The Wingham Times, 1906-03-15, Page 2-K
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The Bad Cold of To -Day
MAY BE PNEUMONIA
TO.MORROW.
The sore throat or tickling cough that, to the
earelesa, seems but a trivial annoyance, may
iovelop into Pneumonia, Bronchitis, or some
Throat or Lung trouble.
DR. WOODS
NORWAY
PiNE SYRUP
*Matting all the lung -healing virturee of the pine
tree, and is a sure cure for Coughs, Colds and
all Throat or Lung troubles. Mrs. E. Hutchia-
son,186 Argyle Street, Toronto. writes; " I have
been a sufferer from Chronic Bronchitis for
years and have found Dr. Wood's Norway Pine
elyrup far better than any of the hundreds of
remedies I have used. Our whole family uses
it in cases of Coughs or Colds. We would not
1* without it."
Don't be humbugged into taking something
"just as good," ask for Dr. Wood's and insist
on getting it. Put up in yellow wrapper, throe
nine trees is the trade mark and price 25 sena.
TO ADVERTISERS
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office not later than Saturday noon.
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not later than Monday evening.
Casual advertisements accepted np
to noon Wednesday of each week.
ESTABLISHED 1872
THE WINGIIAM TIMES.
H. R. ELLIOTT, PunLISfEn ANDPROPRIETOP
THURSDAY. MAR. 15, 19OG.
PULSE OF THE PRESS.
The surplus is not due to and advan-
ced revenue-producing legislation adop-
ted during the fourteen months the
Whitney Government has been in power
nor to greater economy iu the adminis-
tration of public affairs, but entirly to
the continuation of the wise and pro-
gressive policy of past Liberal Adminis-
trations. -Ottawa Free Press.
The estimates which. have been
brought down in the Legislative As-
sembly by Provincial Treasurer Mathe-
son call for the largest expenditure in
the history of the Province. All pledges
of; economy made by the Conservative
party while in Opposition are disregard-
ed, and there are .ucreases in salaries and
increases in almost every department of
expenditure. --Brantford Expositor.
No reasouable person will find fault
with the Whitney Government for in-
creasing the salaries of the civil servants
in Toronto. The work has greatly in-
creased in late years, and there has been
a marked advanced in the Dost of living,
yet the salaries have remained unchanged
for fifteen or more years. The civil ser-
vice of the provincial Government is
made up of capable and harworking
men, and t'iey are deserving of fair
treatment from the Province. -Stratford
Beacon.
It is always the few who sqneal for
the pig -trough theory of politics. But
they sometimes make so mnch noise that
a timid leader takes it for "the voice of
the people," and presently he is sent in-
to Opposition to learn bis mistakes. Then
he sees a fair number of the "sgneelers"
follow the pig trough into the enemies'
camp. It is the men who want good
government who finally rale in most
countries. It is only a question of when
they will take trouble enough to get
themselves obeyed. The head waiter at
the pig trough can depend upon a short
and dishonorable career in politics. -
Montreal Star.
Some members of the delegation from
county councils who interviewed Pre-
mier Whitney concerning proposed
changes in the County Councils Act are
indignant at the brusque manner in
which the reception was hustled thronght
The Weakness
of Old Age
THE WINGIIAM TIMES MARCH
They thought tteir views on each a mat- `
ter deserved some consideration,
but the �+-
principal impression they carried away
from the interview was that the Premier
considered himself the King Bee any-
way, and knew a great deal better what
the councils needed than did the conn
eillors themselves. Mowat waft called
the Little Tyrant, but Whitney bids fair
to qualify as the Boss Bully. -Listowel
Banner.
A S [IFF BILL
Anti -Treating Enactment Aims at a
Thorough Reform.
AS the years go by the blood gets
thin, watery and impure, and
faits to supply the nourishment
required to keep vitality at high
water mark. Circulation gets bad,
and the nervous system suffers.
Besides the pains and aches, besides
the weakness and dizziness, there
are feelings of numbness which tell
of the approach of paralysis and
locomotor ataxia.
Judging from the experience of
the thousands of old people who
have tested Dr. Chase's Nerve Food,
it seems to be exactly suited to
overcome these conditions, conse
quent on old age.
Unlike ordinary medicines, Dr.
Chase's Nerve Food is entirely
restorative in action, and cures by
forming new, firm flesh and tissue,
And building up the system. CIO
Casts a, box, at all dealers.
The evil of "treating" is pretty ef-
feotually death with iu the bill which
Dir. McNaught presented to Legislature,
and if it should be passed and enforced,
in the same manner as the Government
is enforcing the general license law,
there will be an end of what is admitted
on all hands to be one of the worst fea-
ture of the liquor traffic.
In the nenal legal language, with an
amount of apparent repetition which
experience has shown to be a necessity,
the Aot declares that no person dispene-
iog intoxicating liquors shall sell, give,
furnish, supply, and so on through the
verbs, any malt or spirituous liquor to
any person for which another pays.
There is just one exception. The fur-
nisbing of ale, beer or wine at dinner or
luncheon is allowed in a publio dining -
room, where a person is entertaining a
fried or friends to luncheon. Of course,
theoretically, this would include every
licensed place, for all are supposed to
bave a dining -room, but as is well-
known, a great many of them make no
attempt to supply meals. The "treat-
ing" has to be in connection with a bona -
fide meal and only in a dining -room.
The penalty for a violation of the law
is a fine of not loss than $5 and not more
than $20, with costs, or one year's im-
prisonment, or both, for each offence.
The people liable are the men who treat
or are treated, the proprietor, bartender,
waiter, club steward or other person who
supplies the drink to the "treatee."
Anyone who appears to be in charge
of any licensed premises at any time
shall be deemed to be in charge, and
will be liable accordingly. Protection
is furnished to those who give evid-
ence.
There will be no room for excuse on
the part of a stranger that he was ignor-
ant of the law or on that of a resident
of Ontario that he had forgotton it. It
is imperative on ali licensees to display
copies of the Act, printed in large, bold,
Roman type, in the reading room, smok-
ing -room, strangers' room, dining -room,
barroom ; in fact, in every public part of
a hotel. A penalty of $20 a day is pro-
vided for failure to keep these posted in
prominent positions.
It will probably be some time before
the bill comes np for second reading.
Champion Liniment for ttbeumatism.
Chas. Drake, a mail carrier at Chapin-
ville, Conn., says: "Chamberlain's
Pain Balm is the champion of all lini-
ments. The past year I was troubled a
great deal with rheumatism in my shoul-
der. After trying several cures the store-
keeper here recommended this remedy
and it completely cured me." Thore is
no use of anyone suffering from that
painful ailment when this liniment can
be obtained for a small sum. One ap-
plication gives prompt relief and its con -
tinned use for a short time will produce
a permanent cure. For sale by F. H.
Walley.
TWENTY YERS AGO
From THE WINGHAM TIMES of
(Friday, March 12th, 1886.)
WHITECnURCH
William Found is very ill and it is
doubtful if he will recover.
Died, on the dth inst., the infant child
of John Leggatt, Whitechurch.
Wm, and Robt. Ferrie left here on
Wednesday last with a car load of horses
for Hamilton, Dakota.
Legal Notes From Huron
( Mail and Empire's Legal Queries Department
C. H., Blyth. -Qu. -I am a house
holder in a village, and receive $150 an-
nally from a mortgage on a farm. Can I
be compelled to pay income tax?
Ans.-The income derived from mort-
gages is subject to taxation. There is
no exemption in such oases. But the
income of a farmer "derived from his
farm" is exempt.
F. C. T., Wroxeter. -Qu. -B. had a
sale of farm stock; A pat a cow in for
sale. The cow was eold; the purchaser
now finds that ono of her teats does not
give milk. Can he return the cow and
demand his money back?
Ans- Where cattle or horses are sold
at public auction without any "war-
ranty" as to their soundness, the pur-
chaser bays them at his own risk. The
general rale is that the purchaser of
articles, sold at public auction, must ex-
amine them himself. The auctioneer ie
not botind to point out their defects.
W. R., Dashwood -Qu -If a person
dies worth $50,000, does the government
charge a percentage on the whole
amount, or only on the excess over $10,-
000? (2) 1f there are debts must they be
deducted from the amount of the- estate
before the succession duty can be charg-
ed?
Ans.-No succession duly is collected
from any estate which is under or does
not exoeed $10,000. It the estate ex -
needs $10,000, after payment of debts,
and is liable to duty, the duty is collect-
ed from the whole amount. Where the
estate Mases to a stranger 10 per cent. is
collected. If it passes to certain of the
more distinct relatives of the diseased 5
per cent. on'' is collected. (2) The
debts must be deducted, and the duty is
ohargeable on the balance. See Sluices -
Ilion Duty Aot of 1905, it le too lengthy
,to Rive here.
SLEEPY HOLLOW.
Wm. Gemmill has returned from
Dakota, having successfully disposed of
his horses.
Rev. Mr. Totton, of the Congregation-
al church, intends commencing a course
of meetings across the way as soon as
those already in progress have been
closed.
Rev. L. H. Edwards, pastor of the
Methodist church here, has, during the
past week, been holding and will con-
tinue to hold revival eervioes for some
time.
EAST WAWANOSS.
The protracted meetings at Hoover's
church are still continued by Mr. Cas-
well.
R and Wm. McDowell have mov-
ed off their places to the village of
Blyth.
Roary Anderson, who recently re-
turned from the North-west, has a son
Berionsey ill.
James Bell, who has been suffering
with an attack of conjestion of the lungs,
is slowly recovering.
A young son of John McDowell fell
on an axe one day last week, and re-
ceived a severe out on the leg.
NEIGHBORING NEWS.
At the first sitting of the new division
court at Blyth some 30 cases were dis-
posed of.
At a recent meeting of the Howick
Reform Association a resolution was un-
animously passed expressing confidence
in Thos. Gibson, M. P. P.
Vanatone's mill at Brussels performs
a certain amount of work yearly to se-
cure exemption from taxes. The a-
mount of taxes remittled for last year
was $376 24.
Tho council of Listowel has instruct-
ed their constable to arrest every boy
who may be found hanging on sleighs
inside the town. This action may save
some of the boys from being maimed for
life.
W. Mc0larty, of East Wawanosh, re-
cently met with a serious accident while
on his way to Blyth with a load of wood.
The load upset and falling on him broke
one of his lege. He was ander the wood
and could not get out until assistance
arrived.
A. K. McAllister, lot 21, con 2, Morris,
has sold a three-year-old Prince of
Wales entire colt to a Mr. Young for
$400. The horse weighed 1,625 pounds
and is the makings of a fine animal. He
was from a Tinto mare.
The Clinton New Era says: We do
not suppose that M. 0. Cameron, M.
P., anticipated any personal injury while
at Ottawa, although he has been mak-
ing It "hto" for some of the members,
but the fact that he put $10,000 insur-
ance on his life before he went is signifi-
cant, to say the least.
Local history of the early 80s.
Items troln The "Times" fyle s
LOCAL NEWS.
The fire of McClymont Bros., carriage
manufacturers, has been dissolved, and
the business will in future be carried on
by W. A. Mc0lymont.
The derrick at the site for the new
salt well has been raised and the well at
the top dug, and everything is in readi-
ness, waiting for the boiler, which is in
Kincardine undergoing repairs, and as
soon as it arrives operations will be com-
menced.
R W. Adams, of Lower Wingham,
who has been troubled with a cancer for
some time past, and who was operated
upon by Dr. Gardner, of Laokaow, last
fall, died at hie residence on Tuesday
last, from the effects of that dreaded dis-
ease. He was for many years engaged
in buying cattle in this section of the
country, and was well and favorably
known bythe farming community. He
was 67 years of age and leaves a wife
and several children to mourn his de-
mise.
The first of a series of parlor concerts,
in aid of St. Paul's ohuroh Sunday
school, was held at the residence of T.
A. Mills, on Tuesday evening, and was
well attended.IThe chair was occupied by
H. Davis. An excellent programme of
vocal and instrumental music was ren-
dered, the following ladies and gentle-
man taking part: Misses Houghton,
Billingsley, Patterson, McCoeh, Petty -
piece, Mrs. Norrie, Messrs. Smellie,
Mason, Frank and Harry Billingsley and
Will, Dinsley. The proceeds of the
entertainment amounted to something
over $8.
Considerable excitement was occasion-
ed in town oa Monday by the arrest of a
young lad named Daniel Donovan on a
charge of forgery. It appears that
young 1)onovau stole a grain check
from Clegg's warehouse and in tho blank
space used for the purpose he inserted
"50 bushels of wheat, at 77o," and signed
the name of Herb. Hennings, the weigh -
master. This oheck he presented at E.
R. Talbot's store, where Clettg's grain
checks are all cashed. Robert Talbot
paid the young fellow $38.50, but shortly
after his suspicions were aroused
and he consulted Mr. Clegg, only to find
out that the check was a forgery.
Donovan was immediately arrested and
taken before Mayor Neelands for ex-
amination. He declined to plead and
was committed to stand his .trail.
PERSONAL PARARGAPHS.
Frank Buchanan, of Toronto, is at
present visiting in town.
Stephen Yates, who was recently ap-
pointed License Inspector ander the Scott
Act, was in town Wednesday and yester-
day on his first trip through the county.
W. O. Fowler,of near Brandon, Mani-
toba, along with his bride and daughters
Mary and Dora, are in town visiting old
time friends, and are tho guests of J. J.
Anderson.
MARRIED.
Hammon -Ritchie. -At Wingham on
the 8thinst., by the Rev. H. McQarrie,
Henry T. Hammon to Mlss Janet
Stewart Ritchie, both of Teeswater.
DIED.
Adams.-Iu Lower Wingham, on
Tuesday, 9th inst., R. W. Adams, aged
67 years.
FROST FENCE
is the cheapest you
can buy
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The first cost may be more -but the first cost is the only cost.
Suppose one fence costs $4o, and lasts, say, for 8 sears. That fence. COSttiyou $5 a year.
Suppose the same length of Frost l'encc c eta $5g. hurt the Frost Fence -made of
Digit Carbon Steel Wire and locked with the Frost Lock -lasts for a5 years --ata cost
of only $a a year.
Isn't the Frost the cheapest you can buy? Frost Fences are for sale by
J. W. MOWBRAY, Whitechurch
,,J; JOHN R. WEBSTER, St. Helen
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ARB YOU A PRISONER?
'�`HOUSANDS of men are prisoners of disease as securely
as though they were confined behind the bars. Many
have forged their own chains by the vices of early youth,
exposure to contagious disease, or the excesses of manhood.
They feel they are not the men they ought to be .r used to be.
The vim, vigor. and vitality of manhood are lacking. Are
you nervous and despondent? tired in the morning? have you
to force yourself through the day's work? have you little am.
bitten and energy? are you itrttabte and excitable? eyes
sunken, depressed and haggard looking? nienlory poor and
brain faggged? have you weak back with dreams and losses et
night? deposit in urine? weak sexually 7—yon have
Nervous Debility and Seminal Weakness.
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TOWN DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST OSUROS-Sabbath services at
11 a in and 7 p in. Sunday School at
2:30 p m. General prayer meeting
on Wednesday evenings. Rev. E, R.
Fitch, B.A„ pastor. B.Y P U. mete
Monday eveniog4 8 p in. Abner Cosens
S.S. Superintendent.
METHODIST OSURCH—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 meeting
on Wednesday eveuings. 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, 5 S. Su-
perintendent.
ST. PAUL'S °SURDS, EPI800PAL—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.
T. S. Boyle, M. A., B. D., Rector and
S. S. Superintendent. John Taylor and
Ed. Nash, assistant Superintendents.
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 6:80 p m.
Peter Fisher, postmaster.
PUBLIC L noasiv-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. Miss Mand Robertson,
librarian.
Tows OouNozL-Thos. Bell, Mayor;
S. Bennett, David Bell, Thos. Forbes,
Geo. 0. Hanna, D. E. 5IcDonald and
Wm. Nicholson, Councillors; J. B. Fer-
guson, Olerk and Treasurer; Anson
Dulmage, Assessor, Board meets first
Mouday evening in each month at 8
o'clock.
Sosoom BOARD. -Dr. A. J. Irwin,
(chairman), Thos. Abraham, J. D. Long,
J. J. Homnth, H. Kerr, Wm. Moore, A.
E. Lloyd, C. N. Griffin. Secretary, John
F. Groves; Treasurer, J. B. Ferguson.
Meetings second Tuesday evening in each
month.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEAOHBRS.-A. H.
Musgrove, Principal, Miss Brook,
Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss
Cornyn, Miss Matheson, Miss Wilson,
Miss Cummings and Miss De La Mater.
BOARD of HEALTH -Thos. Bell,
(chairman), C. J. Reading, Thos Grog-
ory, John Wilson, V.S., J. B. Ferguson,
Secretary; Dr., J. R. Macdonald,
Medical Health Officer
RAILWAY TIME TABLES.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM.
TRAINS LEAVE FOR
London 6.40 a.m.... 8.00p.m.
Toronto &East 10,40 a.m6.48 a.m.... 2.40p.m.
Kincardine. .11.16 a.m... 2.08 p -m.... 0.15p.rn.
ARRIVE FROM
Kincardine ....6.40 flan -10.40 a,m.... 2.40 p.m.
London 11.10 a.m... 7.85 p.m.
Palmerston 0.85 a.m.
Toronto & East 2,08 p.m...0.15 p.m.
L. HAROLD, Agent, Wingham.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
TRAINS LEAVE FOR
Toronto and East. 0.545 a.m.... 8.38 p.m.
Teeswater 1.33 pan —.10.53 p.m.
ARRIVE FROM
Teeswater.. 6 655 a.m..... 8.86 pan.
Toronto and East1.113p m....10.53 p.m.
.T. H. BEEMER, Agent,Wingham.
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Advertisements of Strayed, Farms for Sale
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THE .TOB DEPARTMENT le elected with an
extensive assortment of all requisites for print-
ing, affording faoiUtlee not equalled in the
county forturningout first ohms work. Large
terre, Hade and a Bide, oto., andfor
the all
s of Post.
styles of
choice fancy type for the finer olessee of print
ing.
H. B. ELLIOTT,
Proprietor and Publisher
t1 •P Member KENNEDY,
BrM. i Mood.icalAssootn
tion. Gold Medallist in Medicine. Special
attention paid to diseseoe of Women and Child
ren. Office hours -1 to 4 D. m.: 7 to 9 p. m
DR. MACDONALD,
Centre Street
Wingham,
Ontario.
DR. AGNEW,
Physician, Surgeon, eto.
DrugOffice—hfa
Store. N Night calls annald Block,swer d aatt ver the office
DR. ROBT.0.REDMOND, M. R.C.S. (Eng)
L. R. C. P. (Lend.)
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office, with Dr. Chisholm.
R VANSTONi1,
BARRISTER, SOLIOITOR, ETC.
Private and Company funds to loan at lowest
rate of interest. No commission charged mort-
gagee, town and farm property bought and
sold. Moe, Beaver Block, Wingham
JA. MORTON,
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BARRISTER, &c,
Wingham, Ont.
E. L. DIOKINeoN
DUDLEY HOLMES
DICKINSON & NQIMES
BARRISTERS, SOLIQITORS, Etc.
MONEY TO LOAN.
OrrtoE: Meyer Block, Wingham.
JOHN RITCHIE,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT,
Wingham, Ont
ARTHUR J. IRWIN, D. D. S., L. D. S.
Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Pennsylvania
Dental College and Licentiate of the Royal
College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Office
over Post Office, Wingham,
WT. HOLLOWAY, D.D.S., L.D.S.
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DENTIST.
Beaver Block, Wingham
D. D. S.—Toronto University.
L. D. S.—Royal College of Dental Surgeons.
w 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 awl.
tioneer. All orders left at the TIMES office
will receive prompt attention.
ALEX. KELLY, Wingham, Oct.
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For the County of Huron. aa/et of all kinds
conducted at reasonable rates. Orders left at
the Thais office will receive prompt attention.
JAS. HENDERSON, Wingham, Ont,
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For the Counties of Huron and Bruce. Sales
of Farm Stook and Implements a specialty.
All orders left at the Timms office promptly
attended to.
Terms reasonable.
FARMERS
and anyone having live stook or other
articles they wieh to dispose of, should adver-
tise the same for sale in the Taos. Our lare
oiroulation tells and it will be strange indeed -if
you do not get a onetomer. We can't guarantee
that you will sell because you may sok more
for the article or stook than it is worth. Send
your advertisement to the Tunis and try this
plan of disposing of your stook and other 1
articles.
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OUR NORTHERN HERITAGE.
Richness of Ontario's Hinterland Pic-
tured Before the Empire Club.
The Toronto Enmpire Club at n recent
luncheon beard an excellent address on
"Our Northern Heritage," by Mr. G. B.
Kirkpatrick, Director of Surveys for
Ontario, whose vast experience with
the northern regions of this province
gave him exceptional sources of infor-
mation upon the subject. Before call-
ing upon the speaker of the day Prof,
Clark, the chairman, read to the club
.several more verses of the Canadian
poem from which Mr. Chamberlain re-
cently quoted, as noted in the cable
despatches. Prof. Claris revealed the
name of the author, Rev. F. G. Scott
of Quebec,
Mr. Kirkpatrick went back far
enough to trace the origin of the name
of Canada, and then quoted from sta-
tutes and proclamations which formed
the boundaries of Ontario. The explor-
ations of 1900 had revealed the exlat-
ence of an unbroken stretch of good
farming land, comprising 16,000,000
acres, or equal in area to the 22 conn ,
ties in old Ontario west of the County
of 'York. The rreports of the surveyors
showed that the climate was not ex -t
cessively cold nor unsuited to the rip -1
ening of crops. There were 6,000,000,-
000 feet of pine, and sufficient pulp-
wood to produce an annual growth of
6,000,000 feet. There are already in
Ontario 18,325 square miles of forest
reserve set apart. There was also prob-
ably a greater variety of mineral de-
posits in proportion to the population
than in any other country in the world.
The diseceverles at Cobalt were an as-
surance of very rich deposits of min-
erals. Already over $2,500,000 worth
of ore had been shipped from Cobalt,
while another $1,000,000 worth is on
the dump. When one remembered the
excitement of the production of $3,500,-
000 from Silver Islet in Lake Superior,
in several years it would be seen how
rich Cobalt was. Mr. Kirkpatrick nat-
urally concluded that the outlook for
Ontario was very bright. "Go and see
for yourself," he advised ,his hearers.
"I could tell you fish stories without
end," he added, amid laughter.
'What we want in Canada to -day,
and in future, is a nation of honest,
true, temperate, God-fearing, united,
and, I need hardly say, last, but not
]east, loyal men and women, loving
their country, respecting each other's
views, living in harmony and having
for their motto the words of the wise
Ivan: 'Righteousness exalteth a na-
tion, but sin is a reproach to any peo-
ple.'"
eo-
ple ' "
PROTECTION FROM USURY.
Clause In Act That Needy Borrowers
Should Know.
Dr, J. Howard Hunter, inspector of
insurance companies and registrar of
loan corporations, speaking in regard
to the methods of usurers, as revealed
in some recent instances, expressed
the opinion that magistrates should
have authority to hear charges arising
from such cases in camera. This
would give an opportunity to people
who suffered wrongs rather than, for a
variety of reasons, undergo the publi-
city of an open trial, to obtain the jus-
tice which under the law they are ful-
ly entitled to.
Attention was drawn by Dr. Hunt-
er to a clause of the act of 1905, one
of several acts framed with the sole
purpose of protecting people who bor-
TOW small amounts of money from out-
rageous interest charges. This clause
states that where money not exceeding
$200 is borrowed, and interest over ten
per cent. is charged, and the borrower
•San show that he was induced to enter
into the contract by misrepresentation
or concealment of the rate of interest
to be charged, then the loan may be
liquidated by the amount actually bor-
rowed, together with the legal rate of.
interest -five per cent. This clause can
be enforced before any magistrate or
justice of the peace.
It is also provided in the same act
that "the cost of the loan," a phrase
which has often been used in deceptive
'ways to the financial detriment of the
borrower, means the whole cost, but
does not include actual disbursements
for legal charges, such as those of the
Registrar of Deeds, the Master or
Iocal Master of Titles, Clerk of the
County Court, the Sheriff or the Treas-
urer of a municipality where it is ne-
cessary to file papers, make searches,
or otherwise transact business with
the officials mention, for which they
are allowed a fee.
In some eases, in addition to the legal
charges, varying amounts are charged
borrowers as the "cost of the loan,"
occasionally as high as $25 having been
so charged on loans of $100.
The penalties mentioned in the clause
quoted are: A fine of $200 for a first
conviction, and for subsequent convic-
tions imprisonment not exceeding a.
term of twelve months.
WHAT A BLUE BOOK SHOWS.
Less Liquor Was Used In Canada
Last Year.
Excise returns just issued at Ottawa,
showing the quantity of spirituous li-
quor consumed in Canada, afford sat-
isfaction to the temperance reformer.
During the last fiscal year 3,112,845 gal-
lons, valued at 15,947,126, were entered
for consumption, as compared with 3,-
481,287 gallons, of the value of $6,650;
602, in the previous twelve rnonthe, be-
ing a decrease of 368,444 gallons lu
quantity and $709,476 in value.
There is an Increasing foreign de-
mand for Canadian spirits, the quanti-
ties exported for the last five years be-
ing as follows:
1900-1902... ,.,
1901-1902... ,..
1902-1908...
1903-1904......
1904-1905... ...
290
Proof gallons.
... 148,164
... 151,799
... 157,664
... 180,291
211,525
There has been an increase in con-
sumption of malt liquors. The quantity
of malt by pounds given 4n :the returns
as consumed In 1905 was 75,509,81e, as
against 75,430,347 for the year previous.
There were 30,330,070 gallons manufac-
tured, being an increase of 3,004,096
gallons,
Votaries of the fragrant weed show
no signs of diminishing devotion, for
in the last fiscal year 1,116,904 1�42
pounds of tobacco, 6,708,806 ele'a.*41ttesD,
and 93,084,295 cigars went up in amok..
Compared with 1103.64 trite is a tall]
Of 441,1991-2 pounds of tobacco, 4,529,+.
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