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August 1 ]{tV> THE V L K S II F 'I I N ADVANCE 4 - An ladependeiit in- -I.|..T. [Niblulied every Tmidy at tin- i.ltii-i-. CiilliiiKwoiid Street, l'i -hurti.il. Snli>i-ii|iti m |.ii .- >! II.T unnu in wl'-n ].M.| i . .i.li'in.-i-; $!."> ulit-n n..t KII | . ! '.A IrertMup ratm nn application. Circulation 1,100 weekly. \\.'. ii. Tru TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR- PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN THE DEPARTMENTAL EXAMS. Considerable indig*>Hli> n is expressed ihroii^hi.iit the I'ouiitiy over the n-.-ult of (he lecmt tlc|>urMiiMitikl t'xmniliittions nod (he ln:!i--,i'.- plucking uf s'uclciiti. It is thtimed in llie (MM pl.i .- ih-it the i-xaiuiii.itii.il, ln.-li n a i.i-w oue, iii en- titely Miperflunn* : 'li.it lliu heads of con- tinuation cch'tol.-. .-ire |uite competent themselves to decide uhethcror licit their pupils .iff tilted for promotion to tho llnid ful m, without ubnilliim the pupils to wholesale public humiliation MI. li as hth In i ii oxpei etieod in this oxunmiatiun. It in :iKt i Ii ir-i-il that the |mi>ers were examined by a tx>dy of green men who " hewed t<> ili.' line " and even H littlu lieyond it. I' i- -"'I Mut so much win this the .-, b ,' the omission of a " u " in IMIII-I . the use uf a capital letter where unnecessary, poor chirograph}' mid in- different punctuation [luh/.nl n..-n \ a student. Some haresiiid, " Oh. well, it WHS not tn i ii|-ii .in: .-\ nun. it i .n, anyway. ' We hve heard tins exciiM.- i.llered, and it w c.iri.-it tli.' Humiliation WUH not suttic- it inly important to make parents pay three dollurs fur em-h pupil who wrote, when it could be omitted without any injury to the i,upil. Hut it as inipoit- tnt m the r)cn of the young pupil who looked u|Kin it in the nature of a contest and in which about ninety per cent nutlet cd defeat. Mmiy youngster lias become tli..n. uglily dttOOUngfd ovei the result mid nnl.in (! with H dn-n<l for fu- ture en> in;iliuns. As failure in the ex- ainiiution under dist u.Hi"ii dovs not pre- vent a (.UNI i|ul from |>;. muting n pupil if ho conaidcri Mich pupil cmiipeti'iil, the abftuidity of ihN competition is still in !' priiiioiii.ced. The Adviince in n-t given to unneii-.-- Miy i-av illuu ut our public iu.-tit-iii.n-. but it leeli. jiutihed in saying 'hut there it too much jinl M -I enough reform in "ii rilui.-ilinn.il iimclmi'-ry. Somr i-f the ctul n-fornn ! ii'tio'^remive, und the proure'^ive vrie'y I* imt biittirienlly in evidence. .lust why hhnuld the l>e|mrtiiiriil 1 1 v -.uch strew. on rediiio. wiring und cpell- nit; ' Some uf ' l.u i, i. .-i hitfhly rdmated men of onr dy re deticient in one or iiiiin- of tl.eie. Hiibjecti-. hut ihey h* no prestige us a result. One of the mot-t Iviilluiit men of letters that Cuimd* has known (JoUUin Sunili- was :i wri'er wlmse wining few men wi.uhl cure to decipher and a horror to tl e pi inter b*- fon' (hi- <ly of typewriters. Horace <iie. li-y '- a Mn.iln example in I ho I'nited States lli> hundwnt ma W.IN MI poor thut he himself h<id UiHiciilty in <'.< ..ipheririj,' it. It appears to us a [licnune pilicy In penuii/e a student in un exami- nation for inability to make his writing ml. mo to un r\... ' standard . DtRMCt t i dd -iipi-itlii-iii - letters in his spelling liucause the Department nays he must. Tuene are very eroniliy in im|>ortai.ri', yet many pupil* were plucked on thehe It is tiiue the depai Imei.lal i-xnnm. as >hy are coiidu'.-ti-d were c.miticd. The nial hah proved tin-in Miperrluous and aluupd and only suitable for innking M lift v per cent, of the students- .ippi-ar . i.lii-iii.. ii- in their own >u;d o'.her i-ye. A PRODIGAL TOWN Owen .Sound H certainly plodigHl m i 'i ; in it'i-i of making rx|i. inlilun-s ..In '.il to In in i:i the lon. It hus rec- -'])' ].- r<l liyliws .mill. ,M/III-.. I...IH- . n. .nut inn to|4U,(XX). One of the county town reprfucntulnes fated t the late L'onnly Council nii'el- nijjthat they were taxed at tho late of lundolluri per head i population. This .j. inn lit wax used H it n-.i-,. n why liieir ciiiinly assi-ssoieiil ,l,i.iil.l not lie Pastor Russell Exposed Some little tinn- a^o The Advance had s.jniethiiiL' to sty nbout the uiethiidx \'U;- .sued by the Castor Kussell press hufiau. On Sntuidiiv hist the Muil-Kmpin- con- tained a column special article dealini; with this fake pastor, which :tlw> throwH ome li-;l.i on un editorinl item which uppemed in these cnluiiiiis hist week. Tlnee er luiir ptpi'm in this ci'tin'y are publishing the " pastor's " religious sketches and thus .- ~i-tin^ in pr:>pug>tt- inj- his belief*. We ijuote tho following from the Mail-Empire article : " The pa.-tor recently p : ayed a joke on inoHl of the in \s.-|i i;.,-i - in tl.e I'nited Slates aii(H'anda, and induced the Mail ami Kmpire, among others, to comment on the decision of the luteinittinnal liible Student's Atuiociiition tn the ellect thi.t there wits no place of eti rnal punishment. Thi declaration wus taken us a good piece of news, and, coming from *o au- thoritative a source us the Interim! tonal Bible Students' Association, il was fea- tured by tlriUMtnds of newspapers. Now it appenrs jhat the Intrrimtioi ul Itible Studeutb' Association is aotlher name for Castor Ittissell and his followers, and that what was deemed a moat impoitant statement froni an orthixlox body wan merely the opinion of a mm who is re- garded in many <|iiartei4 as a fikir, and whose opinion on any religious mutter would ceitaiiily not be accepted l-y any regular churchgoer. " It is said tha' he ttudu.Trd from a habcrdarher's shop in Cittsburg to his present position. Of the beginnings of the cult of which he is the he.id i.ot much is public property, but u U certain I bat in rouise of time he built up a con- siderable following, und that he had an .-I ili.. fiii publishing eslablishiucnt iu Cittsburg which he called /ion's Watch Tower. Tilings wire tl'iurishing in :i w.-ildly way for ihe pa-tor, when his wife dhnrced him, and Ihe stories that got into circulation about his conduct caused him to leave Pitt.sburg. He moved to lirooklyn, und there l.i- i..-ni i|iiarter have Leen e.'er .since. " It seems to be admitted that when he left I'ittsburg he changed the irinu- of | h - organization and the name of his hook, wh rli in supposed to be the M unu L'hurtu of his follower-. It was called .Mi.i.-i.n! Dawn,' but since In- teen n.iiiii-il ' Studies in the Scri;ituie-. and hits I i-i-n i>'i--,iii-il in smallei volume-. It U difficult to ray just what lh theology of Castor Kn-.-nl consists of. lit- believts thut (he millenium Is ap- proaching, mil t h>t it will arrive about i year fiom next Octolu-r. It will not be i .-.'.' ni/ il by the ji'in-i il public at first, I. ut tl.e elect, niimely, the follow i-rs of Uursell, will be able to identify i: at once ai.d make their iiiraiigeineut.s itccordingly. I ':-i .-1 i t 111 nil the chuichea is another plaiili in Ihe Kussell tlienl.'gir'il pUifoun. Il-j iys thut the jriest.- are not real nhcpherds, but thai instead of interpret- ing the Script uret they c< nceil the truth from churchgni-is. Kussell . i un.- to be able to extract the (rue meaning fiom the Holy Writings, and it is his views t them that constitute the subject matter of ihe gieiti proportion of In- writings. Mi- lias h;id no classical education, nor is In. skilled in the dead htnxuuges, yet he cheerfully and confidently undertakes to i .it ipn-t tin darkest Kwyingx in either Old or New Testament, and the meaning vif the Honk of Huvelaumi m us clear to him as the multiplication table. A recc.it attack he mde in foreign missions, through the agency of the Inteinatioml Ilibie Students' Association, Ims roused the uitluxlo.x churches Against him, ind II may IK* thut ! will tas'e the In!', i sweets i.| m Hi w.l. .m in the next few months." The outride inunifipulilii s hive only ,<l.i cf nUmnution for the enteipiise iliiplayed by Owen >..ni..l in taxing themitelvefi f<ir the bentlil nf hicnl n .in tries, but thy Mhoultl not expt-ci the UK- -istancc of otlii'i" by insisting ihnt thty ir.nl I pay ininr thin their full .-l..n. ..I i lie county rate und let tie comity town out to a ftOfTMpoediag extent. Inconveraalion with n r-ttep^iyer . I l.uphiitMi.i the other (>ay we wen* in .- irmcd that hit township is :i.<t'.sni-il up i i ill-: 1 1- 1 cent of vnluation, and in -nine mstince* cnnsidenilily beyond tha ligure, yet in local rule is only $l,'_'si,- 4H6, while the county rate is 9I,K()U,000. Mr. IViry Smith of Meaford, c>tii|<lil n Million trout whili) tinlling lust wetk winch Ims- all records broLen. The lull weighs "H poundH, i three feel seven iii' In - Ion;,' anil im-iiire:i I'll in. |i,.^ in uircumfercnur. Mr. .Smith > very proud of the catch, and li.-i.l tho lish c-arefully weighed, measured and phi/U>grnphed. A .-I i.iii,'i- mortulily uppears to hive overlnkiMi Inrgc niiinlier- nf lish in l.il.i- Himcoe during tin- p.i.t week. as for miles along the euutern shore they HIM s'r,.*n in Inn i- irimi 1 1 . THi; HINDLK ARSON CASH To the KJitor uf Tlu Ailvanco : DMT Makor, Knnlyu b.w nu> spice iii your tiluithle | n|iei- fur the folljumx letter in. I oblige l.nerof f.iir [il.-iy. Qiiit* n reception WIIH (ji\en Albeit Hii.ille on his uriivAl here from Owen Soiiml on Siitunl'iy eteiiing U.st, to which town he Imd l H -en taken by Do- let-tiie lit'bnrn of Tormito and Constable '.'ook of (Vyloii, In hunt Inn |i|-eliminiy trml for the biiining (,f \Vm. Currnn's Hitwi'.iill 1'n.st <.| iliis village July fi Ust. Scni-en of |ioo| b>, young and old, from Ihe \illugu ami MirroiuiJinn country heie he in well and favonibly known, pitlhereil in the village to welctttna him all glnd ihttt he wiw out i.f the clutches of (lit) htw, fi-i u tinitt at I.Mir Thi* yuung mini was oirehU-il on us- pieion and tiniled awy to Oweu S.iund without uiving him his prehmiimry hear- ing either here or at KleNheitmi, where hi- n.nld Lave hud a chance to prove hi* imioceiici 1 . A number uf mon wei.t to (wen Humid un Friday evening t their own ex|jfntt< to hear the trial on Hatur- diiy inn ruing, und mi mi-cling Alln-il on the Htii-i't when boirg taken from ihu jil (where he had been confimid for a week), Albeit could have nsi-d .several inor.- hundu 1 1> ui In- Ii.-ul to >h,tke li.nn'.s with inun win. boiKHlly bi-li.-v, 1 Mm in- nocent. The tar witne.ss for the prose- cution, who lawyer Birnie of CollingwooU expeclivj to identify Alhi-rt us the man In- saw runninij wriy from ti-.e file, \vhn he wa.s g. ii g to it. failed to jump to Mr. liiinu-'.- i-S|i, ri.iiion, Inii.lui. him .".' gi"di>, wo bel'eve, he did not expect, i il did imt ideiitify Albert IIH tho 111:111 <t M '. Of n.uiNB we .-ill wi.sli th.V thing'. (' this kind khoiild be m,. ."..; . ... I n one of UK would turn out' hand ovi-r 'tn help Albeit in any way did e btl i ve him guilt) of the act. Although Albeit wan sent on for tii.d at the full Assi/eK there is only ;i \ery frail CSKC Hguini-t him iun.l only a -..I! sum WHI iuked :is ball, tliougii he coiihl have got ten thousand dollurs us bail in and ii .iin.l l-VvcraliHtn where i -. known. It. J. COLQrKTTK. Fi-ver.haiii, .lu!y W, l'.i|.'. COAIiBD TliKDMIS dJrBami.i totliiun. 3 UetHigneil und eudoi-gH " Tender tor Wharf at Big Hy, Out..' >vi!! b Ireutived 1 I'M! , otllcu until I p.m. on We.lnceidav. AiKUft M, 191-J, for tli euDHtructou of one crib, tho ltoo0 ftfid flTAYSl approach, atd the rmioiiBtrui-tioii of ttie .-\.-tm-: wtinf at Li.. Hay, County of Grey, o*. I'lani, -|.i-i-i!n iti.ui anil form of contract can l/o sdeu and forms tuuder obtained at 'i" |i.'|.iotin. nt aud at tii" cttlce* of J. G. King. I.-,, . District Krijiueer, Cuiifedeia. tlon !..!. IfuildioK. Toronto. i)nt.. and*on appli- cutiuu to tin- Postmaster at North Keppel Ont I'nrWonn Ipudoiiiiy are notified that tenders will not l. consilurtid UII|I>B uu-t.- on the piloted forma supplied, an 1 HiitDen with tlieir actual rimmtiir.-^. statiug their occiipatioof and places -.t residence. In tli-. i . of t:i ,,-. the ucttial Munntnre, the uatureof the occupation, and place of residence of each tneuiber of the in iii miiut be tfivon. Dm-li tender imint be accompanied by an ac- cepted cheque on a chartered hiitik. payable to the order of the Honorable the Uiuistei of 1'iiblir \Voikn. i i'..il to ten ilOlper cent, of thv mount of the tender, which will I. forfeited if the person tendering declines to enter into a i-cntract when called upon to do so, or fail to loiuplotti tho work contract*"! for. If the ten- der Iw not accepted thecheijiie will be returned T .... Department ifoea not bin. I itself to ac- cept the In..' t ..i auy tenilt-r. By order. H. C- UrlSItlX HhltS. Secretary. Dcpartuuut of I'ublic Works. uttawd, Julv. l'JI-2. Ni-wspapcrh will not b pid for this adver- H-. niuiit if they in -eft it without authority fi. in i'u. Depaitinent. Hotel Men, Attention Splendid Il-.t-l Business for tnle.chcap. Uotul, ImniN, stablo. garden, l*wn. and ( lirfe Hi-res grounds, ll in jirime con- dition, -/i. ...I tinyini! biiKinev. only 94000. Rcaviiiahlf CMU piiymenf, Ixlance easy terms, (jdod reasons fur Ktfllini!. Apply to 1C. .1. St'UOl LE. Flei.h.it,,M. (int. CAME ASTRAV I'll! came to my f-Uce about July !>. Owner please prove properly, |>ay el- Mild lake same away. Tl'CKKR PHILLIPS, K.<:k MilUP o. CAME ASTRAY Mom Pig kliuyed tu my premises on or alhiu* .Inly S. Owner can Inve it by proving piouerly and piying expen-os. MAUK Mt'KPHV, '>-'' Maxwell I'.O. Boar for Service I.UKC Improved Y"iUlnv Uo.r fur service on lot 1I18, 2nd \\W IjacU line, 'lerins ?1.00 i Ang .1. A. KKXXKDY. 1'rop. FlesHerton Tonsorial Parlors We Aim to (Jive Entire Sail .fact ion LAI'Xl)ltV_|{., 8 ket la*ve< TupsiUy niuht, delivery Kri.lny even! ig. CF.KAXINtJ and DYKING- We are m>ent.s for 1'ivrker's Dye Works ClotliCH cleaned nnd dyed, feiithers rejuvenated. T. FISHER, - - PROPRIETOR Property For Sale lions.- and Lot in Foverslntm -Good cement block lumse. fninie stahl. . ]-ucre lot. K'.IM! wt'll t d'inr. Also lot la and K. lu.lf 11, I2ih cun., < Isprey, conlaiiiiny 150;tcit"t ; go .1 frnme bin, etc., well watered, good Block firm. For lorins and pirticuUi-* npply to .IAS. T. McKKNXIK, ^umlLTtf Kevershii.ii P.O. Strayed Tn the premises of tl'.- iii.Jert.i-,'tied on .lone 1st, IHIH whi'o httifer two y:tr old. one uriiy heifor one year dd. UtrttSf is lfi|iif.sti'd lo pfovi- pio|i|ly. (ny f \. pensi-s Hinl t;ikp|hf SHine iiway. II It STAFFORD. KiniLiley, For that next Good Suit of Clothes, call on C. BLAKELEY f ractic<tl "Unitnt- The Best of Material Always on hand. PRESSING & CLEANING Carefully attende.1 to When in Town give f !e a call XXX Standard Bank 8 ild.ng FLl^HKIMON, OJ^T. F. H. W. H1CKLING FLESHERTON ONTARIO. SUMMER SPECIALS ALL REASONABLY PRICED Ladies' White Footwear /,i Ji.'.V White Canvas Shoes, three styles $1.75 aud $-100. LuJiee' \\iiitf- r.tick.-kin Slices. Colonial style $2.75 and $3.50. ies' White Hosiery, Silk Finished Lisle 25c per pair- Ladies' Mirldy Blouses and Norfolks MIDI>Y I'.LOI'SKS Tun cflnr, tiimuicd and faced witli red, navy blue. Sizes 32 to 33. Price $1.00 MIDDY BLOl'SES- Wlnt* Duck, trimmed with red, tan, navy or cadet blue. Sixes 82 to 83. Price ................. .......................................................... $1.00 and $1.50 fjK BLOUSKS White Duck, trimmed and piped with red, tiavy, or cadet blu:. Price $1.75 Ladies' Kmhroideivil Collars, Dutch Collars, Lace Collar and Cuff Setts, Lingerie Bows. wasL Belts, Liti. White or IJlack Silk Gloves. Novelties in Fancy Neckwear just received from manu- fact tier-. Ready for Preserving Time ! St. Lawrence Granulated Su^'ir. Redpalh Granulated Sugar. Granko Preserving Kettles All sizes. Gem Jars the wide mouth kind All sizes. Gem Jar Rubbers. HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. Mur. as ( oltesea clone for \acation durinn the Miminer 1. 1 NT.. doex not N'owi9>a excellent t jme to conliiH'nceM.-our.<o Write fur catalogue. FARM FOR SALE Fairfield F.-inn. lot 34, con. 5, Ar'.e- iiifsia, c-c/ntsitnna 100 :icre, cleHrcil, bal- mice "nod hiidwood bush, Hiid some cedar. This f^rni i* ill uood state of cultivation, free from noxious weeds and well fenced. Excellent s..il anil ^ spring at Iwck of farm. Barn with stone foundation and stabling. Implement hour?, poultry house and gixid dwelling house : ;j >od well with Brit clas.i wnter. This is one of the choicest farms in Arie- I and in a good lomlity. Ill dealt Ii cause of selling. Apply to - -H. U. DYSON. Prop. ISept Flesherton P. O. D o You Ever leep? II' you do you will be wise to pay attention. 1 am at the present time making a Specialty of Iron Beds. 1'lie original of the picture given at the head of this advertisement will only cost you $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 Get something nice and comfortable on whicU to lay your weary head. Of course we have other beds at other prices, all equally low in price Sanitary Beds such as everybody wiiit- Springs and Mattresses to lit all hi- i-. Examine our stock any- way, before purchasing your sleep iuducet s. W. H. BUNT FLESHERTON, ONT. CEYLON'S BUSY STORE WANTED A 1,1 VK ACKXT FOU Flesherton and Vicinity To yell for The runt hi 1 1 Nurseries and tak advantage of tho wonderful development of the FRUIT BfSINKSS in Ontario t the prt-senl time, which is civating an extraordinary demand for Fruit Trei'8, Ac. Good territory reserved lor LOCAL Jk GENERAL SALESMEN. Start now. Outfit free. Write tur particulars Une Stone & Wellington CareJully Corrected Each Week Wheat .................... 85 to 36 OU ...................... 43 to 43 Pew ............... .. I 10 to 1 10 Bailey .................. 70 to 70 Hay ................ 10 00 to 10 00 Rutter .................. ti2'( 1>2 KiigB, fresh ............. ai i 21 Potatoes pei bag ........ . . 1 25 1 i>5 Geese ---- .' ............... 10 to 10 Ducks ......... ..... K) o J2 Chicker.8 ................ . ID to U ijrKeys ....... ...... . ..... M m la Wool ................... 20c, i 1 .' J. & W. BOYD Flesherton, - Ontario. We have just received a ship- ment of Summer Materials In order to make them move more quickly we are putting them on sale at liidiculous Low" Prices . Women's White Lawn Dresses made up neatly with tucks, embroidery and lace insertion. Ke^ular $:>..")(), our price $1.7;, Women's White Mull Dresses, trimmed with I. i>h Lace and fine Tucks. Kegular $>(, for $4.50. We are ottering some Special Bargains in White Lawn Waists Lescale Silks We have nearly any shade yon may wai.t. some very neat patterns-a very serviceable Uress Material. Kegnlar ,")(>c, our price '2;>c Shepherds Check Prints Kegular rife for 7 C . Fancy Parasols Some very Neat Patterns ami Colors, a t prices o^.ir.. Child'a Parasols 25c to SOe. : '. , i .