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The Wingham Advance, 1905-12-07, Page 4THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -- TUIURSDAY, DEcEmnr t 7, 1905 4. This Xmas. 1111111111111111.11111111111.1111111111111 What are you going to do about those Xmas. Presents which you'll be called upon to give in the near future. It is up to PATTERSON THE LEADING JEWELER to help you out. So call in and see our goods before buying. We have the largest assortment in town of NOVELTIES, SILVERWARE, JAPANESE CHINA, JEWELRY of all kinds, of the newest designs, suitable for Xmas. Gifts. Come early and get the best selection. The Great Watch Doctor WINGIIAM .•N•M•N•N�..�N•N•N•N•N••.�N•N•N•..•N�N�N•N•N�N�. .•N•N••.•N•N•N•N•. ••• •••.•N�N•N•N�. •�..�N•N�N•N•N•. lei,, tee. itisi.eii.kd.ai. 11 s. .1 ,1 lijir,.S.ih LOC .alliin&Eii.thki tculikitilti'L9,a:I elei 31:11, si-.I ,ll. -- 1 The Marksman who aims at the whole target will seldom hit the centre. The Forest City Business and Shorthand College, London, specializes along every line of Business and Shorthand work. Has succeeded in satisfying both the student and business men employing the graduates. Has the largest attendance of any school in the West. Catalogue for a postal. School term—Sept. till June inclusive. J. W. WESTERVELT. Principal. Y. M. C. A. Bldg.. LONDON, ONT. �-"'.. ---� n.i,a�.?a�a�.rw►.�,s�,sa..aL.,.,.r.ro�a,�„s,�.,:.��..�.,.. —��,i s.- r' 1S1110 !M- I laia\rts (yr o�w Take Advantage of Them. ,r... Ow* eforo .... OM. 0.4wr." ere %it Some Dress Goods to be cleared out. Black All -wool Serge 54 in. wide, 60c, 85c and $1.00 per yard, also brown, green, bine and black Serge reduced to 25c. Lustres, Cashmeres, etc., at less than cost. A big stock of Prints from 8e to 14c per yd, also the wide, Mercerised effects in the fashionable small check for Shirtwaist Suits. A job lot of Lawn 42 and 45 in. wide, very spe- cial, from 10c to 25c per yard. Fine India Lawn 15e and 20e. Pretty Muslin for dresses and blouses, special price 7c. Fancy Mns:in, regular 10c for 6o. Handsome white figured Madras for blouses and shirtwaist snits. Embroideries, very cheap, 10 in. wide for 12e. Wide Insertion for 100, etc, These goods are selling at half price. Heavy Duck, plain and figured, fast colors and dura- ble for shirting and skirting. A beautiful assortment of Ladies' White Underwear at very reasonable prices. . Best D. 86 A. Corset worth $1.00 for 85c, 750 for 60c. Counterpanes worth $1.00 for 76c, larger ones for $1.60. Reduced price. Lace Curtains from 35c a pair up—all reduced in price. A very special lint selling at $1.25 and another at $2.00 per pair. Nice wide Turkish Ohintz for comfort for 15c. Come in and see lbw goods and you will be glad you tattle. f. A. MILLS II 1111111111E1111 I III e b.c t' 1 npQb nit lbbit to TIIEO, HALL, PROPRIETOR, l snot f at —A.rehbishop Langeviu has issued a pastoral calling upon his people in Saskatchewan to vote against Haul- tain and his candidates in the elections on the 13th December, • --Governor Blanchard, of Louisiana, favors State insurance and will recom- mend to the next Legislature a bill providing for the establishment of a State life insurance department. The Governor of Florida is, also quoted as favoring the establishment of a State life insurance bureau. • —Instead of matters growing better in Russia, the condition of that un- happy and strife -torn country is get- ting worse. In a conflict between the government troops and mutineers at Sebastopol, half of the city was laid in ruins, battleships were blown up, and 5000 lives sacrificed. Mutiny, it is said, has showed itself among the Czar's body guards, his most trusted troops. *y —It is claimed that New Zealand is one of the most prosperous parts of the British empire, and that when the roll of the nations is called for per capita wealth, this distant dependency of the British crown may answer first, with $1,500 for each man, woman and child. Then follow the inhabitants of the British isles, with $1,400 ; those of Australia,. with $1,80, and those of France and the United States tied at $1,300. Practically all the valuable mine- rals are found in Canada, Canada's mineral production in 1904 reached 80 millions, Canada's mineral exports reached 33i millions in 1904. Canada has produced 200 millions in gold since 1882. One-half of this has come from the Yukon since 1898. Canada pro- duced in 1904, $18,400,000 in gold. The Yukon produced 10 millions' worth of gold in 1904. Canada ranks fourth among the world's gold -producing countries. British Columbia has pro- duced nearly 100 millions in gold, all told. * —A recent writersays : It is possi- ble to go round the world touching only on British territory all the way —viz., from England to Halifax, N. S., across Canada to Vancouver, across the Pacific to Hong Kong, thence to Signapore, Penang, Mauritius, Cape Town, St. Helena, and England, or from Penang to Ceylon, Bombay, Aden, Perim, Malta, Gibraltar and home. Such a "sea connection" no other nation in the world possesses. In this calculation the oceans and seas are counted common thoroughfares of the .nations. *y* —When the Wireless telegraph comes into general use, instead of "telegram" it will probably be—"I re- ceived an Aerogram." It is said that by January 1, 1906, wireless telegra- phy will be in operation. The Domin- ion De Forest Wireless Telegraph Co. are putting up a station at Toronto Junction to co-operate with stations at Quebec, Ottawa and Montreal. New stations will be erected at Ham- ilton and other points. In the United States there are 140 stations, of which 125 are working. In Alaska, at Nome and St. Michael's it cost $16,000 to es- tablish stations, and the receipts for the year were $780,000. * r —An Ottawa despatch to the To- ronto Star says that although the matter has not yet been formally set- tled by Council, there is a general un- derstanding among the Ministers that Parliament shall be called together either the last of January or the first of February, and that in view of this fact it becomes increasingly apparent it will be difficult to have the revised tariff ready soon enough to warrant its being laid before the House at its approaching meeting. Force of cir- cumstances may compel its postpone- ment until the succeeding session, which is scheduled to open in the last of October or the first of November, 1906. —The Canadian Sportsman points out what it considers mistakes on the part of those who deal in intoxicating liquor, and says—"If those responsible for the management of the Liquor Dealers' association had been honest guardians of the best and truest in- terests of their trade they would have insisted upon the expulsion of every member who failed to strictly observe the provisions of the liquor license law under which he was working. In- stead of this, they defend every mem- ber, no hatter what his offence against this act, Notwithstanding how many times he was charged with violating its provisions or how obnox- ious his house became in the estima- tion of the more respectable portion of the community in which it was located, the same eager desire to de. fend him by the association's solicitor Was displayed as If he were being per- secuted instead of legitimately prose. entad. It has been this line of action. that alienated the respect of the peo- ple and disgusted a liberal portion of the best men in the lntsiti encs, 8o 1r tach so tthat large nmnbers of the latter have of late tamed in any way tis recognize or eupport the atelociat. Econ, --�ln ingenious eystei i of resoling e, hoot waren the existing solo is worn out has been devised by a London in- ventor, In this boot the outer sole is attached to the inner sole by means of brass screws inserted in a series of eyelet holes round the welt. When it is required to attach a new sole the worn sole is simply unscrewed and the new one substituted. In the case of the lieel the screws are driven. into holes in the under surface of the heel so that not only da the screws fulfil the function of attaching the new heel but constitute efficient protectors as well, The attachable soles and heels are standardized in various sizes and can be placed on the market ready for instant attachment. The process of soling and heeling a boot can be ac- complished in five minutes. The idea is especially applicable to soldiers' boots where the foot covering is sub- jected to constant and heavy wear. The main advantage of the device is that no time is lost clueing the repair of the boot. The American military department has ordered samples of the new boot and proposes to subject them to severe trial by men on active service, * • --When one considers the Legisla- tive investigation now being made into the business methods of certain United States life insurance companies having their headquarters in New York city, it is comforting to recall the fact that there is at least one country on the globe where such a state of affairs could not exist. In far -away New Zealand the Govern- ment conducts a life insurance de- partment, which not only offers its policies at a low premium, but has the security of the state behind it as its guarantee to investors. By open com- petition with individual concerns it prevents any ordinary combination from keeping up excessive rates, and there are no high salaried officials to absorb the annual receipts. In Ameri- ca an insurance of $5,000, which may cost a person who has arrived at mid- dle age $200 annually, in New Zealand may be obtained for one-third that expense. In America, Legislative in- quiry has already thrown so much light upon the complex and devious management of the insurance busi- ness that a distrust of the whole sys- tem has become general. In New Zealand, the entire responsibility is borne by the Colonial Government. There can never be any failure until the country becomes bankrupt. 4. —Bystander (Prof. Goldwin Smith) has this to say in the Weekly Sun :— The Turk hasnow been for five cen- turies on the soil of civilization, since the day when the last of the Emperors fell fighting against him in the breach at Constantinople. He remains a bar- barian, unintellectual, unpolitical, un- commercial, with a despotic Govern- ment and a fatalist creed, blasting with barrenness and depopulation re- gions once the most fruitful and the most populous in the world. For the last half century, sad to say, the prin- cipal prop of his tottering dominion has been the influence of Great Bri- tain inflamed with hatred of Russia and trembling for the security of the route to India. Cyprus is the fee. Ac- ceptance of that fee and consignment of Macedonia anew to the tyranny of the Turk were what Disraeli called "peace with honor." The Sultan blus- ters, of course, but he has ground for saying that he has Islarn behind him, and Islam, though barbarous and fatalist, fights ; fights perhaps all the better because it is barbarous and fatalist. The Mahometan element in India, which numbers sixty-two mill- ions, has always been regarded as dan- gerous. Besides its religious fervor, it was the last in power and broods resentfully over its dethronement. If it were to rise at the call of the Com- mander of the Faithful, there would be a crisis worse than the Mutiny. _�,. OPPORTUNITIES IMPROVED. The World's Magazine gives the fol- lowing account of the life of Andrew Carnegie, the great millionaire. It shows what can be accomplished by perseverance and the seizing of oppor- tunities Andrew Carnegie believes himself fortunate in having been born of poor parents. "I, fortunately, had to be- gin work very young," he says, "in order to earn an honest livelihood. The question to me was what I could get to do, not what I wanted to do. "When I was twelve years old my parents, who conducted a handloom weaving place, were gradually ren- dered poorer and poorer by the devel- opment of the factory system. Cir- cumstances finally became so poor that they decided to come to America. My father, mother, and young brother and myself made up the ssad family that arrived at Allegheny City, "My father immediately secured a place in a cotton factory anti, as I saw the many things we needed at home and which the small salary he earned failed to provide, I determined to do what little I could to help. I went to the same factory and told a man I wanted to work. I was only twelve, and I don't suppose I could have made much of an impression, but he finally saw how badly I did want to go to work and he gave mea position as "bobbin boy"; the salary, $1.20, looked bigger to the than any money I ever earned afterward, and the clay I re- ceived my first wages will always be the proudest and happiest of my life. "From the cotton factory I went to a bobbin factory and front there to whag then irst reals pineadvanceithat I innde. It brought me in contact with things that were bright, with papers, lxx,ks and with men who were constantly Working with their brains. "My ape yea. no matter hoev it be has tl t measured,h bean t e onl to er- Y p rev .ann o c�cinee d a constant effort; to take adv t�� of e y �pnrtunit y that offered itself. Au opportunity Iota In the greatest misfortune that Can befall any math be ha yauug nr A MODEL HQTEL•KEIPI;R. (Kincardine Review) Thomas Jennings of Kincardine, who died. Nov..21, was a man of strong principles and of rare courage. It has been frequently said of him that if all hotel -keepers were like him there would be but little objection to the license system, and no demand for local option or general prohibition. Re carne here in 1891, front Listowel with but little money ; rented the Royal Hotel, which at that time was bankrupt and closed, and proceeded to build up a business for himself. Not many hotel -keepers go about it in the same way however. He paid little at- tention to the bar, regarding it as a "necessary evil" of the hotel trade. He allowed no noise in his house ; would make no man drunk nor give a drunken man liquor ; would even refuse a man liquor- who are thought could not afford to bay it, "Your family needs that more than I do" he said to one man who put up the money to treat a few friends. He shoved the money back, and refused to give the liquor. The mean went away angry saying lie could get it elsewhere, but Mr. Jennings had heard that so often, that it carried no dismay to him. It was true enough, that men refused by him could get it elsewhere, but Mr. Jennings did not covet the money thus lost. There are scores of liquor -dealers who would obey the law religiously, if they knew that all the others in the place were doing the same, but they argue "Well if I don't give it to this man, some one else will, and I might just as well have the money." That argument never was used by Thos. Jennings. On the contrary he would say: "If I don't give it to him, some one else will, but I have the satisfaction of knowing that I did not give it to him." And what was the result of such a policy 1' This—in a few years he owned the Royal Hotel and gave it a reputation all over Western Ontario. If you ask travellers, the most order- ly and best kept hotel in Western On- tario, they will tell you, "the Royal Hotel, Kincardine." Last winter when Mr. Jennings first took sick, the travellers who always stayed at his hotel presented him with a gold -head- ed cane and a complimentary ad- dress. Although in the hotel business 88 years, Mr. Jennings was never fined for infraction of the License Act. Clairvoyant Medical Examination Free By DR. E. BUTTERFIELD of Syra- cuse, N. Y. Believing in clairvoyance or not, there is no gainsaying the fact that the doctor can explain the source and cause of your disease, either men- tal or physical, and has restored to health and happiness many persons who would have remained helpless in- valids all their lives. Send lock of hair, name, age and stamp, to DR. E. F. BUTTERFIELD Syracuse, N. Y. WANTED. A reliable agent for Winrham and sur rounding country. Good pay weekly, exclus- ive territory. sample case, or outfit free. Our terms are the best in the business. We need a man of good character and ability during fall and winter months. OVER 600 ACRES. The choicest and most extensive list of stock in Canada, including fruit and orna- mental stock, small fruits and seed potatoes. Fast selling specialties offered for the first time. Write for terms now to THE PELHAM NURSERY CO., Toronto, Ont. IIANK OF llAM1LTOI WINGHAM. CAPITAL PAID UP $ 2,235,000.00 RESERVE FUND 2,235,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS 20,553,846,57 BOARD OP DIRECTORS. Hon. Wm. Gibson — President John Proctor C. C. Dalton T. S. Hendrix Geo. Rutherford C. A. Barge • J. Turnbull, Vice -Pres. and General Manager H. M. Watson, Asst. Gena, 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 ratesSpec nite ep�osits also received at current of C. P. SMITH, Agent Dickinson Sc Holmes, Solicitors DOMINION BANKI Capital (paid up) • $3,000,000 Reserve i°ea n ars% • $3,634,000 Farmers' Notes discounted. Drafts sold on all points in Can- ada, the United States and Europe, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest allowed on deposits of SUE and upwards, and added to principal 36th June and 31st December each year. D. T. HEPBUEN, Manager R. Vanstone, Solicitor fry" your friends or relntivcs sufferewit't1 Fits, Epilepsy, St,Vi Vitus' Dance, , or Falling Sickness, write fon a trial bottle end valuable treatise such tai. s on to Tint Lztlitcl n. r fe King Street, W.,, Toronto, Caneda. AU druggists sell or can obtain for ;ad + "ILE111110313F1ITOURNI o Big Store 1' Yiinghan Infamia‘ cllO 4 Jas. I :Corr Christmas Groceries, &c. New, Bright, Clean, Fresh FRUIT, GROCERIES, ETC. You'll find it to the best interests of your bank account to buy your Christmas Groceries, etc., at the 'Big Store." We carry a large and well assorted stock. Our Groceries and Spices are fresh, pure and clean. Our prices are low, and we deliver goods promptly to any part of the town. SUGAR. The best Granulated Sugar, 20 lbs. for $1.00 Bright Yellow and Raw Sugar. Fruit Sugar for table use,. 12 lbs. for $1.00 Icing Sugar, the very best, 3 lbs. for. 25c Chocolate Icing, per plcg....10c Vanilla Icing, per pkg 10c Sweetened Chocolate...5c to l0c Unsweetened Chocolate .10c Fruit Flavored Blanc-Mange— Vanilla, Strawberry, Lemon, Orange, Chocolate, &c., 10c or 3 pkgs. for 25c. - Jelly Powder, 100 or 3 pkgs. for 25c. We sell only the best Extracts —Vanilla, Lemon, Banana, Raspberry, Strawberry, Pine- apple, Cinnamon, Peppermint, Almond, Wintergreen, &c., also Oil of Lemon -10c bottle Royal Baking Powder and Im- perial Baking Powders are pure. " Our Own " Baking Powder in 1 lb. tins is better than most 25c baking pow- ders, and all we ask you for it is 150 a tin or 2 for 25c. Good Baking Powder in Bulk at 10c lb, FRUITS. New Raisins, Select Valeneias, the best that money can buy. We offer them at $1.75 per box, or 4 lbs. for 25c. New Seeded Raisins, select fruit, in 12 and 10 oz. Pack- ages, 8c to 13c each. New Prunes 5 lbs. for 25c New Prunes, large3 lbs. for 25c New, clean, bright Currants, we're offering cheap, 3 lbs. for 25c. New Figs, for cooking, 5 lbs. for 25c. New Layer Figs, for Table use, regular 20c lb. We are offer- ing them at 150 a lb. New Layer Figs in packages, 10c each. PEELS. Crosse & Blackwell's drained Peels are the best in the world. The best is none too good for our customers. Lemon, Orange and Citron, mixed 25c a lb. Shelled Almonds and Walnuts. The best Shredded Cocoanut, and the purest Spices, are to be had at the "Big Store." The very best Table Syrup in tin pails, 2 lb., 5 lb., 10 lb. and 20 lb., at 5c lb. Maple Syrup in quart tins, 35c each. Maple Sugar, Maple Cream, Maple Cream Walnut . lOc Cake Xmas. 2oqfflrofflollts IN this progressive age, we are doing our utmost to keep before you the very newest designs in House Furnishings. An evidence of the apprecia- tion of our goods is the ready demand we find for them. A few prices quoted will give you an idea of the goods we carry in stock. Princess Dressers and Stands. Princess Dressers and Stands, quartered oak polished, large B B mirrors ; Dresser -1 long and 2 small drawers ; Stand—either 3 drawers and 1 door, or 2 drawers and 2 doors $18, $25, $34, $35, $40 COMPLETE SUITES --Bed, Dresser and Stand $12, $13, $15, $18, $20, $35 Iron Beds, Mattresses and Wire Springs—all prices. Furniture for the Dining Room. Combination Sideboards $30, $45 Sideboards $12 to $35 — Buffets $27, $30, $35 Leather Upholstered Chairs, per set of five Chairs and Arm $17, $19, $35 Wood Seat Chairs $2.75, $3.50, $4.50, $5.75 (Arm Chair to match) Extension Tables $6.00, $7.50, $8.00 to $13.50 Furniture for the Parlor. Parlor and China Cabinets.,. $11, $13.5.0, 825 13,complete Parlor Suites to select from $15 to $66 DAVENPORTS --- Heavy mahogany frames, upholstered in Geneva plush $40.00 Massive Oak Rockers in best Leather, ' button backs, good value at $18 --Xmas. Price $13.50 Same Chair in either Oak or Mahogany an frames uphol- stered in Geneva plush g y ' p ..,$11.50 Same Chair in heavy Oak frame, upholstered in Velour or Tapestry, good quarter polished ........,.. $8.00 See our McXinley Rockers, made to fit your body $8.50 Splendid assortment of Rockers $1.75, $2.60 to $8.05 Parlor Tables...........................................85o to $10.00 Window Shadee..,,,..,,35c up Curtain Poles..,.., ... 16c up Carpets, Linoleums and Oilcloths. Detest t calla Nighre- ceive premiss at. tention,!ith house watt of Ramie tont Drug Store L. A. Bali & Co.