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.Tanuiwv 21 llHT) THE F L E S H E R T N A D V AN C E BUSINESSCARDSl WH. WRIGHT, TELFORD A McDOSALD Karristor, Holicitom, Ac. Offices, Grey A Ui'iicn Itlock, Owou Hound. KlniuUrd Dank Block, KI«»herton, itiftiur<Sav>i). W.H. Wrigbl. W. P. 'i-eltord4i., J. C. UoDoual'J. U U V. Societies AO U W uaeU ou the laat Uonda) in acb nontb, io tbeir longa roou CUytooaball FIttbertOQ, at 8 t>.m. Xi. W.. W. J. liellainy; Bee., C. H. Muniibaw. in., H. J, Sinoule. Vlaiting bretbrtD lUTltei PBINCB ARTHUR LODGE, No. H33, A.K.4 A LI, meet! in tbt Uasonictaall. Arm •troBE'8 lUock.Kleaberton, every Friday on or before tlio full niocn T. Hlakeley W. 11.; Clias.MuriBUaw, 8et.rBtftry. COUBT^FLKBHERTON, W>. I. 0. F. nieeUln Clayton'a Block the last Wedneaday evauiDK each month Vititlug Korratera heartily cotne'c:. II., (j. llellaniy ; K. 8., U, Cairta n. iiec , W. Iluakin. i'leaae pay duel tu Fiu. Beo. before tbe tint av of the moutb. For the Young Folks Santa and Hard Times Written for The AdvHiicu.^ We went to bed on ClnistiimK evc,^ Myself ;ind brothers D.ok iind liill. We huiif; our atockings on a imil For Sanl.i Claus to cuintj and till. We woke at early morn and found The .stiKkiti){s titill upon tlio niiil. But not n !<im;le thins; inside. And then we all bcKaii to wail • Till liiollier Kill said, " Look, I « e A jMicel lying in the ^rate ; Ferlia|m old Santn pu'. it there." Then mit we juini>ed and ijot it Htraiglit. |t> T -^-T- T -^ y - â-  iyâ€" Tf "^ T- -T- T- ^-T - T â- Â»" CHOSEN FHIBN06â€" FleehertoD ('oaneil CboB«n Frienda mceta in Clayton'ehallfirat nd third \\'«<lueadav of each month tt p. m I'ay aaseiibweuta to the Ue<-orJer on or before tee tlmt day of each month Chief Councillor <. hlakelev: Recorder W.H Bunt. Medical D« !ARTF.B U C P A S Ont.Fbysloian, SurtjeoD etc OIBoe aud r«alJacceâ€" Peter at., Fleabertoo WT. LITTI.K. M. D.- Ciraduate of Toronto University Medical College. lieaidence and Ufllcti at PaikHoute. Fleaberton. ]'bon*Ji4r2. fP OTTEWBLIi Veterinary 8or(aOD 3raduate of Outatio Veterinary Collag* teaideuce â€" aacond door aoutb wait. on kary atreet. This atraat raaa outb Preabyterlan Cbnreh. Dentistry 8. C MURRAY L. D. B , dental aurgeon taODOi Kraduate of Toronto Uuiveraity and Hcyal ColleKe of Dental Surgeona of Ontario. Gaaadiuiaiuiatered for teeth extraction Offlea at reaidunce, Toronto Street. Flealiarton D Inside we found a stocking full Of candy, chocjlate, ga'ne'i and loys-- ' Twas just the thing that Santa Clans Would send three buoKry little boys. (^ii'y one NtocUing for all llireu ! Said brother Hill, " Wluit shiU we do .'" " Let's look H^iin,' said brother Dick ; Perhaps we'll bnd the other two. " We looked, and looked, but ail in vain ; No oilier .stockings could we Iind, So there and th<;ii we all agreed Tliat Santa Claus was nioKt unkind. W:? Inrned the 8t<x;kiiig inside out, .And then we found a little note And by and by our mother came And read what Santa Claus had wrote. He said : " My little children three, .Accept this gift "f g'lnies aud toys. I must idinit it i.s not much To give three liuimry little boys, Hut 1 have tuany mouths to bll. My lainily is so large this year. While things are going from bad to wor^t• With taxes hi'/h and sugar dear. And only that aonie clirii^tian frionds Have kindly lent a helping hand I never coold have done so much For b"y.s and girls throughout the Uiid. Divide this stocking into three .\nd then enjoy the sweets and fun, .And think how many boys and girls Will not be blessxl wiib even one." " Well done," said 1 ; " Hurrah," said Dick ; " Go<l bless them all," said brother Bill, We'll all have e-iurtl shares, and then The sweets and things won't make us ill." |\ UcPH.^IL, Licenaed Auctioneer for tb« j tl.'^ct"X^uar:SUed.'"'Th'e "Ta^ngile"' I We ate the swect. and played the games nl latea of allea can be made a'. Tail Adtisci . \„^ (nj , \^\\y i;||iiHlmas day. office. Reaideuce aud P.O., Ceylon, Talepboo* â- " â- " ' onneetion. If those who gave them could have teen â-  _ * j I'm sure it would them well repay. SPECIAL VALUES THIS WEEK AT Ceylon's Busy Store 1000 yd.s Ixibboij al exactly iialf price 100 yds Flaunclcttc.°, Priutu aud Sim tings in leinuants 100 pair.s Men's Woollen Socks-, at 2uc. 20 pairs Men's Woollen Mitts at 26c. 200 pounds Ilevbagciini lor animal.? •iOGO pounds Lake bnpcrior Herring aii'd Trout SPORTING GOODS Ilex llocliey Sticks 05c Salyerds .Special Ilocliej Sticks 40c Salyeids lU'gular Hockey Sticks "iOc Henry IJoker's Dominion Skates SI. 90 Henry IJokor's Hero Skates #1,40 Henry Boker's Improved Skates $1.-10 Henry looker's Advance Skates... !)Cc Hockey Boots with extra iuced lining, special, regular 83.00, for 82.!K) Hockey BooLs, boys' and ladies', special value ^ AT^TIQIITY OK GliOVES. lu Some Konn or Other They Have Been In Vne «t hetLSt 2,000 Yeai-s. When did people first wear gloves'.' I It is imposBible to say. We do know, I however, that the practice dates back ' very far into history. In some of the Roman bas reliefs, for instance, cer- tain persons are represented with gloves in their hands or attached to their sides. The Greeks used gloves^ not for display, but for fist fights. Both the Greeks and the Romans wore a certain kind of mitten for manual labor, notably for the picking of olives. Again, we may assume that the wearing of gloves was brought to Greece and Rome from the Orient, for I we read in the Old Testament of a commercial custom of tbe Hebrews where gloves playecf an important part as folows: "A man removes his glove and gives it to bis neighbor, which constitutes a testimony of ex- change or purchase in Israel." Man has used the glove, then, in I some way or another for at least ! 2,000 years. The usp was not popu- I lar, however, until the sixth century. ! At that time all the natives of Gaul, , either for dress or for work, appear , to have worn gloves that were called ^i I '•ouants" or "wants." 'i JAMES PATTISON & Co. J ^ h Legal I CCA8, KA.N'EY * hKSKY-lUrriatera, k-" rioljcitore.o)c.-l. II. I-ucaa, K. C: W. E. Itaney, K. f. : W. I). Henry, H. A. UfUcea, Xoroutn, MI6-t> Tiailora llauk ItldK., phone uaiu Itli: Uarkdale Lucaa Klock, Hbone 2 A. Braucli oOice at Uundalk o|<on every Saturday. Business Cards 1» CULLOUQH * YOUNO v Haukera Uark Hankera Uarkdale fiaral banking buaiueaa. Uooey IbanaA rMbaoaable rate* Call ou ua. \iril. KAITTINU, Licenaed Auctioneer foi ' So think you, Mr. Santa Clai'S, raru.' «.t' M^k' aa?;. a'Vpe'uity. ^^ST. , Vou always were a dear old peach, moderate aati.facticn suaranlied. Arrange- ; ^^j jf y„„ i.^.g enough ne.Kt ieir ments for datea way be made at the Advance, - ^ " oOee, or Central Irlephone oD'.ce I'ererabam Pel bans you'll send US one for each. ^=vS^-.7yn^^.3!.T.^^-"'>-?'7v^ HEADQUARTERS FOR I; 1 I or by a<Sdreaaiuc ue at Keverabani, Ont. Bull For Service F'.-r service. â€" Haron Holly No. 0422. A'jerdeen Angus, on lot .â- i4, !>th concess- ; ion, Artciiiesia. Terms, (^l.0<) if paid Ufore lai Jan. I'.M.'i.- W. J. Magee. May 1.". Bull for Service •-S. B.. Toronto. Real Estate Firm Is Under Arrest Five mvnilierF of the real estate lirm of McCuteheon Bros, were placed under arrest in Toronto on Friday last. There are numerous people in this vicinity ti whom this H ill be good news â€"Those who have got biten by thia tiriii. One gentleman near Fleshcrtou sued last tall for t III! return of live hundred dollais er Sleighs, Cutters, Cockshutt Implements, Melotte Cream Separators, Lister Gasoline Engines, Baled Hay and Straw D. McTavish FLESHERTON, ONT Agent [ i â- i ~ ii i i i In the middle ases gloves were adapted to a great variety of neces- sities. A distinction was then made between the ordinary glove, the m'Utary glove, the lad's glove, the glove of nobility and the glove of the liturgy. About the thirteenth century gloves came to be considered ) an expression of elegance. A little later they symbolized bribery and in- trigue. For evidence of this fact we have only to study the work of some of the stone artists who decorated with statues the facade of the cathe- ; dral of Basle, represented the "seduc- teur" as the prince of evil. The wick- ed one is depicted wearing a crown, smiling bewitchingly. left hand neatly gloved and holding in the same hand the unused glove of the right. But in spite of the fact that gloves seem to have acquired a bad significance, they goon developed into an object of luxury and remained so for a long period of time.. Their use became limited to the rich, and it was not until tbe eighteenth cen- tury that it was considered good taste to put on gloves for all occasions. Since then the p:aoti<:e has greatly in- creased. Whether for show, for con- venience, or simply to protect one's hands from the cold, gloves are now 1 worn by all classes of society. THE TSAR'S HOME LIFE Rr>iSI.4X KMPKKOR'S AFFAIRS BHBOUDED I.N .Mi'STERy. I To Make MaKio Milk. Lime water is quite transparent and clear as common spring water, but if we breathe or blow into it the bright liquid becomes opalescent and as white as milk. The best way to try this simple experiment is to put some powdered quicklime into a bottle full of cold water, shake them well together now and then for a day: then allow the bottle to remain quiet till the next day, when the clear lime water may lie poured off from the sediment. Now all a glass or tumbler with the lime water thus made and blow through the liquid with a glass tube or a dean straw, and in the course of a minute or so, as ihe magicians say, "the water will be turned Into milk." Count Simon Rodianotr, For Many Years His Personal Bodyguard, Hon Given the World Souie Vivid (j|impse« of the Private Life of His Imperial Master â€" His .^dven* tiires U'hile Incognito. The Tsar of Russia, unlike his arch-enemy, the German Emperor, Is a Ulan whose life is largely shrouded In mystery, Kays Answers. With the Kaiser it Is a case of "power and publicity." With the Lit- tle Father of all the Russians it Is a case of mighty influence, swayed by a man whose personal side is seldom revealed. One of the officers closest to the Tsar is his personal bodyguard. This position was held two years ago by Count Simon Rodianoff, and after he relinquished it he gave to the world many personal stories of his Imperial master which otherwise would never have become public. On one occasion his Majesty an- nounced his deeire to have a droshky brought, so that he might go for a drive in the coODtry iiicognito. While Count Rodianoff went to inform the necessary members of' tbe Household of the Imperial wish, the Tsar strol- led in the park. When the body- guard came upon him. about half an hour later, he was helping a gardener to lop off the dead limbs from a tree. In civilian attire the Tsar and bis bodyguard walked past a- wing of tbe palace, and, through an open window, heard voices. They approached, and, looking in saw about a dozen senti- nels seated at a round table, drinking ] vodka and playing rards. One of the ! men was telling his companions of a ; love affair, at which they all laughed I heartily. The sentinels spring to their I feet, saluted, and presented arms. The Tsar smiled. i "How do you do, boys? Go ahead,. i and don't be disturbed by me," he ! said. ' When the droshky came they drove ! into tbe country, enjoying the sun- ; shine and the delightful rural scen- ery, until they came to a typical Russian inn, where the Tsar stopped' the horse, and, announcing that he was hungry, entered the hostelry. Mine host was deep in a discussion of politics with a number of peasants who had stopped on the way to mar- ket with tbeir produce to dtink vodka. "We want something to eat." said I'ure bred shorthorn bull, Aberdeen F'yvie- K,(KX) for service on lot 25>, 8..S. K., Aiteinesia. \"'\ ,'.'^~ ' :, '; Terms 51. oO for sjra.let, Pura bred j »«'*1 «"<•''"""""«>â- - "'Kell'«' »"'' "'• cows 9:t IXI. : eat and costs. .Xiiother <{cnlleiiiaii of ! I'ure bred Taiimwofh hoK for acrvioe J „u,. ,ic<|U»inlMnce has lillcen huiuiied i-n the above lot. e . „j ' dollars bouu 1 up with ihe him and' Terms Sl.iX) f )r all aiiiinals. -Served, , , ,, niuat be iiiid For. several others have smaller aiiioiiuts. i rniiar 'W. .1. 5Icads i The company bai Icen doiii<; Imtineas • • for several years, and no duubl their i ! victims are widely dl^lritiuted throui-hAUt I tbe coiiht'y. If iilher districts lave been hit us liiid ii tlil.s section the liini ' I should have been out of business with tbeir pockets I'ned long tvjo. It rc<|iiired the new Attorney General, j lion. I. B. I.ucas, to jjil after the BIc- LAI'N'DIIY â€" Bjsket closes Monday Cutchcons, and be lost no lime iilioul it. ' iii^^hl, delivery Friday cvcni:i;{ !ilewatii);ht ou the yiound here audi " â- " ^ 'came in contact with their bnsinass CLEANING and DYEINO- \\'^ are 'i„„,,„„I^,„,l,^..:,.,„„l,/i„^,. u ji,i „„t I ai-ents ^.r (""/ker's Dye Works- W^^^^^^ ,^.,,, ,,,,,^ ,„ „^., ,„,,y ^(^^,^. „,„„„i„^ j With the very best Wishes OF THE SEASON Th» Home of H:a.sier. Jerusalem is tbe only city in the world which, laying aside all else, gives Itself unre:a^ve<]ly to reproduc- ing in song. stoiV and symbol the Bible events of Ihe Tassion Week. From the early morning procession of Palm .Sunday till iJie midnight gloom of (iood Friday the crowds walk solemnly to Bethany, up and P ' down the Mount of Olives, to tbe Garden of Cethsemane and along the Via Dolorosa, with tearful faces, sub- dued voices, visitlns the churches, draped in black, amid the ceaseless tolling of bells, until the very atmo- sphere seems heavy with sorrow and throbbing with prayer. Fleshex^ton t#»- Tonsorial ^V- Parlors We Aim ti Give ESitiro .Satisfaction cleaned and dyed, feathers rejuvenated. FRANK W. DUNCAN Hardware Merchant ', Phone 30 r 2 « OiNT T FISH HP, PROPRIETOR 3?' X w \ oil (uin bev;iii iioy day %a ' ^ '*' ''"' X a? Y y bi* new olli.,e. The .irresl was ordeicii by ti.e .Xtli'rney (Jeiicial after nemly a I piioiitli's investinutiou, aiiti the chtrije ii' , ' oons|iiracy to defraii-l. ' Address and Presentation .Making It Plain. "I wish I could have a little bro- ther like Jimmie has!" sighed a small boy to his mother. "Why don't you pray for one?" was the mulher's pertinent suggestion. That ninht at bedtime; "Please God, send me a little brother! " was added to the ordinary petitions, and the child tumbled into bed well sat- isfied. Suddenly he sat up straight, however, and, to his mother's startl- ed ainuzeiiient, adiled this hasty post- script: Hello a^ain, God! No girlsl" oWKN Sor.N^, ONT., lni1i\idiiHl Instruct ion. Our own three slory liiiildiiiu and 'M »ui-je«sful years i f e.v- pfiioncu. F.Xpert instiiictiirs produce tbe very beit re«ults, Catiilo;iuo Free. C. A. FLl'.VIING. F. ('. A., I'liiicipal ,U- D FIJIMING Srcietary. .\ iiiiiiilicr of the neij/hlioi's .tiid fiioinls .>f Mix, Will. Walk.'r, sr , aiid .Mii-.v lieno me' III iheir liouie, piioi to llieii .lepart- ure ioi' their new lioine at the Catanict, 1^ ' and [made thu folloniiid addri'ss and Ml ' presentilioii: 1^ 'I'll Mis. Will. Wallier and Miss I lono \ I i llrar friends â€" We, y^nir fiiemls and neinlitois, have lucl here Ibi.s e\i'niiix to t|A j show ill a Kliiibl loiitiuer our nppinialiou ^ ' iif your friend.sbip aud oui binccic re- ^jKL I uret at .»oiir departure fioiii oui' tiei^h H* 1 borhood. Vou liavr simreil our joys md ^ I sorrows ill a line spiiil of chriaiisnily jij ' for several years, iiid «e have learned i^g. • j3 . to 'iiisl your sinceie friendship to no ^<* _,. ^k small dci/roo. .^s a i-uiall lokfrn tif our Y, OWEN .SOUND - ONTARIO |^ • „Mee..i and i^ood wii-hes for your future C«i.«i^^-^^lt5Si5fcifclfcM ! '"'I'l''"'""'' P'*'"''" •x^'-'n," ."'''' handsome j56#Â¥#»#«^^**i*»'*l*''^***^ ; upholsteicd locking chair, which iimy remind you of the many sincere friends, || yoii have left, ,'iiiinidon behalf of your jg" friends aiid iieiublrji's- Win. Wilson and ' Duncan Willimns. Flesherton Tin Shop . .^.. I hiivc; |ust pliu-ed on the shclvos a full line of Tinwju'L', Nickel ware and A^atewaro for domestic u.se. (!all on me ami get your .supplies. j^avetroughing, JStovepi|)e.saiid Stove Fnrnish- iii^'.s. Kepairing of all kind.s promptly attended to. Pipefitting, iiiclniling pump work. iMiruaee.s installod. A{jent for Clare Bro^. FiirnaceR, To Advertiiers . t'hangc* for contract adverliseineulK must l>e »u The Advance ottiiw not later thAii Monday at noon of each week to •mure insertion in . iirfiit issue. Tluir.« Bull For Service Tli'ioiii^hSred .Shinhorn Bull. " Hill- re>t Goveiii >r, " Xn f5l«8, for servioe Terms day !â-º the day of publiiition but H>« Ln lot J7. ctn 14, Artem -sin iianer is t>rimed ths day bef')ro(We(lnes. j«i.rt(i tor uK'i IS, *;t for tbotoushbreii M,). KLMymakean.^a..fH.«. - ALK.V. CAHRl'THKRS. D. McKILLOP CHRI5T0E BLOCK FLESHERTON m ONTARIO. F\|K'rt Horse Thieves. The Cossacks own their horses, and If they lose their mount they have to provide Ihemsehes with an- other. It Is a favorite sport with them to obtain remounts from the enemy's \ camp by stalking at night. They rarely fail to mm up with one, two, ' or three selected mounts, and they i never say anything about how many 1 of the enemy they kill to get theiu. Idiotic IntemiKutioiLs, Did you ever see a smile on tbe mouth of a river? Well, asking another, did you ever see a corn on the fooi ui a hill? Or, when it comes to that, a frown on the face of the earth? And how about a wink in the Pye of a needle? To say nothing of the muscles lu an arm of the sea? I i the Tsar. But all the innkeeper had in the house were some old. dried-out ham. herrings and eggs. However, one or the peasants had a cartload of crabs, and the Tsar asked (he innkeeper to- buy a couple of dozen and boil them. "I have no time to boil you craba." quoth mine host. "If you are hungry eat herring and drink vodka." "But suppose I pay you ten roubles?" persisted the "Tsar. The innkeeper looked at the speaker. "I'm sure your money doesnl' grow on trees," he replied. "You buy the crabs from tbe man and pay me fifty copecks for boiling them, and I shall be satisUed. I don't wish to Ih> too greedy." Half an hour later his Imperial' Majesty and his bodyguard sat down' at table with tbe peasants and par- took heartily of » repast of boiled crabs and tea, of which the Tsar afterwards said that he had never en- Joyed a meal more. Later in the day the Tsar and the Count took part in a wedding they found in progress In the cottage of a humble fisherman. They were greet- ed at the gate by tbe host, who mis- took them for wedding guests, but, when they explained that they were tourists, he asked: "What Is your business?" The question was a confusing one, and the Tsar hesitated. "I know people pretty well from- their appearance," said the old peas- ant, smiling shrewdly. "I know from your face that you are either a com- mercial traveler or an agent for a drapery house." Nevertheless, the two distinguished' tourists attended the wedding, and drank with the bride and bridegroom: and tbe next morning the 'rsar sent a present to the bride, consisting of a line service of silver, a flve-hundred rouble note, and a personal message, which ran: "1 congratulate the newly-weds, and send my wedding-present. Tsar Nicolas I." Though the Tsar enjoys a stroll Incognito, he is guarded at his vari- ous residences In the closest possible manner. Coiftu Uodianofl's room at the summer palace was situated so lliat, on H call from the royal apart- ment, he could reach it immediately. During six hours each day he had to stay at the door of the royal apart- ment, to follow the Tsar whenever he left it. A IViiiiteU Hint. For ('leaniiiK Hrass. An ounce of alum, put in a pint of boiling water and allowed to cool and bottled for use at any time, will re- .nove alt stains and tarnish from brass and will not injure the skin on the hands or the metal Itself. It only requires to he rubbed on Ihe surface and wiped off. An author engaged a young lady typewriter to take down his new novel from dictation. At tbe passage, "Oh, ray adorable angel, accept «he confession from my lips that I can- uot exist without you! Make m^ happy. Come and share my lot and' be mine until death do us part!" his fair secretary paused and ingenuous- ly inquired, "Is that to go down with, the rest?" Klmlretl Pursuits. .Tackâ€" Talk about trials and trlbu- lutions! I was having a fine time in kindred purnulls and I bad to come l)ack to college. Jill â-  Kindred pursuits! What do you roeatt? Jack â€" Oh, fussing my pretly couEins. CifowiniK .\llke. "Don't you think little Elsa gets more and more like me?" "Certainly; soon we shan't be able to distinguish the difference between you. She grows older and you grow younger." A'erS I'ouveulent. Caretaker (to prospective tenant) â€" Yes, this 'ouse is most convenient- ly situated. There's a music "all close and 'andy and there's a pub just orer the way and u pawnbroker's round Ut« corner,â€" London Tit Bits.