The Wingham Advance, 1905-02-02, Page 44
THE WINWIAM ADVANCE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1905,.
There's Good Bread Alread
You can always be sure of a good meal when bread
frons the Wiugbani grill's Flour is used. Then the price
la always lower than you can buy elsewhere. Wholesale
quotations to those. buying Two Bbls. or over.
The Market
Wheat, per bushel $ .95 to $ 1,00
Oats, per bushel T .30 to .32
Barley, per bushel....,...,. . . .38 to ,40
Flour, Star (two-thirds Manitoba) per half Bbl 2 40 to 2.03
Flour, Pastry jilt Ontario) " .. 2.40 to 2.00
Flour, (Pure Manitoba) "64 2.50 to 2,75
Flour, low grade, per cwt 1.20 to 1.30
Shorts, per ton 18.00 to 20.00
Bran, per ton 15.00 to 10,00
Chop, per ton 16.00 to 22.00
We will allow 5c per half bbl. off on Flour quotations
Farmers and others supplying their own bags.
Bring your Chopping to us, as we do
first-class work.
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FISH We have just received a quantity
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Fully guaranteed Herring, $4.00 to $4.75
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Reduced Prices For Sixty Days.
We intend enlarging our store and increasing our stock in
many lines during the coming spring. To get in readiness for
the bnilders, we have decided to clear out some lines of Furniture
at REDUCED PRICES, for the next 60 days. With the improvements
our landlord has promised to make, we are looking forward to hav-
ing one of the finest .Furniture Stores in the county, and we will do
our part by keeping the best and most up-to-date stock, and attend-
ing to the wants of the public promptly.
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of Numerous Lines of Seasonable
Goods to Clear Out Quickly
A few only of the many lines can be mentioned
here, Such as—LADIES' ASTRACHAN COATS and
CAPES, COLLARETTES, CAPERINES, RUFFS, 13OAS,
MUFFS, etc.
A large assortment of LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS
must be cleared ont at your price, to make room for other
goods.
Ladies' heavy, fleece -lined HOSIERY, Puritan brand.
A special line of dark and light FLANNELETTES.
Lace and Damask CURTAINS.
DARK PRINTS. TWEEDS.
Ready-to-wear SUITS—odd sizes.
Men's and Boys' high collar, double-breasted REEF-
ERS. BOYS' SUITS. MEN'S ODD PANTS.
MEN'S TWEED OVERCOATS, usual price $10 to
$12, now $5 to $0,
COLORED DRESS GOODS 25c for 22e.
A nice line heavy MELTONS, always sold at 30c
for 25c.
CARPETS !
A special heavy JUTE CARPET to be sold at 15c,
usual 20c,
Hit and Mies TAPESTRY CARPET weaves, splen-
did value --25c.
A better line nice colors and patterns for 35c and
many other lines equally good value.
Lineleulus from one yard wide to four yards wide.
are goods you can save from 10 to 33 per cent. on.
It is to your pocket we appeal, as money well
spent is a Source of pleasure to all. Call and bee these
goods and get prices.
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first insertion, 30 per line for each subsequent
insertion.
Advertisements in the local columns aro
charged 10e per line for flret insertion. and 5c
per line for each subsequent insertion.
Advertisements of Strayed Farms for Sale
or to Rent, and similar, $1,d0 for first three
weeks, and 25 cents for each subsequent in-
sertion.
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—Tho members of Mr. WhitneyRs
Cabinet must go through the formali-
ty of going back to their constituents
for re-election.
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—Now, then, let us have a proper,
thorough audit of Ontario's govern-
mental• books, that we may know
where our province stands financially.
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—Very little is being done in the
Dominion Parliament an account of
the non -completion of the Auditor -
General's report, which has not yet
been printed. In the meantime, the
Commoners appear to be taking it
easy.
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—Dr. Hunter, the Independent Lib-
eral (but defeated) candidate in West
Toronto, in reference to the defeat of
the government, said : "I think every
honest citizen in Ontario can reverent-
ly thank God for the splendid smash
of January 25th."
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—In the Dominion Parliament, Sir
Wilfrid Laurier has a majority of 64
in a House of 214. Mr. Whitney will
have a majority of 42 in a Legislature
of 98 members. The same proportion
in the Dominion Parliament would
give Sir Wilfrid at,.tnajority of 92.
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—The Manitoba Government put
through in a few hours on Saturday
last, railway subsidies in the shape of
guaranteed bonds covering $3,000,-
000 for the Canadian Northern. The
railways get nearly everything they
ask for in Canada. It is different
elsewhere.
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—Two facts in the recent election
are worth noting. One is that R. R.
Gamey was returned by an increased
majority. The other is—that the rid-
ing which formerly elected Mi'. Strat-
ton by about 1200 majority, elected an
opponent of the Ross government by
about the same majority.
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—The prompt manner in which the
electors of this province acted upon
the persistently uttered advice of the
Globe—"make the majority decisive"
—is really surprising. The request
that the Liberal vote would not fail to
turn out was also granted. It turned
out all right—and took five Cabinet
Ministers with it.—[Saturday Night.
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—An official in Toronto says that
the Ross Government expected defeat,
and that for several days previous to
the election there was such a "cleaning
up" of papers, documents, etc., as had
not been known for many years.
"Jim" Conmee was there to see it well
done. The "wicked Tories" must find
nothing on which to base charges.
Cute, isn't it?
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—During 1903, the various cheese
factories in the province used 1,734,-
676,167 pounds of milk, and made 165,-
306,573 pounds of cheese, valued at
$17,203,233. The average number of
patrons at the factories was 37,102,
and they received $15,303,250 for their
milk. The number of factories in op-
eration was 1,126, or one less than in
1902. Despite this, however, there
was a large hicrease both in the out-
put and the amount received.
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—Notwithstanding that G. W. Ross
was announced as the "Builder up of
Ontario," the province has pronounced
againse him by a popular majority of
ever 31,000. Even New Ontario, which
one would naturally suppose required
"building up," only sent him one sup-
porter. Evidently New Ontario voters
objected to the "building up" as prac-
tised by Mr. Ross. A new and pro-
gressive policy will develop New On-
tario at a pace not seen as yet.
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—The awful slau ghter of men two -
g r
men and children by Russian troops in
St. Petersburg has alienated any Sym.
pathy with Russia that might have
remained after the disasters of - the •
war in the east. Surely Russia's pres-
tige has waned. Her navy destroyed,
Port Arthnr taken, not a single vic-
tory to enlighten her gloom, and her
population
otr in.a ferment of dissatisfac-
tion bordering on revolution—make a
Sad picture indeed. The nation of
bluff and aggression, the breaker of
treaties and oppressor of the toilet in
her own country, le certainly reaping
what she hats aown.
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--Ontario exports to Great Britain
have fallen off to a marked degree,
and are much smaller at present than
they were last year, Moreover, the
outlook shows no sign of immediate
improvement. This is explained by
the distress prevailing just now in the
Motherland. The purchasing power
of that country has, therefore, decreas-
ed, a circumstance which has reacted
on Canadian foodstuffs, chiefly "con-
centrated foods," such as dairy and
hog products.
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—When the result of the election
was kown, ler. Whitney spoke as fol-
lows :—"In the immediate presence of
the great political upheaval in the pro-
vince to -day, I can have but little to
say. All must aicknowledge the seri-
ous meanilg of this emphatic expres-
sion of the people's will. I fully and
gladly apprediate the fact that Liberals
in large numbers joined in that ex-
pression. I esteem it a high honor to
be permitted to take even a small
part in this expression of tho people's
will."
—In the Dominion Parliament, Sir
William Unlock declared that it was
altogether premature to talk of a rural
mail delivery in Canada. It would in-
volve millions upon millions of expen-
diture. He believed that the United
States would gladly recede from its
rural delivery scheme if it were possi-
ble to do so ; it was costing enormous-
ly and it was found impossible to meet
the demand for extensions of the ser-
vice. Mr. Foster concurred in the
wisdom of the postmaster -general's
conclusions.
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—It is reported that the defeated
Ross Cabinet has made some appoint-
ments since the election, which the
Lieut. -Governor refuses to' sanction.
One of these arranged (it is said) the
superannuation of Dr. Clarke of the
Insane Asylum, Toronto, and the ap-
pointment of Dr. McKay, the defeated
candidate, in South Oxford, to the va-
cancy. The Lieutenant -Governor will
have the approval of the electors for
refusing to sanction appointments
made by a moribund government.
Such appointments are not 'made in
the interests of the province, but sim-
ply as a reward for party services.
—The Manitoba Legislative Private
Bills Committee rejected a bill to in-
corporate the Northwest Telephone
Company and the Independent Tele-
phone Company of Canada. They re-
ported that a better solution of the
matters complained of and which the
present bills proposed to remedy, viz.,
the correcting of abuses of monopoly,
would be for the Government during
the recess to inquire into the whole
matter of telephone service, with a
view to either taking over the present
system of the Province or the building
of a new one to be owned and opera-
ted by the Governtnent in the inter-
ests of the people, and that pending
such inquiry the bills be not proceed-
ed with.
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—This, from the Ottawa Citizen, is
about right :—The Citizen is opposed
to the spoils system in politics, but
there are a lot of offensive partisans
among the officials of the late Ross
government who are candidates for
the axe. The conscientious official
who performs his duty and abstains
from mixing up in political contests
should be left undisturbed, but the
official heelers who staked their posi-
tions on the result of the contest
should be dealt with summarily. That
is part of the duty of the new adminis-
tration, as the existence of the host of
partisan officials of the late govern-
ment was one of the abuses of its long
lease of power, and demands that an
example should be made.
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—The Provincial Auditor certifies
that the present valve (1903) of the
railway debt for which obligations
have been given is $4,075,753.64. There
are many other Liabilities of the Pro-
vince, such as $6,000,000 Temiscaming
bonds and $2,000,000 Soo guarantee
and $5,300,000 guarantee James Bay
R. R., but let us assume, as asserted,
that the assets represented by those
debts are equal to them. Everyone
knows, however, that while the liabili-
ties must be paid, the assets are never
realized upon. That leaves us to face
the fact that we have an absolute debt
of over $4,000,000, with only about
$1,500,000 in cash to meet it, and an
unsatisfied debt claimed by the Do-
minion of $1,000,000 under Indian
Treaty No. 3.
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—The Railway Department has com-
pleted the compilation of railway sta-
tistics up to June 30, 1904. The mile-
age of steam railways in Canada on
that date was 10,611, compared with
19,077 for 1003, or an increase of over
500 miles. The paid-up capital, includ-
ing Dominion, provincial and munici-
pal subsidies, was $1,186,546,918, com-
pared with $1,146,550,769 in 1903, or an
increase of nearly $4.0,000,000; The
gross earnings were $100,219,436, an
increase of $4,154,900; working expen•
diture, $74,563,162, an increase of $7,-
081,638. The net earnings were $255,•
656,274, a decrease of $23,026,729 over
1902, There' were 25,640,785 passengers
carried, an increase of 1,402,023;
freight, 48,097,510 tone, an increase of
721,102 tons. Twenty-five passengers
were killed, as compared with 58 in
1908.
The Toronto Telegram ,says:—On-
tario as the scene of a litieaI revo-
lution. The Government which 3, P.
Whitney is calledupon to form will
bo partisan in its make-up, It is pa-
triotic in its origin. its majority, if
not its very exiatenee, is the product
of It l'evolaation. The people of On-
tario have ignored party its party was
never ignored in the history of Canada nu9
before, end have demanded a commit-
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tee of public safety in the urbane and
form of a Conservative Government. WEEKLY STORE NEWS
Ontario has. given Mr, \Vllitney a free
hand. He can choose the members of
his Government and choose the path
in which that Government shall tread..
Mr, Whitney knows from his own
conflict with the exalted mediocrities
in the Government that arrogance is
a vice that grows fast in office, The
Government that Afr. Whitney will
form will be confronted by the weak.
est Opposition that ever sat in the On-
tario Legislature, Behind the tem-
porary weakness of every Opposition Come early and get the best for the Quarters
is the abiding strength of the people.
The fall of Hon. G. W. Ross signifies
that no Government is strong if it ties
up to a falsehood ; the success of J. P.
Whitney signifies that no Opposition
is weak if it represents truth.
After our January Sale, we have quite a number of
Remnants of different kinds. For the balance of this week
we will sell them at Half Prices, to clear.
1 Lot of Cashmere Hoso-2 pair for 25o
1 Lot of odd sizes in Corsets, for 25o
1 Lot of odd Kid Gloves, for , . 25o
1 Lot of odd sizes in Rubbers;and Shoes, for........ 25o
AN INTERESTING COW TEST.
At the Eastern Ontario Dairymen's
Convention Mr. C. F. Whitley of the
Dairy Commissioner's Branch, Ot-
tawa, gave a very interesting account
of a cow census which he conducted
in the vicinity of Cowansville, Que.,
during the summer of 1904. Under
his supervision seventy-two farmers
kept daily milk records of their cows
and three time a month took samples
for testing from the milk of each in-
dividual cow in their dairies. In this
way reasonably accurate figures were
obtained.
For the month of June the general
average of all the herds tested was
652 pounds of milk, yielding 25
lbs. of fat. In one cast twenty-two
cows had a yield for the month of 17,-
845 lbs.
17,-845lbs. of milk and 722.5 lbs. of fat, an
average per cow of 811 lbs. of milk
and 32,4 lbs, of fat. In another herd
of eleven cows, every animal was be-
low the general average, the range be-
ing as low as 280 lbs. to 805 lbs. of
Milk per cow, and this herd consisted
of Jersey, Guernsey, Ayrshire and
Holstein grades and natives. In con-
trast to this, another herd of twelve
cows of similar breeding yielded from
830 to 1,115 lbs. per cow, so that every
cow in the herd was above the. aver-
age. This shows that the flow of milk
depends upon the individuality of the
cows even more than upon their
breeding.
In the month of July a herd of
twenty-seven cows, Jersey, Ayrshire,
Holstein and Shorthorn grades, gave
13,760 lbs. of milk and 473.7 lbs. of fat,
an average of 509 lbs. of milk and 17.5
lbs. of fat per cow. This was typical
of several herds consisting of mixed
grades. The average record per cow
is poor, noticeably below the average
of the whole 1,120 cows for July. The
best showing was made by a 'Holstein
grade, whose record is more than
double that of the -poorest cow. This
dairy had five more cows than that
first mentioned, and yet produced 4,-
000 lbs. less milk in the month. An-
other July record showed that one
herd of six cows gave 2,515 lbs. of
milk, while another dairy of twelve
cows gave 8,020 lbs. ; twice as many
cows gave over three tunes as much
milk. In September one lot of twen-
ty-three cows gave 8,120 lbs. of milk,
and another lot of twenty-three yield-
ed 11,200lbs,
The records emphasize the need for
knowing definitely the production of
each individual cow.
The average production per cow
must be improved by weeding out the
poor ones. Figuring goes well with
farming. With forethought and
figures, the production of butter in
the average farm herd can be increas-
ed at least 40 lbs. per year in five
years. It has been done scores of
times, It is safe to say that almost
every farmer milking twenty cows
has three on which he loses money.
Until he keeps records he cannot tell
which they are. It will pay him to
find out.
The wide variation in the total
yields of butter by individual animals
in the same herd is even more ap-
parent in the records for longer
periods. For four months the cows
in one herd of fourteen varied from 40
to 114 lbs., the best cow yielding near-
ly three times as much as the poorest.
The average for the herd was 81 lbs.
per cow, while the general average of
all the cows tested for four months
was 98 lbs. Would not this man be
better off if he disposed of at least
four cows ? Another herd varied from
51 to 127 lbs,, per cow, With an aver-
age below the census average. It is
probable that both men think they
have pretty good cows.
For a period of five months, one
dairy made the creditable showing of
100 lbs, 'of butter per cow, more than
double the afverage of some other
herds, and well above the census aver-
age of 115 lbs. per cow, for five
months. Indeed, every one of the
twelve cows in this herd exceeded the
general average, ranging from 147 to
251 lbs. These figures are encourag-
ing. This man's record can be, and
should be,equalled on a thousand
Wins in the uext five years, Such re,
sults are obtained by using the scales
and Babcock tester to detect the rob -
bet, cow and get rice of her. Then, by
the use of a good dairy -bred Sire, and
aiming at a standard of say 6,000 lbs,
of milk and 250 lbs. of butter per cow
annually, a good herd can speedily be
graded up. There are hundreds of
have
dairy farmers whothus raised
the butter production of their herds in
a few years from 150 or 175 lbs. per
annual. /y
W. A. CLEMONS,
Pitb1iotttlon Clerk.
Next
Week Will be Showing of New Spring Goods
Dining Room Chairs.
Our special Sale of Dining Chairs was a grand -
success. To meet the demand, we were obliged to
place more Chairs in stock. Parties who were
disappointed, will now have an opportunity of hav-
ing their orders filled.
' Carpets, Oilcloths, Linoleums.
UNDERTAKING.
Night calls re-
ceive prompt at•
tention, 5th house
west of Hamil-
ton's Drug Store
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DOMINION BANK.
Capital (paid up) • $3,000,000
Reserve (and uro$via. - $3,565,000
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Farmers' Notes discounted.
Drafts sold on all points in Can-
ada, the United States and Europe.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
interest allowed on deposits of 51.00 and
upwards, and added to principal 30th June
and 31st December each year.
D. T. HEPBURN, Manager
R. Vanetone, Solicitor
BAK OF llAILTON
WINGHAM.
CAPITAL PAID IIP $ 2,235,280.00
RESERVE FUND 2,100,000.00
TOTAL ASSETS 26,553,816.57
BOARD OP DIRECTORS.
Hon. Wm, Gibson — PresIdent
John Proctor C. C. Dalton J. S. Hondric
Goo. Rutherford C. A. Birgo
J. Turnbull, Vice -Pres, and General Manager
H. M. Watson, Asst. Gone, Manager.
B. Willson, Inspector,
Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Int-
erest allowed and computed on 30th November
and 31st May each year, and added to principal
Special Deposits also received at current
rates of interest.
W. CORBOULD, Agent
Dickinson & Holmes, Solicitors
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We're right in the Hard-
ware business again, and are
pleased to greet our custom-
ers once more. •
Our stock will be found
full and complete in every
line, of which yon shall hear
from time to time.
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When you come to trade with us
you take no chances with your
money, Bank deposits are not safer
than our guarantee to you of good
Valve or Money back.
To know what real solid Cloth.
ing Value is—bny Homuth Bros'.
Suits and Overcoats—We are show-
ing some beautiful effects, made in
latest style and best workmanship,
at $16, $18 up to $25.
Xmas. Gifts.
In Neckties we have all the new •
colorings and styles in Puffs, Derbys,
Flowing -Ends, Bows, Strings, etc.
Really the finest assortment ever
shown in the county at 26c, 50o .
and 75e.
Mufflers.
Be sure you have one of our
warm mufiers.—Materials of Wool
also Silk.—These are the greatest
Valve we have ever offered at 35o,
500, 75o, $1.00 and $1.25.
Gloves.
In Gloves we have a very fine
assortment to select from—these are
good fitters—Best Maker's and all
sizes $1.00, $1.25 and $1.76,
Hats, Caps, Etc.
Hats, Caps, Underclothing, Sus-
penders, Handkerchiefs, Armlets,
Colored Shirts, White Shirts, Cuffs,
Collars, Hosiery—and in fact every-
thing In Gents' Wear.—We invite
you before buying elsewhere, to call
and have a look at any rate, and no
doubt yon Will go away from this
store WELL pleased.
A PLEASURE To SHOW GOODS.
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