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sberian ^iiiana. ' TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR." â€" •• PRINCIPLEy NOT MEN." -!tf" i $ VOL. XM, MO. S7d Flcslicrton, Ont., Xtiursday, Deceniber 23, t8Q7 W. H. THUESTON, EDITOR * I'llul'KIETOR 1 W- ^MAH (iOOI)S!! For The Advance Christmas. Gri-Bt Prince of Pen^e. on tliis kIbiI Hay When joy prevails throiifjliout ihis land, Wetriunip'li in tliatiigbteon8"wav Which liotli all cartli ami heavun oommaud : Tliia Chiii'ttuas liav Thy praiiio wo siug : TUou artttiti iiDivettial Kin^. i lia'/^ \n?l nuded to n;y already large stock a new line of / iam'-nd an J Op.il Rinj^s, aiso an asso'.tment of the fam- cus i;ut;ber lit-mpdeu Gold Filled Case.Ladies' ami Gents', ^i;;^^;::;-:;^,^;-^.^;;:;^;;:^^:;; jjicliHiiny; tlie smallest watch ever made in America. Also a Tr.i;\v line of Silverwar.: and Optical Goods, all of which I ani i oin;:; to ?eli, iiot be 0".v co^t or at cost, but very little ab oe cost. C. ill' and get my prices before purchasing. By loavijii^ Thy bri|»ht thronti »l)ovo 'Vo dwell witli murtalH hwe tteluw. Tc^r liu who were liy sin (iofllri.l Thou didHt becuino a littlo chiiii. pT.^ m Of Thee tlie prophets Hang : Th> kiuurlum waH thoir constant thouglit: Of Thee thuir i^wootust uiiiHit; riiiii< : Tuou diilHt iu t'piie the wovi'.s tbuy wrote. I AIJ Cv'iiOM und iffiifl in riavs of uht Wa^tcii Repairingf a Specialty, '^*>«^«^*"8"'^^«^*»"^'*^^'^^"''' Tolonrly watch«r8 in the flfid Who kept their HockH secure by night Thy wond.ouB coming wa« rnVGal*nl liy aiiKelQ fioni the cealniH of light. Thry rtttiii "To you good news wh bringâ€" ThiB day in borii a baviuur iviuK>" marv«Ioiis huWo; O tnatcblBss man ; A httla (-hi)d the Lorct uiuHt high, Toi-xecuto Jtfilatnptiou's pla* TbuH in ourstuuddidHt blued and die. All purest joy and life divinn Ueucetorth are uu'ri wliiJa wu are Thine. Culbuiuu. Dec. 1897. T. Watson. W, A. ARMSTRONG. B '^m riARKDALE ^Tk.) our Pricncls and Custorqcrs in FlGslierton and Vicinity* â- . j np iiMww p» uuji<im»P4i..Mij lEin "sarisn YOU , you our 3) 1m i X H h . 'I I At the close ot another I year, marked by unu.«r.al in- ^ crease in business, we desire > to thank you for the gener- ious and substantial support given us. We are thankful too for the confidence have placed in u^^ and highest ambitions will be to so conduct our business as to be worthy of its continu- ances. Let un express the hope I that the pleasant relations existhig between us as cus- tomers and merchants, mayi continue and that our trans- 1 actions with each other i throughout the year upon which we will shortly enter | may be ii.utually profitable iste: il^IS»[ YOU » a n ARKD ALE ill & Co. FF'ritte*. fnr The Advance, The Bogus Cheques Tlie administraiion of ilii! law fro- •queiitly rtsultj, iii ii uiiKciniitti;L' of jui-tice tjoiii various caimKHv (^"irciiniHianiml evi- deiiue iiDil iiiiHiakun iiinitny are iiiuana ' by winch many au inniii-'om pi-rsoii has 1 betn corinctiil and foreucl lo pay ilio pei-alty in pmce of the i.'uilty party. 1 Again, ignorance of tlio law, which in no excuse fur iransgresHion, fruipK ntly letids some uuHiiKpectiiig peiiioii iMt<) Irouhli^. The writer once vi'i'y narrowly e«caped what ini.ht have prove! a seiious aii'air [ had it taken llie uhi)>i1 cuuiHe of sucll CiLSes. Alnuit thirteen yeiiM ago, after ! an absence of nearly thnty years, I paid a visit to iny native city in Eiiyliind. My <ilily re alivua w«r.' a liro her and an elderly widovvoil cousin, consitjueutly 1 found iiiyself aliiuibt ait. eil>i:e»iran^er in my native place, .^fy brother wan a member of whut was dchignattd "The InduMtnal (Jo operative AnHociation," ••'liich was similar to the (Jranye, or Pat- rons of Iniltisiry. wiiU us in Canada. The asKociati'.n had a very Inri-e estab lishnieiit iu the cily, similar to our de- pHruiicntjd stores, where anythin'^ eouid be purchased^ iis the old Hnyuig gors.from A needle to 'an anchor. The principal feature of this association was a liberal discount to its iiionibers on every purch- nae, which must be strictly cashâ€" credit or barter beiiig in no case t<ileratod. After inakiii'j a purchase the purchaser, if a nieniber, received a che()ue corres- ponding with the amount of thejpui'cbase. The cheiiues were aljoiit the size of a •25 cent piece, made of tin aud l)ra>8 re- spectively. The tin che<\ues weie-ifcimiped with denomiiiution of .one sliillm;^, the brass ones tell shillings and one pound (20 shillings), the whole having the super- acnptiou of the finn. These cheques were received iia cash at their discount value iu the purchase of goods, or they might be deposited as cash to credit of the holder, entered into the meniber's pass b'lok and interest allowed on tlie de- posits, and accounts rouul/itiMi every three months. On my arrival my brotht-r had aocuuHilated quite a number of these cheipies. Hud for safe keeping gave them into my custody until they were reipiiied. About throe months Hit r my airnal in Knglaiid uiy brother died, his widow »'id family left tin' li'.y to reside in or near Li'iidou, and I took up my alwile with my coosiii, who, I niignt here reniiirk, wan a poor, honest, kiti'l-lie;irtcd woman without a spark of edncution, ns slie had to work h ud fr. m childhood up She was sliri'wd, iiiv>:r'.beJe:s. A low days after my anival at hjr house she said lo me one uiori.ii g : j "i wonder hoiv these here thinus cunid I about tny house?" linnclin.' me four jchuiines â€" two mio shilling and two otie- 1 pound choipies. I Ej iiiiininn them, I replied, " It is [quite an easy mailer to o.xpbiin ; they are most likely some of ihe cheipies 1 had I charge of for Kd , and tliese tt'i-re cauuht j in the lining of my pocket wlieii I nave ! the others up to Ellen, tmd have since j fimiid tlii.ir way out of my pockets ou to your Hoor " I '• Well," she n torted, " they baiut of ! no USB to hei now, f.tiy hows, Uiey !>airit; jher'sup ill Luiin"ii or ()olirli;e (Wool I wich) or somewheeres else ; liesidos lier's 1 lud uiore tier thit out of I'O, her hts, so its only f-.iraiid triuar that eo shud keep um, so there now." "Yes." [replied, "but what good are they fco me ?" "1 thinks as 'ow they he a iroodisb bit of good '.hcse hnrd limes," repbed Nelly. "Why, them there two bra,^s uns be WUIh a ctrjple o' bid> (shilHiigH) apiece, I leckoti, anil they two lin uns ool he wuth R tanner (vixponce) anywuys. 1 ha lit anipd iniicli tliia wick, I han't, and fou enow to do all wick. If you' take uin up |'*«''"8 thwiifiil I lia' eecaped pun-sliment to the shop they ood give ee summit for um, they ood." " Do you think," I asked, "they would accept them iroiu me, not being a uieni- ber '! ' '•God um ? Aye, ood um, and ax ee no (jnastions, neither." " Very well, then," I said, " I will try what lean do," and off I started, when she shouted after me, "Don'l ee forget to get a lilt of liiicca for ee.self, lad." Arriving at the store, I presented the cheipies to a 3'ouiiu lady enclosed in a kind of caiie hehind the counter. She took them up. examinea them, then walked out of the cage to the other end of the counter, and gave ihe cheijuos to a pers'ii who proved to be the manager. He, too, examined tlieni, and I iie<iaii to think there was sometbiii!; wrong. Pres- ently he came tu me, and laying the cheijuBs on the counter, said, "These do not belong to us ; they are spurious. " "la It possible (" I asked. " Not only pi.tsibie, but true," he re plied. "There is too much of this kind of work L'<.in>; on.and it musi bu slopped. ' "I hope, .Sir, " I replied, "that youiio u<il for 1 moment ima^nu tiiat 1 tHnuered those ehiqu' a kmiwmg ibem to bo spurious. " I then Ki'vu a atraii^nt-forwarxi accnunt of iiuw I bic'ime piisscs ed oi iheiu, also an iic- ciiunt of my brother's oounect cm with the iisaiicialiou, hut he would not believe one word of 11, hu. only mmi<'red to Iiimseit "all very flue, very line for a trumped up story." VVhils I was making this slatsmeut to the mauugur. he aei med lo be horutinii^ing mo vory Qivaely a U the Uiought occuted tu me ihut titere was tro*ibie br«*ii)g, bu' c<>ueeal- irg my "mbarraameut, I replied. "Well Sir, OS you say the.so ubecka are spurious, pei- biips you hH'i belter take eharye oi iliem auil thus prevent any oilnr iuiiucent perso' from talliu^' into tne sumo error.' He de- clined to take tliein, however, muiterinK suiuHtliing about iiinoceut ptople looking out for tbemsuivcs, I now felt fudy c invinoed that bis refuial to keep tbe ahi quea meant msunief forme, so appiuriiig quite unciueerned, I lott the siiop. As I sauntered a ung the strei t I thought to mybeli. that man baa taken a oiimplnte m«ntul photograph ul mo ami marked mu PS a loifue iido vagiboud; he w.ll likt ly fellow me ami hand me over Xo ihe tirst poUcumnn he meets, or walcn where I go, aui> pfooitie a warrauc fur my nrrest, Hnd tbe rei'uli will he n conviction, as any siaiemeut I uiake will be di>credited, for I am almost totady unknown here, with no one to uorrolmrate my atatemout or aay a word in my fav^r. As these gloomy ro flections were drifting through my trouiiled mind, a iirifiht thought suddenly uccureU to me, which Suemert to give mo ooDMduialde relief. I tin u^bt to luyse;!, my best plan is to go Blra:;,'ht to pel ue heauqiiarteis, and if I am only for- luuatfl cuon^h lo meet wi h Mr. W â€" , the Chief of p(dicn, I will repeat the wlnde faots of the ease t.i him imd he will investigate iho matter aiiii prevent it> from goiuR any far- ther. With this ilet> rminttion 1 quickened loy pace, taking the shortest route to tha police-station. Hut my intentions were thwarted, for on emerging into High Street from the market hi use, 1 saw Mr. Managir ind the ohief of police in clxce conversation on the oppi.siie snio of tbe strnei. 1 stood a minute or two riMlacting on what course to adopt, for my resolution hud befiun to wav- er as 1 caiisht BiKiit ol iiio man whom, for a time, I iieiiireil to avoi^l. The chief took a note book trom his bi-e* t pocket in which ba oommenced to wriie ; tios revived my lesulution, and wa k n^ holil.y to wliero they stood, bi;t uooheflrved by them. I ad- iires3cil the chief titts; "Mr. W â€" , if you will kindly permit n e to fj oak 1 thiuk I can i^ive you a sitifi-iniory fxplamilion oi ihis matter, for 1 pro&timi; the cotiveisatii'n ne ween you two xnntlenian veiy closely coiiceros inysnif; and if this gemlem&u oan (latest any deviation roiii tho st.tteiiinnt made to bim hi) ' "" nour a^-i, I will wii ini^'y subinii to .iiiy course ha iM.iy ch^o.'^e to adopt. " I'hu manager, who lisd been jraicliing ms liitioi^ this rujiial, tddrcssiag the chief, »ivi 1, ••Tiij.s .s tini in in," "Well," retiirne.l tn« ohief, "".at uj hear what job have to say.'' 1 t.h«ii r-ipe.Meil to thocUisi, ii preoisoly the same wordj the nUtonieot [ had pre- viou: Iv made. At tho c.onoiiis'ou of my siatein. ut, that g< ntleman, a(il^t'ea^'iIl;j the mamiger, saiil : ''Mr. Hâ€" •, I mu but very slightly acqu.dn'sii with thi.i pi r,<oB. whom, 1 uiid'T?tttinl vi-iiently airiv.d in this Oity from C»nuda. Uis brother, wtio died a short time liuoe, I have been t >r a number of years.pernouivllv acqmdnteil with, and ho was a iii^niv r»:spe(;ta";o paismi. iii f»ct he was one of tho most efliuinut </f our prison oliluiaia, and I ihii.k I cuu xa eiy vniicn bn' the veiaci'y o; this man's pt-tt'iurnt, which I t:ust is Hiiis uctiiiy to you.' 'Quite so, quiieso," reiortod ih» mnn.igor, and ad- oi'esnmg me, aid "1 Uii.' yom pir Ion, Mr. â€" , for so unjust'V c uidcniiiiMg your stats- moat, out as i.liere has been so iiiu.:ih of 'Ids )(oin,^ on iatilyit is dilHcult 'o j iiga wlionra impostors aud who are not, bu'; wo .»r« de- term ned li. put an ell t 10 H, so you mtlit bo Kood enougti to axiue nw ii I have acted too pr«oip;t lua in this matter." I begged ol him not to mmnion i', k» I ui'Uaidered h>f was pei f- nt y just bed iu tak- in-^ tne steeps be bad. and on ttie wnolo I tnuught 1 had reas >us to he t'lanaf .1 tor the (ortiiiiate result, lor hud the matter taken. for a crime I bad never committed. lieturuiui; home, poor Nelly, who had been anxiously awRitib^ my return, exolaim- ed, "What, hasn't ee brought no tay nor sugar?" "No, Nelly, nor no bakka either." "What : ooiin't they take um 7" "No, Nelly, tney ooiln't, but they came very near taking me, though ; those ccu- fuuudbd cheque!) were boyus. I explained, WHS not beUeved, set down as a rogou, carnu uear being aironted, saw manager and chiel together, wiUked up to them, «xp ain- ed a^a », ti.e chief iielieved, the manager apoloi^izBd, I lifted my nat, bowed and re- treated ; there aie the miaertbls ciieqaea, and lut.) the fire they go. There are you, minis your tsy and sugar, and here am I Vr'iiiioiit a bit o: bakka, too." "Never ee fear, I'll get some tay and su- gar, I ool, snmuhuws or nullier, and a bit of iiakka, too. Aye laa, oliat [ ool, and so ihrr" now.' Get tnem she did, some hows, and "so there no v. " Whenever I eh.imed to meet either the ebiei or the manager, which I frequently did, they always treatei) fue with as much courtesy as though I wns the senior alder- man of the viiy. But how the btigna cheques cumo into Nelly's house olwayi remained a mystery. Address. FuUnwing ia the address presented Rev. L. W. Thorn by the babbath Sonool Asso- ciation, referred to in loat week's issue : Diuu tjiioTflKK: â€" We of nnot allow you to retire rom the olUce of General Secretary uf lUe Sabbauh bchooi Association of tbe Coun-.y ol Wellington wilhrut showing, at least ill some huiunie way, out appreoiutiOD uf your va;Urtble services. We remember, with pleasure and grati- tode, sU tlie way by which tha I^ord has led us io our Hnhbath School work iu this Couoty under your direction and iuspira- lioB. When ycu entered on your worK, there Was little or no organization, and we luunil it moat ililiicult to collect funds for aty objec. Bu; now, there is not a town- ship without its organization and conven- tion, and Wellington is known as one of the banner Oountiua m Provincial work. \vo bave_ all ijrea ly appreciated your failbfuineas in remindioe us oi our duty, aud yo.ir kindly Cbrisiiaii jutercouiae per- sonally and by correspondence ; and al- ihougn we could hariiiy expect you to uon- tiuuo lo dischari^e the duties ol Secretary, now tiiBt you b»i?o lelt our bounds, yet we siuoerely i egret yuur departure. Be kind enmmh to uocepi of this gilt fronv the Suporinteuilenis and Sabbath nchools tbrougnout 'ha l-'ounty, OS a parting tokeit ol their love anil esteen tor you us u broiher m Carist, and as a slight ackuowieilKemeot id all the good work you have so cheerfully aud faiibiiiUy rendered. May this uopi ii.g instrument not only help you t<i repeat you:- self, iu a good Keufe, but the better lo re- present that .Master who sail, "1 must work the works of Hi.n who h«nt Ma while it is day : the uialit ooiuoih when no man oan woia." May you long be spared, not only to like an inieiettiu .4.d)baih S.diool work, but al- so to proc mm the unsu-iroliable i lobus of Cinist ; and when the Cnit-f Shepb m shall appear may yoii rec ivo a crown of Klory ihul iadeili ii<t n«ay .^uon is tl.e earmst.prayer of the BabbatU School workirs of this County. Sinned on iienali of tho JiupariiitendeuU aud bebool. P. Bakbr, Preiideut of Co. Associatiou. UEO, SUTHKRl-AND. Two young men â€" J.imes McFarhina and Chiis, Gatnon disappeared from Col. iugwo. d liiHt week The body of Ma. T 1 Kiirlaiie wa.s found dro'vn.d nearthe dock I. [The whereabouts of Oaiiion is unknown. S^roctor o The Tailcr Will supply you with a niddiy Buit for fall. Work- manship and tit guaraii- teed. Stand â€" In Clayton's Brick Block, Flesherton. /• S^rocior o bbti aid a tunoer ool Imy tay and sugar ^ bov ing to bulb go,.tiein<:U, I look my Uave, , he usual ouursn toe conseqnenocs niiqht'^ ^_ ,^ have i.e n more sariom. Xhcu po'ltely nfl-fl^ l^flllOl* \