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The Brussels Post, 1925-11-18, Page 2anada's Best Piano price$ from $375.0o up - TERMS TO SUIT ALL Do riot waste time solving puzzles but get in touch with the old established and reliable firm and get full value for your money. Mason & Misch 97 Ontario St. Phone 17x Stratford Provincial Deficit More Than 3 Million Estimated Forecast of Fiscal Report Placesexpenses whicli could reasonably be Total Expenditures at 4120,00,000 avoided. m Within Few Weeks of End of LEAKS HAVE SEEN STOPPED. Fiscal Year In addition, it is learned, the audit of ruceipts which has been Progress - (Toronto Telegram) Sng for some time, has disclosed to Instead of a defieit of three mil- the Treasurer a number of spots in lion for the province of Ontario for which the full dues of the province the fiscal year which ended October have not in the past been collected, 31st last, as estimated in his budget Improvement has been made ni the speech on March 5th, Treasurer Price collection of these revenues with the will be faced with a deficit for the result that although the general sit year of about six milions, according uation is still somewhat unfavor- to information given The Telegram able, as a result of the four years to -day Inasmuch as the accounts squandermania of the Drury Govern - have not yet been all made up, and stent, Col. Price will still be able to the books are not yet finally closed, point to material improvements in this figure is approximate and may the collection of funds and also to he altered somewhat in either direr- economics effected during the past tion, more likely downwards, by the year, on top of those of the year time a full accounting of the past before, in the ordinary departmental year's transactions have been made. administration processes of govern- -Up to then end of August last, tot- went. al ordinary expenditures are reported One weak spot in the collection of to have reached the total•of of $40,- revenues was said to have been did- 000,000 in round figures. The re- covered as a result of the audit in maining two months of the fiscal that branch leading with corporation year witness the heaviest payments taxes especially from banks, trust of provincial obligations, so that the companies and similar institutions. Treasurer's estimate of last March Whatever percentages of loss were of a total ordinary expenditure for discovered these have been regained, the year of 49 million will likely be The Telegram is told. very close to the mark. NEW SYSTEM Revenues Failed During the year the Provincial Revenues in some respects, how- Treasurer has also instituted a new ever, have fallen down and while it system of receiving and checking re - had been expected they would reach eeipts as they come in -from the de - 26 millions, this belief was predicted ltartments of his office, with the re - upon the assumption that the gado-) sult that statements from time to line tax would .net for the remainder'. time of the Government's financial -of ' that fiscal year some 52,300,000.1 positron have been more lucid . and From this source about two millions precise than at any previous period is collected so far. And in the ab -lin the Province's history. senco of any official statement, the Withal, however, it is reported total receipts under the head of that the Government found itself un - "Luxury Tax" which includes beer able to hold down ordinary disburse - and soft drink taxes, was but $250,- ments below the figures of last year 000 about two months ago, whereas with the result that at the end of 82,200,000 had beencounted on. August some three millions had been So from these two sources alone spent on this account in excess of the revenue for the year is now be- the amount spent under the same lots expectations to the extent of heads in the same period for the pre- $2,250,000. ro-w2,250,000. On the other hand, how- ceeding year. ever, revenues from the Lands and DELAY SINKING FUND Forests branch have stood up well While it is too early to make pre - during the year and those in the phesy on the financial situation, Succession Duties Branch, the great- which cannot be fully known until est revenue-producing department of Col. Price issues his summary of tete administration, will exceed the the fiscal affairs of the Province, it four million mark, and will allow may be expected that the prospective some considerable increase over the failure to reduce the deficit to three revenues from this source for the million dollar's as estimated will re - year preceding. sult in postponement until some time TOTAL EXPENDITURES later of plans to apply a proportion The total of ordinary, capital and of revenues to a sinking fund to re statutory expenditures of the gov- tire the Provincial debt in forty or erlunent to the date of the last sum- fifty years. Throughout the year the many of accounts is said to be in committee appointed for the purpose the neighborhood of 120 million dol- has been working on the matter and lars. Inasmuch as the government several tentative plans and measures relied upon the new special taxes of have been proposed to the Minister, last year to. not only offset greater but if revenues cannot be found interest charges for the year, but which will cut down the gap between also to provide funds to reduce the expenses and incoming cash, no mon- inevitable deficit for this year, the ey will be available for this purpose. showing that will be made in the HUGE ROADS BILL. Treasurer's statement cannot be In addition Hon. G. S. Henry has expected to come up to the mark set. announced that from now on to keep However every reasonable step up with the road building and int.. has been taken to curtail expenses proving program which has been ap- and to build up the revenues in other proved. an annual expenditure for directions. •Sonne months ago, it roads alone of some $25,000,000 win. was learned, notices had been sent be required. Always to be provided around to the various departments for and with the interest charges al- to cut clown their expenditures to the ways creeping up a little from year very bone and it is learned that the :to year, the problem confronting the ,.}ninisters have been 'assiduous in Treasurer becomes increasingly Marl pi1&venting the accumulation of any His official statement of affairs is t�j.t.4+1,,,.1•b+1.0+D004),110* crv4,•g,•;•¢?•i✓;l0(s1.84,.i.4,3 ,e.03-44,41.0.1•004' •i•®+404' Theeafl�" rt Cre emery 1 Ectimmignamgrattgatt Send your Cream to the Creamery thoroughly established and that gives you Prompt Service and Satisfactory Results. We solicit your patronage knowing that we can give you thorough satisfaction. We will gather your Cream, weigh, sample and test it honestly, usingthe scale test to weigh h Cream sam- Y g, pies and pay you the highest market prices every two weeks: Cheques payable at par at Bank of lova Scotia. q pY P For further particulars see our Agent, IyIR, T. C. � MALL, phone 2,31o, Brussels, or write to rco. The Seaforth Creamery C SEAFORTH, ONT. •••••4401~10440.4101.4111fi 6.114.6.44+401104•011014.110604, 0 FO. WANTED ighest market prices ' paid. ee Ile or Phone No. 2x, lime- st+ls, and I will 01111 t4rid get your r'owi Me Yollick Col. Price, Previncial Treasurer awaited with interest, inasmueh ire the above figures do not cover the entire year, and the final accounting• is hoped to materially improve the situation as herein outlined. It. seems certain, however, that the de- ficit will be greater than three tril- lions. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY APPOINTMENT Mr. E. F. L. Sturdee, who has been appointed assistant general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Montreal, is well-known in railway circles in various parts of Canada. Since February, 1924, he has been general passenger agent for the Ori- ent with headquarters at Hongkong. Prior to that he was general agent for the passenger department of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Seattle. He was obliged to leave Hongkong owing to ill -health. Mr. Sturdee worked in Montreal with the C. P. R. for. 11 years. He entered the service of the company in 1894 at St. John, N. B., and has been successively at Toronto, Mont- real, again at Toronto,, Boston, Seat- tle and Hongkong and now returns to Montreal. He is succeeded at Hongkong by E. Stone, who was general agent of the C P. R. passenger department at Shanghai. Garden of Mailer Ragh. One of the most delightful spots In the vicinity of Kabul is the high - wailed garden known as th(' Baler Hagli, in the corner of which Is the grave of one or the greatest men that over lived, Baher, "The Tiger," who rounded the dynasty of the magnifi- cent Moguls. This shrine Is a place of pilgrimage not for Afghans alone, but for people from all parts of Cen- tral .Asia, and I went there often in tato days immediately before my audi- ence ,with the Amir to spend the heat of the day In Its green shade and to prepare utyselr for meeting with this most menaced monarch in the world to -day. It was in this garden or just such another that 13aber made his plans to lead his Tartar horsemen and burly nomads down to the rioh plains of .Panipat, near Delhi, where he fought one of the most deelsive bat sins of Asta`in_ 1526. Such colossal booty fell into his hands as a result If this battle that he was able lo ;eve 510,000 to each of his chief of - ricers and corresponding rewards in silver and rare silks to every one not ^niy in hes army but In itie kingdom, that rv2r•y duan,' woman and child, eve and rpm, tit"n tilin>.; mule, his ,Ie received a share of -the spoils. .l.nwel Thomas In 'Asia Penn's 'ryes Factory., 1',atn; lc ;fa Department of ' 'ti Eu it, r in 1924 grew 1rn,''1 1'010.1 1 : on, the r, Irl,t it h.ra 11.0,1l0)10 for this; :•yr r:. - _. n(•a• urrntber than v-: „c. r befere .,"noon In nurseries 0, ,toot rxtc•lr+: in the i'nited t'tlatcs:. lti supplyr+as s i c meet the net (10 o .1 State in which -1,000,000 i,, -rand grim] only for tholuir praduetiou :waft planting. It is believed 'Mar' ,y 1928 the, annual 0 mand for tre,.. Lite t0Ietr' will i'nne'r, 22,ri0t,rtm prodsc,, :;, t .rainy. will " require flit, •cr,n; of n,ir, Ianrl. '1'h, vinic f',,'.te or 1'enfrsylvtrid aver a total zit., a of 1,111,611 nem ^eludla=; 23.70)0 Rev's (III 0have le -en ,nl'intrd. '1' ' 1 value of these forests it five .tint'. n: hat tato 141a1r p:1.10 tor fir rn, U. S. produces about two-thirds of the yearly supply of Copper in the world. Churches and public schools of Oswego, N. Y., aro' closed to check a diphtheria epidemic, Sixteen httrtdered gallons of pure 'tdcohol valued at $100,000 were eon- fiseatefi at Lincoln, Neb. As an aid to aviation, the Standard Oil Co., of California, has agreed to paint the t1311188 of towns and cities on the 1'o04 of its warehoused. a''",ee By GENEVIEVE ULMAR (Copyrlrbt, 1015, by the WaRsra News paper Vales.) For two days Nelson Wade had been a guest at the one hotel at Leesville. He was so reserved and unobtrusive and so persistent in not going out ex- eept after dark that the •boniface at the hostelry was divided between the surmises as to his being a detective or a bank burglar. Not that poor Wade resembled either of the ilk Indicated,, fora more forlorn Individual It would have been bard to find, Nelson had come from Dover, 50 Miles distant, and itis forlornness barked back directly to that quiet lit- tle ittle town. There he had lived from ' boyhood, there be had met and loved pretty, vivacious Nettie Mercer and ' bad become engaged to her. Now that ''delightful partnership was rudely sun - *red, and Nelson deemed himself the Most wretched of mankind. A silly quarrel had led to the deso- lation that now filled his aching heart. Fiery jealous and resentful, Nettie had. Called her recreant lover to time be- times he had gone with a girl visiting his sister In search of early violets on Honeysuckle hill. "You made sure not to bring me ally bf the spring beauties!" she told hill, and before Nelson could explain to Nettie that the girl was to be mar- ried in a month and that he only showed her the most ordinary courtesy as a guest of his sister and that their errand had been bootless, not one vio- let having been garnered, Nettie drew the engagement ring from her finger, threw it at his feet and flounced from the room. Nelson did not pick up the circlet, nor did he Stay to plead forgiveness, for he had done no wrong. Nor did he lower his dignity by glossing over what he considered vera' reprehensible action on the part of Nettie. He went to the city.for a week, leaving her to think over her irrational jealousy and temper. When be came back his con- fidence in her "cooling down" was con- siderably abashed. "Nettie bas gone to spend two months with our relatives, the Doanes, at Leesville," her sister,,,expialned to him. "There is a gentleman at Lees- ville, too, she thinks a great deal of." The 'gentleman in question was a married cousin of Nettie, but her Maneuvering sister, older and wiser, minded not invention and a trifling de- ceit to place the lovers on the road to making up and behaving themselves. Nelson found himself sunk into utter despondency at the unexpected turn affairs had takeu. "Yes," he soliloquized, "i'll go to Leesviile. I'1I menage to come across Nettie. I'll glve her tbe violets and tell her that, like them, my heart is withering and—and I'll do it on my knees, if necessary, for I cannot live without her!" And thus it was that Nelson had gone to Leesville, but to find bias night- ly rambles of no avail. Hehad located the home of the Doanes, and hod hung around it two whole evenings with- out catching a glimpse of Nettie. The third evening he learned from an over- heard conversation of two of the 3)oane girls in thegarden that Nettie was sick in bed with a bad cold and had been confined to her room ever since her arrival. Just at dusk two evenings later, trailing peat the high 'rear fence of the Doane grounds, the heart of the long- ing lover thrilled mightily as he noted near a little rustic bower a shawied• figure pa.seing to and fro. It was the first outdoor exercise the invalid Net- tie had taken, Site was alone, What was a mere fence, high mountains, castles, any obstacle, to the impetuous peultent1 Nelson scule0 the high palings, got ever the top, There was a creak, n crack, a crash, and he landed on the other side 1n the garden, prone and senseless. A servant coming from the house uttered a sharp scream as she noted tide enstastrophe. "Ott, Miss 'Merced" she cried out; "someone Is hurt, Quick! quick! and Nettie mune hurrying to the spot. 11 was just light enough to make out the features of the prostrate invader. Then Nettie echoed the distrectlon of the tuatd, "Oh, 11e may be killed !"' waited the Matte Nettle. "Basten to Mrs. Doane and telephone for 0 Hector.; and then as the servant fled toward the house• Nettie threw herself upon tie ground beside her unconscious lover, lifted Itis head into her ]ftp and swayed and mooned it s dismally 1 " t .-a rauitt -it he stolen t u r nu ani m y elle wailed. "Oh, NelsoZ' my poor, wronged darliag1"• Nelson Wade opened hie eyea. The Atilt thing he noted was the gleam of 'the engagement ring on Nettle's finger. ',She had leaned over to kiss him on the cheek, elle willed, He drew from ,the pocket the faded violets, "I came Inc 1orgtveaere," be 'began, ",tt was elf Wo fault!" At I»ttCiti. pored, "Now, tllela, n cord bandage and the cainphur," sounded the robe of ldrs, Donne, her tiat'ido liii'd nil1 1,10114es 11110 bottitnt. " l'iist ithi trntll 11u. dot. tet' Qefrit e But irrsr Pi"' hui 1,000 alurcly 11111111' 11.411 , 0'r, tit f•d, .alt+t '.vnti arlitte. Willi tr I'„tit leis 10( .+41.+•11 ixi111 0 .i;, t,. • 1 , fide MAY BE NEW LEADER Hon. Gideon Robertson, mentioned as successor to late Sir James Long - heed as Conservative leader in the Canadian Senate. .I DbEI' 8 I DIr1Nl1 FOR PEARLS, Efforts Are Directed Toward Gather. Mg Mother -of -Pearl. The Australian Government hat decided to place its pearling industry' under state control with a view to starting factories for the manufac- ture of articles made from the.valu- able mother-of-pearl shell. • • Most people assoclate pearl-flshtag with the gathering of pearls. While It is true that pearls are sought and found, the efforts of the modern pearl -gatherer are rather directed t9 collecting a goodly quantity of pearl shell, Which is used to -day fora var- iety of purposes—the making of combs, fans, buttons, cutlery handles, trays, and a host of other articles. The finest shells are obtained fr001 the warm waters of Northern and Western Australia. Over 400 boats and 8,000 men are engaged in the in- dustry, and from 2,500 to 3,000 tons of pearl shells, worth from ;400 to $1,250 per ton, areobtained an- nually. The , scientific name of this shell. is "Meleagrina margarlttfera." It is a species of sea oyster, and weighs from five -to seven pounds. Although It Is sought because of its high yield of mother-of-pearl, Lire gatherer hopes that within its fleshy mantle will be found a prized pearl. A couple of hundred shells will be opened and nothing found In them, and then, perhaps, a gem will be located worth thousands of dollars. When an oyster opens its shell on the sea-bed, and takes Otto its sys- tem some sea -water and other favor- ite forms of sustenance, it occasion- ally discovers that it has taken in a lodger unawares. d parasite looking for a home has ensconced itself with- in the, pearly walls of the oyster, or. perhaps a promising larva has floated In and found a dwelling -place. The oyster resolves to do all In its power to transform the ugly intruder into a thing of beauty. Layer after layer of nacre—mother-of-pearl— secreted by the oyster, is thrown Wedding Gifts if you have a Gift to choose for a Bride ;h» Illliililll(lilll ,tis kl,(1111111111111111i,11,)i), Visit Our Gift Shop fn`our store you will find suitable Wedding Gifts. A new stock of Cut Glass has just arrived consisting of Sherbett Sets, Goblets, Water Sets, Cake Plates, Vases, Butter Tubs, Sugars and Creams, etc. Also a nice assortment of Silverware. New useful pieces, Tambour and Black Clocks. Call and see the assortment, Diamond Wedding Rings kt Things J. R.WEIDT JEWELER WROXETER frouna toe' paraaide, 01' larva, wn10h is presently encased in a beautiful pearly shell that gleams a wonderful greyish -white or an exquisite irride scent pink. In reality the foreign substance has been embalmed. and converted into a wetly pearl. The more valuable pearls, :however, have a somewhat different origin. When the oyster spawns, it often hap- pens that one of the ova is lifeless, and, not being thrown out with the rest, gradually lucreasea in size, be- cause, though infertile, it is still sup- plied with blood -vessels from the par- ent body. As it hardens it becomes a source of irritation to the dweller in the shell, which then proceeds to cover It with nacre, or, in other words, to make a pearl of it. This kind of pearl Is of the globular or pear-shaped typo. Diving in Australian waters 15 done, on a more scientific scale. The tug- gers, as the ships are called, are all steam -driven craft. They possess th, latest diving outfits, and from a sin- gle boat two or more divers can de- scend at the same .time. The depth of water it} which they work varies from 60 feet to 144 -feet. 1s t.i.r diver is supplied with artificial air he can remain below a considerable time, though the average stay is Just over an hour. When the bag Is full he attaches it to a rope, gives the signal, and it is hauled to the surface,' emptied, and sent down again. The shells are opened in the pres- ence of the skipper, who is often the only European aboard. The oyster 1s remoyed, and though edible -la Wall- ed. overboard. The shell is examined for pearls,and if any are found the skipper takes charge of them, In 1914 the amount of pearls re- covered from Australian waters to- talled about $400,000, but In the fol- lowing year the pearls found in them were valued at less than $60,000. READ THE ADVTS IN THE POST. Lehigh Church, near Allentown, Pa., recently celebrated its 175th an- -niversary, • Third-class fares on ocean liners have been raised $15 to cover ad- ditional comforts. Congressman Updyke, of Indiana, was injured in an automobile accid- ent near Danville, Ill. United States and Italy have reached an agreement on the fund- ing of Italy's war debt. During the past year 239 settlers and their families have come into the Thunder. Bay district. Sixteen persons were killed and 29 injured in level crossing accidents in Canada during October. Amos Milhousen, Walkerton, had the first finger of his right hand nearly chewed' off by a black fox, while trying to give the animal a tablet. STUDEBAKH Agency We have the above Agency and will be glad to give prices and Demonstrations. s T. G. Hemphill WROXETER Winter Time is Carnival Time in Banff Bang in winter time is fairyland. Shafts of the nun strike the white snow-covered mountains and valleys of the.Canadian Roekles, changing them into a landscapo ot fl aahin6rrrld escence. Colors --blue, red, green and purple -,dance over the scene, as gaily costumed devotees of the snow thee, tiia skate end the sb i move in the -pastel of the great outduurs. Fahey skaters swing cracrfullylnt0 intriet,te, figure,. on the rinks, Ski lumpr'tt thrill the i1pectatore with their marvellous leaps through- the air !TOM the ski jump on the top0 a neat fn mountain, Y t Slci•jornrs 'des down tato Bow River behind fleet mountain,honics. Blanket -coated :now -shoe tratnpere talcs the trail to the snowy wood - !oda. In the everting, rho brilliant r,cene is softened by the silver gleam of the moon, V lritet titne'is eat nivel tittle in "Banff, February 8rd to ].7111 has been set for the 1920 Winter Carnival, and Mre. Basil d dard�ln has been chosen as the flair Queen, A splendid palate of glittering ice, sparkling with myriade of bright ltolorcd electric lights is being built for the chosen beauty. With true regal pomp and splendor she will bo crnwrtr.d and seated oat her throne as the oulmlhtt- ting triuml;h of the carnival. Pieties pull into the station at Banff. 1'riesengers ult their way west loop oft to dleport thorneolves in the snow a little town. own. Passel ers on their wayoast d_laylongenough to sec the famous did jumpers brakibg world records. Passengers from both east and west With 11ar,ff a'c their objective, and snow shoes, skates and skis in their iuggage, hurry to attend the feetivitiee in hence of the catnlval queen.