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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1905-08-03, Page 44 TO ADVERTISERS the new act, and he thought he was en- titled to the larger t}uufnut, It is said Notice of changes remit be left at thie. office not later than Saturday noon. The copy for changes must be left not later than Monday evening. Casual advertisements accepted up tp aoen Weduesdav of each week. ESTABLISHED 1579 THE WINGUAM TIMES. H B. ELLIOTT. Pr R1.fBRER AND PROPRIETOR THURSDAY, AUC=UST 3, 1905. that the superanuuatioa has bison fixed at $3,16:1 per annum. Mr. John Fraser of the finance departmeut succeeds Mr. McDougall. THE WJNGEAM TIMES, AUGUST 3, i905. THE BONNIE LAND. ation, Here is a gateway from Liulith- he breathed his last. "It was a beauti- gow, there a portal and door from the ful day," says Lockhart in book of famous Old Tolbooth of Edinburgh, pre- Scott's life, "so warm that every win. The Editor's Trip to the Land of the sented to Sir Walter by the magistrates dow was wide open, and so perfectly Heather. of Edinburgh when the Tolbooth was still that the sound of all others most We leaveHawick on the afteruoon of demolished in 1817, a roof from Roslin, delicious to Scott's ear, the gentle ripple Monday, May 29th for Galashiels. The oak carvings from Dunfermline, and so of the Tweed over its pebbles, was dis- The Tory appetite for Olen at Ottawa first thing to catch our eye is Ruberslaw -un. In the entrance hall are'tno shields tinetly audible as we-ktelt around the is such that Mr. Whitney cannot satisfy Hill, on the right beyond the Teviot. It of the Border families, the Scotts, Kers, bed, and hie eldest son kissed and closed it at all,although he is endeavoring to do is the most prominent feature in the Elliotts, Doaglaeee and others. The floor so. Tile Registrar of that city has been landscape, and crossing Hassendean is a mosaic of black and white marble v cant since the day of the general Burn, we reach Hassendean station (the from the Hebrides, the walls are panelled election, ye: it cauuot be filled, because Hazeldean of ".Took O'Hazeldean.") with richly -carved oak from Dunferm- there are n at enough (Wisesto go round. On the right we notice Minto Crags be- line Abbey, and the roof is arched, ex• hibiting in the compartments between _ Tne two bailiffs appointed by the late tween the Teviot and the railway. the arches the armorial escutcheons of "" '— — ~— gove.rnmwere eut dismissed, and now it "'Mid cliffs from whence his eagle eye to appoint three to For many n league his prey could spy." the house of Scott its its several branches. NOTES ANO JOM M ANTS. has been necessary They rise in semi -columnar tiers of At the hall door leading to the study are do the work, which was conveniently greenetone to a considerable altitude two niches fashioned iu plaster of Paris above the sea level from the park of from those splendid sculptured niches Minto House, the seat of the Earl of which formerly held the Saints and The total trade of Canada, as shown Minto, former Governor-General of Apostles of the Abbey of Melrose. The The number of License Iuspectors ap dune heretofore by two. pointed under the Ross Government now remaining is ten, out of a total of 102 The new broom has been sweeping clean, by statistics prepared by the Cue- Canada, which is exquisitely situated niches are each of them occupied by and the policy appears to `'To the toms Department for the year ending amanget the trees on the right. Passing what is rarely seen in Scotland, namely, victors belong the spoils." June 30 last increased about a quarter of on we come to Beises station and cross a complete snit of feudal steel armour. a million dollars. The trade of the Ale Water, and away to the right be- In the hands of the figure to the left is country is now double what it was fu yond Antrum Moor, is seen a loftly planed a sword over six feet in length 1896. There was a falling off during the tower, erected to the memory of the and wielded with both hands. The suit past year of over eight million dollars in great Duke of Wellington by a former of armour is six feet in height, the sword exports of domestic produce, and about Marquis of Lothian. From the top of 6 feet 7 inches in length, the blade 3 two millions in exports of foreign this tower on a clear day a most mag- inches broad, the grip 20 inches ; the produce, as well as a reduction of about nificent view can be obtained, reaching, helmet measures 31 inches round at the three-quarters of a million iu coin and it is said, seven counties. Jnet before widest part. The study is a room about bullion, but this was a little more than entering St. Boswells, a town noted for 18 feet square, and contains the novel - made up for in the increased volume of its weekly sales of live stock, the silvery ist's writing table and desk, his arm imports for consumption. It is noticed waters of the Tweed on the right at- chair, a few portraits, and a cast of his that the exports for domestic manufac- tract attention. We intended attending his head taken after death, The library tures. for last year was $1,250,000 in ex a sale of live stock at this place, but has a carved oak roof, Chantrey's bust of cess of the previous year. The total ag- missed the date; bat visited at Earlston, Sir Walter, a portrait of Sir Walter's gregate trade of the Dominion on the another important centre and will give a eldest son, an ebony writing desk pre - basis of imports for consurnptirn and description of the sale later. St. Bos- seated by George III., two beautifully - domestic exports was $465,228,407, tom- well's is beautifully situated in the carved elbow chairs presented by the pared with $464.951,972 for 1904. : centre of a fine hunting and fishing Pope, and many relies of historical per - country. Here on the left, we get a sonages. In a glass case at the door are view of the Eildon Hills, rising from one the clothes worn by Sir Walter in his base into three summits, respecively last days. The drawing•room is cased 1216, 1327 and 1385 feet high. Tradition with cedar and contains the ebony chairs ascribes thiesingnlar formation to the given by George IV., some richly -carved work of an evil spirit, the familiar of cabinets and mauv portraits. The din - Sir Michael Scott. ing room has Gothic furniture, a richly - "And warrior, I could say to thee The words that cleft Eildon Hills in three." carved black oak roof, and a fine collets - Remains of a Pictish tumulous and tion of pictures. This is the room in vestiges of a Roman camp are still which Sir Walter died. The armoury, visible. The highest peak commands a which contains the treasures, or " gabs - splendid and extensive view, and it ie ons " of Abbotsford, is a long, narrow recorded of Sir Walter Scott as having room extending across the mansion from said, "I can stand on the Eildon Hills north to south. Here we saw Montrose's and point out forty-five places famous sword, the most precious relic in the In war and verse." Further on, where collection. "I'll make thee glorious by my pen, And famous by my sword." also are to be seen Rob Roy's gun, sword, sporran, skean and purse, Helen Mcuregor's brooch, Napoleon the First's pistols, pen -case, and blottiug•book, Queen Mary's seal, Balfour of Burleigh's snuff-box, a pocket -book worked by Flora Macdonald, and numerous ancient weapons and instruments of torture. The large court in front of the house is very interesting. The interior is occu- pied by a large gravel, drive for carria- ges, flowers, shrubs and a few trees. We also see large carved medallions from the old Cross of Edinburgh, Roman beads from the ancient station of Pen- rith, the old Town Cross of Edinburgh. Here also is a sun -dial with the Greek text of "For night cometh"—a favorite quotation with Scott in his more serious moments. The '`Romance" us Abbotsford has been called, was commenced in the year 1811 by the purchase of one hundred acres of land on the Tweedside. It was a bleak moorland spot, -but, to one of Scott's antignarian and historical tastes, it was enough that the neighborhood was teeming,with everything that was interestiug in Border history and legend- ary ballad The ground he had acgnir- ed was the scene of the last feudal con- flict of the Borders, while in the vicinity were Melrose and Dryburgh Abbeys, the Eildon Hills, Ettrick Forrest and the "Dowie dens o' Yarrow." This bleak and bare moorland was destined "by feat of magic mystery," to become the beautiful wooded grenade of Abbots- ford. "Well might we deem that wizard wand Had set us down in fairyland." In May of 1812 Scott movedfrom Ash- ieatiel to Abbotsford, and a number of neighboring estates were purchased as he gained the necessary means. Than began the building and planting that af- be The customs revenue of Canada still keeps growing. The record for July is $3,200,736, or $137.313 greater than for July, 1904. The revenue for the past year, eudiug Juue 30, was $42,049 023, or an increase of $1,070,234 over 1004. While the total amount of money loaned by the loan corporations of the province on mortgages increased last year from $17,610,500.18 in 1903 to $19, 453,157.93, the loans on other securities show a falling off of fully 25 per cent., the figures beiug $26,033,795 60 iu 1903, and $19,932,036.46 in 1904. Hon. Nelson Monteith has an excel- lent opiuion of the Ontario wheat crop this season, which he expects to be quite equal to the big harvests of 1900 and 1901, when the returns were 23,400,000, and 20,200,006 bushels respectively. The oat crop also is likely to be equal to the crop of 1903, wheu the yield was 109,- 900,000 bushels. The Chicago Tribune, which makes a specialty of collecting Fourth of July casualty statistics, reports that 63 were killed and 3,157 injured by celebrating not wisely but too well. The injuries are classified as follows: By fireworks, 1,259; by cannon, 294; by firearms, 446; by gunpowder, 706;by toy pistol, 373; by runaways caused by explosions, 80. The New York Sun has been making an estimate of Canada's future growth. It accepts a Canadian paper's statement that the census of 1911 will show a popu- lation of 7,090,090, or practically that of the United States iu 1811. The popula- tion of the United States Increased 24,- 000,000 during the next 50 years, and if that of Canada grows with only half the rapidity, it will be 20,000,000 by 1960. The immigration from Britain to Can- ada is increasing, while it is decreasing from the U uited States. The ofiioial returns for the year ending June 30 show a total immigration of 146,266, an in- crease of 16,000 over the previous year. There was a decrease in the returns from the United States of 1,628. Ar- rangements have now been made to take arrivals on the Pacific Coast. During the past six months 675 immigrants ar- rived at Vancouver and Victoria. The issuers of marriage licenses are the next group of Ontario Government officials to pass in review before the eyes of their new masters, and the mem- bers of the Legislature, defeated Govern, went candidates, and other dispensers of patronage, for the various constituencies have been asked to revise the lista for their respective ridings. As in the case of justices of the peace, there is not likely to be wholesale dismissals, al- though the axe has already fallen in some oases. Auditor -General McDougall has been superannuated. The order has been sent to Lord Grey for approval. Mr. Mc Dougall, in his letter applying for super- annuation, said there two amounts which the Government could give him. In the first place, the lowest superan- nuation which they could give him would bo $2,160, but if they were so die- posed they could make it $2,800; ander .vers Falling hair means weak hair. Then strengthen your hair; feed it with the only hair food, Ayer's Hair Vigor. It checks failing hair, makes the hair ilair Vigor grow, completely cures dan- druff. And it 'always restores color to gray hair, all the rich, - dark color of early rife. N hstr win acanthi out 1x41rhr i twiI rtrei41 *.er4 t.s, a rll. Th.. I fritllrer'r Nal rYit.r. itgniNklyst. dtb.rshiasstad Ideal �i�tna�eoeli 1'2.9.21116, Ltioi',e:hh b.ih, 2t, 1. = iAn4rin, o.'tlt• minA L Palfin ° flair A Skin Game. "Things are not always what they seem," said an officer of one of the big leather companies the other day at a gathering of leather men. "Once upon a time there were six good little goads in a field. They Died young, like all good little goats with good skins, and the fellow who was responsible for their death shipped those skins to a tannery. When they came out the skin of one little goat was an elephant's Bide, that of the second little goat was a monkey skin, that of the third was a sealskin, the fourth a sea lion, the fifth a green frog skin and the skin of the sixth came out a beautiful walrus hide." Browning and an Umbrella. A correspondent writes to the Lon- don Chronicle that he once came upon Robert Browning in Piccadilly in live- ly disppte with a stranger who bad carriedhis closed umbrella over his shoulder or tinder bis arm, with the end sticking out. Browning, walking behind, struck down the dangerous point with an energetic stick. "I al- ways do it" said the poet with just indignation and in no measured tones. The man protested aloud, but Brown- ing explained to the gathering crowd and justified himself fully. No one seemed to know how illustrious was the brawler. A Wonderful 'Voice. Lablache had the most magnificent bass voice ever known to the lyric stage. It had a compass of two oc- taves, from E fiat below to E flat above the bass staff. He was a man of prod1g oua size and strength, and his voice was proportioned to bis phys- ical dimensions. Nothing was able to overcome or drown it, and through the tones of the largest chorus it boomed out as lustily as though alone. More than once he broke a window pane by the strength of the vibrations caused by his monstrous voice. Malting Matter. Wore. The English papers tell a quaint sto- ry of Lord Leighton, the painter. Two women were looking at his picture of "Helen of Troy." "It is a horrid pic- ture," one remarked to the painter. "I'm sorry, but it's mine," said Sir Frederick, as he then was. "Oh," said the woman, "you don't mean to say Canada. All the factories are now very you're bought IV" "No; I painted it,'- busy and many young ladies are em - was the reply. "Oh," declared the wo- ployed in ,these factories. The town is men, "you must not mind what we say. almost entirely modern, and contains We are only saying what everybody about twenty of these large woolen fac- cisenays." tones and some handsome public build- ings. The population is 13,615, and it the Berwickshire line diverges, and looking up the Leader Water to the right we see Drygrange House, low down in the foreground, and, behind, the Cow- denknowes, 1031 feet high, where happy swains and maids have trysted since time was: "Oh the broom and the bonny, bonny broom, And the broom o' the Cowdenkuowes, And aye sae sweet as the lassie sang, 1' the bucht, milking the ewes." Moving along we pase Melrose, and shortly after we follow the course of the classic Gala Water till Galashiels is reached where "Lords -and lairds earn' here to woo, An' gentlemen wi' sword and dagger, But theblack e'ed las Galashiels b c lass s Wad hoc nane but tic gree o' Gala Water." This is our headquarters for a few days, and we meet a niece of Mr. Cochrane, Mrs. John McQueen, whom he had not tieen for some thirty-eight years. We are made right at home with Mr. and Mrs. McQueen and family and from this place we visited many points of interest. Galashiels is the moat important manufacturing centre in the south of Scotland, its tweeds being famed. far and wide for their excellence. Tweeds from this town are sold in Wingham. In conversation with a Wingham mer- ehant a few days ago he said, "I have Galashiels tweed in my store." While hero we visited the large factory of the R. & A. Sanderson Co., and were kindly shown through the premises by the manager. Here we saw the different processes through which the wool passes before it is manufactured into cloth. It was very interesting to ns. The man- ager informed us that his company ex- ported large quantities of tweeds to Glamour of the Footlight.. Mary Anderson Navarro talked also a good deal about the stage and told me that no one who had not lived be- hind the scenes could have any Idea how utterly, hopelessly wearisome It was to live in a world where all things from the sun and the moon downward were shams.—Grant Duff's "Notes From a Diary." Ardent Lover. Aloeeman—I'm looking for another girl. Object, matrimony. Ascum-- Why, I thought Miss Pechis had accept- ed you. T lose:t an—So she did, but the ring T had didn't fit her, so I've got to find somebody glee. his eyes, "Call it no ain— h do noterr Who say, that when the Pot dies, Mute Nature warns her worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies: Who say, tall cliff and cavern lone, For the departed Bard make moan; That mountains weep in crystal rill; That flowers iu tears of balm distil; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan reply; And rivers teach their rushing wave To muriner dirges round his grave," We walk from Abbotsford to Melrose, and on the way we pass through many places of interest in Scottish history', one being Skirmish Hill, where was fought, in 1526, the last great feudal battle of the Borders, between Angus and Buccleuch for the possession of their youthful sovereign, James V. We pass through the quaint old village of Darnick with its old peel tower and other ruins. We dross a small stream and a short distance up is "Rhymer's Glen," where tradition says "True Thomas of Ercildoune" was captivated by the charms of the "ladye bright" who owned herself Qaeen of Elfland, According to the old ballad, "Her skirt was o' the grass -green silk, t, Her mantle o' the velvet fyne; At ilia tett of her horse's mane Hang fifty siller bells and nine." Ou the way to Melrose we pass through a fine agricultural country. One farm house we drop into for a drink of water. The man of the house has a brother in "America." All the people call us Americans and we have to cor- rect them and inform them that we are "Canadians, and proud of it." Thie man asks us if we know his brother. We ask for the address and find that the brother is living iu Missouri. This little incident is given to show ho w little the people of the old Iand know of our vast Dominion. We spend. several hours in Melrose, and will continue our ramb- lings in next week's issue. HOT WEATHER AILMENTS. The best medicine in the world to ward off summer complaints is Baby's Own Tablets, and it is the bast medicine to cure them if they attack little ones unexpectedly. At the first sight of ill- ness dnriug the hot weather give the child Baby's Own Tablets, or in a few hours the trouble may be beyond cure. These Tablets cure all stomach troubles, diarrhoea and cholera infantnm, and if occasionally given to the well child will prevent them. Mrs. Edward Clark, McGregor, Ont., says: "I used Baby's Own Tablets for my little girl who suf- fered from colic and bowel troubles and I found thein the most satisfactory medicine I ever tried." This is the ex- perience of all mothers who have used this medicine. Keep the Tablets in the home during the hot weather months and yon can feel that your children are safe. Sold by all druggists or sent by mail at 25 cents a box by writing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. was one of the first places in Scotland to forded him so much pleasure in his liter - adopt the Free Libraries Act. The town ars pursuits. Large numbers of differ - is completely surrounded by hills and ent kinds of trace were procured from many an excellent view we had from Edinburgh, including 2,000 sweet briars, them. The writer was right at home in 3,000 each of laburnums, Scotch alma, this town, as his friend, Mr. McQueen, and horse -chestnuts; sonde of hollies, is engaged in the newspaper and job poplars and filberts, and no lees thau printing business, being the publisher of one hundred thorns and birches. The the Scottish Border Record. According grounds as they are now are simply to tradition Galashiels was a hunting beautiful and one can hardly imagine seat of the Scottish kings, and it had its that one man was head over all this share of Border warfare. The arms of work. The forests are laid out in difler- the town show a plum tree With two out designs. One largo design on the foxes looking ruefully tip at the fruit 9idr# of a hill is in the shape of a crewn beyond their reach, This is doubtless and was one of the prettiest sights =we /dangles ever seen. Of the charm Scott has connected with the surprise and slang ter of a prrty of English while eating thrown over the land which he made so pebuliarly his Died -'Mr. 1tae•Btown says: Hi. Objection. the villagers fruit. This incident was "It is too bad that Bligglns wastes celebrated in a famous song called "� ott, with a poet -painter's shill, Immortalized lake, tree and hill, his time writing poetry." "Sour Grapes at, Galashiels." The Till Scotia seemed the brightest gem "I don't mind his wasting his own words have long been lost, but the tune That shone on Nature's diadem. " time," answered the severe men, "but Mill enrvivee. The trout -flaking of the People who know anything of the his. he has no right to waste my time read- Gala water has long been justly famed ing it aloud to me."and a number of fishing competitions A Little Kelso Want•a. ---e were held during onr visit. Old Financier --round than, you mast "There's brew, brew lads on Yarrow braes, remember that there's always room at That wander thronith the bloomtng heather, But Yarrow braes, nor Ettrick shrine, the top of the ladder. Applicant for Can match the iads o' Gala tarter, deb---tfm! Would you mind giving ma Braw, nraw lads.' a boost so 1 eon see for myself?—De. Wednesday, May 81st, we spend in trolt Free Pars. visiting Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott, a place of very nue} in. Life bas no blessing like it prudent terest and where we spent several hours. fri"--inutt)fldeit, ,+-._,w...L.:..,.LMw The house ie a quaint growth of imagin• tory of Scott will know that ho had many ape and downs in his life and many times was brought near to poY- erty's door, but he rose over a11. Sir Walter suffered severely from two attacks of paralysis and spent home time at Naples, but when at Cologne, on his way home, he had an attack of apoplexy which completely prostrated him. He was oonveyed to Abbotsford, where he yearned to be. He lingered for some time, bat on the 21st of September, 1882, vvvyYVVVVIYYVVV YYYTIMTV vVVVVYn'VYV 1 m Mit • ►• y ` j HERE ARE C Some --. Bargains i ForVou Jesse Seygiey, a married man, of Pelee Island, fell in front of a circular saw while at work and was cut in two. 110. ► • • • • • i. • • ►► 11, • • ► C • Live Stock Markets. Toronto, August 1.—Prices for export cattle ranged about 15c per cwt. higher at the Toronto cattle market than at the Junction Tuesday. Receipts were moderate and Mr. Thos. Crawford was of the opinion that this partly accounted for the firmneies of tone. The general trend of the market, however, remains weak, and certain cattle bought at 5c per pound in the country a month ago only brought a bid of 4c per pound to- day. The demand for butchers' cattle was light and prices easier. Stockers and feeders were unchanged. Total receipts, 71 cars, consisting of 1,000 cattle, 1,793 sheep and lambs, 400 hogs and 110 cows. The following are the quotations: Exporters' cattle— Per 100 lbs. heavy $4 50 $4 75 Light 4 30 4 50 Bulls 3 00 3 50 do., light 2 75 3 00 Feeders— light, 800 pounds and up- wards 300 3 40 Stockers 3 50 3 80 900 lbs 2 25 2 75 Butchers'— Choice 4 00 4 25 Medium, ... 3 75 400 Picked 4 30 4 60 Bulls 2 50 3 50 Rough 300 3 50 Light stock bolls 200 2 40 Milk cows 30 00 50 00 Hogs ----- Best 6 85 Lights 6 50 Sheep -- Export . 4 00 415 Bflcks. ,. 300 3 25 Spring Lambs 6 50 6 75 Calves, each , 2 00 10 00 ► TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM. 3 4 Dress Goods to be cleared out:—Black, all -wool 2 Serges, 54 inches wide, at 6oc, 85c and $1,00 per yard. 2 All wool Serges, brown, green, blue and }jack, for 25c per ; yard, regular 35. Lustres, Cashmeres, etc., at less than 71 cost. A big stock of Prints, from 8c to 14c per yard, s wide, mercerised effects, in the faihio sable swell check for .a, Shirt Waist Suits. A job lot of Lawns, 42 and 45 inches wide, very special, from lot 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. 3 4• 2 a 4 4 a Embroideries, very cheap— to inches wide, 12 /c. f Insertion for ioc, etc. These goods are selling at half s price. 4 Heavy Ducks, plain and figured, fast colors and 2 very durable for shirting or skirting. 4 A beautiful assortment of Ladies' White Under- wear at very reasonable prices. 3 ► .4 Best D &z A Corsets, worth $1.00 for 85c, and 75c w for 6oc. 4 Counterpanes, worth $1 0o for 75c; larger ones for 4 $1.50—reduced price. i O. 4 iLace, Curtains from 35c per pair up. A special .1 line, at $1.25 and atlother at $2.0o per pair. WINGRAM MARKET REPORTS Wingham, August 2nd, 1905 Floor per 100 lbs.... 2 50 to 8 Fall Wheat 0 85 to 0 90 Spring Wheat 0 85 to 0 90 Oats, 0 88 to 0 40 Barley ,... 0 45 to 0 48 Peas 0 55 to 0 60 Buckwheat0 55 to 0 55 Butter....,. .....• •..0 17 to 0 17 E gs per dos 0 16 to 0 16 8aoo per on .�.. 260 to 800 600to700 Potatoes, Per bushel,0 75 to 0 75 Tallow per lb - 0 04 to 0 05 Lard flried Apples per lbs 0 3t 034 to 0 08 Wool 0 26 to 026 Live Bogs, per owl. 660 to 660 P 1' P Nice wide Turkish Chintz for comfort for 15c. 4 PP 4 ► Come in and see these goods and you will be glad 3 C you come.IP. 4 4 4 II. 4 Produce ► As uJsual. . -41 LAAAAAAAAAAAAA TakenT.A. MILLS. AMMMAAAAAAAAAAA c c 1 1 AAAMMAAAAAAAAMMAAAAAAA WVVVVVVWVVWVWWWVVVvy MAMMAAAAAMMAAAAAAAAAN • Couches and Parlor Suits In Couches and Parlor Snits our stook 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 valve. 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 { Undertaking promptly and carefully attended to. W INGHAM. AV WINGHAM'S ' f1IL:LIGNAIRE. Mrs. Wise (to her woreo half)—How comes Abrabam to be the only million- aire in town ? Mr. Wise—Abraham's. great wealth was acquired through upright dealing. He has oondnoted the boot and shoe business for 39 years in the MAme' shop and is still prepared to repair your boots at your own prices. Mrs. Wise—What has happened to cause you to smile so good naturedly? Mr. Wiee--I got my boots mended at Abraham's, and I am so delighted with the work and the cost that I won't show yon a frown for 'the next year. Mrs. Wise—I wish you had gone to Abraham years ago • with your boots; 1 might now be wearing silk and have fewer gray hairs in ray bead. Mr. Wise ---My dear, don't you know it is, never too late to mend—"boots"-- As Abraham allvaye uses the golden rale, ---no other testimonial is required as 39 year in one spot it clear proof of square.tteatiug. —You can see with one eye how he oan work cheap; he is under no expense. Abraham's record has no equal in Wingham,---Neither the Governor General tor the Prime Minister can boast of so 1011 a term of office. A wooden boot sign hangs at the do.ir—Winghant'e Bund mark--Vfotoria street. Boots repaired while you wait. ' 11110MAM AfBABA]ift,