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The Wingham Advance, 1911-03-23, Page 44 THE WINGHAM J. D 1' A N C ..t :(. THURSDAY, MARCH 2 3, 1 g I 1 AORICULTURE IN SCHOOLS. To School Teachers and Trustees of Ontario The attention of teachers and trustees who may be desirous of introducing some measure of agri- cultural teaching into the work of their schools or of improving their school surroundings by planting treee, shrubs or vines, is called to the work of the Schools' Division Of The Experimental Union, one of the ex- tension branches of the Ontario Farm- ers' Technical College, viz., the Qu- terio Agricultural College. This organization was started two years ago for the purpose of bringing ecin to ho1s ofethe Province a me o t h closer connection with the College. The work is now past the experi- mental stage, In 1009 there were 117 schools cooperating in the work and last year 237 soboole. It is ex+ petted that this year there will be much larger number of schools taking up the work. Interest in industrial or vaeational education is growing and with our Government taking legislative steps to support this line of work, it should not be long before practically every school in Ontario has modified its work in the direction of giving the boys and girls some practical instruction in those things that concern every -day life. The. introduction of Agriculture into the curriculum of the Public Schools has been tried several tunes, The plans offered by the Schools' Division slay be found to help in the solution of this problem. For this year the Schools' Division is arranging to send out seed packets for chIldren's gardening, seed grain for small experimental plots, shrubs, vines and tulip bulbs for school ground improvement; tree seeds mud agricultural seeds are also included in its distribution. To schools under- taking to frame it and give it a place on the walls, a Octavo of the Agri - mantle), ,College is sent tree also. For some of these things no charge is made, provided the material is used striolely for educational purpos- es ; for most of the material, however, a charge is made as it is not possible, nor considered advisable, to undertake a free distribution of valuable material. In all phases of the work, teachers and pupils are provided with in- struction sheets, booklets or charts;. they are not left alone in the work, but have the experience and co- operation of others who are doiog the same kind of work elsewhere, Any teachers or trustees inter- ested in the work' may secure in- formation regarding it by addressing as follows : S, B, McCready, Director, Schools' Divisior, Exptl. Union O. A, College, Guelph, Canada. E. C. WHITE Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailor Order Your Easter Clothes Now and be. distinctively attired on the foremost -fashion day of all the year. Have • your choice of our elegant assortment of New Spring Suitings Tailored To Your Measure and secure all that correct quality of style, fit and fabrics, and that snappy individuality, so much sought after by all good dressers within price of all. Ladies' Tailoring a Specialty. E. C. WHITE WBLOCK WINGHAM The Fashionable Men's and Ladies' Tailor SANK OF HAMILTON HEAP OFFICE: HAMILTON, Capital Paid Up . . : : i $2,750,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits $3,250,000 Total;.Asseta .. : i $6,s000 Over $4%000,000 Savings Bank. Department at ail Branche 1, C. P. SMITH, Agent WINGHAM. WlM Farmers Gain Or Lose When Canada's Door is Open Is the United States Market Worth the Price that We Must Pay for it Under Reciprocity A Question For Farwlers, (From The Canadian Century.) When we allow vast quantities of food from Australasia and the twelve favoured foreign nations to copse freely into Canada how are we going to prove to American customs offl. dais that the farm products we are trying to send across the United States boundary were reap produc- edY in Canada? .Ask your neighbors this question We may be surethat the Partners of the United States will insist upon customs regulations that will prevent Canada becoming the back door en, trance to the United States for all the great food exporting countries of the world, The enforcement of these regulations will be very annoying. The necessity of proving 'that every consignment of food imported into the United. States from Canada is actually Canadian will scare American buyers. They will naturally pay low- er prices,for Canadian farm products. than for American farm products when they have to take the risk of disputes with customs officials as to whether they are genuine Canadian or come from countries overseas. Prices are always fluctuating in the United States, and while a consign- ment of Canadian butter or eggs is being held up at the United States customs awaiting proof of genuine- ness the price may go down. Australasian Food For Canada. During the fiscal year ending March 31, 1901, there came to Canada from Australia and New Zealand 508,989 pounds of butter, 1,149,970 pounds of fresh mutton and lamb, 107,383 pounds of canned meats and small quantities of other meats. In view of the fact that such quantities are imported under the present tariff, what may be. expected when the duties on butter and cheese are abolished and the duties on meats greatly reduced as a result of the Reciprocity Compact with the United States. Farm products from Australia and New Zealand come in by way of both the Pacific and the Atlantic. New Zealand frozen lambs coming in by way of Vancouver have been sold as far east as Winnipeg. A large con- signment of Iamb carcases from New Zealand has just reached St. John. The New Zealand steamship "Aor angl" is now on its way to San Fran- cisco with 5,000 carcases of New Zea- land mutton and large quantities of Nutter. They cannote pass into the United States without payment of high customs duties, Is it not pro- bable robable that such cargoes will be divert- ed to Canadian ports when the Reci- procity Agreement goes into effect ? There is nothing in the Reciprocity Compact binding the United States to admit farm products free or at reduc- ed rates from Australia, New Zealand and the twelve foreign countries that have favoured nation treaties with Canada, He Loses His Bet. A New Brunswick farmer writes to The Canadian Century as follows : "There may be something in wba you say about the danger of competi, tion from great food exporting conn tries like Australia and Argentina, but I'm willing to bet that not one pound of food will come to Canada from Switzerland, which is one of the twelve countries you mention as entitled to the privileges of the Reci- procity Agreement. What do you say to that ? You lose your bet. During the fis- cal year ending March 8.1, 1010. 227,051 pounds of cheese ware imported into Canada from Switzerland. The Cana- dian .customs tariff on cheese was 3o per pound. Is it not reasonable to suppose that when Swiss cheese can Gotue into Canada free the quantity imported will increase rather than diminish? Prices :fn The United States, Even if the Reciprocity Agreement did not let in Australia, New Zealand and twelve foreign nations besides the United States, even if the favoured nation treaties could be got rid of so that Canada could open its markets to the United States Moue, the majority of Canadian farmers would gain no. thing by Reciprocity, while they would take very great risks. Anyone who makes a careful study of the markets in the United States will note that the prices vary in dif- ferent sections of the country. Bos- ton, New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, St. Paul, St. Louie, New Orleans and San Francisco all have different prices, and there is a still greater variation in prices in small cities, towns and villages throughout the country. The Canadian farmer should corn - pare the prices he obtains for his pro- ducts in a small village near his farm, not with the prices in Boston, New York, Chicago or some other large city in the United States, but with the prices obtained by farmers in small villages in the United States equally distant from the great centres of popu- lation. He must take into considera- tion not only the cost of transporta- tion to the• big cities of the United States, but also the middlemen's pro - tits. A table of comparative prices in Montreal and Boston the week the Reciprocity Compact was made was compiled by The Montreal Herald, a Liberal newspaper, with the assist- ance of a number of prominent pro- duce dealers and food experts. Cheese, eggs, live poultry, carrots, celery, let- tuce, onions, squash, tomatoes, beans and cranberrieslall commanded high- er prices in Montreal than in Boston. The best creamery butter was 1 cents per pound higher in Boston than in Montreal, while storage creamery but- ter wag one cent higher in Boston. Dressed poultry averaged about the same in the two cities. Hay and oats were considerably higher in Boston. Since then butter prices have de- clined in most of the markets of the United States. A leading produce dealer of Montreal received the other day a telegram from Chicago offering him 300 tubs of September creamery butter, cold stored, at 180, Chicago. At the time this telegram was receiv ed the same kind of butter was worth 21 cents to 25 cents in Montreal. Mr. Gage, President of the Toronto Board of Trade, recently prepared a table of prices in Toronto and New York, comparing the Toronto market reports as given in the New York Commercial Bulletin. The table fol - owe. Toronto New York Price Price Best creamery butter prints, wholesale.. Prime chickens 18-20 ....15 Prime turkey 20-22 ....18 Ducks 18-20 .15-10 Geese 15-16 ,..,14 Bacon 10-16} 16} Harps 13:1-15,...14 New Ontario Gold.. The first gold bar from the Porcu- pine Gold Mines Co. was on exhibition. in hickey's window, Toronto. It weighed about 5 lbs., 11 ozs,, and is valued at $1,042.00. Another of al- most the same value was shown on Monday. The bar is about six inches long, by about two inches in thickness each way. People unused to gold bars will wonder that so much value can be condensed to such small space. This company is working at the 100 - foot level in very rich ore, and taking out more than enough of the precidus metal to pay for all development. k , Citi f 1 ,,A.A . 1tt/ 9,n //rd, 11 . , tirl Ir�rr;,lrf Mat 1 Concrete Fence Posts Like These are sightly, strong, permanent. Concrete is, in many localities, cheaper than wood, for fence posts, and more durable than stone, brick or iron. Our book, •' What The Farmer Can Do With Concrete" is sent FREE. It tells how to make, not only fence posts, but walks, curbs, horse blocks, barn foundations, feeding floors, well curbs, drinking troughs, silos, dairies, and many other farm utilities where cleanliness, strength arkl durability are required. A1any of these things are simple and inexpen- Address your spare time. The book carefully and simply a tells all. The regular price of the book is 50c. We are distributing free, a limited number, how- a ever, and charging up the cost to advertising. h That's why you get your copy fret, if you sign the coupon and send it to -day. Do it now, You may scud 'mo a copy of "What the farmer can Do With Concrete." Karat, 0000000.....,,,,,r......V.,......r..,..... Yeasily putin to stake, and may be together i CANADA CEMENT CO., Limited 511.40 National Bank Building 141114 666666666 0 a MONTREAL, FALLING HAIR. Mrs. Jas. Harris of Wappella, Sask., says "I have found Parisian Sage to be the best scalp and hair tonic and dressing I have ever used. My hair had been coming out in combs full and was very dry and brittle and the scalp was always itching and full of dand ruff. I have used two bottles of Parisian Sage and it has stopped my hair from falling, the itching and dandruff have disappeared and my hair ie fine and glossy. I would not be without this fine Hair Tonic for many times the price." For women, men, or children Pari- sian Sage is without any doubt the finest preparation for the hair. Dain- tily perfumed, it is free from grease or stickiness and ought to be where every member of the family could use it daily. Large bottle 50c at all drug- gists or from the proprietors. The Giroux Mfg. Co., Fort Erie, Ont,, post- paid. The girl with auburn hair is on every package, Sold and guaranteed by J. W. McKibbon. �- egulate the Bowels "I have been troubled with constipation kr several years, and have tried a great many kinds of pills, as well as medicine from the doctor. Nothing seemed to help me until I be- gan taking Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills. T found the little pills very effective, and I atin thankful that at last I have a reliable remedy." M1.S. F. M. DUNKIN, LeRoy, Ills, Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills simply cause the bowels to glove in a normal manner, and with- out the griping effects of cathar- tics and purgatives. That's why they are so universally used by women and children. The longer they are taken the less are needed Natural conditions gradually being restored. Price 25o et your druggist. H. should supply you, if hs door not, Sind Arini to ue, we forward prepaid. DAs Mills M f ICTAL 00., "rofotitel Howhek, Mrs. Budhlield is home from the hospital and le recovering strength,. On Tuesday afternoon another of the pioneers of Ilowick in the person of George Totten passed to the Great Beyond in his 108t11 year. Wilfrid Musgrove started for Bal- gonle, Sisk, on Tuesday of last week and Charlie Toltou started on Wed- nesday for Satltatoon, Many of the farmers in this town- ship tapped their trees last week, and they say the run was fairly good in the early part of the week, John Wolfe and L. Lish are both preparing to build new houses next sumtner. They have the brick on the ground now. The Sangster Bros, are preparing to renovate their barn. Mrs. Wm, Feather of the Howick AI to to nlin e, departed this life on Tuesday morning in her Kith year. Mrs. Feather was suffering with a bad attack of the grippe, followed by bronchitis and pneumonia and was ill only a few days. She is survived by her husband and five children. The Fordwieh Record reports that Mr, Thos. Akins of Orange Hill is the only person residing in those parte who attended the Sunday School which met in the old log school 52 years ago. All of the teachers and many of the scholars have passed to the Great Beyond, the late D. S, Mil- ne. being Mr. Akins' teacher, Those who are living, are scattered far and "Wide. For the past 51 years, Mr. Akins has attended every gathering in Orange Hill Methodist Church, but one, when he was prevented by sick- ness. Cold Up There. It has been cold enough down near the surface of the earth lately, but what must it be up in the air. The Shelburne Free Press says it was informed by .one who saw it that a flying machine or air ship passed over this part of Ontario on Tuesday of last week about 7.30 in the evening. It was seen by several residents of Mono township, south of Primrose. The machine was at a high altitude and the lights on it were quite plain to those who were watching it. It appeared to be as large as a load of hay and took a dip circled, as if going towards Shelburne, but at once start- ed in a northerly direction and soon disappeared from the view of those watching. Room Por Development. Mr. Thomas J. Drummond, presi- dent of the Lake Superior Corpora- tion, has just returned from the plant at Sault Ste, Marie, and is full of "the subject of the rapid settlement of that great domain known as the Ontario clay belt traversed by the Canadian Northern and the Grand Trunk Pacific for four hundred miles, and crossed north and south by the Algoma Central. The company have explorers out in all directions and Mr. Drummond says that that country, capable of giving homes to two mil- lion people, will be the surprise of the century, as it is really a timbered prairie, and will be settled up as quickly as the Western Provinces. But he says Ontario should be astir, for the French Canadians are especi. 8,11y adapted for such colonization, and all know what they have done along the line of the C. P. R. Caught Disease From Cattle. John Wright, a farmer from Huron township was brought to the Walker- ton Hospital the other day suffering from sycosis, a disease which is simi- lar to ring -worm in cattle and which caused his neck to fester and swell from ear to ear. He caught the die - ease from his cattle, and as the mala- dy, it seems, kept spreading under the treatment he was receiving, it looked awfully as though Wright would shortly be tuning the harp in heaven. But it is a great advertisement to the fertile valleys of Bruce that he prefer- red remaining here, and so he came to the Walkerton Hospital in an en- deavor to lengthen out his days upon earth. He succeeded to the extent that he is now able to return home, perfectly free from danger and almost sound in health. [Bruce Times. SURE SIGNS OF KIDNEY TROUBLE. If your back is constantly aching and if you experience dull shooting pains your kidneys aro out of order. If your urine is thick and cloudy or your passages frequent scanty and painful, your kidneys and bladder are Out of order. Neglect quickly brings on rheumatism, diabetis, lumbago, sciatica, etc. Mrs, John Wagner of 110 Hollis St., Halifax, N. S,, eays:--"Dull shooting pains would catch ole across the email nett of my back and extend into my shoulders and Heck, often causing me to stiffer with severe headaches and. sells of dizziness. Spots would daz- zle before my eyes and everything would turn black. I would fail to the floor and be unable to get up again without assistance. A friend told me of Booth's Kidney Pills and I began their use. The first box gave mere -1 lief and 1 am now well and strong, All druggists sell y Bootleg kidney pills 50o a box with a guarantee to relieves or your money back. They are theworld's great- est specific for kidney and bled. der trouble.. Booth's hiannie Postpaid f r is m the proprietors The R. T: Booth Co., Ltd., Fort Frie. Sold and guaranteed by J, W, MoIGlbbon. What It Meant. "For want of a place his hat was lost; For want of his bat a minute was lost: ; lar want of a minute the train was Jost ; For the want of a train, an hour was lostt For the want of an hour the job was lost ; For the want of a job, a fortune was lost ; And all for the want of a place for his hat." Real Estate Snaps FISHER BLOCK. --Josephine Street, solid brick building, with stores under and fine dwelling rooms a- bove. An excellent property, SENT BBOOK.—Corner Viotoria and Josephine Streets. Rents to pay 10 per cent. Will be sold at a secrifiee. 50 ACRE. FARM.—The Campbell pro- perty in the Town Plot, one mile trona town. A fine place with good buildings. r Houses To Rent. If you want to buy or sell, esti our terms before doing so. Ritchie Cosens REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE DRS. KENNEDY et CALDER Oinnoxs—.Corner Patrick and Cent"re streets Prroxus— Rte,idence, Dr. Kennedy 143 Residence. Dr. Caldor 151 Dr. Kennedy specializes in Surgery, Diseases Calder Eye, Esar,special ose attention out Eyes thoroughly tested. Glasses promptly fitted. DR. R. M. MacLEAN DENTAL SURGEON GORR16, ON1. Honor Graduate Toronto University, Depart• ment of Dentistry. Graduate Royal Col. lege of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. At Wroxeter every Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday (all day)—oflico in Grand Central Block. At Fordwieh every Friday forenoon The best of the modern methods used for the preservation and restoration of the teeth. The Profit Sharing Store, Wingbam, 0 Kerr & Bird AGENTS--. LADIES' HOME JOURNAL AGENTS -- HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS New Dress Goods -= New Suitings==New Silks There is satisfaotion in knowing that your Dress or Bait is really good, and that you have' the very newest shade, made in the most popular style. You are sure of getting the newest shades and styles and satisfaction in quality if you buy here. Beautiful Biack Silk and Wool Dress Goods, very dainty. only $1 $0 a yard. Pretty New BroadolothAs in popular Greys, Greens, Brown, etc., at 65o a yard. Dainty Fawn and Green Cordovans, newest shades, extra quality, 65o a yard. New Black and White Checks and Stripes, correct styles. 25o to 00e a yard. Yon should see our New Fauoy Silks, a splendid range of the very newest shades and weaves at prpular prices We offer hand- some new Silks at 50c to 75c a yard. To The Home Dressmaker --- Our Patterns are the most stylish, and yet so simple to use. They are a wend {rful help to those who do their own sewing. We can guarantee satisfaction and the very latest and most popular •'yies. Monthly style sbeets given free. Ask for them. Large Quarterly Style Book and a iso Pattern all for only 20o. Bargain Sale Next Week This big adore is offering great big bargains in every department. Here are some specials for next week : 16 doz, pairs Black Overalls, with or without bib, quality and workmanship guaranteed, new goods, regular price—$1.00. on sale next week at only 75o a pair. 85o Moral's for 59o. 750 Over- , elle for 480. $1.00 Cottonede Pants for 73o. Bargain Sale Of Hand Bags. Here's an offer such as the people of this locality have never had in a speoial sale of Hand Bags : A quantity of Ladies' Hand Bags, regular $2,00 for only 98c, We want large quadtities of Potatoes, Butter, Eggs, Etc, GARDEN SEEDS. --Qat your Garden Seeds for early planting here. -New Seeds, 12 packages for 25c. LADIES !!« Fred1 J. Hind, Druggist, Wingham, is going to give .Two Free Trips To Muskoka Taking in the Muskoka lakes by Boat, and return, and your expenses paid for one week. Tickets will be good till close of navigation. One to the Most Popular Young Lady and one to the Most Popular Married Lady. Under the conditions given below All know of Muskoka as the most delightful spot to spend a holiday. "The Great Health Resort of Canada." If it has not been your privilege of taking such a holiday, it is now open to all who will work right from the start. It will be worth your efforts. Contest opens March 25th, lasting till July 22nd, closing at 10 p. in. iminertiminealmoionimmasio Conditions Are : Ist.—"Young Ladies must be over 15 years of age. Married Ladies—no age limit. 2nd.—The LADY'S NAME of your choice must be plainly written on BACK of COUPON, 3rd. --SPECIAL COUPON is Blue Paper (bind's Preparations), 2 votes for each 5c pur- chase. That is, a 250 purchase would entitle you to 10 votes. REGULAR COUPON is White Paper, one vote for each 5o purchase. That is, a 25c purchase would en- title you to 5 votes, 4th.—Contestants will be requested to do no canvassing in the DETG STORE. 5th.—Alt ballots must be cast before above time of closing contest. YOUNG LADY se- curing the most number of votes will be considered the most popular Young Lady and entitled to a free trip to Muskoka and one week's expenses. And MARRIED LADY securing most votes will be considered the most popular Married Lady and entitled to a free trip to Muskoka and one week's expenses. The sum of $15 for each party will be allowed for expenses outside of through trip ticket and return. 6th. --The results of contest will be published from time to time daring contest. 7th. -'—Ballot Box will be placed in prominent position in Dreg Store, LOOKED, and keys held by Dr. Price and Mr. Field who will count ballots and report results, 8th.—No votes will be given for postage stamps or plain post cards, or goods sold *whole- sale to medical men, etc. 9th. --Only one from a family will be entitled to be a winner. • 10th. --The trip will also be advertised in the local papers. Orders will be taken by snail or sent by express prepaid on ordere amounting to $2.00 or more. Coupons will be enclosed. Money must accompany order ; if too nnuch is sent, change will be return- ed. All our goods will be sold at our usual close prices. Special attention is directed to our own preparations which will be listed in the papers, and their quality will merit a continuance of their use. FRE.....J. HINDDRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN, WINGHAM We use the new Shadow Test, no drops cr drugs necessary for tenting the eyes properly.