The Wingham Times, 1912-02-08, Page 22
THE WINGH.AM TIMES, FEBRUARY
1912
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THE WINOHAM TIMES.
$. B. ELLIOTT, PUBLISHBa AND PROI'IETOR.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8. 1912.
SIR WILFRID AND SIR JOHN.
found possible to reduce the rate of
i taxation.
There are some features worthy of
imitation in these recommendations
by Sir James Whitney anticipates the
i British Columbia Commissioners evi-
dently have no fear, and the Victoria
I Colonist, a good Conservative paper of
that province, says:
"This is a recognition of a sound
principal in political economy. Under
the suggestion of the commission the
land -owner who does not improve his
holding will be taxed just the same as
the man who does. This will be an
incentive to improvements, for al-
though the taxes have in no cases been
very heavy, the fact that a farmer is
penalized for making improvements
which render his neighbor's unimprov-
ed land more valuable has been felt to
be a great injustice".
In having, across from him, on the
floor of Parliament, Sir Wilfrid Laurier
as leader of the Opposition, Premier
Borden is handicapped as no Prima
Minister at Ottawa has been before,
unless we find a parallel in Hon. Alex-
ander .Maekenzie's experience when
Sir John Macdonald led the Opposition
1previous to 1878, Then, as now, an
adroit and experienced ex -Prime Minis-
ter Ied the forces of attack. Then, as
, now, the Opposition leader knew more
about government and the departmen-
tal details than those who sat on the
treasury benches. But even in that
case Sir John was under a cloud, owing
,to the Pacific scandal which, for a
time, hampered him, as nothing hamp-
ers Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
The present leader of the Opposition
lis where he is, not because of a scandal,
but because his Administration at-
tempted to put into effect a foreign
trade bargain for which the country
was at the moment too prosperous to
feel the need. The Administration an-
ticipated the country's marketing ne-
lcessities. It came to grief because of
too great a prevision. It was dealing
in futures, while the electors -many of
them -wanted presents, and got them.
From 1878 until his death Sir John
did not face such ability and authority
in an Opposition as Mr. Borden now
does. Neither Mr. Blake nor Mr.
Laurier had the prestige of fifteen
years in office during the period of the
country, a greatest prosperity. Nor
was Sir Wilfrid faced by an influential
Opposition. The Conservatives after
1896 were long disorganized and weak_
ened by feuds. Sir Charles Tupper
was a great Parliamentarian, but he
had been second to Sir John, he had
been abroad for years, and he could
never quite patch up a strife which,
had he returned sooner, might have
been prevented. Then came Mr. Bor-
den, almost as new in politics as he
was new in leadership.
To -day nearly all the experienced
administrators in Parliament are in
opposition, and are led by the man who
alone has ranked as yet with Sir John
(Macdonald in prestige. That Mr. Bor-
den's way will be a rocky one for a
while may be expected.
a..
TAXATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The report of the Royal Commission
on Taxation has been laid before the
Legislature of British Columbia, and it
recommends:
i The abolish of the poll tax.
Theaabolition of the personal pro-
Iperty tax
The abolition of the tax on improve-
ments.
The increase in the exemption of the
income tax exemption from $1,000 to
$1,500, with an additional income of
$200 for every child under the age of
18, and a speeial additional exemption
of $1,500 from the income derived from
agriculture.
Increased taxation upon certain larg-
er incomes.
Abolition of exemptions from incomes
in excess of $11,500.
A super -tax upon incomes above
$50,000.
Increased taxation upon banks.
Increased succession duties on large
(estates.
i Reduction of the tax on coke.
A general reassessment with the
view of treating an equitable valuation
of land and incomes, so that it may be
IA BEAK ACIIINC BACK
Caused Her Much Misery.
Mrs. W. R. Hodge, Fielding, Sask.,
writes: -"A few lines highly recommeed-
ing Doan's Kidney Pills. For this last
;year I have been troubled very much
with nasty sick headaches, and a weak
aching back, which caused nae much
misery, for I could not work, and bad no
ambition for anything. My kidneys were
/very badly out of order, and kept me
from sleeping at nights. I tried many
kin sof pills and medicines, but it seethed
ial•nost in vain. I began to give up in
1eepair of ever being well and strong
ag.tin, when a kind neighbor advised me
to try Doan's Kidney Pills, which I did,
ff and ani thankful for the relief I obtained
from them, for now I am never troubled
with a sore back or sick headaches.
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to any sufferer."
Price, 50 cents per box, or 3 boxes for
t 1.25, at all dealers or mailed direct en
rescipt of price by The T. 14111bunt,Ce.,
Limited, Toronto, Ont.
i When ordering direct specify "he'nn'a."
In Dread of Croup,
Every mother dreads croup unless
she knows about Dr• Chase's Syrup of
Linseed and Turpentine. Given in fre-
quent small doses, at the first indica-
tion of trouble, this treatment loosens
the cough and affords relief and com-
fort. Its use should be kept up until
the child is entirely recovered.
A Leghorn Test.
Five pullets and a cockerel, of the
single comb Leghorn variety, were put
to a laying test, at the Oregon State
Agricultural College in the winter of
1910-11, The birds had a pen 6 ft.x3i
ft., and a run of 10 ft. square. Half
the pen was used for roosting quarters
and half for a scratching shed. The
scratching shed was kept bedded with
8 inches of straw in which most of the
whole grain was fed, though some was
fed outside in fine weather. The front
of the pen was left partly open in all
eonditions of weather. A dry mash
was fed in hoppers, and whole grain,
oats in the morning and wheat in the
afternoon, strewn in the litter. The
dry mash, kept constantly before the
birds, consisted of 4 parts bran, two
parts corn and 1 part each of oats and
barley, all ground. Other hoppers to
pp
which the birds had access all the time
held beef scrap, charcoal, grit, and
ground shell. A supply of green kale
and of fresh water was always et the
disposal of the birds. The fowls main-
tained an average of practically the
same body weight throughout the test
which lasted from November to May.
The five pullets laid 113, 112, 101, 118
and 99 eggs respectively, valued at
$12,66. The cost of the food was $3.93
which, without charging for the labor,
left a profit of $8.73.
Nationalization of public service spit -
ems was the subject of an animated de-
bate in the House of Commons.
.,wsamti
(Front the TIMES of Feb. 5, 1892.)
LOCAL NEWS.
Mr, Clark Elder, who has been in
Mr. C. E. Williams' drug store for
some time, has gone to London to take
a course in the Forest City Business
College.
The bright sunny weather during the
latter part of last week and the rain
on Monday and Tuesday threatened to
take the sleighing away, As it is,
sleighing is very thin in some places.
especially on those roads running north
and south.
The anniversary services in connec-
tion with the Wingham Presbyterian
Church will be held on Sunday, Feb.
7th, 1892, when the Rev. R. N. Grant,
of Orillia, will be present to conduct
the services morning and evening.
The regular weekly meeting of An-
chor of Hope Lodge, No. 280, I. 0. G.
T., on Tuesday evening last, was well
attended, there being an unusually
large number present. Quite a num-
ber were proposed for membership and
four new members were initiated. The
following officers were duly elected and
installed for the present term: Rev.
E. W. Hughes, C. T.; John Dodd, P.C.
T.; Vina Rush, V. T.; R. J. McClym-
ont, See'y; W. F. Brockenshire, J. T.;
A. H. Cochrane, Fin.-Sec'y; Eva Daw-
son, T.; Wm. Bond, Chap.; A. Bainton,
M.; E. Bainton, G.; E. Hart, S.; M.
Hunter, D. M.; Geo. Hanna, A, S.
The missionary anniversary services
in connection with the Wingham Meth-
odist church will be held on Feb. 14th,
when Rev. T. C. Cooking, returned
missionary from Japan, will preach.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. met on
Monday at 3 p. in., in Miss Houghton's
room. There were a large number
present.
On Thursday evening of last week
the Wingham Drama is Company, as-
sisted by Mr. Harry Hart, gave the re.
nowned play, Rip Van Winkle, in the
town hall, under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias, of this town.
On Saturday of last week, as Robert,
son of Mr. Geo. McTavish, was out
driving with his grandmother, the
horse became unmanageable as he was
corning down John street and when
they got to the corner of Edward street,
the horse turned to go south along that
street, throwing the occupants out, dis-
locating one of Mrs. McTavish's shoul-
ders, but Robert was unhurt.
BORN.
Brackenridge. - In Turnberry, on
Jan. 12th, the wife of Mr. Jas. Brack-
enridge; a daughter.
Ferguson, -In Belgrave, on Jan. 31,
the wife of Mr. Andrew Ferguson; a
son.
Pugh. In Bluevale, on Jan. 28th,
the wife of Mr. Jas. Pugh; a son.
King. - In Lower Wingham, on Jan.
24th, the wife of Mr. L. King; a son.
MARRIED.
Longman -Reid -At the residence of
the bride's father, Morris, on Jan. 20
by Rev. S. Jones, Mr. Walter J. Long-
man, of Listowel, to Miss Sarah A.,
eldest daughter of Mr. Adam Reid.
DIED.
Carruthers. -In Turnberry, on Jan.
25th. Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Walter
Carruthers, aged 77 years, 9 months
and 3 days.
Graham. -In Wingham, on Feb. 3rd,
Janet, wife of Mr. R. A. Graham.
McCracken. -In Brussels, on Jan. 26,
Stanley Harrison, son of W. H. and
Jane McCracken, aged 8 months and 15
days.
For Elderly Women.
Did you ever ask why elderly women
must always wear sombre raiment, or
face the accusation that they "primp-
ing to be thought young?" And why
should they not "primp to be thought
young?" Until a very' recent date, it
has been regarded as due to advancing
years that women past their first youth
should begin to wear the saddest of
colors and least becoming of fashions.
At present, however, the more intelli-
gent of daughters are insisting on rev-
olutionizing their mothers' attire, and
in nearly all instances, the mother and
adult daughter may wear the same cut
of garment, while that of the older
women will bear touches of taste and
color that not only enlivens themselves,
but everything about them. Youth in-
stinctively chooses bright colors, but
wear touches of the colors which bring
out their best tones and emphasize
their best points. Gloomy colors are
not suited for age; the ripened year is
rich in coloring, and even after the go-
ing down of the sun, the sky and air
are splendid with purple and gold, rose
and amber, pink and violet. Glaring
colors certainly are out of place any-
where in garments, but the rich, warm
colorings of autumn should liven the
fading hair and faces.
elderly women should by all means I es.
Two men weresentenced at Chatham
to the Central Prison for stealing prod-
uce from farmers.
There are people who get themselves
talked about and experience their
greatest suffering when the talk ceas-
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BAPTIST CHURCH -Sabbath services
at 11 a. m. and 7 p, m. Sunday School
at 2:30 p. m. General prayer meeting
on Wednesday evenings. Rev. G. Vic-
tor Collins, pastor. B. Y. P. U. meets
Monday evenings 8 p. m. W. D.
Pringle, S. S. Superintendent.
METIiODIS'P CHURCH -• Sabbath ser-
vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday
School at 2:30 p. m. Epworth League
every Monday evening. General prayer
meeting on Wednesday evenings, Rev.
W. L. Rutledge, D. D., pastor. F.
Buchanan, 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. Dr. A. J. Irwin, S.
S. Superintendent.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, EPISCOPAL -Sab-
bath services at 11 a. m. and 7. p. m.
Sunday School at 2:30 p. 'm. Rev. E.
H. Croly, B. A., Rector. C. G. Van
Stone, S. S. Superintendent.
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.
Posy OFFICE -Office hours from 8a.m.
to 6:30 p. m. Open to box holders from
7 a. in. to 9 p. m. P. Fisher, postmast-
er.
PUBLIC LIBRARY -Library and free
reading room in the Town Hall, will be
open every afternoon f'- 'm 2 to 5:30
o clock, and -every evening from 7 to
9:30 o'clock. Miss Maude Fleuty, lib
rattier], .
TOWN COUNCIL - George Spotton,
Mayor; D. E. McDonald, Reeve; D.
Bell, William Bone, H.B. Elliott, Theo.
Hall, Geo. McKenzie, and Simon Mit-
chell, Councillors; John F. Groves,
Clerk and Treasurer. Board meets first
Monday evening in each month at 8
o'clock.
HIGII SCHOOL BoA1m--Frank Buchan-
an, (Chairman), Wm. Nicholson, John
Wilson, C. P. Smith, W. J. Howson,
John A. McLean, W. F. VanStone.
Dudley Holmes, Secretary. A. Cosens,
treasurer. Board meets second Mon-
day in each month.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. -C. G. Van -
stone, (Chairman), Alex Ross, John
Galbraith, Wm. Moore, P. Camp-
bell, H. E. Isard, Dudley Holmes
.A.. Tipling. Secretary-Treas., John F,
Gaoves; Meetings secondTuesday even-
ing in each month.
HIGHSCHOOL TEACHERS -J. C.Smith
B. A., Specialist in Classics, Principal;
H. A. Percy, S. P. S. Science Master;
G. R Smith, B. A.. Specialist in Mathe-
matics; Miss C. E. Brewster, B. A.,
Specialist in Moderns and History:
Miss B. E. Anderson.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -Joseph
Stalker, principal, Miss Brock, Miss
Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Wil-
son, Miss Cummings, and Miss Taylor.
BOARD OF HEALTH -Geo. Spotton,
(chairman), Richard Anderson, Wm.
Fessant, Alex Porter; John F. Groves,
Secretary; Dr. R. C. Redmond, Medical
Health officer.
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plan of disposing of your stook and other
artioles
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Dr. Kennedy speelalizos in Surgery.
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Eyes thoroughly tested, Glasses
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Private and Companyfunds to loanat lowest
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property bought and sold.
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Office closed every Wednesday afternoon
from May 1st to Oct 1st.
Wingham General Hospital
(Under Government Inspection)
Pleasantly situated. Beautifully fur-
nished. Open to all regularly licensed
physicians. RATES FOR PATIENTS -which
include board and nursing), $3.50 to $15.
per week according to location of
room. For further information, ad-
dress
Miss L. Matthews.
Superintendent
Box 223, Wingham Ont.
RAILWAY TIME TABLES.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM.
TRAINS LEAV'1 YOB
London 8.85 a.m 8.80p.m.
Toronto & Emit11.00 a.m.. 0.45 a.m.. _ 2.80p.m.
Kinoardino.,11.69 a.m.,. 2.9J pox' .— 8.25 p.m.
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Kinoardine.._0.80a.m_11.00a.m__ 2.80 p.m.
London....., _.........11,54 a.m _ _ 7.85 p.m.
Palmerston....„ ....... 11.1.4a.m.
Toronto &East...., .... 2.80 p.m-- 9.16 p.m.
G. LAJSONT, Agent, Wingham.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
TRAINS LEAVE XOR
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Tsweater .... 12.52 p.m.. _10.27 p.m.
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d.85a,m.�_ 8.06
Toronto and East_ ...,12.41 p.m.
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Lesson VI. --First Quarter, For
Feb. 11, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Luke 11, 40.52.
Memory Verses, 46, 47 -Golden Text,
Luke ii, 49, R. V. -Commentary Pre•
pared by Rev, D. M. Stearns.
After the visit of the wise men,
oringing their treasures of gold and
frankincense and myrrh, Joseph was
directed by the angel of the Lord to 1
take the young child and his mother
and flee into Egypt and abide there till
he should bring thein word. It bas
helped me much to uotice and to re- .
member that before they were sent to
Egypt the money was on blind to cover
their need, and I do firmly believe that
the Lord always provides for n11 that
tle wants done. The tvisi' men present-
ed their gifts to 111e child, so It was the
;hlld's mouey that took thea{ all to
Egypt and took caro of thein. They
aced hove no anxiety as to wheu to
leave Egypt, t'or the tinsel said that he
would bring them word, and he did
(Matt. 1. 13-231. We may be sure of
guidance also if the have no will of
aur own and are wholly submitted to
God (l's. xxxii. 8; isa. xxx, 21,, Note
In those verses in Matthew the three
Scriptures that were fulfilled, and let
us not forget that all things which
have been written concerning Him
must be fulfilled.
Our lesson today begins and ends
with a statement concerniug the child's
growth both physically and in wisdom
also. He was a partaker of real flesh
and blood and grew in many respects
as, other children do, but we must al-
ways think of Him as being specially
coutroiled by the holy Spirit, for what
was true. of John the Baptist must
have been true of Iilm also (chnpter ip
10). There were three annual feasts at
Jerusalem, at which all finales must ap-
peal' (Ex. xxiii, 14-17), and the pass -
over was the first, and this was His
first passover. it seems from I Sam. 1,
7-9, that women went to these feasts
also, and our lesson plainly teaches
that Mary accompanied .Joseph. We
way not be able to say whether at thitll
time He fully understood His own
identification with this feast accord-
ing to I Cor. v, 7, "Christ our passover
is sacrificed for us," but my own con-
viction is that Ile always knew more
than many are willing to believe. We
cannot grasp the wondrous statement
that all things were created by Him
and for Him, that He created Adam
and Eve, provided the coats of skins
for them after they had sinned, walk-
ed with Enoch, talked with Noah,
dined with Abraham, instructed Moses
about the passover and all else; but,
though we cannot understand, we can
believe, and through faith we under-
stand. There are wonderful things
about the number twelve and every
other number which will yet be un-
folded to us (verse 42). In this case
it may have been just the age when a
boy kept his first passover, but we will
see more when we know as we are
kuown (I Cor. xill, 12).
The feast being over, the people
started for their 'homes in every part
of the land. nod probably a great mul-
titude were together for the first part
of the journey northward, At the close
of the first day each company would
make sure that their number was com-
plira before starting farther on their
Journey, and then it was that Joseph
and Mary discovered that their pre-
cious boy was missing. And we may
Imagine the eager but unavailing
search among kinsfolk and acquaint-
ances and the sorrowful 'hearts that
probably could not sleep that night
even if they sought to rest. It may
be that they started back to Jerusa-
lem immediately on ascertaining their
loss and spent the night journeying.
Only those who have ever had a child
stray away can think how they felt
and talked. Then the three weary
days of searching for Him in the city
and the hopelessness and heartache at
the close of each day -we cannot belt
wonder if they prayed to Him who Is
perfect in knowledge, who knoweth
even our thoughts (Job xxxvi, 4; Ps.
cxxxlx, 1-4). If they knew Him as
they might have known Him we think
they would have said, "Let us go right
to the temple, for we will surely find
Him there." Did He not imply that
when He said to them after they did
find Him in the temple: "How is it
that ye sought Hie? Wist ye not that
I must be about My F'ather's busi-
ness?" (Verse 49). Revised version and
margin, "In My Father's house" or
"in the things of My Father." 1<Ie oer-
tainly knew who He was, and we are
not surprised that the rabbis were as-
tonished at His understanding and an•
ewers as He sat in their midst. listen-
ing t� them and asking them gties-
tions. How He must, even at that
age, have opened to them the Scrip-
tures. We would like to know whose
home was honored with Eta lrrest'nt'e
and who was privileged to care for
Him those two or three days, but it is
more important for us to lay to heart
those flrst worth of Qts as Son of
Mary, the first recorded words, "1 must
be about My Father's business It
we are not constantly In the things of
our Father we are on the side of the
enemy, for it must be the world or the
Father, and they are opposed the one
to the other (1 John Il. iet-171. Contrast
the "supposition" of .lo"c h and Slier
(verse 44) with the "most surely be-
lieved" and "cerininty" of i-hapter 1,
1, 4, and let ns bare done with all suis
position and "know" and "be fully per-
suaded" (1I Tim. 1. 12). Though they
understood not Itis snyinge, Mars kept
t' hart and eU
(v@rsethem. In 19he, Ifoliely. .__....._o_..ponder, ,. -dtbei..t.s
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