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J^-^. ..„. -Iii**»* •^'wfWnMt.MMWW AuoUST 26, 1909 THE FLESHEKTON ADVANCE The Flesherton Advance Published weekly at it's office, Colling, woo'l atrect.Flesiieitoii. Subscriptiou ratesâ€" Canada $1.00, United Biates, $1.25. Advertising rates ou applica- tion. W. U. Thurston . . Editor A NATIONAL TARIFF COMMISSION. At it.s annual convention next month the Canadian Manufact- urers Association will discuss the question of a permanent Tariff Commission for Canada. This matter is one of far-reaching im- I>ortajK;e to the country, and the conclusions of the manufacturers should be carefully watched by every farmer and business man of our Dominion. They contend that the present tariff is not a good one â€" that it is not scientifiCidly made, and that as a result duties on some lines are too low, while on others they are too high. The commission proposed, made up of experts from the various lines of trade, would bring these facts to light, study the needs of every in- dustry, and seek to learn just what amount of protection is required by each. It would not fix the rat© of duty, which is a privilege of our Parliament, but woiUd bring forth such facts as would enable Parlia- ment to place on every article a sane and proper rate of duty. Some fault is found, jind justly so, with the way in which our present tariff was formed. The temporary Commissiati composesd of .some Cabinet ministers toured Canada for a few months, and afterward the government formed the tariff from the comparatively small amount of evidence they were able to gather in that time. Now Cabinet Ministers cannot know, the technical de-tails of every trade â€" they are not supposed toâ€" and therefore thvy are not properly qualified, without expert advice and assistance, to form a really good tariff. We do not wish it thought by this that we are criticising the I/auricr administration. But we do wish to criticize the methods in which the customs tariffs of this country are made, and have been made in the past. \Vc think the time has come for a change for the better, and a commis.sion .such as the manufacturers propose seems to be the best solution of the problem. Its cost would no doubt Ije large, Ijut when the ad- vantages the country would derive from it are considered the cost would be a stirall matter indeed. Let us hope that in the near ture the government will give its serious consideration to this im- portant matter. auto up|)earH to be soimewhat in the lead. Within the past week two or three fatal accidents have occurred in Toronto and almost every day similar fatalities are chronicled elsewhere. The level crossing should l>e shelved while we deal with this latter and even more dangerous arrival. I<ife is not cheap in this country atrd the auto- ist who kills a man should learn this fact by the sweat of his brow. It appears to us that a little fortune awaits the genius who will invent a cheap and attractive sign to place on the farm gates through- out the country. There are lazy farmers with tumbledown building.i and fences who would not care to have the travelling public know who dwells under that particular "vine and fig tree," but there are vast num1>ers of tasty and mdu*- trious farmers who would be pleased to have their owner.thip made public if a cheap and tasty sign could be invented â€" sotnething that would add to the beauty of farm approaches rat^her than de- tract from it. It is a pu/zle to the majority to know what kind of an enduring, as well as artistic, sign to put up. At the same time they acknowledge the advantage of hav- ing farms named. Let the genius who will produce an enduring and aesthetic lal>el come forward and we Ijelieve the naming of farms will not remain long in abeyance. Vandeleur Women's Institute No person of our actjualntance has more trials to contend with at the present time than the air ship man. His flights are all trials. * The Ivditor of The Advance wi.shes to extend his thanks to Kev. L. F. Kipp and :\Ir. J. 1). Clarke for editorial a.ssistance to the staff during our absence of two weeks. With the assistance of the.se two gentlemen and a capable sub. editor, two vtry interesting issues were turned out. The Ontario Oovernment en- courages school gardening to the extent of giving a grant of $i(x> t,owards the ]>urchase of an acre of land and $2o to trustees and $M'> to the teacher where .Mich a work is conducte<l. Flesherton has n large school ground that would be quite appropriate for such a work, and it might be worth while for the trustees to look into the mat- ter with a view to gelling the pupils interested in flower and vegetable raising. Such a scheme llaS worked well wliere it has been tried and niuch interest .shown by the j)upils. The Canadian Forestrv Associa- tion is making itself heard these days by .sending out literat\ire for the purpo.se of cdiicaling the ])ublic as to the necessity of conserving what forests we now have and re- foresting certain districts that have been denuded and are usiless for agricidlural purposes. Canadian forests are to-day one of our rich- est assets, and the C.ovcrnnient realizes this to liie exliiil of pay- ing out thousan<ls of dollars each year for lire raii^jing in our north country. .Ml the big lumber com- panies also have intii <in their lim- its to protect them from the care- less camper. Notwithstanding! all precautions costly (ires do break out and make serious havoc. The more ouc forests are destroyed, the less humidity will fall to our lot. Forests, rains and moisture go liand in hand. Fn.ni this on one tree should 4)6 i)lanted fi>r every tme lilt down. In this line of idu- eation the Forestrv As.sociation has a big and vahiable work to per- form. * The automobile is rimnlng n iieck-and-neck race with the rail- ways on this contininl with their man killing i)ropcusnties, in fact the The August meeting of tha Insti- tute Was held at the home of Mrs. Creo. Warling oii the i<)th inst. The attendance was large, 33 members and 6 vi.sitors Ijeing present. Be- ing the Girls' Meeting, Mis.se9 Davis, Boland, Thompson, Vemey and Buchanan brought recipes of their pies, cakes and buns. These were sampled by the company and found excellent. A number of chor- uses w«re given, also a solo by Miss Sadie Warling. The Septem- ber meeting will l)e held at Mrs. H. 1). McLoughry's. RKCIPKS. Cream Puffs^Put one cup boiling water in double boiler, add % cup of butter; when boiling add one cup flour, stir until mixture leaves side of pan, cool; add 3 unl)eaten eggs, beat thoroughlyi, drop in>spoonfuUs on buttered tins; bake in hot oven 20 minutes. Custard Pieâ€" Line a deep pie-tin with a rich crust, beat three eggs until very light; add i cup sugar, 1% cup fresh milk, pinch of salt; bake in hot oven. Light Cakeâ€" I tablespoonfnl but- ler, I scant cup sugar, cream to- gether, I egg; iHjat well, i cup milk, 2 cups baking powder. Divide mix- ture and add % cup currants and mixed spice to one layer. King Ivlward Cakt â€" Dark partâ€" 3 eggs (yelks); i cup brown sugar, '/, cu)) butter, % cup sour milk; % cup ilour, I teaspoon soda, I table- spoon molasses, I teaspoon ground cloves, I teaspoon nutmeg, I cup nuts; bake in one layer. Light part â€"I egg, % cup butter, I cup while sugar, }i cup sweet milk, 2'^ cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder ; bake in two layers. Filling â€" Whiles of two eggs.beat- en stiff, 2 cups sugar boiled; beat together, flavor, add '/, package seeded raisins. A Little Canoe And Fishing Trip "Well, did yon get home again?" and "did you have a good time?" During the past week the editor of this paper has an.swered these ques- tions about fourteen hundred times, and has come to the conclusion that the only way to satisfy every- body is to tell his readers all about itâ€" or nearly all. There are some things in the experience that would not bear elaborating on. On August 2 three of us took the C.P.R. for Parry Sound District, where we purposed putting In two weeks camping, canoeing and fish- ing on a river and lakes of that sportsman's paradise. At Parry Sound we visited the McOowan copper mine, which has been intermittently w"orked for years past. It is situated on the shore of a pretty lake, about 1% miles from Parry Harbor. A numljer of prospect , holes have been dug on the property, but no con- tinuous copper vein has apparently been struck as yet. At present the management is pushing things a little more energetically and a shaft has been sunk ninety feet, with a drift 200 feet run in a north-east- erly direction. Owing to the court- esy of the engineer our first entry into a real, genuine working mine was here made. As far as we could judge the rock was of the ordinary granite character and to the inexpert eyes of our party .showed little sign of material. Appearances are often deceiving, however and we were later in- formed that ore running S 10. 00 per ton in gold had recently been taken out. There is an excellent crushing mill on the property that has not yet been put in operation. So much for the McGowan mine, the value of which we did not feel like estimating. neighboring lake, where huge pike grow, also pickerel and bass. In this lake the junior memlier cap- tured a (iivh exactly one yard long by the tape line. A few minutes afterward the senior member snag- ged one that proved two inches longer than the yard. Both these monsters were brought alongside the boat on the troll and shot through the head with a revolver. That plan of killing may not be sportsmanlike, but it is the safest | way when a pike of that size is 1 hooked. We strongly object to a ' set-to with any pike of that length. I He is apt to have things pretty ' much his own way and just as like as not would tip one overboard in the melee. The measurements of I this fish were: Length from tip of I snout to tip of tail, .^ inches; girth, 14% inches; head frcm* snout | to back of gill, 1 1 mches; spread of | tail, 9 inches without stretching. I But here! this is a fish story, jand we have been warned not tp tell 'em. We present the proof of its ' verity, in the accompanying pic-' ture, which will perhaps excuse tjie j telling of it. ) A week on ground (or water) such as this is worth going a long way for and m»dergoing consider- ' able hardship to attain. We were certainly as "close to nature" as it was possible to get. Sea gulls visited us occasionally), the loon had its home there, wolves howled within eighty rods of our camp, a wildcat prowled around the tent, "porky" was very friendly, numer- ous long-legged cranes flapped aiway as we entered little bay^ and tim- id deer came down to drink a few rods from camp in early morning. The whip-poor-will at eventing made the air quiver vrith his plaintive melody, and what more could man wish for of pristine beauty and friendship with the wild things. But even here the "summer man" and "summer giri" are entering. Several islands in this beauty spot are sold and one is occupied by a Toronto and Aurora party. Soon â€"too soonâ€" the others will also be built upon and the evening, sounds and whispers will probabjy give place to laughter and song and the noisy gasoline launch. The change is not pleasant to think upon to those who lovej the solitude and that which dwelleth therein. But the same thing is taking place all over Mius- koka. Parry Sound and Nippissing districts. The islands are being '•'>; ) gobbled up at a swift rate. The) K5 lakes are being depleted of fish and ) J wild animals are disappearing with ; ^^^^^^!^r " ^^^^Rflr^ ^^F^!^^^ 5^^^^^ J& W RnVn General and Hardware Merchants, ^ ♦ W TT . U\M I Uf Flesherton, OnU Mid-Summer Clearing Sale We will clean out the balance of our lummer stock at greatly reduced prices, some of which are aa follows : Boys' Straw Saili>r8, reg. 30c clearint; at 19c Men's and Boys' Linen Hits, reg. 50c and 60c. clearing at 43c " " " " " " 76c for : 69c Muftlina, reg. 12^, claring at 80 " 16c, " at lie Muslma, Lineos, and Zephyrs, reg. 25c for 17o '• 35o, for 25c White Lawn Waists, 75c for 43c " " " flOOfof 69c " " " «2.25 and 12.50 for fl.73 All New Dutch WaisU. reg. f 1.75 for $1.48 Embroideriesâ€" A r.ice r<iDge of embroidery and insertions, prices from 10 to 15c, clearing 8c ^ =311 4.^ a '^ â- Â»t< '" u «©- ^ s > s CO C tz ^'s en 0) u . 1 3 *^ S « ^ on ^ -2 **. a ^ aT c a it <u <o S '5 '5. 4J »^^ « a ® 03 i* -« « PQ be and Boy styles in $17.00. c "a. en 4-a »s « such a $6.50. •^H- 0. « 2 5c» We hare opened up a merchsht tailorinb business under the niansge< ment of Fred Morley who is a first class workman. We have a complete range of aew and up-to-date stock. We guarautee a ferfect fit. Call and see the goods â€" just in the coriier room MBS. MORLEY'S OLD STAND ^--^iZ^-^^^.^--^.-::'-<?-^2^-.-3---N7-^;7gg=c?^^ Pain can be easily and quickly stopped. Pink Pain Tablets â€" Dr. Shoop's â€" Stop Headache womanly pains, any pains, anywhere, in 20 minutes .sure. Kormula on the 25c. box. .â- Xsk your druggist or doctor about this formula â€" it's fine. Sold by all dealers. J. ,T. Funston, son of John Fun- stnn, who lives near Dundalk, and nephew of William C.rav, Slu-lburne, was burned to death in the lire that consumed the Okanagan hotel at Vernon, B.C., Tne.sdav morning of last week. The building was of brick veneer, three stories high, with forty-eight rooms, and was a mass of ilames before the alarm Was turned in. The hotel had about sixty guests, and so suddtn was the onrush of the flames that those who escaped did so with great dinicidly, while .several never got out of their rooms. The fire was discovcriMl about 2 o'clock by a policeman), who immediately gave the alarm, but when the lire bri- gade arrived a few minutes later both stairways were .seething al- le)-s of flames, and in an incredibly short time the building wa.si bla/.- ing in all quarters. Islevcn |)ers(>ns perished in the fiaines. â€" I'AOUomist. .Tos. Wilcox had the misfortune to lose a stack of fall wheal very (juickly n few days ago. The little son of Alex. McLellan, who was working for :\Ir. Wilcox, got a maUh from his father's vest that was han;,nng on the fence, and ac- cidentally set lire to the stack, compleUly destroying it. It con- tained the crop from ten acres and was a light (me, but would amount to about 200 bu.shels.â€" iCreemore Star. Oeorge Walker has in his garden a: single jica vine that strayed in of its own accord, for he didn't plant it. But that isn't the most remarkable thing about it. The vine is over five feet in length and contains thirtv-three pods.â€" Shel- burne I'.conomist. OUR FISPI STORYi The largest was 3 ft. 2 in. long, girth 14% inches. The smaller was an even yard in length and girth 13 inches. They were of the l)ike familv. At I'arry Harbor we engaged a canoe and cedar skiff, and taking our baggage, provender and boatsi headed north on the C.N.R. until we reached the river whose troul>- led waters we purposed navigat- ing. Obligingi railwav olUcials duini)ed us off at the river instead of carrying us on to the station, a mile away, and we lost no time getting t)ur boats into the stream, and a strenuous run of six miles was made down to Iho lake we were searching for. This trip oc- oipii-d a whole day, owing to the numerous i)ortages over which we were obli and boats. In eighteen iimes on that river there are .smne twenty portages, more or less trouble- some, and this explains why that district has been left almo.s't ab- solutely in its primeval stale, few- caring to undergo the strenuous exercise required to reach it. ICx- criisx', however, was right in our line and wc got it in large, over- grown buiulies. But "the end iuslifad the means." The lake on wliich we lo- cated is one of the most charming in all the land of lakes. The sun- man s advent. But this is a"theme that does not make pleasant read- uig and is nnplea.sant to write about. Soon the lover of t^ie wild will have to go far afield to get that which will satisfy him. After spending .several davs in our paradise we packed up our be- longings and paddled away down the river to the Georgian Bay. Five miles from the larger water we encountered p drive of sawlogs 1% miles in length, and this had to be passed through. Talk about the patience of .Tob! We fancy Job himself w-ould have used somewhat warmer language than usual if he had l)een compelled to worm these boats through that ma-ss of logs. It was successfully accomplished in about four hours. Thi-n free river but, more portages. Oh, those tire- some portages in a blazing hot sun. They would take ihe starch out of a Sampson and leave him a limp prey to any Delilah that came along. Time brought us out to the broad bosom of the island-dotted Geor- gian Bay, but even here a large boom was stretched across the mouth of the river and we had to draw our loaded boats over it. At night we camped on an i.sland, verv tired but very ccsev amou"- /â- ^i ' W In Sleighs, Buggies, Wagons, Harrows, Ploughs, Cream Separators and WIRE F ENCING T Â¥} Heard's Carriage Works \ obliged to carrv our bagraire ,1, " „; 1 . , K,ats. In eighteen milet*^ on . ' • , f/''^' ,"'»> "^--^V'''^' "*?"^ '' sail, lashed our boats together and ran before the wind some eight miles through one of the most beautiful island-encompas.secl chan- nels we know of, and we have •wen many, to Point An Baril sta- tion on the C.P.K., where we en- trained for home. Such, in short, was our vacation of two weeks. Is thero any man living who will <leny that a nian who works indoors \vo\\\A not be il)enernted bv A holiday of this I nature? If there is, let him take a sets as seen on this lake defy des- 'â- "''''• •"•'^'' '"''"'""" '""" *^'""'«t '«^ cription, and the painter's brush , , ,,..re w,.-,. v.-r,. .„ r*.i would be helpless before them. Us | ' ' "•'' '"''">' ''*'^<= '" Waters teem with black bass that ' arc willing to taste almost any- thing small that moves, and .si)len- Farms For Sale or Renti CcvIOfl Meat Market All kinds of fresh and smoked meats, head cheese, sausaae, always on hand Cash paid for bides. J. HcCLOCKLIN T ot3 ;« aud ;i5, con 1 S D R, 10 acres. 05 cleared -*^ 10 acres pasture, balance Kood hush, llaru 65x50, driving shed, good frauie bouse, 2 wells I acse of orchard and stouu wall uni^er barn. Saiiceeu river crosses bickof fartu. Well fencd and iu ^ood state of cultivation. ^3 uiiles from Prosou Station. For terms amily ou premises to James H. ^'ai sk, FtotoQ Station, Tj^or sale cheap or rent, immediate possesfion. ^ Lot SO ecu. 14. Artcuiesia, about 75 acres clear, comfortable loR bouse and frame barn. Apply to K J Sproule. Flesherton, or John J Martin, across tne road from said lot^ T ots 1;: iBaudO, Con i;i iu tbe township of â- *^ Osprey, 150 acres, largo cleariuf^.good frauie baru aud stables, Kood dwolliug and well. Ap- ply outhe premises to â€" W J Hkllamy, Flesherton. did salmon inhabit its deejjcr reach es, A few rods over a portage brings one to another lake inhabit- ed by pike as large as muscalongc, black bass and pickerel, and plenty of them. We camped on a beauti- fully wooded point in the former lake, and each morning look a line Ijlack bass from the water a few feet away, dressed him and fried him and enjoyed his royal majesty to the utmo.sl. We "picked blue berries and had them for dessert at every mealâ€" breakfast, diniur and Slipper. We trolled for salmon, but it was not exciting sport, as we had to bring them fnrtn loo feet down in the limpid depths. A 6-pounder was the largest trout, we captured. The ,<!port that turned out to be the most exciting was found in the heard. iis Icidents on the trij) that would bear repeating, but we feel that suffi- cient si)a(.e has been used, as the subject may not interest evervbodv as the actual thing interested the writer and his companions, who feel that it was an outing of such pleasure and profit as may never come their way again, although "hope springs eternal in the human breast," A book on rheumatism by Dr. Shoc^>, of Racine, Wis.,' tells some plain truths, and in a plain and practical way. Get this booklet and a free trial treatment, of Dr. Shoop's Uhcumatic Remedj' for some disheartened sjuficrer in' vour vicinity, Jlrtlce a' grateful and ap- preciative friend of some one who is discouraged because of the fail- ures of others to help him. Help me to make this test, jaud I'll cer- tainly help your suffering friend. Sold by all dealers. l^or sale cheap ai>d on easy terms, good com- ^ fortable frame dwelliug, stable aud driviug bouse with th)-eD village lots iu Ceylon* Dwell- ingweil built and finished and good bearing orchard on the property. Apply to â€" B J 8froi'i.e, Flesherton. For sale or rentâ€" 100 acre farm. 1 acre of orch ard, 10 acres bush iucludiug 5 acres bard wood, well watered aud good fences, brick bouse, frame barn, IJ miles from school and postoftico, 3 miles f rom Vrotou Station, For price aud terms of sale apply to \Vm Taylor, lot 73-74, oou 1 north of Durham road Artcmesia P'or Bent -lot 37, con 4 Artemesia. 100 acres 85 ^ to 90 cleared and iu cultivation, comfortable dwellirg, bauh baru with stone stabliug, in a flrst class sottlemeut and well worthy tbe attoution of those requiring such. â€" h J 8PII0UI.B. Flesherton, T ot 3 con, 4 Osprey, 100 â- '-' For terms etc. apply Bank P O 100 acres well timbered, to K Koberts, Lady I>XJMI» Wooden pumps manufuctured throuj!h- out aud repairs promptly and satisfac- torily attended to. I am asent for the three best iron pump manufscturors in Ontario. A card dropped to me at Ceylon P, (), will have my prompt attention. JAMES A. McLEAN CURRIES CORNER, Ceylon P.O. ^Canadian IMORE MEN WANTED FARM LABORERS' EXCURSIONS ^10 S°"*<* II JtlS ADDITIONAL *"^^ TRIP II ,910 FOR RETURN AUG 27 *''â- '""' Toronto aud all stations *" • east, SEPT. 7 From all stations Toronto west; SEPT. 10 *''^°'" *" stations east of Toronto iu Ontario Apply to any Canadian Pacific agent for full particulars, times of sjiecial trains, etc. S. Rands Ajfont, Fle,sherton. sM;-^^ 60 YEAR* £XPEaiSNCB BILL FOR SERVICE Pure bred Holsloin Friosian Hull; This voung animal comes fiom one of the best dairy herds iu Canada, beingjiu c.Ueudod rogistratiou Terms S1,00 GOLDEN LEGEND Pure bred Taniwovth Hoar. This young aulm«l lias proved himself one of the best stock getters that has ever been offered ft>r service TeriiiB one dollar. -RICHARD ALLEN' Lot 170, iiud E, T aud S road, Fletbertou P O IH^- V? O CfiPYHICHTS iSC. Antnns tcn.Vns a nkotrti and (JoscrlMlon ma* qxiolT a>L'4i:..iti o'.M- o)>!iii<>:i frao rrhotiior aa liiyeiltfin U pmhsblT l^M<â- nlA^;o. Cimimunlrn- tloiuatrl«tliL',v nji!:,tl,-ii. Ilan^'.li.iokon rmoitt* i*nl/r«ft. ol'"Ctft SL-sricr for 'fcc^irit.;? tmtfnis, l'.-lL.'nt4 ijikS'l tlir^.iix:! M.'ui;i Jc Co. i£cei*a twill lutiiH, >. iihout ofc.irj!», lu'bo eulftllivi .t any fjclw :lQi J'-tMrn.--'. 'i\tii:'*. f3 ^ r«w: four nio?i;:ic. 91. t^uUty.vll n.j!»-i.iv>«!e,*. Uii»»>.» *(hc« (?» r St. Wr.<l>«ua .^i I/.«i