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The Wingham Times, 1907-08-08, Page 4THE WINGUAM TIMES, AUGUST 8, 1907 TQ ADVERTISERS l of amuses Mast be lett at this Rialtos► net later thint Saturday noon. Vats oopte for obwnes must be left nat liter then, Monday evening. Oft advertisements accepted. up to neon Weihnesdrt71 of each week. SISTA )31+18.1420a 1879 WINci iAlit TIES. g-13,131tIa0TV, faxamensaatm f•noxaixxoe TUI.MSD.A,.Y. AUGUST 8, 1907. THE INCREASED TAX RATE. The rate of taxation in Wingbam for this year is 29 mills In the dollar, which is higher than it has been for, many years. While the county rate is half a Mill lower this year than last, the school rates total halt a mill more; and the general town rate is five mills in excess of that of last year. The general ex• penditure on street!', eto,, will be slight. ly lower, but the increase in the rate is due partly to the fact that this year's Counolt had to meet a liability of over $2700-00from last year; there is also a little more than a mill of the general rata which is necessitated to provide for tanking fund and interest on account of the High School. Other items of sink- ing fund and local improvement deben- tures of last year go to make up the in- orease. The tax bill will this year not be a welcome visitor to the average ratepayer, but at any rate there can be no charge of extravagance laid at the door of the present Council, or that of Iaat year. No item of expenditure has been made that could well be avoided. A lower rate might have been struck, but this would have necessitated the carrying over of a large balance on the wrong side of the ledger at the end of the year, which is not considered good business. While the rate is somewhat higher than was expected, the outlook is hope- fuI, and the high water mark hes in all probability now been reached. The High School rate, for instance, will no doubt drop to about 2 mills next year, owing to the increased grants. The ex- penditure on account of maintenance of this institution is as great this year as it will be in any year, while the grants are much lower, being based on the opening term of last year, which was the incep- tion of the school. These grants total- led only $1150 for the year; next year they will probaoly be in the neighbor. hood of $3500. WHAT CONSERVATIVES DID, The total revenue of the Department of the Interior (except school lands,) these are simply administered by the department, and revenue from school lands is not taken into account, for the year 1895.96, after having been in power eighteen fears, was $203,715. The total revenue of the Department of the Interior (except school lands) for the twelve months ending 30th Tune '07, after ten years of Liberal rule, was $2,- 187,786, These figures are unrevised as all the returns are not yet made. The revenue for the ten months end- ing 30th April, '07 was $1,717,786, and for the following two months, May and June, it has been estimated at $420,000. This means that the revenue of the De- partment of the Interior is greater now every month than it was every year in Conservative timeF, and with these fa.lts before them the (3 nieervatives have the audacity to ask that they be placed in control of public affairs. The more the people know about the Laurier Government, the ,more anxious they will become that it remain in power. The more the people look into the alleged scandals, the more convinc- ed they will be that the opposition has no lasting faun cation upon which it can build public favor. Men are jndeed by what they do, and not by what they eay. The Laurier Government is a govern - anent that does tbiuge, and does them well; the Conservatives talk, but they talk to no purpose. The people will My HafrIs Scraggly - trio you like it? Then 'why _be contented with it? Have - to be? Oh, no! Just put on = Ayer's Hair Vigor and here long, thick hair; soft, even - hair. But arst of all, stop your hair from coming out. Save what you have. Ayer'a Hair Vigor will not disappoint you. It feeds the hairbulbs; makes weak hair strong. Th(r best kind et a ieettadc*l-.- 'r bold for crier Mtxtty !'rs.'r .elft csa t �s kt r eyui, Irmo. Aue,* adtt,t y'lilt tlA. - heed a serious charge, well foanded and properly substantiated, but little atten- tion( will be paid to temporary sensations created for political purposes only, REMARKABLE OUTBREAK OF CUTWORMS, Last week much alarm was created in the neighborhood of Leamington, Ont., by an extraordinary outbreak of cater- pillars whiob, devoured everything be- fore them. Application was made to the Agrioultural College at Guelph for advice and assistance, and 1Llr. L. Caesar of the Entomological Department was at once sent up to investigate. The in - Sect proved to b3 the Variegated Cut- worm (Peridroma sancta), whtoh has on previous occasions appeared is devastat- ing numbers, the most serious outbreak having occurred in British Columbia and the neighboring Pacific coast states in 1900. Near Leamington the worms were first observed in clover fields where they soon devoured the Drop and left the ground bare and blank, they then marched on to the next field and con- sumed whatever vegetation they met with, corn and tobacco, tomatoes and other vegetables, seemed especial favour- ites for consumption. If a fruit tree happened to be in there way, they climbed it and devoured both fruit and foliage; many peach trees were than attacked and the fruit ruined. Like the outworms, these caterpillars feed only at night aid remain in con- oealment during the day, hiding in the ground where the soil is loose and under any rubbish or other shelter that they can find. When fall grown it is about two inches long, with a yellowish stripe on eaoh side above the lege, the rest of the body is darker and mottled with black, white or grey; the most char- acteristic feature is a row of yellow or white spots, five to Raven in number, along the middle line of the back, Some are already changing into the chrysalis stage, for which purpose the bury them- selves in the ground and form there an oval earthen cell. The moth, into which they finally turn, has a wing ex- pansion of about an inch, and is dark blackish brown in colour, often clonied with red towards the front margin of the wings, but with do conspicuous or distinguishing markings; the under - wings are wtif.te with a pearly lustre. Like so many other of oar most deetruo- tive insects, this ane has come to us from Europe, Many specimens have been sent to the College for identification front various parts of the Province, the complaint be- ing in most cases that the worms are de- stroying the green tomatoes by boring great holes through and through. them; in some oases corn is badly injured and in gardens vegetables of all kinds are attacked. RElrnvlss.—The most effective re- medy for these nocturnal marauders is the poisoned bran mash, which is made by mixing half a pound of Paris green in 50 lbs. of bran (the proportion for larger or smaller quantities is 1 to 100) ; the poison should be added to the dry bran little by little and stirred all the time till the whole is tingled with the green colour, then add water sweet- ened with auger or molasses till the mixture is sufficiently moistened to crumble nice through the fingers. If bran cannot be prodaced, shorts or flour may be used and for field work may be distributed dry by means of a seed drill. The mash is sprinkled about the plants at sun -down and after dark the worms come out and eat it in perferenoe to the vegetation and then go off and die, usually in their places of concealment. Paris green, half a pound to 40 gallons of water may be used on many plants with much advantage. When the worma are very numerous and are moving on from one field to another, their progress may be checked by ploughing a deep furrow ahead of them—two about 4 feet apart would be better—in these post holes are bored or dug from 12 to 15 feet apart,the furrows should be made in the morning so that the sides may be dry and friable by night fall, The worms fail into them as they march and being unable to climb up the Ioose aides they travel along the furrow and fall into the post holes; where they will be found in dozens or hundreds in the morning and can easily be killed. Where the soil is stiff clay, this plan will probably, not be so effec- tive, as the worms may be able to climb Inp the sides and go on their way; rel£- anee will then have to be placed in the poisoned bait. Where very numerous a heavy roller may be employed with ad- vantage, if the soil or crop will permit OMB ate. It must be remember that live stook or poultry must not be allowed in any plane Where the poison is scat. tared. The worms are no doubt attacked by parasitic insect' and runny will penbh from bacterial diseases --this is the usual' experience when outbreaks of a similar character have weaned—and therefore there is little danger of a repetition of the plague next year, Everything, however, should be done to check the rriaitatton now before Mere damage le iiialiO d to and to reduce then n tuber that /nay survive for the production of au - other brood.—O. J. S. Bethune, O. A. College, Guelph. Charles 'r aoey, * farm hand, was thrown ftbui * horse Ind killed At Mlle - stone, Sack. A Fl*pid Moans of TrensDortation From Home to Paradise in the Highlands of Ontario. The average person has no idea of the efforts that are being made in this modern age, by oar Company, to pro- vide improved train service apd equip. meat, for their thousands of patrons,. said a representative of the Grand Trank Railway System, and it is gratifying to know that the ineresled trafi&o show tbat their endeavors are appreoiated. Take for instance our superior train service from Winghain to Hamilton, Toronto, and the Northern Ontario Tourist Resorts. You may leave Wing - ham at 6.48 a m. and arrive in Hamilton 12.80 noon„ making connection for Niagara Falls and Buffalo, or if going to Toronto or beyond, arrive at North Parkdale 11.27 a., m. and Toronto 11.35 a.nz., making connection at either North Parkdale or Toronto, with the special fast through train of vestibule coaches, cafe and buffet parlor cars for t. ; • oka and Leke of Bays resorts, an. !trough parlor oar for Penetang, *telt train leaves Toronto 11 45 a. , and North Parkdale at 11.5 a, •• , Passengers using this popular have the advan- tage of safety, sp-ed and comfort, be- sides the trip never gets monotonous, for the reason that if destined to these resorts, they are Landed at the steamer wharf, where the boat awaits to convey them over the far famed lakes, where the days are warm, the nights cool where nature smiles on them, bringing gladness to the heart, elasticity to the step, above all; the foundation of both-- % good appetite. It is surprising how little a vaoation costs when you are properly advised and taken oare of, and the Grand Trunk Railway System Agents are particularly instructed so as to give any information, both verbally and by means of descrip- tive Iiterature, which may be had by calling on Mr. L. Harold, the represent- ative of that Company in Wingham. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Aug. 6—The ran at the City Cattle Market today was 59 loads, 900 head of cattle, 1,115 sheep and lambs, 250 Hogs, and 190 calves. There was not much life to the market to -day. There was a light run, and as one dealer explained it, the butchers were taking time to get over the effect of yesterday'slpicnic and barbecue. What- ever the pause, there was not a very active demand, and doubtless Civic Holiday had something to do with it. With the light run prices of coarse were steady, and anything choice was firm, with a tendency to go a few cents high- er. The general quality, however, did not run high, and there were complaints as to the scarcity of real choice butcher cattle, an 1 the poorness of the quality 01 the offerings all round. For these reasons, and for the further fact that the weather seems to be turning warmer, and a hot spell is due, butchers were careful not to overload themselves with stock. The following are the quotations: Exporters' cattle— Per 100 lbe. Choice $5 00 $5 25 Medium 4 75 4 90 Bulls 4 00 4 50 Li ht8 75 4 00 C ws 3 50 4 00 Feeders— best 1000 pounds and up- wards 4 25 4 50 Stockers choice 8 25 8 50 balls 1 50 200 Butchers'— Picked 5 00 5 10 Choice , 4 50 4 60 Medium 3 75 4 00 Cows........ 3 00 3 50 Bulls 8 00 3 50 Hogs— Beat • 6 90 Lights 6 75 Sheep— Export ewes 4 25 4 50 8 00 3 50 Culls ... 8 25 3 5Q Spring Lambs eaoh.. 6 50 7 50 Calves, each...,,, 300 10 00 wVINORAht MARKET REPORTS W£ngham, Aug. 7th, 1907 Floor per 1001ba2 25 to 2 80 Fall Wheat 0 85 to 0 85 Oats 0 42 to 0 42 Barley 0 45 to 0 50 Peas - 0 75 to 0 75 Butter ..., ..,..... 0 18 to 0 20 Eggs per dos 0 16 to 0 16 Wood per cord . - 2 50 to 3 00 Hay , per ton.. 11 00 to 12 00 Potatoes, per bushel new.. 0 00 to 0 00 Tatlow per lb .... 0 5i to 0 06 Lard .. , 0 15to 0 15 Dried Apples per lb 06.i, to 0 07 Live Hogs, per owt6 50 to 6 60 Synapsis of Canadian Northwest Homestead Regulations. ATTY even numbered ssectiou of Dominion 11 lands is Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta excepting 8 and 26, not reserved, may be homesteaded by any person who is the sole head of a family. or any male over 18 years of age, to the extent of one-quarter section of 160 acres, more or 1ess laHntrsy must be mdad8rpcetrnonwalhly' ah te ll andcals eitaate. Thnhomesteader is required to perform the conditions connected therewith under one of the following plans: t1 At loest ttix months' residence upon and cultiears.vation of the land in each year for three deceasodt of the l; (or mettle ret defanpen is form in the vicinity of the landentered for, the regntreniente aeto residence ins be sati,fied blr such person residing Withhe lather or mother. upn famnard h*ued bmhamnredn ity of his homestead the requirements se to residence may be satisfied by residence open the midland. Six months' notice in writing should be !riven to the Ottawa of intention oner of i 011 on t0 ply for patent at 'W. W. COs', Deputy of the Minister of the Interior. 17.8.• 'UxtaUthorlred publleation of this ad. *ertisement will net be paid for. . Cool Suits FOR WARM WEATHER At a Bargain The hot weather is really just commenced. Donot melt in that heavy salt when you can get a - BEAUTIFUL, COOL, LIGHT SUIT made to your order so cheap. Come in and See them. We have a few Youths' Long Pants in Navy Blue. Extra value at 81,00 for 70e, come along before they are picked np. A BIG REDUCTION IN UNDERWEAR, MAXWELL Sc. HILL Merchant Tailors and Men's Furnishers. s""r/{�btr/ii antionweronnototnosmossonomantorms, Wingliam M. The Big Store, JNO. KERRI jH DELICACIESI • Some Things that are New Fi 11 Id 11 r`.JJ YVVY•ANVVVVVVVVVVVYVVYVVVV AAAMMA AAAAAMAAAAAAA AAA �e u Two Weeks' Sale of Shoesli 1 i AMMMAMMM so pair odd, large sizes Men's heavy working Shoes to be sold below cost. Call and see them. Special value, i. i!' # ,.We carry a full line of TRUNKS, . VALISES, and TELESCOPES._ REPAIRING- DONE NEATLY AND PROMPTLY. .R. JOHNSTON. I We ti am� 331;1,ia'.r'.it .fir- itmsti ss� aTezic'dri aS ••••••••••••••••••••••••!. •••. •• r•i4•1••.1••• ,4 • • - and Delicious PEANUT BUTTER—Imperial Peanut Batter contains all the nutritious parts of the Peanut. Recommended by Physicians as a perfect food. Suitable for picnics, luncheons, camp or cruise. Put up in glass jars 15e each. WALDORF RELISH—Fancy Chop Pickles, just the thing for picnics, etc. Pat up in fancy glass bottles 15e each. CANNED PINEAPPLE--Dalieioas Chunks, only 10e a tin. Extra quality Singapore Pineapple, put up in chunks, every can well filled. Quality guaranteed. NEW JELLY POWDER—at 5c a package or 6 for 25c. "Bee" Jelly Powder is guaranteed to give satisfaction. We have it in strawberry, raspberry, vanilla, lemon, orange, cherry, pineapple and pistachio. UPTON'S JAM—Assorted, per jar 10e. MACHONOCHIE'S ORANGE MARMALADE —Large jar 15c each. Old English,Fig and Lemon Marmalade 15e PICKLES --All kinds in bottle and in bully, mixed. WHITE ONIO VS --Walnuts, etc., in bottles, 10e up.. WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE --per bottle. 10e. Of coarse you'll need a Can Opener, we have theta, the best on the market, price 5e each. want Targe quantities of first-class Butter in tubs or boxes. We'll pay good prices, 1 1 MA AAMAA.vAmAAAAAMAAAAA ■. Preserving Time Is here. The quality of the preserves will depend Largely on the quality of the Kettle. A large stock of First Grade Granite Kettles, three coatings in aI1 sizes and colors to select from. Why not have one of our Ble Flak's Coal Oil stoves for the hot season at Reduce I CENTRAL HARDWARE WINGHAM. ti Prises. H. BISHOP. vocumummossimil • estern Fai r The Exhibition the People all Like to Attend EXHIBITORS ANIS VISITORS FIND IT PROFITABLE TO 001 KI\TABENSHU'E'S AIRSHIP daily, and a full list of Attractions, with plenty of Music. Fireworks after programme each evening, concluding with that grand displaay, 'TIE SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR.' REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS Send to the Secretary for Prize Lists, Programmes end alt information. W. 3. REln, President. A. IVC, Hvivr, Secretary, London, Sept. 6 to 14 • 1 • T' We need a lot of help for the next sixty days, and �► you can help us by filling ',•�, your furniture require- 13LP NA -1"R- • • ••.'. At • s meets.:i IN • We are giving special prices in all kinds of F urni- • ture, including • • PARLOR SUITES, • COUCHES,' I DINING ROOM. SUITS BED• ROOM SUITS, FANCY CHAIRS .. • O IJ E '1 v • Z •J1�t +,yam , p • • Extension• 'f •t i•. • _ t w •• Tables e .s. f , e , } ' •a"h_1n7.• • • 11• are sold by their reputation. - :,; .,..: • ♦ Y+ • s We can give you a large ` :+ • .!. table opens 8 feet long, with i 5 legs, for $6.50. 1� ,, •Z; • • • Give us a call, Satisfaction guaranteed. t• 1 JAMES WALKER & C01 1 i''urniture Dealers and Undertakers. ••••••••44•!•*•1:••4140••1h .0...• +.$. 0EH.ti.....NIi 1 1111 IIIIIIIIIIII111111 11111 11 Wum.nn.,nnir++...---^. .._ -.