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The Herald, 1904-02-19, Page 4b 114 to tI'v e ru in ent out on as' 11 fi urr. re en nt er, tit FIERgq Is PUBL1stIEI) r-',117 TETSBB11.63 WaV `NNIM , BY E. ZJ!;LLEII, 'ZEBUS OF SUBSOR1PTION:—*1.00 per year paid strictly in advance. i1 iwn thy* paper is not ordered to be disooutinut 1 it will be sent until such order is given and arroara„ es paid. x;1.50 to be charged when not paid in advance. .5.i)VB1 TISINU RATES.—Tran T i e n t fq%vertisetnents, 10 cents per 11vevier line w7r first insertion and 5 vents per line for 4.taeh subsequent insertion. ,Snut11 Advs. r :aela as``Lcist" "l. strnv," or "Stolen wiJ roe charged 50 cents first insertion and 20 rents for each subsequent insertion. Copy for change of -advertisement nut be handed in not later baa Tuesday night of each week to insure change in follow - bag;' issue. Local notices in ordinary reading typo 5 cents per tine. Notices for Church en- tertainments or other benevolent institu- tion at special rates. Contracts for column, half -column and quarter- column rates for specified periods will be cheerfully given, Address all somtnunications to =he i e:aid., E. ZELLER EDITOR, ZURICH, P.0 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19th., 1904 Dr. Routledge, M. P, P., has introduced as bill in the Legislature to prevent the giving of prizes. for docked horses at fairs and exhibi- tions. A docked horse is less sty- lish and not more useful than its long-tailed brother. It commands n. higher price because of a mere caprice of fashion, which inflicts great cruelty on the noblest of animals. The practic would Goon disappear if people regarded it from the point of view of the horse. The quantity of tea which is im- ported into the United States and Canada during a year is about ItO,- I ,00 pounddivamongs, ided among the various grades as follows :-- Pounds. Japans .40,000,000 China Greens... 20,000,000 China Fornosas.. , ..... 20,000,000 China Oolongs ... - - ......14,000,000 China Coilgons .. , .12,000,000 Ceylons and Indio s 0,000,000 '000 0 Total 115,000, 000 Formosa teas are now tinder the control of Japan, and together with the Japan teas they make a total of 80,000,000 pounds, or more than half of the consumption of the United States. If, therefore, any serious interruption of these sup- plies should occur a decided ad- vance in all kinds of teas would be in order. s. By-elections for the 1T,otis t' of 1';OI11n1c,ns were 1`.e1d in t'i:;ht c'Cn- stituent'its Tuesday distributed over the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, '�vices- Brt1I1::wic'1C and Private Edward i -•..and, Six. of the seats contested. were ht'ltl by .Liberal re 111'ora'?1i.:. iv:.. atn''.t two by ("onset. vativos. Tlavo ;atter two, both in t)nta.rit,, East t.;rey and ?.:tst 11Ai`i::11, i11 r.,t rimed :,t.p>:4' 1 t•- ers of Borden, aratd by increased cl majorities. 1. 1'lit:e n to tt) t; the ('.)nservatives redeemed Tc)11n, N. 13., until roet'n:tl',' repro. sentf sl l ; Film A. Cr. Blair. The other c,;ntit) cnc'ies went Liberal, as before, the net result of the alas.', `:a polling 'helms a gain of one seat 1);, the Conservatives. The ,t.•''tttttht'• Labor Ac't is beim" untended at the I)rsr;it st ssir,n of the'.t',:;i.slatnrr, which gives Muni- cipal ("')'heti:; 1):)tvc'r to impose Stetate t':) tho , e tent of live days 1,)r the first 8000.0c) of alae;;:;. Teent and ono cl`<1' liar t'aaeh ttildi- tioS?'tl ; :300, '41101, if the limit were invit ,40.. would. ' ' nn a r,att 21) days am an assessment of 1000.00, Councils have fho power to reduce the number o (lays by by-law. A large number of nIunicipalities have already add ab:)lished the Statute Laa'aor SS t( it and the change in each 0040 has worked out eminent- ly satisfactory. The Township of Hay has had a progressive cottneil for the past five years or more and it ought to be about time for thorn to grapple with the. Statute Labor problem and commute it on a fair basis. There is nes doubt the ohangge would be a good thing for the roads of our. Township, Steps should be taken to get out of the ,old rut aana put our roads into the nore up-to-date system. Railway Proposals, Ottawa. Fob. 0, -- The Berlin, Waterloo, Wellesley and Lake Hur- on Railway Company contemplate the construction of a railway svliich will run from Wellesley, in NVator- leo cuh'nty,yia Stratford, St. Mary's and Clinton, 0114 then southwest to Bayfield. They ask for power to ace quire steam or electric railways, and to own hotels., sanitariums, parks ,,,,,'t Sinn.•,,,•„ , ,.tom Another project is that of the Guelph ,function Railway, to build a lino from Guelph to Goderich, with a branch to Listowel, and an - nether branch to St. Mary's and Clinton, via Stratford. The Cbnl- pauly ask for power to lease or sell the proposed main line and branch- es to the 0. P. R. An increase of capital stook and bonding power is involved by the eonstrnetion of -the enterprises desoribei, w-11ioh aro sought to 1)e aleelaro'l works for the general advantage of Canada. The above contemplated lines are beth worthy of consideration till they strike Bt. Mary's, From that point however, in r'nr opinion, the best route, especially for the first named, would be via Exeter and Zurich to Bayfield, as we pointed out in a previous issue. It appears however, that nothing short of an earthquake would wake up the citi- zens of Exeter and Zurich, to the fact that both these towns will be side-tracked, if they will allow rail- way matters to drift as they have in the past. The Herald has rep- peatedly called attention to this matter, and we are pleased that the Exeter Press is taking up this important subject ; but newspaper articles alone wont bring railways ; what we need is a healthy railway committee in each town — one that will do something towards securing one of the several lines projected. Russia got its first hold on Man- a clturia in. 1800. The Russian minis- ter, says a writer in The Times, managed to persuade China that lie had been instrumental in bringing about the withdrawal of the Eng- lish and French forces from Pekin. For this alleged service he obtained from China the cession of the marl. time province of Manchuria, now called Prilnersk, with 000 miles of coast and the harbor of Srlaclivos- tock. In 1801 the construction of the Siberian Railway was decided on, and it was argued. that the ice- bound harbor of '4ladivostock would not do for a terminus. After the war between China and Japan, Port Arthur was ceded to the vie - tor, but Russia, with the support of Franco and Germany, forced' its restoration to China. Russia, then carried on a steady 1)oliey of en- croachment on Manchuria, made at request of China for permission to winter as Russian fleet at ..'ort .. •_rtlnn', and finally obtained a lease or that harbor and Tellcnwan, or Dalny. Thus. Russia had not only deprived Japan of the fruits of con- quest, but had stealthily appropri- rat. d them .herself. Japan i'; now elld avoring to recover what she lost by the inter- ference of Russia, France and (Ger- many after the war with China in j In the meantime site has been encouraging the reform party in China, and has also been ''slowly regaining, by cautious statesman- ship and strenuous effort in the field of material enterprise," her influence in Corea. Thus the two powers have been watching and counter -plotting ono another for several years, and the conflict of policy is likely to go on long after thci present war is over. A boun- dary will be fixed between their spheres or influence, but neither party will regard it as permanent, and each will seek to obtain van- tage ground for a. future e,onfiict. A factor in the situation will be the support of China, and in bid- ding for this Japan has the advan- t:a.go of proximity and racial ing completely. collapsed. Within 45 minutes from the .time of the explosion the fine, residence was completely ruined, and only part of the brick walls now strand. Detectives Nicklo aand Eggleton of the London Police force, on Tiles - clay killed one crook and arrested another, while looking for stolen property. One of the detectives got as ballot tllrnttxla bis haat, but neither 'were injured, although the desperadoes each carried two re- volvers e- volvers and both fired at tho officers. 5rashington, 1) C., Feb. l0. — Marcus A, Hanna, uni.tt-d Staates senator .from Ohio, and one of the foremost figures in Amuricrn life, being ellairintan of 1110 Naatiozl01 Re- 1)ttblican cozvulis:.i(in)11,00"1 )n, 011(1 recently considered a possible candidata for the presidency of the United States, died J esterelaty evening; in his apart- ments at - the Arlington Hotel at 0 :10 p.m., of typhoid fever, after an illness. of two weeks. He passed away peacefully and without pain after being unconscious since 3 la. in. at which time trio first of a series of sinking; spells came on, from the last of which he never rallied. • BACHELOR IS A. HANDY NAN, Usually Versatile and Fills Many Important Places. The bachelor has a place in social economy, and he fills it admirably, He may not bo a bachelor from choice, but that is beside the ques- tion. He is.a bachelor, and that concrete fact only is t0 be consider- ed. As an unmarried Ivan he is available on sundry occasions to fill out social functions, and he is seldom found wanting in accom- plishments, courtesy and consider- ation of the niceties of life. He is companionable, well in- formed, generous, a good story teller and a good contributor to charities. When there is sickness in the neighborhood the bachelor can 1)e called upon to "sit up" and give the medicines. He has no family at home ; hence, it does not make any difference if he is out late and loses sleep. If there is a church fair or a charity bazar, no change need be given tho bachelor, he has no family and doesn't need the money. If a friend is needed to go on a note, one turns to the bachelor, who can afford the ac- commodation. If the circus comes to town,the baaeht'lor nearly always finds it possible to rake up a few tickets for those who would other- wise be 'deprived of the pleasure of seein:1 the show. At the ball it is the bachelor who prevents certain charming girls from posing as wall flowers all through the evening. Tho baelic'1»r :s preferences are few. He is free t) distribute his atten- tions where ti.',v will make the greatest nnnibt•r happy, and he usually- strives 1,) that end. The sour, crusty old 1)00110101', like the sour, crusty old maid, is the excel.) tion, not the rule. The average of each class are "good fellows, which nobody (lin deny." -- Savannah News • FRUITS AND FLOWERS, It Il('ve1' injures 1a11 orchard to manure it. 1 Jndicia,ns annual priming is 00- selltial with the peach. .t.,rer‘Ix +.1, ,1 trees resist the wind better, ;mg the fruit is more easily picked. Ii) gglalftinr;1 li)rggo tree it is best (Ilot to try t', 'graft the whole tree in j 0110 season, Bucieline: .!0 certain slow growing and somewhat Incongruous stock is the best way of dwarfing,. The seafront roses should be rich and of such tenacity that it will hold together when pressed. Sand and clay mixed is ggooal. All wood that is more than two years diel should. be cut out from the currant; and gooseberries. They proclat'o more fruits, even if the vines are not so large. A woman wrote ote this tes{;imonial for a patent medicine : °' Before 1 took it I tvoi s» weak 3. could, not spank the, baby, after two bottles I can thrash illy husband. God bless !� A RETS Revised every Thursday afternoon. 'Wheat 80 to 80 Oats.,.............. 27 28 Barley 40 40 affinity. Peas , , .. 00 (12 Flour . , 1 75 1 85 .3tit it , 14 15 Eggs ....... 17 18 Chickens lb , . 4 5 Ducks , , 6 6 5 5 Potatoes............30 30 HENSALL MARKETS. Brigden, Ont., Feb, 10. ---Tho brick residence of Dr. F. R. Seager here was wrecked by the acetylene gas plant blowing tip about 10 o'clock this morning. Fire quickly started and consumed everything. Dr. Seager escaped by jumping from an upstair window, Mrs, Seager and daughter, Blanche, escaped, being slightly burned. The wall over the gas machine was torn away from the ground to the roof, and the large frame kitchen adjoining the main build. Wheat..,... 82 to 85 ..,, 30 32 .. , . 40 40 65 75 Barley. Peas Flour . . 2 00 2 10 Hogs (live) per cwt.. 3,85 to4.35 IW LINES 01? FURNITURE , is the new finish in T Z-29AJ TN r s and Bed= Roam Setts. Very IIandsome. Childrens9 Sleighs, Or?°ans 6 Pianos 1.ma�'[.R'-r;ss,• c11 . CX E* Blankets, Robes and Bells will be sold at a Big Reduction. I=, t tg M1 I either dressed or Undressed. 0 rt r is buyi g all kinds Don't fall to call and get MERNER'S prices. ' . ct Cr ss For Valor In Ten Colors C WeeklyMai and Erpke For News 24 Pages THE picture shown is one dear to every man, woman, boy and girl, on account of its meaning—" The Vic- toria Cross," given for conspicuous bravery. If only the soil of South Africa could voice the deeds performed upon it, how many Victoria Crosses would have been found to have been earned by Canada's sons! It is hard in the heat of action to notice every act of valor, and therefore only those which take place under the eye of superiors of sufficient rank can be noted. The picture shows one of such deeds. Two troopers are Closely pressed by the enemy. The horse of one is hit. Under the withering fire, the man whose mount is unharmed halts, and, risking everything, waits to get his comrade safely mounted behind him and carry hitn back to the Canadian lives, It is a desperate deed, and one often performed but seldom noticed. When, however, such an act is seen, the reward dear to soldiers' hearts above every other is the result. This picture is from the brush of Mr. W. B. Wollen, an artist famed for his war pictures, one whose work appearsin all the leading illustrated periodicals of the Empire. It is a forceful subject from the hand of a strong man, The Mal and Empire has obtained the exclusive right for this picture in Canada. It is a perfect ten -color reproduction, and will be given FPEE to readers under the following conditions:— With The Weekly Mail and Empire New and old sube ribers may secure one copy of the Artogravure on ordering ONE YEAR'S subscription, payable in advance, mailed to any address in Canada, Great Britain or United States for $1.00. 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