The Wingham Advance, 1905-02-23, Page 44
THE WINUHAM. ADVANCE, THURSDAY, .FEBRUARY 23, 1905,
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There's Goad Bread Ahead
You can always be surd of a good meal when bread
from the Wingham Mill's Flour is used. Then the price
is alwayslower than you can buy elsewhere. Wholesale.
quotations to those buying Two Bbls, or over,
The Market
Wheat, per bushel $
Oats, per bushel
Barley, per bushel ,38 to .40
Flour, Star (two-thirds Manitoba) per half Bbl.. ,. 2 40 to 205
Flour, Pastry (all Ontario) " " 2.40 to 2 60
Flour, (Pure Manitoba) " " 2.30 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 10.00 to 22.00
.9$ to $ 1.00
.30 to .32
We will alloiv 50 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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HOWSON, HARVEY & BROCKLEBANK
THE ROYAL GROCERY
Spode's Tower.
Just arrived, one crate of the new shapes and
designs in Crockery. We beg to call attention to
the above, now being reproduced in Zaffres blue,
on the original non -Grazing Spode imperial body.
(Registered.) Spode's pattern first published 1795.
SUGAR AND CREAMS We've just open-
ed a small pack-
age of China Sugar and Creams, in choice delicate
patterns 25 cts. per Pair
OATMEALS
We have something very swell
in China , Oatmeals, in fancy
patterns and shapes, at $2.00 per Dozen
at Griffin's
The Time To Buy.
Now is the time to buy Furniture for Spring. Our
prices are away down on some lines, as Chairs, Couches,
Rockers, Bedroom Suites, Sideboards. Just call and see
our $5.00 Couch, and our $2o.00.. Parlor Suite, done in the
best velour covering. It „•i11 pay you to get our prices on
all kinds of Furniture. We will use you right.
Walker Bros. & Button
Furniture Dealers and Undertakers
Special Price Sale
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, J30AS,
MUFFS, etc.
A large assortment of LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS
must be cleared out 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 22c.
A nice line heavy MELTONS, always sold at 30c
for 25c.
CARPETS 1
A special heavy JUTE CARPET to be sold, at 15c,
usual 20a.
Ilit and Miss TAPESTRY CARPET weaves, splen-
did value -25c.
A better line nice colors and patterns for 35c and
many other litres equally good value.
Linoleums frotn one yard wide to four yards wide,
are goods you can save from 10 to 35 per Cent. on,
It is to your pocket we appeal, as money well
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)gaitortaL
-In the new Parliament of Ontario
the farming community hat the larg-
est number of representatives, there
being 21 tillers of the soil in the new
House. The lawyers conte' next with
1S, 14 are merchants, 13 practising
physicians, and the next largest class
is that of the journalists, of whom
there are eight elected.
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-What makes for temperance per-
hape snore than anything else is the
stand taken by large corporations, and
many employers of labor that their
employees must be sober men. Drink-
ing nen"cannot hold positions now as
they once used to do, and young men
cannot too soon learn the truth. Man-
ager Fleming, of the Toronto Street
Railway, has issued a warning that all
men found ou duty the worse of liquor
will have to walk the plank.
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-The Sultan of Turkey is sonme-
thnes called "The Sick Man," but he
does not regard himself in that light.
Some of his titles are -"The Eternally
Victorious," The Eternally Smiling,"
"The Distributor of Crowns to Heroes
Seated on• Golden Thrones." Oddest
perhaps of all titles is that borne by
the Marhajah of Nepaul (India). Al-
though in receipt of a salary from the
British Government, (to whom he is
subject) his official decress are signed
"Tiling of Kings, whom All the World
should obey, because He preserves
Life in All Hurftan Beings, because He
Regulates the Seasons, because He is
the Father of the Sun, and the Grand-
father of the Universe." This is the
most outrageous of all known titles.
The Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
has the greatest number of titles,
and like the auctioneer's phrase are
"too numerous to mention ;" they
number 07 titles.
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-The Northwestern Christian Ad-
vocate points out that while Russia is
a powerful nation -in numbers, her
strength is in times of revolution her
weakness. For while her population
is one 'hundred and thirty millions, it
is estimated that only twenty-one
millions of this papulation are pure
Russian. Most of the others have
come under Russian rule bs conquest,
and are chafing under it in such
fashion that they would bo glad, if op-
portunity served, to rebel ; while the
Russians proper are keenly eager for
reform, and heartily tired of the re-
strictions under which they live.
Russia has no less than thirty-five
millions of Mohammedans under her
rule, fifteen millions of Siberians, and
twelve millions of Poles. Seven mill-
ions of her people are Jews, and a
hard time they have. The rest of her
many millions are gleanings from•over
a dozen nationalities.
AN INDEPENDENT OPINION.
TUE NEW ASSESSMENT ACT,
Tho new 'act renders all old rolls and
notices obsolete. It provides for ad-
ditional soaves of municipal revenue,
The principal. featnre is the personal
property. assessment, which is abolish-
ed, and its place is taken by a business
tax that reaches all classes of business
and professional leen, and will effar'd
equitable relief to the ordinary' tax-
payer who is now high taxed. The
business tax is based upon actual land
values and the premises occupied, and
is graded from 25% up to 150%, the
minimum being $250, which does
away with the supposed two-thirds
valuation. By the new system the
buildings occupied byf'tho various
businesses will be the standard of as-
sessment, The only seemingly unfair
feature is that a loan with a $30,000
stock in a frame building will pay a
smaller business tax than a man with
a $10,000 stock in a better building.
The dimensions of the building must
necessarily form part of the estimate
and has to be. valued separate from
the land. A thorough measurement
of all buildings is necesssary, and citi-
zens will save assessors a great deal of
extra work and trouble if they will
have the actual dimensions and values
of their properties when he calls, be-
cause it must strike the intelligent
citizenthat to make an equitable as-
sessment on building value's is no easy
task, and owners of premises should
give all the assistance in their power
to the assessor to enable him to arrive
at these valves.
The income assessment also under-
went some changes. There is a leng-
thy definition of the word income aad
the exemptions are noted. Incomes
to the amount of $1,000 are exempt in
a city or town with a population of
10,000 or over. In •all other mimici-
palities $750 is the minimum, except
in the case of a person who is not a
householder, when the income up to
$100 only is exempt. Then the act
goes lengthily into the list of a class
of persons liable to assessment on in-
come- and passes on to the assessment
of railways, etc.
The Act provides that owners of
every steam railway runinng through
a municipality are required to trans-
mit annually to the municipal clerk a
statement showing the real property
owned by the railway in the mnuici-
pality. The 'act then goes on to cite
minutely the property to be assessed.
Telephone companies are to be as-
sessed 60 per cent. of the gross receipts
for the year ending December 31st
preceding, and telegraph companies
for • 50 per cent. of the gross receipts.
In townships, telephone companies
are to be assessed $L35 a mile for one
single wire (1 ground circuit) or a me-
tallic circuit of two wires, and in the
ease they carry more than 'one circuit
then $7.50 a mile for each additional
circuit. In the townships telegraph
companies are to be assessed $40 a
mile for each additional wire. The
companies are required to make re-
turns of gross receipts and wire mile-
age to the Provincial Secretary, who
will forward the necessary informa-
tion to the municipalities.
The above is a summary of a few of
the changes in the Assessment Law.
The Weekly Sun (Independent) thus
comments on Premier Whitney's Cab-
inet :-Mr. Whitney's Cabinet selec-
tions furnish cause both for surprise
and gratification. It is gratifying to
note that clean men have been se-
lected -none of the undesirables,
whom it is unnecessary to name, have
been taken in. It is gratifying to add
that the selections as a whole are com-
mendable, and in some cases leave
nothing to he desired. Mr. Foy is a
sound lawyer, and will prove a good
administrator ; Mr. Hanna is one of
the strongest men in the douse, and
and one from whom much is expected,
while Mr. Matheson was the logical
choice for the office of Provincial
Treasurer.
The selection in which The Sun is
peculiarly interested is that of Minis-
ter of Agritulture, and in this case we
have no hesitation in saying that Mr.
Whitney has made the best possible
choice open to hitn, Mr. Monteith is
not only a straight, clean than, of
high ideals, but he has peeuliar quali-
fications for the office he is called up-
on to fill, He is a graduate of the
Ontario Agrieultural College ; he
served for a year or two as president
of the Experimental Union, and he
has been in close tauelt with all the
educational movements connected
With progressive agriculture.
On the whole, Mr. Whitney lute
done well in his selections, and if some
of the 111Ct1 Chosen are not intellectual
giants, they are all infinitely better
than some of the P'remier's opponents
excpeeted they would be,
FARMERS BUILD A RAILWAY.
established three towns, increased the
price of land along the way ri per
cent., increased their yield of wheat,
built schools, established telcpholWS.
'1.'hoy tirade a whole c•onuncnrity richer
and independent,
CANADIAN STATISTICS.
',l'hepopulation is five and one-half
millions.
Our iron ore output has increased
from less than 69,000 to 308,000 tons.
We. produced 88,000 lbs. of lead in
1891; itr 1903 the total was 18,000,000
lbs.
Tho area of Canada is 3,019,000
square miles of land and 125,755 Ofwater.
Coal production has grown from
1,000;000 tons in. 1874 to 8,000,000 tons
in 1903.
In the same time exports of cheese
have increased from $9,372,000 to
$2,4,712,000.
Our exports of hauls have increased
frons 7,235,000 lbs. to 138,000,000 in
thirteen years.
Canada's exports of flour have in-
creased from 150,000 barrels in 1890 to
1,287,000 in 1903.
Our output of gold has increased in
the sante time from less than one to
nearly $19,000,000.
The deposits in chartered banks
have grown from $06,000,000 in 1878 to
$350,000,000 in 1902.
In 1890 we exported less than $2,-
000,000 worth of butter ; in 1903 the
total was $7,000,000.
The Post -office Savings Bank de- .
posits have increased from $22,000,000
in 1800 to $44,255,000.
Our exports of wheat have increased
in the same time from 422,000 bushels
to 33,000,000 bushels.
In 1890 our exports of cattle were
valued at less than $7,000,000. For
1903 the figures were $11,322,000.
The output of cement has increased
from 385,000 hundred weight in 1890 to
2,316,000 hundred weight in 1903.
The • freight carried on Canadian
railways has increased from 6,332,000
tons in 1876 to 42,376,000 tons in 1902.
In nickel, production has increased
in the thirteen years from 4,626,000 to
12,505,000 lbs. The first discovery cr
nickel was when the C. P. R. was mak-
ing a cutting near Sudbury in '83.
Startling But True.
People the world over were horri-
fied on learning of the burning of a
Chicago theater in which neir']y six
hundred people lost their lives, yet
more than five tines this number or
3,000 people. died from pneumonia in
Chicago during the same year, with
scarcely a passing notice. Every one
of these cases of pneumonia resulted
from a cold ancl could have been pre-
vented by the timely use of Chamber-
lain's Cough Remedy. A great many
who had every reason to fear pneu-
monia have warded it off by the
prompt use of this remedy. The fol-
lowing is an instance of this sort :
"Too notch cannot be said in favor of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and
especially for colds and influenza. I
know that it cured my daughter,
Laura, of a severe cold, and r believe
• saved her life when she was threaten-
ed with pneumonia." W. D. Wilcox,
Logan, New York. Sold by A. T. Mc-
Call .8sCo.
The building of a railway by the
farmers of Ramsey county, North
Dakota, is one of the significant and
hopeful signs of the tunes. An' ac-
count of this enterprise appeared in
World's Work for November, and is
here reproduced in part :
These fanners hauled their grain -
often a distance of twenty-five miles-
to Devil's Lake, the county seat,
through which the Great Northern
railway passed. It kept the farmers
hauling grain all winter. They asked
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railway, to build a branch
line from Devil's Lake up through
their section. Mr. Hill said he could
not build. Six of the largest fanners
met .at a school -house. One of them
was Joseph Kelley, who 'owned 900
acres of land, and who hauled his
wheat 15 miles to Devil's Lake. Mr.
Kelley said, "If the Great Northern
won't build, we will build." And the
farmers built a railroad twenty-five
miles long.
They asked every farmer who haul-
ed grain to Devil's Lake to subscribe.
Some subscribed $25 ; others $500.
They raised $50,000. They sent a
farmer to Duluth to buy ties, another
to St. Paul to buy old rails. A land
promoter was building a small branch
line out of Devil's Lake to the south,
and they got him to survey the road.
They hired section -hands to lay the
track. But they needed more money.
They bought land along the line and
laid out three towns, sold the lots and
used the money to buy an engine, a
day coach, and four box cars from the
Great Northern. -
Then the road was started. It Will
stop for any farmer at any place.
Last year, the road rnaule its expenses;
it hauled 60,000 bushels of wheat..
This year, with the railroad at hand,
the farmers planted more wheat, and
the road will intul 2,000,000 bushels.
"1 went to Starkweather, the
largest town laid out by the farmers
on the road," said the writer of the
article, I. P. Marcossan. "Two years
ago the site was a Platt -field. I found
it a business place, with thirty stores
and houses, 400 people, a. schoolhouse
that Cost $10,000, three elevators with
a capacity of 250,000 bushels, three
banks, a newspaper and a church, At
the other+ two towns, which a yeas'
ago were farm lots, I found grain
elevators, schools and stores."
Isere is What these farmers had
dons 'when they built their rallresid i
HOUSE FOR SALE.
Ten rooms ; soft and hard water ;
storm windows ; storm and screen
doors, Good stable, a acres laud, 15
fruit trees ; taxes very low ; a com-
fortable home, cheap. Apply to
R. N. DUFF,
Bluevale P. 0.
FARM FOR SALE.
One hundred acres, one mile from
Bluevale, 3 miles trom Wingham, on
Bluevale road, in Morris Tp.; 85 acres
cleared, the rest bush ; good barn and
stabling, also house and driving -shed ;
well -watered. Possession April 1st.
For terms apply to the proprietor,
THOS. JEWETT,
21-27, Bluevale.
FARM FOR SALE.
103 acres, adjoining Wingham ; 75
acres under cultivation ; good house
and new barn. Splendid opportunity.
Exceptional bargain, as Ip have pur-
chased a brickyard at Thedford and
desire to sell.
ALFRED ELLIOTT',
23-26 Wingham.
FARM FOR SALE.
To close up the estate of the late
James Wilson, the undersigned Execu-
tors offer for sale the South part of
Lot 35, in the 14th Con. of East Wa-
wanosh, containing 87 acres ; three
miles from Wingham. On the pre-
mises are a good bank barn 40x56 and
straw shed, also root house 16x20, a
good orchard, a limestone quarry and
lime kiln, about 20 acres of good hard-
wood and hemlock bash. The farm
all been under grass for a number of
years and is well watered. To the
4,ight man this property is a nmoney-
litaker, and must be sold at once.
Price and temps on application to Ro-
bert Currie, Wingham, box 184, or
Gavin 'Wilson, on Boundary, three
miles west of Wingham, or box 66,
Wingham P. 0.
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Up With The Fashions.
Costs us our reasonable profits, and a quotaof the
price we paid for our stock too, quite frequently'. We'll
lose money on many items in the under -noted lists, but
we'll start the new season with new goods.
275 Yards of Lace at 10c per Yard.
This is a Lace Bargaih :that will fill this npartntent with a
throng of Lace buyers,
360 Yds. Crum's Prints, Regular 12+c, for 8c.
In stripes and floral designs-ou . Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, they go at 8 cts. per yard.
30 Pair Corsets, Worth 60c to $L00, for 50c.
Assorted makes and styles, sizes 18, 21, 23, 24, 26 and up, grey,
white and blank, at 50c.
REMNANT SALE.
4 • After stock taking quite a number of Remnants and short
4 ends of Dross Goods, Wash Fabrics, Flannels, Flannelettes, Linens,
Cottons, • etc. We'll make the values so advantageous, that you will
want to buy when you see the selection.
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SPECIAL Foil FEB'Y.
Fancy Iron Bed, large size Dresser with Mirror and
811.75
big Drawers, medium size Washstand; regular
$13.75 -Special February Sale Price $11.75
2 Dozen Fancy Ticking Mattresses ; regular $4.00 -
Special February Sale Price 3.50
2 Dozen Heavy Twill Ticking Mattresses ; regular
$3.25 -Special February Sale Price 3.00
(Special Prices on Picture Framing for February)
UNDERTAKING.
Night calls re. a Co.
ceive prompt at- A. tention, 5th house
west of Hamil- L. A
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DOMINION BANK.
Capital (paid sup) - $3,000,000
Reserve (ala Pair - $3,634,000
Farmers' Notes discounted.
Drafts sold on all points in Can-
ada, the United States and Europe.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Intereet allowed on deposits of 51.00 and
upwards, and added to principal 30th Juno
and 31st December each year.
D. T. HEPBURN, Manager
R. Yanetone, Solicitor
BANK OF E1ILTOn
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. Hendrie
Goo. Rutherford C. A. Dirge
J. Turnbull, Vico-Pres. and General Manager
H. M. Watson, Asst. Genf. Manager.
D. 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.
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W. CORBOULD, Agent
Dickinson. & Holmes. Solicitors
A GREAT SCHOOL.
ELLIOTT'
TORONTO, ONT.
Cor. Yongo and Alexander Sts.
A school that is not living on "past
reputation" but on the genuine work
done daily "at the present time."
College open entire year. Enter any
time. Send for magnificent catalogue.
W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal
Subscribe For
The Advance
$1 Per Year
Not A
Game Of
Chance,
When yon come to trade with us '
you take no chances with your:
money. • Bank deposits are not safer
than our guarantee to you of good
Value or Money back.
To know what real solid Cloth-
ing Value is -bay 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 26o, 60e
and 75o.
Mufflers.
Be sure you have one of our
warm mufflers, -Materials of Wool
also Silk. -These are the greatest
'Value we have ever offered at 360,
50c, 75o, $1.00 and $1,25.
Gloves.
In Gloves we have a very fine
assortment to select from -these am
good fitters -Best Maker's and all
sizes $1.00, $1.25 and $1.75.
Hats, Caps, Etc.
Hats, Caps, Underclothing, Sas-
penders, handkerchiefs, Armlets,
Colored Shirts, White Shirts, Cuffs,
Collars, Hosiery -and in fact 'Mary-
thing
verything in Gents' Wear. --We invite
You before buying elsewhere, to call
and have a look at any rate, and no
- doubt On will go away from this
stere WELL pleased.
A PLDAspm o To Snow Goons.
Homutli- Bros.
14,