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Flesherton Advance, 11 Sep 1884, p. 4

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AND "STILL THEY COMB!" Another lot of beautiful Goods just received at Russell's Noted Jewelry Store, Flesherton. Consisting of Watches, Charms, Rings, Gold Plated and Silver Chains, Cuff Buttons, Lockets, Bracelets, Ear-Rings, Brooches, &c., which are being sold at prices that cannot be beaten. Every article warranted as represented. No trouble to show goods. Watch, Clock, & Jewelry Repairing personally attended to and satisfaction guaranteed. THE ADVANCE. A. R- Fawcett. Editor. FLESHERTON : THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1884. THE ADVANCE under the TEMPERANCE V. INTEMPER- ANCE.' A short time ago an editorial ap- I tared above heading, by way of reply to an article above a similar heading which appeared in tlu- Thombury Standard, above tlic nom dt plume, " Temper- ance." In last week's Venture ap jieared a reply to our editorial by the same gcnili man. Our old friend I we believe we can confidently claim him as froch ) starts out by giving us credit for desiring to Lear all that can be .sides of tin question. said on both He is right. We do most sincerely desire to hear all that cun bo said on both sides, not only of this, but of every public question. How are people to decide intelligently if they only bear one side of a question? In !!'( ix-iu-e to our first question, us to whether thr passage " Cursed is he that yivi-tli bin neighbor drink," liouhl be till. i>ii in the literal sense or not, " Temperance " says, Yes, I tulra >v \iVcml\y, amd I likewise take 'hit literally, " I was thirsty ami yo gave me drink, for in as ye did it for one of these tittle ones, ye did it also for me." Now, what docs all this prove, friend "Temperance?" The second pass, age docs not state whether it was by wine or water our Saviour s thirst was quenclied. It simply says " I was thirsty and yc gave me drink," but does not say by what that thirst was aaauagcd. You say, that almost every day yon " curse the scoundrels who sell poor liquor to maku him drunk for the sake of thr profits on a paUry 10 cents!" And then you bless the man who gives his neighbor good beer to drink. Now, you will say, the first passage docs not say whetlier the " drink is wine or water. But, re- member, that there is a cnrte in the first quotation which is not to be found in the second indeed the latter Rounds much like a blessing. And, besides, but that the come in just arc not quite sure word "ttrong" should before " drink " in the first quotation, which we only gave from memory, mid have not time to hunt up" just now. Anyway it is not likely that wnter would be cursed. " No drunkard nhall enter the kingdom of Heaven." "Temperance" admits that this " is a powerful reason why moderate drinkers should do Kuntftkinii. but," he adds, " it is no reason at all why they should tolerate such an impudent condemnation of the first miracle of Jesus as tho. placing of tho Scott Act on the Statutes was." Jesus certainly did turn .water into wine at the marriage supper at Cana. No question about it. I tut, no doubt, the wine was gn<l not like 'hi> adnltorated, poisonous Evidently, however, the wine made by our Saviour was either not in- treating, or the gucata partook sparingly of it, for we arc not told that there wero any drunken men at that marriage feast. It is not the proper nse of pure liquor we condemn BO much as the abu$ of it by grasping manufacturers, by adulteration, in order to create a constant longing for it in that large class of humanity who cannot control their appetites, and by the habitual drunkard. Right here, we would ask our well- informed friend, " Temperance," in what manner should tho manufacture and sale of vile adulterated liquors bo dealt with and only the pure " article " placed on the market? We might also reiterate the question put in a former issue in what manner should we deal with drunkards ? And, sup- posing only pure liquors arc sold, will that do away with all the evils of the liquor traffic ? In reply to our question, as to whether there was even a hundred moderate drinkers in the Township of Collingwood, " Temperance " re- plies, " Yes, sir, and without going more than ono mile north of Clarks- burg bridge, or more than three miles in any direction from it." That settles it, of course, for we know our friend is not only well posted in that respect, but we also know that he would never stoop to tell a falsehood under any circumstances. But is it not a sad fact, that within the small district you have mapped out there are the graves of men who have died the drunkard s death ; that there arc the- wrecks of noble manhood who, every wecH, pans throngh your beautiful villages like gaunt spectres, illustrat- ing with terrible force that passage of scripture which saith "win* it n mocker ; itrong drink rageth ; " that there are men wh would deprive themselves and families of the necessaries of life and some v<ry who have done so in order to satisfy the cravings of a vitiated taste. We have not space, however, thia week to discuss the question at greater lenth ; and as our friend, "Temper- ance," proposes to tell us about the tomething moderate drinkers should do in order that drunkards may not be debarred from entering heaven, we close for the present with the re- mark, that it is a pleasure to us to discuss this great question with so worthy an opponent. would be delighted to see this Mr. Thnmon if it is the same man we mean for many reasons best known to himself and us. REPREHENSIBLE. " Dare to be true, nothing can noda He." That any man pretending to edit a reliable newspaper, should furnish such a distorted, inaccurate report of a base ball match which he attended in i> i son as did tho editor of the Dundalk Herald in his last week's paper in reporting the match between Flesherton and Dnudalk Base Ball Clubs is enough to " make angels weep" and men grow woary of this deceitful and wicked world. That a man of Mr. Theophilus Hall's high mural and mental status should de- scend so far in ihe scale of respecta- bility as to tell downright falsehoods and to slur over the truth, is a shock to men who have regarded him here- tofore as " without spot and blemish '' ilmott. We stand amazed our- self we who have long known Theophilus as a man who was always ready to take more credit unto him- self than was his due to sec with what unblushing effrontery he en- deavors to cast a stigma on the houor and fair name of the youth of Flesh- u. .n. It is enough to make the very stones weep and cry out in righteous indignation " Alas I the mighty fallen!" in the teeth of this alas ! how are We cast back " plucky little man " the fonndationlcss insinuation, that the " thax>wing up of thu game wan a prearranged affair in case Dundalk was Bare to win." Of course ho qualifies the contemptible slur, by saying ho " cannot say whether it was so or not," but directly after- wards he adds insult to insult by saying that " circumstances appeared to favor this view, for (mark the " plucky little man's " words) as soon as the dispute arose, Fleshcrton players left the field without waiting to see if the matter could be amicably settled I " And then he further adds that the decisions of umpire Peterson " were impartially given." The above are unqualified falsehoods. Tho de-, ANOTHER POINTER FOR THE- OPHILUS. Thu piii-hrr and catcher of Toronto Atlantic*, who played an excellent game for the Dundalk bo * the Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Kant Halve In thu world for Cuts, tlruliex SoruH,Ulcr>. SaltUhuuni, Fever Sureu. Totter B. B. C. last week, a*rumed name* that V. Kichard,i,, r l "Wanted. Third Omas Teacher for 8. S. Section No. 6, ArtouiMia. for balance of year 1^ ; tonlcat to j c ,i " oommM* 1Mb September, but round figure to secure their services. H J UTLFB. Tr-i*. Markdale P. 0.. Our Arteuuwla, Sept. lt, 1884. did not belong to thrm, at the instigation of the club who paid such a good No doubt our truthful ( ! ! ) southern scribe will chip his hands and turn a! double somersault in the solitude of his sanctum when he learns this fact that is, if he does not know it already, which is not unlikely. Bigotry. (Communietitrd.) It is impossible to contemplate without impatience such intolerant bigotry as' manifest, d very recently by Rev. Mr. Ward, Episcopalian minister at Mark- dale. The facts are as follows : The Pearson family, near Flesherton, were attendants if not communicants with tho Anglican congregation, over which the reverend Ward is incumbent. Miss Annie Pearson, one of the family, return- ed from California with a sickneu unto death. During her illness, the reverand NOW in 8AH SO Brown Leghorn* :!) White Ltrlioru Cock.-i i!l : Xi Hlack Ilraanted 1<<M (iaine* i mandard ) . ivvm pnaki;lMtlraf UedMIe imim.. i tn. ot I'lack lln astuil IIi ! (i.iim >. Vitli , at from . to 43 per pall. Money refunded if uot M goo<l aa repreMmtwl. Oath uiust acunuiiiauy all orderm. Address JOHN PLF.WF.S, (miller ) y 1'. .0., Out r*.Wben ararwerinK above, |>lea Mate when- you aw tliu advcrUaement. FARM FOR SALE gunt|eman . msly waited on her of cultivation, fur full partit/ulari. apply to ROBERT LUNA U, MurweJI P O Will be told on EASY TKK.Mh. I3A.ILY MEAT MARKET ! her spiritual adviser. But she died, and of course had to bo intem-d ; and now the dircrgrnco begins. Tho old Irwia burying ground held tho remains of other members of the fam- ily, and, rcry naturally, th* fainilj desired tin -ir aister ami child to lie with those al- ready buried. Mr. Ward was approached ' Would Intimate to the mnenl public, that b The Meat l having Aliened up lu tin- IN FLESHERT01T. to retul the burial service, but he utterly refused to officiate in a Methodist burying | ground; neither would he addroiw ih, mourncn at the house. All that was hnmuising enough to the family, but one of his expressions, viz., " That it wot a pity to bury mrh u iticf girl in a . burying ground," sets him off as a limb of tho High Church party. Such a spirit is bad enough for tho old country nnd the dark ages, but who would have thought in tho niiiutc. n'li century, and in Canada right here in Artemosia such priestly bigotry existed. Is it to be wondered at, that the family referred to henceforth renounces a Pan- tor of snch narrow, shrivelled, popish proclivities , nnd seeks a better and inoro benign atmosphere? Meantime, what .111 imposition on the intelligent and highly res|x-tUo coin- pi rjiarod to I uruuJi Ihcui with and <'orm-d >l. at at ill A POINTER FOR THE HERALD. The pitcher and catcher of the At- liuitics of Toronto played a good game for tho Pastime* of Dundalk at Flesh- erton on Tuesday. Toronto World. Onr "boys " didn't do so bad con- sidering that they had such a famous club as tho Atlantic* to deal with. My, won't thi, illustrious falsifier of tear his hair I'liew ! Any- thing the ADVANCE says squeezes that pet corn of his in a mighty tender spot. " Facts arc stubborn things," and aa they are something Thcophilus doesnt't deal very extensively in, we expect the " plucky little man " will do a lot of wriggling next week. the Herald fume and when he roads this ! H. L. THURSTON. We notice by the Peel Banner, that a Mr. II . L. Thnrston is sole agcut for a Ihig Machine in the Counties of Hal ton, Peel and Duffcrin. We wonder if this is the samo Mr. H. L. Thurston who did a rushing busi- ness in sewing machines, Ac. in Flesliertou not rnauy years ago ? Wo of Peterson in the case most munition comprising the Church of particularly referred to, was acknow- ledged unjust by one of the most honorable members in the Dundalk team. The Herald can't wriggle out of this, adept as he is at the art. The Flesherton players left the fluid solely because of this unjust decision, the vile and repeated insinuations to the contrary notwithstanding. The Herald ulso lakes the oppor- tunity to throw a little mud at THK ADVANCK man, and even hurt he must report to falsehood. \\'e were not, as this falsifier ntates, "lying under the . Rtrvnd," reclining at our "ease upon the grass " in fact we wore not ' lying under the stand " at any time during the progress of the game. So much for the statements of this ' plucky little man," who, occasion- ally takes his stand in the pulpit and preaches from the good old book in which occurs this passage "Thou uhalt not bear false witness against ,hy neighbor." It would be a blessing to the community if thin scribe would once in a while put his preaching into n-acticc. A man who will deliberately ell a falsehood in order to palm off a itale joke, is scarcely to be relied ipon in morn important matters. FREEMAN'S WORM POWDERS destroy ind rfimiv.i worms without injury to adult land congregation*. I wonder how many of tho Apoetlen and Martyr* were laid in conootte<l ground 1 As if all thu oil or tho prayers of all the bishops could render one |.;irti- cle of dirt more holy or fit to contain the dust of mortals, than the most crude and irreligious ! at reasonable ratea. All I require Is a li profit. The public may dfiwml on havi'i |ood Meat at all times. Fiih ami (Jame in their Setuo*. Shop in Strain's block, on Toronto street c>|i|<oHteWrlght'itore. FAT CATTL1. WANTED. C. W. BELLAMi GORDON'S HARNESS SHOP FLESHERTON. A RAH- I'I.AST.- The Wild Strawberry Plant po** rare virtue ID a oleansiog, coi- bgMtrttt|rt, antr..|,tic, and hciilhix me- dicine, and when n Mi.ined with other vnii,.i K i tract ing extracts, as in Dr. . f Wild Strswlx.rr.v. it is an uufail- in all Uowel complaints. Chatham Wagons Government Standard, AT MAXWELL. Chcajnt Waggon in Grry, Money to Loan. Al Ilk l'ir I'.hl. Tnt.'rcxt >n Xtraiyht Loan TT7ITH Intrraet paid yearly. n..t In advance. No '" coinuiiwioncltejrKed. A|>|ily to A. CiKIKIt. THOK>BirRY. . n,, . as .) few loft on IIHM.I v ..t, Cull and K Ueamor aOomplaie WaKKon Hold. MMOfRoDUl '(,.iir himiiinu 30.00 S.W ......... ... I'l'l'c i' Men ................ :H"t ..................... \.hill!etre. and Neck Yoke Ten per r,.nt. off tor cash .00 Also Ajfciit lor I'lowi, 4c. JOHNSON LITTLE. Agent. J. W. BATES, Furniture. Dealer and Undertaker, FLESHEKTON, - . OUT. MONEY TO LOAN ! Pnvitie and. Cmnpani/',? Funds At Lou'Cftt Rates. JAS. LAMON, IjUKDALK.. . , . . I * 1 ' r

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