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- March 7, Hl-_> THE F L E S H E K TON A U V A N C Til i . ta independent uew>|.i|i. | i.li.-nni every Tfturnday .it tin- office, Collingu'ood Street, Klrsherton. 8iibncri|>tii>n price 81 IH-I annum, .xh'ii |i<l inadvince; fl " i tvbeii not <> )>aid. \-liwtisinu r.-itt-s on ('plication. Circulatinu 1,100 wrakly. \V. II. L-liiiraton - l-:<lttr TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR- PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN HON. EDWARD BLAKE Hy the death of tie lute Hon. Kdwaid Blake, at his houie in Toronto last Sat- urday, Cinad* 1. M-S another of her most .l|. sons. Ue WAS in niuny ei M -. a most rtmarkable man. He wa-t ii Cana- dian but of hi, parentage, yet was ut- terly lacking in humor, which is almost vonsidercd HU e^seii'iiil of Irih dniac- ter. He was giim, austere, an upright -inn who could not brook the ptlty ((nibbles and ithus. s in politics, but tta^ too great a man to withdraw himself entirely theiefioni. In the election of 18S>1, however, he s-phl with his party on '... free trade ijticstion and refused nuni- ination. The daily papers have I een full f eulrgi.'s and it is not nccessaiy t"i us to elaborate. The writer f> .L! Kawurd hlake ad- dress a Urge audience during the heyday if his career. We do not icmemher his (epic, which was of a scientific rut me, but ire do teiiiemher Ihe classic, analyti- cal language, the dcpiutment and the 'ack of anything in the form of elocu- tionary effort, [twaa straight argiimcnt without any tli.ui'i-he- a>id given from voluminous notea. It impressed one uly by the dioico language used and thu minute dct'til of argument. There was no effort made at tickling the Reuses or l>lcsing the ears of bis hearers. All wa cold fact delivered in eren tone that rather tended to pa 1 ! n the listener and make the argument difficult to follow. costing over 9KIO ,i | . i Hgreement, and the repoit as so amended be ndoptud -iml I "id copies be I'linteil f-ir distribution. Carried. ;.\ . i 7."):> was passed thr<-ugli iis fiiitt and ti-.-oi.d reading (irahain A. I). M-l..,., That this Council leceive personal 'tpplicationi nt the A piil meeting fur a man lo operate load grader and man with e"giiu; to run rock crusher Cirriod. D. McLuod -Graham Vint the re- '|iie.st of Mr. Sullivan for refund of dog 'ax be not entertained Carried. Mcldrum- A. D. Mcl.pod That the hill fi> and lout time of horse, presented by I). L. Weber, bu not enter- lained- -Carried. Grafmm D. McLeixl That Christo- pher Irwin be refunded two dollars, be- ing an nveithargc in his dog tax for 1011. Carried. A. D. SIcLeod -Graham That James Fisher be piid f.". for repairing bridge on 1'iO sideroad as authorized by Mr. Cas- well in 1'Jll -Carried. A. D. McLeod D. McLeiHl That tLe Five Owen Sound Councillors Unseated A despatch from Owen Sound on Mivt- urdiiy .i\ :- that .Imi--.- \\ iddilield has rendered his decision in I he proceedings ,i ui various members of the. Council, and has declared Kueve J. Henry Chris tie and Couiicilh'is A. McMillan, ). 1>. McDonald and Ur. R. H. Howcy un- sealed for urej!ularitiei at the polls, and because not one of them lind taken tho declarnliiin in accordance with the Mu- nicipal Act ami the amendments thereto. The Judge sut:l that atipmenlly none of the Councillors had taken out proper qualification papers. This alone would have been snlticient to unreal the niem- lieis against whom <|Uo warrant" proceed- ings had been begun, hut inldid to this werii the glaring irrcgiiliuitus nt the polls ilui ing polling cUy, when in one nollii'" booth over a dozen voters were I r ^p marking their ballots t the wiiuo tune in ihe pupils' desks of an ordinary school room, .juitc innocent "f screens r o'her County Tieisurcr i.s hereby instructed ti cancel sale of lot J on the north side of .manti uf ircurinc ircrecy uf the balh t. (n the case of Couiieil'iir McMillan Ihe Kinross street in thelvillagcof Priceville,! Iu<1 S lleld lllht lle *" 8 '''ect.ly i"tcre*t- and to erase taxes of I'.Ul, as the .said <l1 in a leilso of river fl ' ollt l' 10 ^'"'* Sl '' ll>t is chinch property and not liable to taxition. uid (he Cleik forward H copy of this n solution to ihe County Treas- urer Carried. (Jialmin A. L>. Mel, 'od- Thai the petition of \Villiatn Hill ai-d uihers ask- ing that a new school section le formed out of p,iit4 of Bchixil sections _', 5 and 11, he received, imcl tliis Council ineei 01. Monday, the 18th inM., at I o'clock p.m.. to consider the matter, and Ihe Clerk notify all school boards concernei and place a notice in The Advance an Standard newipapers and haic a byhtv prepared for the purpose of fanning saio THAT EGG QUESTION The Toronto Sim- \\Vi-kly copies an article reyardin;' eygN, which appeared !U. thin column a couple : weeks agr, and coiuineots I i\. i .M> thereon. After |Untin,j the ailicle the Star- Weekly offers the f jlhiin^ sane comment : This is. indeed, a great waite. The merchant who I.LJS frt'tdi i !ign from one producer and mixes them in with Ktalo ouel from another s.iurcu IIHS but cheap Xgn to ."hip away. The | i .,>; ility of some lowers the <|ii-t'iiy of all. When 'he fanner s Us rjijs !> ihe viliiteo merchant they aio called new -laid all illk. ;ji. -<:'. In il ;md n.iliM. :vnt I. nt that n iln-ii last cxpeiitnrf under that iiaiin-. They are in 1 1- hipped nor 'ux-i-pt- tl as ii>-w lanl They are bulked to- gether and sold an . i. v 'I In- im in , that, the h"i i t producers of new-laid !{I{K du not '_;i : nearly M* j;ood u price at the inaikct calls for, bec.iuM 1 (lie local merchant cannot offend (ii.st"im-in by accepting one man's word -ml i eject ini{ anolhf I . Si i he liken evriy body's word, kei-ps Ihe price down to an n\ei- nge and bulki Ihe c<{'.js " Thu Holutiun ollorrd by the tditor i thu Advance s^em.s to bu a nood oni and should IK' widely considered. Ho *-iys tho honest producer should be en- couraged 1 and enabled to (jet the price which ho is entitled. There would have lo be, he says', a method of checking, to hat hiN reHponv.liili'y could bo esUib- -Inii. His '__ might be put into cartons of one do/.-'ii, with name and lit> attached. Then if thu merchants M'ouM c i-ojiei'itte by giving a spccia ;>rice for these uuaianlccd ej.-g-i, on a particular day of each week, Ihtt piohlem would 1 1- I ii.'' l> polved. ThJH dliould wurk out alright. If fanneia will speciali/e in PKIJS and butter and produce I'lMnN entitled lo the highest price on the city market, the dealer in town and village should specialize in iheaa 7.111* to the benefit of ail concerned. It -h'liii.l he considered a reproach lo the i it.- of organization in a ciimniuiiity that all eggs must be bulked and fetch the prices of e^g.s hecaiiu a few pro- ducers are slnfil- ss. All egg* Hie fiv-h it first, and that's when thnn: s money 4n theni." new section if deemed ad> Carried. Council adjourned toil > For 10 days only, sugar r.n $1.00. .'< lh.i. IHIbs gianulite< raiiins for 25c ."' Ibs. c<i'ikiii!{ li."> _'.">.. good map)- syrup, i|ii.u i lins 20c , sprcial blend tea- 5 Ibs. for 11.00, iK-nt coal oil, 5 gallon for fl.OO. Unr slock of ^roccrien i; nlaV8 fri-sh and comjilete I. Pruinr, cure;! from the town. Conseijuently he wis disi|ua'ilied for this re.tnon nlsn. A feeling of indignation ia fell through- )ul the town that the action nf a few i citi/.ens fhould hate brought un llru issue ai this time, when every vole and ;very i rt'ort is needed to carry the big diip-biiilding bylaw next Saturday. It s felt that the ui.saating of I ho local op- tion C'oiuieiUois by ilie extremists of the inlis may have the effrct of nullifying the efforts lo carry the industrial bylaws >y stirring up conteniion in tho town. It is not knwn whether the <\< t-slion Will iic appealed. HOCKEY Artemesia Council Ail. .. . Council ,inet on Hatuiday last, March '2. All the iiieinl.er.- wuie prenent, ihu Reevu in thu chair. Mm- IttMt meeting wvro read and c.>n- . Communicitions wcro presiinled as followH : ''c.nniy Tioaburpr, lint of .Itni'ls patented in 1011 ; the auditorg, re- port on accounts of 1011 ; D. L. Wober, claim fur damagef to hor.-e on .s-imv r ad; E . J . Sullivan, asking f< r refund of don (NX, 1011 ; P.yUw Toll to appoint otcr- v.-. i . fence viowrrs and pound kuepeie, wax introdoccd and rrad a lirat litno ; AVilliam ilill und uihers, it petition to Ii . a new (chool spction foiincd out < f S, Tiand 11. 'MehllHIli A. I>. Mclxiid--Thllt ihlS tN.niii il he a ciiininittee to linal!y audit tlio nudilnr'H r. poll -('allied. I). McLeod A. D. MrLe..ri Thai Iln HuditoTK l-c r<M)ueslud tn HO amend the r rep. it uf tho treiiHiireiV accounts of lliU ton i shi|) fur l!ll HS IK show tho propor- tion uf police ullae liability for b: A Convincing Argument Tha i .,!... r ; nute explains i self. 1 w* pnsumably written by a member of ihr |)iin<].ilk hockey cluh, al'hongli ihe writer dues iiot sign In IIHIIIC. forohvi- OUN reasons. The Advance is uliray> pliaved In make public both side* of a r|uesti(>n and ihis is ihr other side. Il i^i very convincing : Dundalk, Fe'i '-'!, I'.i'-J. Mr. Kditor Klesherion Advance, FKch- ertnn. ( Intario : lie. u Sir, After loading an item in your paper of lliig week regarding I ho hockey niMtcb played in Klesheilon b(* iwcen Dundalk and Kletherl'in teams on Monday l.isl, have formed tho opinion thai you or whoevnr the reporter was. i - a d d liar. This in the opinion vvhii h Km mi ui.- delivers J directly from he facility to 5 our homes at lowes { .Hifisible priujr. L. Becker, I'lolnn Sin 2nd Annual Auction Sale An auction sale of -.'(I inijiorted I'lydet- lalc I- n i---. rant>in<{ in age from one t hree ye:.rs, will le held a' the i.iiioen n Idiol, Hanover, on Friday, .M u. h 1">, 'r.' I i.- . LI;. - are all impor'.ud and . e highly irc'i.io in-n.Ieil by their bicei'.- , Mr. Win. Montgomery of Scot Und, H the best that experience and can- nl reeding can pioducr. Farmcrx and thers desirous of obtaining hi^h-biod lock bhoii!d xttcnd Ihis ,1 mid look liese anini'il.1 over btfun lliakilU put- L'hiKcs. Sale will commence at o ic o'clock sharp, rain or .shine. '!; til- rni-*, *hi.h e uf Kile. Mcl'hitil and Jus. T. D. Kllio't. B..1- F. H. W. H1CKLING FLESHERTON ONTARIO. New Season's Wash Goods Special Values We are now placing our New Season's Wash Goods in Stockand emphasise .some SPECIAL VALUES : I'KINT A .'il inch wide, soft Knglish Cloih, evenly made, free from dressing. Culors wniTKnled fast in a big range of pretty designs in dark, Medium and light eftei-t.-, spots, stiipea and fancies. Tlie kind you usually pay lac for. Our price 12ic per yard. Ol'K li^e GINGHAM Tins is a very Special line, the cloth is tin", soft and even, 29 inches wide, tlie colorings are absolutely fast, being known as "Anderson's Ginaliain," i uirirantee of the excellence. The patterns include large and small O hecks, snipes and plaids in black and white, (!ark and light blue, pinks, greens, etc., also plain colored cham- (jrayti all at 12ic per yi.rd. OTHKK WASH GOODS SPECIALS White Fancy Vestint's, 15 to 25c per yard. White Dimity Muslin, 10 to 25c per yard. Fancy Flowered Muslins 10 to 25e per yard. New Kiii broideries and Jnseitions, Flouncing.", Corset L.tces, Ne.v Shirting Patterns. New Flannellettes. Spot and -Sti-tr'e Muslin, 10 to 20c per yard. White Indian Head Suitings, 15 to25c per yd. White and colored Duck Suitings 15 to 25c per yd. Covers, Embroideries, Valenciennes and Maltese lleuiemb-.'r our Grocery Department. ally priced. Complete in every respect. Everything Fresh, Clean and Reason- HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. ies will be sold n easy will be IN "i known ' Myli Brighain, D. . Auetionetiii ; on, and I: 11. Kinnoll, Dnndlk,Pnipe, BOYS WANTED Hoys wanted to learn cabinet making ami lii.i Inii-i Apply t<> MAKKDALK KrilSITVlJK CO., AJarkdale, On). Public Notice For Sale or to Rent Lot 22, Con. 11, Glenelg, containinz ICO acres, 90 acres cleared and in good state of cultivation, baUnce hard wood bush, good frame barn, st. ne founlation. g.iod M sliling :md driving hoime. com- fnrtuMe house, i.evi r falling well and good orchard . The above farm m only ^ miles from 'h villauc of Markd-le. Apply to John White or ThoiTirfM Taylor, 1'oitUw p. o. Notice to Kutepayei.s-Aa ihe Farmers Club has made a request to the School HarJ, Eugenia. S S. No Kt, askinn fir the use of tin; VHcmt rouu and allowing them lo tap the chimney and put in a H'ove, any nr>joct'".|is 10 the above must be bunded in by tlrs l">th day of Maich. -Jonitlmn L'-.tiiuer, Sec. The Municipal Council of the Ton- hip of Ariemesi.'t hereby gives notice to li. i.n . | . >\. i of rli.. 1. 1 sections nuiiihars thu larger part of Dun d,,k have of y ,(,. five nnd cloven and ether parties concerned in ihn township of Artrinnsi i, that application has teio made to raid and your iniNerahle ;ia[iiir. , Vours Itevere ,Uy % Tin- junior hmkcy boys droic over to Sxinton I 'ul. Saturday afternoon and played 11 lie game with the c!ut) thine. Score '_' -. Thn youngstcis |>|>.n cully 'ii i ;>' I their outing. Council to alter the boundaries of raid a. id to fi.rm a iiew NKCIIUII out of (hi! following pi'iperiy viy. : Lots 11!) to III in iht! hecond concession, and lots 1 1'.) lo Ml in iln- third concession, north- if Ihe Toronto and SyJenliam 'toad, lot L'l in lilt! Hill eiinei'SHinf, Ibt^ '17 and 4S in thu lOih eonecssiun and lots Hi xml 17 in the I lib conccaftion of .ihi<i township, mid 111 it the mailer will Children are much mure likely n> entitmrt | K , Cll ,m ,|,. 10l l a | , t .special ineetln/ of t>.\\ \ fie coiitagiiiMK diM-ai>rii when they huve eoh n Council to le held on Monday lha 1H h Wlnii.|iiii|i eniiRh. di|>tlierii, hniilet foverjday of March l!ll-', :it 1 o'clock p. in. aid coiiHiiiiipliim : re ilisi-aer* that are ofl. n J). llei l t |,j,, 4th day of Mai eh. P.M'-'. mtiacteil whnn the child hux a eolil. Tint' i wliy all nil-. I i. ..I -.ntlinrilies uny I-. -.-. .1, i ( ildF. For the i| nit k en re t.f enl<U y>'n w il| find iiiitninK bttter tlinn ( 'liiinilirrliiin's Coiij{li Heme<ly. It can nlwayn be (le|it-inleil ii|Kin an.l i |ilr, < Hit und safe to t.ik \V. J. MKLI.VMV, Twp. Clcik. all ilcalui Tl o Vanstoiitf block ul luirnci I.OHS i#7iJ,OOil Farm For Sale UUW1W Fir I, oi 1(1, Coil. 10, Township of ()<pre.r, cliisti to Fi'verihain l'n*l Otliet:. Flame hank barn and funne huuse. Seventy ncres cleiireil . Apply to A 'tJ CAMI'ltKLK, .'III) Kiishnlin '{mid, Toronto. M n 1 CLAYTON'S - - FOR - - Boots and Rubbers THO^K who want good woaring lioot.s, oither Factory or Han.l mwle for the wet and coltl weather or tor winter should rail and inspect, our CELEBRATED MALTESE CROSS & LION BRAND RUBBERS, Both Light and Heavy. Do You Ever Sleep? It' you do you will be wise to pay attention. 1 am at tlio present time making a Specialty of Iron Beds'. The original of the picture given at the head of thin advertisement will only cost you $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 Get something nice and comfortable on which to lay your weary lirnd. (if course we have other beds at other prices, nil equally low in price Sanitary Beds such as everybody wants. Springs and Mattresses to fit all bc:ls. Kxauiinc our stock any- way, before purchasing your sleep inducers. W. H. BUNT FLESHERTON, ONT. WANTED AT ONCE A man with HOIIIO experience in horlicul- turo to handle our lr-de in Fle.shorton. Splendid opening and permanent position for thu right parly. Writii fer particulars iind state experience IJne Stone & Wellington r.niihill Nurseries, established 18H7 TORONTO, ONT. Trunks, Suit Cases and Telescopes, REPAIRING AS USUAL. Ill IIIIHi Carefully Corrected Each Week Wheat .................... 5 to So Oats ...................... to 4:1 Peas .............. 1 10 to 1 1(1 It ,i ley .................. 70 to 70 Hay ........... 10 00 to 10 00 liuitor .................. .'"I 'c :f-' Kuga, fivah ............. !W i .'!"> rolatoespoi lias .......... 101) i> OUCRO ................... H> Ducks .............. Hi 'o (Jhickens ................ I" to , .in-eys ...... ............ 1H to Wool . ...... 20 to 1- j la/ 1 18 CEYLON'S BU lr Y r STORE CLEARING SALE Of all Winter Goods. Sale commences Feb 1st and lasts until Feb. 15th. We want to clean out all our Winter Goods in 15 days lo make room for New Sp'tiijr O.iods ai.d in order to do this we are eoiux lo offer nil wiiiiet xoo,K at exceptionally low prices. Ladies' Astrakhan Jackets. S,v le c. I i, satin Billed lining, reu. $4000 for *I!0 OO Ladies' A-trakh, n Jacket*, reg. $28 (.0 for $21. 00. Ladies' loinj coats, biMiverBhell. eurley lining, rubber interlining, reg. $18.00 for $14.75. timr Alaska beaver Fur Overcoats for $22.00. Men's beaver do- h Over Coat ipjilted lining, Mink Marmot collar, reg. 17 00 far 918 SO. Men's dog lined coat, sahle collar, re#. J:?0 IO kt 189.110. Men's bearer shell eurley linma, oil cloth interlining, Persian L-.inb c..llar, re... $20.00 for 814.70. All other Furs, Stole*. Ihrowsand Mufi.s m 20 per cent. .-H'reg. price. Men's Cloth Ovtr- ciiatti at cm-responding prices. L'ulien' Underwear nt cost, and less Men s WOotn Underwear, reg. 81.00 for 7.H-. lUtg. 75 to DOc for ii.V. 1- U-ece lined, ng. :,Cc for :i5c. Hoy and 4.)o Ht B9j. oys' Fleecid lined, reg. .'tie, 4> c Sweaters and Sweater Ccuts, 15 per cent, off re- prices. Also BOM Blankets and Rugs, 15 percent. otfrcguLir price'. Heavy Hubbcrs and Felts of all kinds at big reduction-. Men's mmd 1 wen I Suns just i". reg. 810.00, 810 30 and $11.00 for $7.r>0. K. ij 8 >...0 for tffi 5() U,,ys' reg. $5.00 for 8:5 75. Keg. 96.no for 84 j Men s rullcloth Pants, reg. $2.25 for $1.75. ROB. *2.<JO for 1 :-' Highest Market Price paid for all Farm Produce J**' ^aft/son . (Peyton General ^(e/vAaaf J. & W. Flcshcrton, BOYD Ontario. New Spring Goods Dress Goods Thfe Neatest anil Pretiinst Haii 8 o of TaUt-rus and Coloi s wchavrevcr shown. See our Vnilts, (iray Clmmpaync, Nile Green, with a very neat stripe of ttlack, at 50o. SPI-BCH in Navy, IMack, Garuet, 5Uc to 81 .00. A full line of Fancy and Plain Dross Goods COc to $1.50 Wash Goods We have a full vaiipt- of all tho new Fabrics, such as VoiliF, Chainbruyb, /epliyi-g, Repp, Ginijliains, Etc. Some very pretty Colois and Pntlorns from l'2jc to 50c. Prints We are showing something very cur Hprcials at lOc and 12Jo. Boots and Shoes Our Stock is now complete in all Ihe New Lasts ai d 8:y!es for Spring, and piices which cann.it be beaten anywhei*. J. & W. BOYD Flesherton - - Ontario. neat in prints. Ste .., ... . . , t > a *