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The Wingham Advance, 1915-08-05, Page 5THE WI NGHAM ADVANCE. Page Five / 77- ).� Pure Cane ?J Extr'aQualiy -,//// 1�, 1'i Illj1 A MONTI7 l.. �Sjl JCjFI �ltP„ �J . /)11w til�pl!"' a11i1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Preservin IIi1I' ., GRAPE JELLY 1_ • i 111111111111111111 • LANTIC Sugar is tho'best sugar for preserves and jelly; because It is pure cane of extra fine granulation and dissolves quickly, with no gritty grains; and because it is kept pure and free from specks and dirt by the original packages of guaranteed weight filled at the refinery.* 2 ib'. and 5 lb. cartons, and 10 lb. and 20 lb, bags. 100 Iib. bags coarser granulat+ion.i Buy in original packages • and look for the LANTIC Red Balt on each package. Send your Address and small( lied Ball (Trade Mark from bag or top end of carton and we will mail you book of 5o assorted Fruit Jar Labels—printed andLaiiLtic S gummed readyto ,puts; on the jars. * Y Atlantic Sugar Refineries Limited, MONTR>~AL, Qum; ST. JOHN, N. B«, , jl11111 111111111111111(1111111111101111111111111011Utl11111111111111111111111111111111111101111111111111111111111111111111011W1ilU111110111111111Wllie, r x 4alu�avn.p.aav :1.41.1..»4 MEM! w..�.o-w�im e.....11ewl.. DISTRICT NEWS OF INTEREST LIMINIr...r..tlaft/M0 1111=,l2ifa1011 was awilmArisulasmaSelmilinallaidiatallaialalisM Dr. Bice, formerly of Dunea mon, died at his home at Elburn Station, Vancouver, on Thursday, July 15:h, The ratepayers of Milverton expres• sed their approval of hydro -electric by carrying the by-law to provide light and power by hydro, by a majority of 155, only seven voting against. ▪ Harry K. Thaw, with a small party, left Pittsburg in a touring car for the Panama -Pacific exposition, Among those in the party was Frank K. John- ston, an attorney of New York. The Clifford and Kurtzville Luther- an congregations presented to the Red Cross, 70 towels, 77 pillow slips, 18 shirts, 78 handkerchiefs, 0 pair stock- ings, 3 quilts, 1 packaga absorbent cotton and 322 mouth wipers, A number of boy burglars wero caught at Clinton. A number of busi- ness places had been entered and rob- bed recently. The young th e i v e s, 'however, made a mistake when they entered a jewelry store and stole a watch, fobs, pipes, etc. They visited another jeweler to have him set the watch. This jeweler bad been notified of the theft, and recognizing the goods reported to the police. The lads were soon afterwards arrested and it is thought the gang will be broken up. 1 A horse buyer for the old country market has been in Wingham vicinity during the past week and purchased 25 extra good heavy horses, which were sent to Seaforth for shipment. The new dining hall at the Ontario Agricultural College is one of the finest of its kind un the continent. The large dining -room is equipped to seat 500, and is without pillar or post to obstruct the view or take up space. A recruit of the 25th Brant Dra- goons' active service squad, named Kalichuck, was arrested by the police. He is said to be an Austrian, but claims to he a Russian. He will be taken from Brantford to Toronto to the military authorities there. The Duty Engine Works, Ltd., of Goderich has just closed a contract in Ottawa for the manufacture of 10,000 sixty -pound shells, which will be suffi- cient to keep the works busy for a year, night and day. The manufact- ure of the shells will require the in- stallation of in the neighborhood of 5.000 of new plant, which will be se- cured in Toronto. The work of in- stallation will be gone ahead with at once and inside of a month the Com- pany expects to be manufacturing the shell. A petition has been signed by the property owners of Brussels whioh will be presented to the Council asking that a smaller proportion than 50 per cent. of the cost of the new road im- provements be assessed against the property as a frontage tax. The Council will discuss the matter at the next meeting. The benefits of tile drainage are be- ing shown under the auspices of the Ontario Agricultural College by means of demonstration plots showing the results from drained and undrained land. Prior to 1014 eight of these had been started, and the first reports show an average increase per aero of $14.12 on drained land. Mise Bessie Lovell, Wroxeter, Ont., Can„ who is a student at The Moody r Bible Institute, of Chicago, was one of the two hundred and eighty stu- dents from that instution who sang in the large chorus choir at the 5th World's and 27th International Chris- tian endeavor Convention in Chic- ago. German sympathizers are blamed for what is considered a deliberate attempt to burn a warehouse of the Ogilvie Milling Company, containing 20,000 bushels of wheat, at Seaforth on Tuesday morning of last week. The fire was discovered by workmen, who, on investigation, found only waste secreted under the building. There was little damage done. A terrible sad accideut happeued in Stephen township. near Sarepta, on the farm owned by Mre. Jos. Regier. Mr. Jacob Regier was assisting in hauling in hay and while unloading in the barn he lost his balance and fell headfirst to the floor below from the top of the load. The base of the ekull was fractured and he has been in an unconscious condition ever since the accident. The Walkerton Electric Light Co. expect to have their wires connected up with Formosa on Monday next and to turn on electric lights there for the first time on Tuesday, August 10t1s, when a big celebration will be held - The Formosa Co, expect to connect up some eight or ten farm houses along the route. The new Baechler factory at Go.der- ich is rapidly nearing its completion. The roof has been put on and the work of adjusting the glazed sash is pro- ceeding apace, so that the factory will soon be entirely closed in. With the help of a gasoline engine and a cement mixer a gang of men are laying the concrete floors. These are com- posed of about eight inches of rough cement mixed in such proportions that when dry the floor will be extremely hard. An elevator for the purpose of carrying material to the upper stories of the building will be installed. At the present rate of procedure the fact- ory should be in operation within a month. Mr. E. W.. Durnin of Dungannon, was the choice of the Kincardine Board of Education out of 32 appli- cants for the position of principal of the Kincardine high school, Mr. Dur. nin had charge of the department of mathematics at Cornwall high school last year and previously taught in the high school at Niagara Falls. Mr, John McLeod of Ripley, had a fierce fight with a cat, when he caught hold of Miss Pussy by the. hind legs and attempted to throw the pet from the house. The cat fastened it's teeth on John's wrist, inflicting several deep wounds. As a last resort he choked the animal until it released its hold. and settled the fight by firing a bullet into the cat's head. On August 14th the ratepayers of Auburn will vote on a byelaw to raise $.,500 for the purchase of a pumping apparatus, the laying of water mains and installing hydrants at differenb points in the village in order to pro• vide more adequate fire protection, The village now has a fair fire fighting apparatus, but there is a felt need for plenty of water, which, if the by-law passes, and no doubt it will, can be secured in abundance by pumping it from the Maitland river. The citizens over there are to be highly commend. ed for their civic • enterprise. The death of Mrs. Everett Truax took place at the Walkerton hospital on Friday under sad conditions. Jed one month ago she was married to her huebend, who Is a nephew of It, 1' Truax, M. 1'., and immediately took up housekeeping. They lived just six daye in their new home when elle -vas seized with a severe attack of appendi Otis and was taken td the hospital and operated on. The operation was eucceseful, but before recovering from It she was taken with pneumonia and after a hard fight and with the best a onFl iday. medical and poecble died y She was a daughter of Martin Carney and was 20 years of age. His Honor Judge Doyle gave his decision on the appeal by the Goderich Organ Company, Ltd., against the decision of the Court of Revision. The aseessnr placed the assessment of the Company's property at $40,000, though the Company has a fixed as- sessment of $20,000 for ordinary muni- cipal purposes. The Company appeal- ed against the assessment, which, of course, only applied to school taxes, as the $20,000 assessment stood for other taxation. The Court of Revision low- ered the assessment to $3 ,000, acd the Company appealed against that figure to the county judge, who re- etored the assessor's figure of $40,000, and directed the Company to pay the school taxes on this amount, plus the business assessment of 60% of the real assessment ($24,000), making a total of $64,000 on which the Company must pay school taxes. Western University LONDON ANOTHER GREAT A.DVANCIE Income Doubled—now S75,000 Another large addition to Faculty and Equipment in Arts and Medicine Greatly Increased Enlrolment in view Write for particulars to E. E. BRAITHWAITE, M.A.,Ph.D President Farm for Sale. A good 200 acre farm within nine miles of Wingham, good bank barn, good cement house, large orchard, and considerable quantity of timber. Pride $6500.00. Apply to R. Vanstone, Wing. ham P. 0. The Advance from Now till Jan. 35 cts. WINQHAMITE MAKES GOOD. The following item is clipped from the Saskatoon Star of July 22ed and refers to Mrs, T. J. Elliott, formerly of Wingbemt-- A Saskatonian now travelling in Al' berta, sends The Star an interesting account of a meeting with a plucky woman, a widow by the way, who in the face of discouragement and bard - ship has made for herself a comfort- able home on the farm, He writes; 'In the year 100®•• Mre. Elliott, a wi- dow, well past her 60r,h birthday, left her native town of Winghaua, Oot.. with the intention of securing a home- stead in the great west. The big rush was on and every goy= ernment land office was crowded with persons ready to file, and every offlc' ial was besieged by anxious enquiries. Mrs. Elliott travelled from office to office trying to secure one of the many placee examined but alas others were always ahead.. Travelling through such a big cnuntry coat money and in those days hotel fare was Loth poor and expensive. Her money and strength were almost exhausted, Courage still held up and like Bruce of old, she determined to try once more. With a new list of desired places she hurried to a sub -office and there wired in her choice. Perseeerence won and she secured a good homestead eight miles from the town of Youngs. ton, where she is still living and enjoying life with her youngest daugh• ter, an interesting and capable young lady of 18 summers. This pioneer homesteader is now a great grandmother if you please. We found her selling early potatoes and other vegetables and the choicest of good butter to the eager customers of Youngstown. Mre, Elliott has 50 acres of good crop and despite the super- abundance of moisture that is causing the inexperienced young farmer to grumble she looks with confidence to a rich Provider for a bountiful har- vest. We take off our hate to thio capable lady. ALMA FLARITY Teacher Piano and Theory Pupils prepared for Toronto Con- servatory Exams. Studio flacdonald Block, Wingham „Is�-� —J gitttlifti@1`+'WR +'X`SNRtt7&'��ttti`����ttilti`ttif'MM`�s414,++**til'ttlt***':#`114$Mib`it'7F`�*tt/ie't`% 66 Sumrner Sale T I S ig Cle a ,cttf.. • • noR_P , x . o w •.f oma disc a'��' 'y Commencing Saturday, August 7th at 9 a.m. and ending on August 21st, 1915. Big Cut in Prices for Two Weeks on All Kinds of Goods Come and see how much money you can save on Just the Goods You Want. Our two stores will contribute Big Bargains in all kinds of Ladies' and Men's Wear Goods. Great stock of Dry Goods, Gents' Furnishings, Clothing, Carpets, Rugs, Blinds, Curtains, Oilcloths, Linoleums, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hosiery, Gloves and Corsets. COME EARLY FOR BEST CHOICE Bargains in Groceries 7 Bare Laundry Scap for 25c Royal Yeast Cakes (133 Good 4 -string 353 Brooms for 193 3 cans Best Corn for.... 25: Baking Powder 2 cans for 253 Corn Starch per box 033 083 Bottle Extract Flavoring Pearl Pot Barley ▪ 01c 2 Cane Salmon for 25c Seeded Raisins choice .100 7 Bars Olive 011 Soap for . . .. 25o 20: Canada Laundry Starch ., 08c 25c Can Empire Brand Salmon asonates Table Linen One piece Heavy Table Linen Sale 26c One piece Wide Table Linen 50e, Sale 30c Fine Quality Bleached Linen, 6Cc, Sale 48c 2 pieces Table Linen, regular 75o Sale 44.1t 44 ......00e Ono piece Extra Fine Quality, $1, sale ...., ..80o One piece 2 yds wide Heavy Linen, $1.25, Salo . ... , .. $1 Bargains in Corsets Line No. 1--A lot of odd Lines to Clear 50e Line No. 2-3 Doz. Value up to $1 25, Sale60e Line No. 3—Speeial Clearing lot at 950 We carry A BIG STOOK of the BEST MAKES of COR- SETS, your choice of the REGULAR LINES at CUT PRICES ask to ace them. Ribbons Our stock is complete with all kinds of Ribbone-CUT PRICES on all lines, 10 pieces Wide flair Ribbon, Sale .................. . ...10e 20e Plain Silk Ribbon, Sale,. ...,150 25c Plain or Fancy Ribbon, Sale 200 30a Watered or Moire Ribbon 25e Terms of Sale Cash' or Produce at time of : sale. Goods 41, not paid for will be charged at Regular Prices Prints Choice new patterns Crurns English Prints, light or dark colorings, 12 1-2c quality. on sale 100 Bargains in Silks Big stock of Silks at SALE PRICE SPEOIAL. 50 yards Black Pailetta Silk. yard wide, Clean Sweep....... .. 89c A line of Colored Pailette Silk $1.25 for $L00 27 inch Japan Taffetta Silk, 50e for. 40e One piece Pongee Silk to clear 350 20 per cent discount off other lines of silk Carpet Department CUT PRICES on CARPETS. LINOLEUMS, BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY, WOOL, VELVET and WILTON RUGS Bargains in Staples Fine English Cambric, yd wide, 15e for - 121 20 10 Webs Fine Factory Cotton, yard wide 121-2o for,...10a 5 pieces Linen Crash Towelling 12'12o sale 10e Yard wide Striped Flannelette 12.12c. sale 10c 4 pieces White Flannelette yard wide 15e, sale 12 2e 2 pieces Sheeting 2 yards wide 30c, sale 2•?c New Patterns Art Sateen 25c, sale .... 20e A lot of Wash Goods on sale at Sc Curtain Muslins and Net 20e, sale 15c Bungalow Curtaining, wide, 25e, sale 20c Lace Curtains to clear at $1.00 Dress Goods 1310 SAVINGS on DRESS GOODS just when prices are going up. You can buy at saving of 20 per cent. Buy your new dress or salt now. Ready -to -Wear 8 Doz. Ladies' Galitea Aprone, Sale price 45c Children's Wash Linen Dresses 43c Girls Middies, special to clear 89c Ladies' Percale Wash Underskirts . . .. . 60e Girls' Linen Dresses nicely made 85e Ladies' WhiteCambric Underskirts .... . 950 Ladies' Cambric Night Gowns 750 Corset Covers to clear at... 25e Ladies' TailoredSuits at 20 per cent off Ladies' Summer Coats, sale price 2 Doz, Wrappers and House Dresses, sale95c ,$8 Boots and Shoes BIG CUT in PRICES of all lines of Men's, Boys' Women's and Girls Boots and Shoes. Bargain Box of Odd Lines to clear at $1.10 IMMIMINIMISMIMNIMMOMI Laces and Embroideries Stock is too large and must be reduced. Cut prices will: do it. 27 inch Flounoing, regular value 50c and 60c, Sale price..39c . Cards . „ yards 15a Men's Summer Underwear,Shirts, and Drawers,Special 25c Lace M S Wearing Sox 2 pair for Men's Strong ArWlimusfrase Men's Wear Store Choiceatock of Men's Youths, and Boys' Suits. RITE Tailored clothes that axe right. Take a look'. 10 Men's English Worsted and Tweed Suits, value up to $12, Sale price only....,... . ▪ $8 98 2 Dozen Heavy Black Denim.Overalis, sale 86c Men's 2.piece Suits, price $7 50 Youths' Worsted d S 't $12 for $0.00 $1.75 $12 51.00 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 FIT- 4 4 3 Dozen Men's Heavy Blue or Black Overalls, sale ' Summer ui s, sale Fancy ors a ui s, o Boys' 2-pieee Suits to clear at..... . . Men's Tweed Pants, Odd Lines at . . . Men's Fine Engliah•Worsted Suits, sale Men's Gray, Lustre Summer Coats, $L25, sale Men's and Boys' Boots Men's Boots, broken lines, value up to $3 sale $1 08 Men's Strong Working Boots, regular $3.50 for $2 75 Boys' good wearingBoots $1 39 CUT PRICES on all other lines of Men's and Boys' Boots nomatammaaamtmatean Gents' Furnishings Torchon Lace, Bargain 2 yds. for 5c Parasols Summer Parasols in White or Fancy colors, Clearing Line* 08e. at... .......... • 20 per teat off all other lines 4 '+4444‘44 44444.444444+44444441;444':'4*4444444 E. ISAR 1 & CO. e , 3 Dozen Men's Print Shirts, regular value 75c for + GOc 25e 19r. Men's heavy Top Shirts, sale price Men's Straw Hate to clear at..., Silk Four•in•hand Ties, sale price . . . Boys' Wash Cotton Blouses, sale........................390 Straw Hats to clear at Reduced Prices Notice to Farmers Large quantities of Butter and Eggs wanted, highest prices paid in exchange for goods at Sale Prices. 1 The Lower Wingham Cash Grocery Regal Laundry Soap the big value 10c. Bar FRAGRANT 1 MAGNOLIA TEA 40 cents per pound L 1 package Amnia with a 50c. order 5 lbs. GRANU- LATEU SUGAR WA. or 8BARSofSUN 1 LIGHT SOAP 3OC. V with every $I.00 order. L. A. Grisdale iL4tANOM U IWMAMMMMhMAR MW MMMNkMA 75 Years Since Postage Stamp Was First Used. The civilized world is paying hom- age to the postage stamp, the little - friend of humanity, on its seventy fifth birthday, i`4•ot since the days of the discovery of printing had there come to human beings such a boon as was launched in England on May 6. 1840, when the first postage stamps were used. That date in history marked the beginning of popular com- munication, placing within the reach of the poorest peasant the means of writing to relatives and friends. It put the people of the world into closer touoh, it encouraged the art of writ- ing as no other agency had done. But, greates of all, it spread siviliza- t'on. 4+ 4 41 4 4 4 4 4 4 4+ 4 4 Millions as people who today open their mail scarcely glance at the little stamp that adorns the wrapper. It but represents to them the cost of transporting and handling by the Government. Few indeed realize that the postage stamp is a modern con- trivance .and that ite great aid to modern life has played a remarkakle part in the world's development dur- ing the past throe quarters of a cen- tury. It was in 1840 that Rowland Hill, an English schoolmaster, stirred all Europe to laughter by declaring that James Chalmers and himself had de• vised a system wbereby a two -sheet letter could be sent from London to Edinburgh for two cents and leave the Government a fair profit on the transaction. At that time the fee was 54 cents for that distance for a two -sheet letter. Such an idea seem- ed ridiculous to the public, which had looked upon the sending of com. municatione as an expensive luxury. And so the juke went round, and the poor laughed with the others at the idea of any 'opsins that would place them on a par with the aristocracy. Hill persisted despite the ridicule. He worked diligently on his schedule, and when the dine was ripe he flesh- ed the system oo Parliament and the public. 1101 offered proof that was incontrovable that the actual cost of the Government for carrying each letter averaged only a small fraction of a cent. He proved that the ex- penee of hiring men to figure out she postal rates on the system then ex- isting, based ou distance and the number of sheets, was greater than the profit gained, and he urged the adoption of a flat rate for all letters under a certain weight, no matter how short or long ajourney they were to make, He originated the idea of pasting a label on every letter, to show that' the cost had been pre- paid to the Government, and pointed out too that this would save the ex- pense and time of collecting at point of delivery, which custom was then in general use. The idea sprung by Hill and his friend, James Chalmers gained friends after the first roar of laughter had died away. The Government was persisted by not a few thinkers of the time to adopt the system. And so, on May 6, 1810, postage stamps, or "stamped labels," as they were called at the time, were inaugurated. On the first stamp was a profile picture of the young Queen Victoria. The effect on the post -office was instantaneous. Within two years, and they were panic years at that, the business of the postof ice nearly trebled. The postage stamps came into use in the United States in 1$tki, seven years after Great Britain had ,adcpee ed it. Five and ten -cent stamps were the first American postage etarope and they carried the heads of pranla, lin and Washington. Four years later the letter rate was lowered ke three cents, and in 1883 to two cents. Before the postage stamp was adopt:- ed, dopt.ed, the postal charges were more mod. erate in the United States than in England, IT. S. rates were six cents for 30 miles or leap, 12e cents up to 150 miles, 18:2 cents up to 400 miles, and 25 cents for every distance over that. Bill, the discoverer of poet a g e stamps, was knighted and received a gilt of $45,000, raltea by public sub- scription. ToIttxT—Three cotnfortab a scorns over Advance Mlle, Modern con. veniences. Apply to C. N. Gr Ilio.