish and Danish bacon for the highest place on the British market. Whatever may be the extent of the shortage or the real cause of it, the fact rentable that unless producers and pack- ers grapple in sympathetic co-operation with the situation, Canada's valuable bacon industry which hes :ost years of strenuous efforts to build up may be- come seriously demoralized. In 1890 there were only two packing houses in the export trade with a weekly capacity of some 3,000 hogs, while in 1905 the weekly capacity of the 16 pack- ing houses in operation was some 50,000. While this limit has not been reached within from 10,000 to 15,000 hogs week- ly, according to the season, the output from Canada has reached about $15,000,- 000 annually or 20 per cent of the total quantity of bacon imported by Great Britain. To jeopardize so valuable an industry would be nothing less than a national calamity. If the farmers who have been in the habit of raising hogs will accord the bacon industry a steady, persistent sup- port begotten of the knowledge the hog raising pays year iu and year ont, the future has very large possibilities for the Canadiau bacon industry, Canadian bacon having won a place on the British market commanding respect, as it in- creases iu .quantity and improves iu quality, wil undoubtedly become a daily ne;:essity of the British consumer. That it may occupy this enviable position both farmer and packer mustco-operate, the farmer by producing a steady supply of the right class of hose, the packer by paying a lately uniform price from month to month and from year to year, and he must give value per pound ac- cording to the quality of the product he receives. Let each do his part and there will be little trouble about the supply of hogs for keeping the factories going at a normal capacity. What ap- pears to be most needed at the present time is that relations of confidence be restored and maintained between packer and farmer through fair dealing and intelligent co-operation. 'With these and an appreciation on the part of the producers of the possibilities of the in- dustry, hog raising cannot fail to be one of the most profitable hranehes of Oahe- a diau agriculture. TOWN DIRECTORY. BAPTIST CHo og--Sabbath services at 11 a. ni and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2;80 p re, General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Bev. E, R. Fetch, B.A., pastor 3 Y P U, meets Monday evso'ng. 8 p m. Abner Coaens S.S. Superintendent. MaTnoplsr Ommon--Sabbath services at 11 a ne and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2:80 p ni. Epworth League every Mon- day evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. J. R. Gandy, D.D., pastor. W B. Towler, M.D„ S. S. Superintendent. PaesaYTaitI,x Outman --Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a m and 7 p n2. Sunday School at 2:80 p m, General prayer meeting on Weduesday evenings. Rev. D. Perrie, pastor. Ir. Harold, S S. Su- perintendent. ST. PAUL'S OEHTROn, EPIsooean--Sab- bath services at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sun- day School at 2:30p m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evening. Rev. H. S Boyle, di: A.; B D , Rector and S. S. Superintendent. John Taylor and Ed. Nash, assistant Superintendents, SALVATION ARnty--Service at 7 and if a ea and 3 and B p m on Sunday, and every evening during the week at 8 o'clock at the barracks. Pose Oyo'Ioa-In Macdonald Block. Office hours from 8 a m to 6:30 p m. Peter Fisher, postmaster. PUBLIC L1BnANY-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. Miss dIand Robertson, librarian. Tows Ootneoit.-Thos. Bell,' Mayor; S. Bennett, David Bell, `Phos. Forbes, Geo. 0, Hanna, D E McDonald and Wm Nicholson. Councillors: J. B. Fer- guson, Clerk and Treasurer; Anson Daimage, Assessor. Board meets first Monday evening in eaoh month at 8 o'olock. SCHOOL BOARD, --Dr. A. J. Irwin, (chairman), Thos. Abraham, J. D. Long, J, J. Homuth, 11. Kerr, Wm. Moore, A. E. LIoyd, 0. N. Griffin. Secretary, John F. Groves; Treasurer, J. B, Ferguson. Meetings second Tuesday evening in each month, PLF8LIo SCHOOL TEACHERS. -A. H. Musgrove, Principal, Mies Brook, Mise Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Corneae Mies Matheson, Miss Wilson, Miss Cummings and Miss De La Mater. BOARD OP HEALTH --Thos. Bell, (chairman), C. J. Reading, Thos Greg- ory, Johu Wilson, V S., 3. B. Ferguson, Secretary; Dr. J. R. Macdonald, Medical Health Officer Live Stock Branch Dominion Dept. Of Agriculture. Revised Proverbs It's a wise son who knows when to ask his father for moneys. 'the beet policy is paid-up life incur- anco. A lawsuit is the thief of time. A dollar in hand is Worth two loaned to a friend. Do a matt today; he'll do yore ta- tiaotrroiv. WANTED -By Chicago manufacturing house, person of trustworthiness and somewhat fam- iliar with local territory as assistant in branch office, Salary $18 paid weekly. Permanent position No investment required. Precious experience not e,sential to engaging. Addrea,, Manager Branches, Como Block. Chicago. Ill. WANTED: By Chicago wholesale house,speeial representative (man or woman) for each prov- ince in Canada. Salary $20 0eand expenses paid weekly. Expense money advanced. Business successful. ; position permanent. No invest- ment required. Previous experience not es- sential to enraging. Address Manager, 182 Lake street, Chicagp, Ill., U.S.A. RAILWAY TINE TABLES. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM. TRAINS =eve FOR London 6.40 a.m.... 3.30p.m. Toronto &East 10.40 a.m 6.4:i am-. 2.40p,m, gineardine..11.15 a.m... 2.08 p'm ... 9.15p.m. ARRIVE FROM Kincardine .. .6.40 a.m10.40 a.m.... 2.40 p.m, London........ . ... ... 11.10 a.m.. _ 7.85 p.m. Palmerston 9.85 a.m. Toronto & East 2.08 p.m.... 9.15 p.m. L. HAROLD, Agent, Wingham. CANADIAN PAOIFIC RAILWAY. TRAINS LEAVE FOR Toronto and East 0.55 a.m.... 8.30 p.m. Teeswater 1.33 p.m -.10.53 p.m. ARRIVE FROM Teeswater.. 6 5o mm 8.38 p.m. Toronto and East ......I.83 p.m10.83 p.m. J. H. REIMER, Agent.Wingham. OUTSIDE ADVERTISING ESTABLISRED 1872 THE WIN0110 rams, Is PUBLIS$D EVERY THURSDAY MORNING +AT•. - The Times Office, Beaver Block WINGHAM, ONTARIO, TARMs oh,` 8tresonterxoieee .uO per annum in advance 41.50 if not so paid. No paper discon. tinuedtill all arrears are paid, except et the option of the publisher. Anveneesise Rams, -- Legal and other casualadvertisements 100 per Nonpariel line for first insertion, 80 per line for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements in beet columna are charged 10 ate. per lino for first insertion, and 5 ceuts per line for eaoh subsequent insertion. Advertisements of Strayed, Farms for Salo or to Rent, and similar, $1.00 for first three weeks, and 23 cents for each subsequent in- sertion. Cmrnst &OT RATES -The following table shows our rates for the insertion of advertisements for specified periods:- smote. eriods:smAott. 1 YR, 6 MO. 8 deo. Ldp. (neColum). ........,.570.00 540.00 $23.50 58 W Half Oolumn 40.00 25.00 15.00 6.00 Quarter0olumn 20.00 12.50 7.50 3.00 One Inch 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.25 Advertisements without specific directions niereissidigly.Tansnt till tisemmutt be paidfor in advance. THE JOB DEPARTMENT to stocked with an extensive assortment of all requisites for print- ing, affording facilities not equalled in the county for tnrning out first class work. Large type and appropriate outs for all styles of Post- ers, Hand Bilis, eto., and the latest styles of choice fancy type for the finer classes of print bag. Orders for the insertion of advertisements such as teachers wanted, business changes, mechanics wanted, articles for sale, or in fact any kind of an advt. in any of the Toronto or other city papers, may be left at the TIMES office. This work will receive prompt attention and will save people the trouble of remitting for and forwarding advertisements. Lowest rates will be quoted on appl,eation. Leave _ or send your next work of this kind to the TIMES OF1?IC.IE, Witt:charn.1 IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN T11E TI -MES H. B. ELL/OTT, Proprietor and Publisher T•P KENNEDY, M. D.0. 11d..P. S. 0 Associa- tion. MGo d Medallic British eedicine. ASpppe ial attention paidto diseases of Women and Child. ren. Offioe hours -I to 4 p. m.: 7 to 9 p. m MACDONALD, Centre Street Wingham, Ontario. DR. AGNEW, Physician, Burgeon, etc, eitBllsasedthocA Stor. Nghcalnwreateffie DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND, M. R. C. S. (Eng) L. R. C. P. (Loud.) PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office, with Dr. Chisholm. W. B. TOWLER, M,D., C. M. CORONER, Office at residence, Diagonal Street. .A, VANSTONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. rate oPinterestoNoacommiassion clha gedt 1 owest mort- gages, town and farm property bought and sold. Office, Beaver Btook Wingham J A. MORTON, BARRISTER, &o. Wingham, Ont. E. L. DICKINSON DunLEY HOLMES DICKINSON & HOLMES BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Etc. DtONEY TO LOAN. Orwrgz: Meyer Block. Wingham. JOHN RITCHIE, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT, Wingham. Ont ARTHUR J. IRWIN, D. D. S., L. D. S. Doctor of Dental snrgory of the Pennsylvania Dental College and Licentiate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. OMce over Post Office. Wingham. w• T. HOLLOWAY, D.D.S., L.D.S. DENTIST. Beaver Block, Wingham D. D. S. --Toronto University. L. D.S.-Royal College of Dental Surgeons. nr A. CURRIE, r� �t WINGHAM'B 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 office will receive prompt atterttfon. ALEx. BELLY, Wingham, Oat. LICENSED AUCTIONEER For the County of Huron. sales of all kinds conducted at reasonable rates. Orders left at the TIMES office will receive prompt attention, JAS. HENDERSON', Wingham, Ont. LICENSED AUCTIONEER For the Counties of Huron and Bruce. SBIes of Farm Stock and Implements' a specialty. All orders left at the Tante office promptly attended to. Terms reasonable. FARMERS and anyone having live stook or other 1 articles they wish to dispose of, should adver- tise the same for sale in the Testis. Oer large Circulation tells and it will be strange indeed if 4 you do'not get a opatomer. We can't guarantee that you will sell because you may ask more ` for the article a or stook than it iS worth. Send your advertisement to the Tole and try this plan of disposing of your stook and other 1 articles, 50 YEARS' CXPER$ENCE TRADE MARKA DE8totvs C0PYl114H'rs &a. Anyone Sending a eketeh and descri5ttenma} gniektr ascertain our opinton free whether air intention is pret,abty bttentablt. Conlniuniea tints strictly confidential. Maid hook onPatente sent tree. Oldest agency for set -wring patents. reheats ats !Aken throug)I Ilunn ,t Co, Facelift soda aortic, without chafe, la the �► S of ic/%c )ante Anuli A eeriest"ei rt n ti ti! rat5d Weekly. Tsrftea, sr• *muton r Any s, 51 o f] )nrnan Terms. e t .car- :ear mouths, 6h, tio�t hyago 30030,6,0li 'netasNewdaalers.york muliN ' SPAIN WANTS VISITORS. She Begins to IHenIke the )fciitartC1;lt "Value of elle Teurint. At last Spain has awakened to flee fivancial value of the tourlst. She re- alizes that there is money to be made out of him. \Bile Switzerland, Italy, France and other countries have been reaping gold- en. harvests from the sightseers and pleasure seekers of the earth, and es- pecially of the United States, Spain' has done nothing to attract tourists and has gathered in comparatively lit tle of their substance. Remote from tbo ordinary lines of, travel, with poor transportation facili- ties and worse hotel accommodations, as a rule, there has been little about the land of the dons to appeal to those who hasten through the better known parts of Europe. Yet for the truly picturesque, for a great deal that is really of much Inter- est, Spain has a considerable asset ea attractiveness. Recently the Spanisb government or- ganized a coulmissiou whose duty will be to encourage foreigners to visit and travel in Spain, One of its functions will be that of a bureau of publicity and information. It will publish, in the language of vas rious countries, historical facts, de- scriptions of places of interest and beautiful scenery and wbatever else may be considered useful to arouse curiosity awl result in a better appre- ciation of the artistic and natural beau- ties of the country. Not only will the eommission pre- pare itineraries of travel, so that the stranger may reach all the chief places of interest with as little trouble as pos- sible, but will urge upon railroad com- panies the establishment of special rates and fast trains for the benefit of tourists, making all journeys as at- tractive and comfortable as possible. It is proposed that the trains shall start from various seaports and points upon the frontier at stated intervals. One of the most needed improve- ments is the betterment of hotels and lodging accommodations. This matter will be taken up with town councils and other bodies, and all will be urged to cooperate in the campaign for the patronage of tourists. In other words, Spain realizes the value of extensive and telling adver- tising and knows, too, that the stand- ard of service of all kinds must be raised to please the tourist when once he has been attracted to fair Castile. - Philadelphia North American. For Value Received. A theatrical manager recently told this story: "It was a benefit perform- ance," be said, "and at a table in the lobby souvenir programmes were be- ing sold by Miss Lillian Russell, Miss Ethel Barrymore, Miss Anna Held, Miss Edna Wallace Hopper, Miss Edna May and two or three other actresses. A stunning table it was undoubtedly. A young bluejacket paused before it. He stood quite still for some minutes, with his bronzed and young face and his neat nautical togs, staring with the most ardent and respectful admiration at the young women before him. Then, with a half sigh, he laid a piece of sil- ver Clown and turned away. 'Won't you have something for your money?' one of the women called. The gallant sailor smiled and answered, 'I've had more than my money's worth already, thanks.' " A Curious Will. Some time ago a gentleman of inde- pendent means and somewhat eccen- tric habits committed suicide by hang- ing himself in his bouse at Doumely, France. A search among his papers failed to disclose any will until, under the bed, on a piece of sheet iron, were found chalked the following words: "Tills le my last will and testament. I bequeath all nuy property to the bor- ough of Ardenne ou condition that the mayor and borough council give $60 to the men of the local fire brigade for a bean feast, to lie held as soon as pos- sible." This extraordinary will was disputed by the relatives, but the local court has decided that it is valid. Glass In. Surgery. Dr. Aymerd of London writes to the Lancet advocating the substitution of glass for lint in dressing wounds. Hu describes an experiment with a piece of thick window glass, the edges of which were ground smooth. He smear- ed the glass with carbolic oil and ap- plied it to a wound, which healed quickly without leaving a scar. The doctor contends that his method results in an immense saving iu the cost of hospital practice. It is painless and the wound heals twice as quickly. It also enables the wound to he examined without the removal of the dressing. English Workmen's Cottages. gloss Espeth McClelland, who caused rather a sensation in the "trade"' in England recently by announcing her- self as a builder, has built a model house for the cheap cottage exhibition. This is a home for a workingman, and its entire cost does not exceed $750. On the first floor there is a combine tion living room and kitchen, with scul- lery and bath, and there are three bed- rooms on the second floor. The lhouse is built partly of concrete and is pic- turesque end at the same time is well ventilated and lighted. Fattldfodlr Atnarchfet, The anarchist may have peculiar views, but he has a certain knowledge of correct form. The other day one promising cutthroat exhibited a silver bomb to his admiring friends. "Why silver?" inquired she eritle. "It is for the ezar,'r slid the (expert simply. Ed realized that to blow a )nonarch up with a cheap line in bombs watt a thing a fellnh positively couldn't tic -Loudon dobe.