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Miiv :n 1017 THE F L E S II r 1? r >• A IJ V A N C R -I wn iadopendent newspaper, pu)>lii<he<l every fhiir^Uy at thf dttic, CulliiiKwoixi Street, t'l.-»herton. HMlwciipliuii price :(I per aiiiiuiii \heii paid in ai-lvHtice ;$l.r>v,'wlitrii not ro paid Adver iniiig rates I'liuppliiHtiou. Circnliition I.IIHJ wrekly. W. H Thurston Editor Importance ot Registering /^ ,^ .. "".,,', >4^ -- Births /^ Odds and Ends ^ ^ j^? ARTICLES FOR SALE tkt.jk . » ».-.-'- y « \/ »j Oiit- SHUT UP LAVERGNE Armatid Laveiijiic. tiie (^icbec fire brand, is slill at l.is iiefaiioiis busiiicHS <]iute uuliiyikitd. V.liul is woifC is the fact thiit lie is gt uiiiy u eousidcr able following in his own proviiicc, and it is iiigli tnuo thai bis treason- able utterances were cliokod otV. If be gave voice to such seiuiinciits in Ontario as lie is repoiUd having expressed iu bis .iwii province, be would either be sbni up or executed b} an outraged people. It doe?; seem strange to ns liero that Lavergnc Fbould be allowed to pii.pagale treason without any alltmpt being made by the autboniies of Quebec to slop Ibc oultlow of his poison. He is .luoted as sayini:, lu speaking of coiiscripfiou ;• •I behove I should say that if the government paswes this damned law, if you have a btait, if you arc still -descendants of tho.^e who wrested the country from the hoiiuoi.-, of those who ascended 111*3 scaffold crying •Vive la liberie,' N ive lindependence,' oflhoFC who have wiilten with their Frenclt aud Catholic blood an epic such as no other race can sbow, you should take a pledge to disobey it. " It is also stated tlmt over 5,000 people cheered these words wildly. It is not diflicult to sec where such language will lead if it.s current i.s not stemmed befote ii u'aches the torreu tial stage, to which it appears to be fast tending;. Laveigne should be incarcerated for the duration of the war. He says also thut ho "has nothing against (ierniaiiy!" l-'ancy a man â€" the form of a niin â€" giving expression to tiucli scntiin.'iit as that after all that humanity has sufTtTid at the liand> of the Huii^. I'ol.LocK I'hon.'I.as an'l <lr)uiil' dmc i reiiords for eiila. I'hoiioliis friim SIJ up, â- iiid records fioin H,"ic up. VVlitii in. do not net registered with the | i„vf n call Hiid lienr Komo nmxl lousio iit ' - W. .A. llHwkeii, i'lioto .Studio. For sale cheH|) and ini e.tsy tf rin:'. Lot lo, con. 11, Osproy, 110 ucres. Tliit is a first class farm and in a Hood sl^te of ciiltiviilion. Good l.iiiik li.irn and ii>--w fr.imt) dwelling. Apply to ll. J. Spr.iule Clesherton Legal ISlanks For Sale â€" R. .J. Sproule keeps constantly on hand find for sule oheiii) a full stock of Deeds, MortfjaReH, Wills and all other le«al blanks. Any retiuirinii sucli will tind it to their inter- est to ^ive hiiii a call. For Sale or Kent- Hrickveneer house |jf< ill thu villaue of KleKlieiton, -Apply to â€" i T, Malo<< Fioiii lln- Munic'pil \Vor'd. It !.•< a iBiiioiitalile faci that tvery year H ix'ilaiii nuiiilior of hirtlis occur in aril) whio' Uui.^ioii ({ciji'liars (Municipal Clerks) of | the municipalities ill wliicli they occur. The biith is furKotton until si'inetliiiii; happens wliiuli makes it desirable on the part of certain parties lo proce thut sueli hirth has occurred. The neglect In regis- ter biiths is due lo several ciufei : tirst, the atlciidiiijj physician in many instances neglects to ^ive notice of ihe birth bs lie is rcnuired hy law to do, the Division Kegistrar dois nut learn that such a hiilh liisoccumd, unless, pHrcliaiicu, he finds it out by aicideiil or hearsay. In many j such insiances the parents understand that it is the duty of the doctor to register the hirth, and therefore, they do iiol yive it any furlher alteiilion. It is the duty of the doctor to notify of the hirth but not to register it ; that duty helonu« to the parents, Secondly, in too many instances the niotlier is attended by neigh liois or i.iidr ives who are ignorant of the Uw of the value of liiith regiatrutioii. Aksooii is the war besfaii the institution of I'atriotic FiuitLs has shown aomi; of the neglect of birth registration. Before the wife of a soldier can obtain assistance f,,f your co ik from the Patriotic Fund or inditary .I'low- ance for her children she must prove the birtli of the children . If ihis information IS on rec^rJ llie Ke^istrar tieuerala De- paitiMun*. furnishes tlie information and certit'cites free of charge. In scores of casen there is no record of the children's births. At wtiose dour cm thin fault be laid ! Chietly to i he t.ei^Uct of I he parent'' themselves ; secondly, to the neijlect of the doctor to n.ake the iioliticaiiuti ; and in a few (uut very inuiit) instances, to the neglect of tho Municipal Clerk to send in his (|uai tcrly returns to tlie Registrar General's Depart niciit. Complete registration would lie secured if everyone concerned d d his or her duty, McDonnid. Flosherton. Cow for sale .\|)ply to John Wri^ Flesherton, Out. MISCELLANEOUS Having taken over from H. 15. McLean the \V. (i. I'lckell Insurance hu8ini>ss, I am preparrd m look after ihe interests of the pu*i|ic. Hugh K. li'immoiid, R. R. Xo. 1 . Ceylon. Agent. Phone 2 r 2. 1 Aug. ^ ^ Try Fevershani Pastry Flour, the best All Ontario wlieit. if y<m want a good piano or any oilier inusicil instrum,-n', cdl or write .1. C, Kentner, nusic dealer Bud photo artiNt, Mark dale. Private funds to loan on real estate security at reasonable rate of in'erest. .â- \pply lo U. J. Sproule, Flesherioii. .s.'Vt 2a Highest price fur burtei 'and epgs at tiraham Rros. Eug«nia. .June 20 I'aintiiig and papor-haoging. See | samples. 11. Carringtoii. Oct. 1 I D. & A. Corsets "~ A well fitting, correctly designed Cor.set is indispensable. 1). & A. Corsets combine these essentials with good wearing and non rusting quahtiesl Made in styles to suit all figures, and prices to suit al pocket books. Sizes range from ])-! to 3(5, and prices from oO c. to $3.7'), /^iV^'^'V^'V^A^^'^'X/^^^ ^^/»^^/^*'\^'^^/>^^>^A^ ^V*^A/*^*'V'^'V*^A/'^^ '*^^A/»^V^A^^^'^^ New Underskirts Sateen, Moreen, Heather bloom Taffeta in plain lilack, colors and Fancy Frilled Designs. Prices from .')(• c. to $3.75. ^1 Middy Blouses Matle from white drill atid heavy middy tivill, long and short sleeves or trimm- ed color.s, navy blue. Cadet and Red. 75 c. to $2.2.") White Skirts New styles with side pocket.s, made irom heavy white duck, drill and pique. All sizes. Special $1,1:5 to $2.25.' <:< White Hosiery in Silk^ Li.sle and Cotton. F. H. W. HICRLING FLESHERTON, - ONTARIO. Holstein Bull For Service Pasture Wauled-- For thirty ,,r fjuriy i wh..r..uBlihred HoUtehi bull for service ..n III lid of cattle.- \\. Urr, Proton Station. I |„t, is:» 1K4 S.W. i'. & S. k.. ArteiueKia; clou- â-  â€" â€" : ' cly related M the w.irUl'ii cham|>i>>n 44-jxmiid Lost â€" A pair I'f shoes, snkle high and jenw. Terui^: •?! '"O for Rr.ades, $.">.<Xi for pure soniewliat woriisizjti, lietween Flesher- bred-, ton and the Six Corners. Finder plea.se ' j .l„ly i;. -(;KO. MOOHK vt .Sm. For Service Clean Up! th.il IS, if every person who attends a j'e'^e at Ibis ottice. birth, whether physician or midwife, gave | I notice. The .Municipal Clerk having re-|pOr SalS by TendeP; ceived such notice it is that olticul's duly i ' to follow the matter up and sue that the ,..â-  , i . j n , â-  ii ., One pure ored Shorthorn Hull on lot ' I S:?aled lenders vill bo roceired by the , â-  ,,, parents register the birth, hut ihc parents ,„„]y,,,|y„^.j f,.,. ,|,„ ,,u,ei,ase „f ,i,a .-b, con, !», Artemesia. terms Sl.OOfor should learn the value id having » proper ' properly known as ihu Methodist , Krades. Must be paid within '.I months record made of their child's birth. Some- ' pmsonaue, h.ts It, Toronto street, .ind j from date of service. L 11 . , 1 .1 '14, Hdlstrert. Flesherton, up to m on ' . , ._ , ... one has lUustnted this in a mo.iiig ,'. ,, , , , , 'â- â- .-»'' ^ ".. i j^,, 17 ._u <) Turner '^ :of the ",lih dav of June. iiroiL. I »"•»".•<• iv. v. *uiiiei. picture. Now let us give "The War" it rest â€" the rc<ut, the sieue, the sdly and shed our lid, our coal, our vest, and go and clean the alley ' Lt"'s gather up ex dogs Slid cita that have iIi'n life departed, ai'd let tin cans and hrick.>i and liats off to the dump liu carted. In u inter you ii^iy voice your viewa whicli you believe iinportuiit and base long sernioiia on ihe news, hut in spr ng V"U ortn't Thus every <tlile bodied man should ulioop liie "Cltim L'p ' slogan ; aiul cha e the old loma'o ca.i, the cast-otf litt an 1 brouan. So let us cliNir our liulgiug lirows of tritting thoughts an<( narrow ; and gnlher up the 'dd dvad cow<, aid work the rake and barrov. The rubbish left hy ctreliss men ami ia/.y huinaii "cheeses, " will bring a gaUii if germs ignin ami they'l] hrit);j punk disetxrt : and twenty million tli^N will Come, with iiriiiy niicrobis s lariiig, and aroui.d our weaiy heads they'll hum and keep us busy ruaiing CI -an l'p' cleanup! on every block let all ill* workers rally-let no 111 n stin I ariiuii'l and talk until he'r* cleamd his alley. -Walt .Musou. An order in Coiinc.l has been pvssetl sirLnruS I Tkhms - l."i per cent, on acceptance o- ".\ child is born in the family, the birth tender aii<l Ihe balance in lliiily days. , registration is neglected and ihouaht ot The highest or any tender not necessarily' pievenliug any man of military age fro:n no more till the child i^ obliged to have a "eeepted. May 31-17 \ leaving Canada e.xcept on pioUuction of eertiHoate to enter .M,i .dvanced sclioul ; ' W. ,1. liKLI.A M Y, tsic. a pisspoit. there is no reccu J of the biilh. Just then ; „ . _ „ 1 tne rather reiiu-mhern that a tliorimghbred pup had been receivel in the family on the same date as his boy's birth, the pup was registered, and thus a c'ue was fn.- | nishcd to the date of the chilil's hirth," 1 Rliny peiiple bestow more care on the iinimalK about their place than they do upon their children. I There is no fee charged for registering biitlis in Out iiio, not even after tlie 'M ' day period laid down in the Regiairation ' .Vet. In Iliiiain, if a child's birih ij reg- istered after one year the charifi! is .Vs., I and no birth of a child over seven years ) of age may be reL'islered under any circumstancei. The Old Adage Will those » ho read this information | pas.H it on to then i.eighbora. Such kiiowledije will he for the good of the' cunimuiiiiy, as it can be easily seen what ' a ru'il honetit a satiafactory hirth record may become. Farmers Have Responded The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating STOCK A.ND EGGS FOR SALE Tamwoith Swine, B. R. Eggs, and Koueii Duck Ej^rs. I have f(ir<piick «alew>iiie young Tannniiths for breeding puri>o»e»; also.simie Itarred Ituek ^(^gs, and Koiieii Duck eggs fnr hatching |nir- p>wes. Prices right Phone or write â€" (iKO. W. Ktl.HS, Oct l!tli> Osprey Tl. .^vatem. Ma.\«ell, P O For Service For service on I it 12, coti. !», Oaprey, one purebred Shorthorn Bull. Terms 1. .">(}. Alsii one pure bred V'orkshire 15oHr, Terms 81.'l<). All accounts must be paid to FRED TYLER, Manauer. â€" 1 Sep Spend the Summer Months in ^ELLIOTT Y'onge and Charles iStreets, Toronto. It will pay you well. Wo were ankcil to till IJ)'. i>ci,i ioiis iu twn uioaths and JIU during two otiier iiioDtlis. Write (or laiKo Catalogue. Eater Now. W. .1, ELLIOTT, Pklncii-m.. Fles]rter*ton ^^ Tonsorial ^r- Parlors We Aim to Give Entire batisfactiou LALNDRYâ€" Basket closes Monday night, delivery Friday eveniu CLEANING and DYEINGâ€" We ar agents for Parker's Dye Worksâ€" Clothi.-s cleaned and dved. feathers rejuvena* d T FISHER- -PROPRIETOR The same is etpialh true of the HIOO CJravity Washer. Try one anil beconvincetl that there is none better. S. HEMPHILL Agent, \ Ceylon New Blacksmith Shop At Maxwell 1 am opeiiiiu' no atouce, a blacksmith- ing and woodworking business in Ma.x- well, and am nsialling up-to-date wood- working machineiy. It will be my en- deavor to servelhe public in a sutisfac- tory manner and I would solicit patrun- aife. I Will*., youiwork and will do it right- 7 April 1 CHESTER LONG FARM WANTED F..rm w-iiiied lo buy or rem. I'ussesjiion inline') aiel) nr I ext spun,'. Mii-it lnvu sulislaiilial l/iiildiiii>-, Nome timber and runiiiiif,' Water preferred. Pair or nil Ciish . Appliciiti ns must give runii letii ,]escii| tl .11 with leima mid I me of pos'essiuii. Apply t.i W. \V. WItKillT, iyi''f(h'iniptiiii !'.( I., '.>Fitiiro, HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS MAY 8th TO OCTOBER 30th Every TUESDAY "ALL RAIL" - also hy THURSDAY'S STEAMER "Great Lakes Routes" (S«<uan Navigation) Your Future is in the West Th* fertile prairies have put Western Canada on ttie map- th9r« are atill tlmusands of arros waitinrj for i)ie man who wants a h>jtno -in.l prosperity. Take A (dvantggaof Low R<t«t anjtr^velvia ^ Canadian Pacific Lihour shorlige ami unfavtUrable weather conditions notwithstandinp, reports fron, Ihe vaiious provinces iiiil.- cite that Ihe farmers of t'liiada have ontliujiasically lesponded to Ihe appeal I of the Department of Agiicu'.tur* for a| greater production this year, | Sinci last harv.'sl Ihe D.miinion I Deiwirtme .t of Agiicukure has been | I unceasing in its ondcavours to aoUoi problems which ha-niiered incrcmd' I production Tho work of llm .Sued (Jiain I Commisaii n is but .me .if the many forms of assistance rendered. ' iSy means of adverti.semonts in all | parts of Cintidi a -"iieciat patiio'io app al was made fir s. united elhirt to iiicicase the fool Mijipiy iioih for homo and' ovorsojis. appeal addressed, but urban dwel'ers were called upon lo lio'p on the laud and to aiiginei I the general store of to<ij hy Full lincol iMct'oriuick Fanu Inipleinents-, Hintlers Mtjwers, Rakes, Loatler.s, Drills, Cnltivatois, Plows, Killing and Walking llanows Ihantfcnl AViiul iMill.s, Tnirj:.^, Tiping and l<itlir.gs of all kinds, HiMttii! Hay Carriers, llay torks, Slings, Filter Cui-riers, Folding Hath Tnbs, Fro.st Wiie and Fence Cntters and Sleighs. A CalLiSolicitedJ Satisfaction Guaranteed. S. HEMPHILL Agent, - Ceylon, Ont. inch wide and one tenth of an inch thick. It is tostsd to a breaking atrength of ono hundred and ten toiiH. Tho wire un- winds fiom a reel as the yuii barrel revolves ; and a tension of about fifty (I Flesherton Tin Shop ! %. I have jnst placed on the shelves a full line of Tinware, Nickelware and Agateware for domestic use. Call on nie and get your supplies. Eavetroughing,.Stovepipesand Stove Furnish- ings. Repairing of all kinds promptly attended to. Pipefitting, incliuling pnnip work. Furnaces Furnaces. installed Agent for Clare Bros. ., , , , . I Inns to the snuaie inch insures inochani- Not only lo finners was this I • . I cat accuracy in wrapping I the gun. it round r. Il.w.nl, J> s'lict Piisseii^oi Tm Ag I1-, â-  â- III .. (til* Varioui p;trts of the gun receive urowing vegolables and keeping poultry, i '^'''^"'â- '"'' thicknesses of wi'e. .\t the Hon. Martin Iturrell in ,1 leil sr to the I '"'*'''^'' "f * twelve inch gun, where the mayors of ihu cities and towns of Canada I i^hief strain conies, thuic are' iiiiiiy two ii.vited their aasistunco in organizing '"•yers, which give a thicknesi of nine |iublic-s|)iriled citizens for tho promotion "'"' » half inches of wire; but at the ot these objects. The iippial was gcnor- '"uzzio there are on'y fourteen layers, ously responded to an 1 it is gr.itifj ing to Over the wire tho gunmakers shrink ham that there i.s every oui|n,iK fr.r "" '"''"'' rinus at white hoat. ill loand p •idii lio I throughout Canada | ^^bcn tlwy c< ol, they (Midraet and grip wi'hinmeniH force. Tho lilling of the • 1/1 » D" ^ an I r barrel is an inilonntio process- an What Big LiUns are Made of c.\am|.|-. of wonderful mecl.ani.al iiigen- ui V When the gun is linishnd, cxpens test the iiceutaey of the rifling with plattic According to iho Millgaie M uithly, lo i uti p:ich i. fewer lli i one I ;; uired and «eMiiteeu miles o .stiel wiie ate woumlon a The, lUdt.m Teh i.ho,,.. C,,. j^s 1 ecu ,^„i,.„i 1 .1 . - 1 .1 â-  , i'"'hori/,pd to uicreasn their reiitil \\\v% twelve Inch gun that weighs Ihi.teen and f„ ^ij.uu per annum on paily lines. a half tons. In uppearence this wire, tubjecl lo ,i di'-count of 2M [icr cent, â-  resembles Inpo ; it is on. quarter of an wiio" I'ltid within thirty days. ^ NOTIC E^ My aim fur season of 1!)17 is to gi vie Kariiieraof Township of ( )sprey and auriounding Townships ihe privilege if huying from me at right priciK and tetiiis to suit purchaser. Tho goods man ufactured by Renfrew MaehiBoiy Co. The Srandaid (!reain Separator, which, if ei, nulled 111 Ainerica.haa not beeu sui passed. The Henfrew Handy Truck Suile (2000 !ba.) The Keu- frew .Standard anil Siallite <<a.so line Engine, i to. Also .Suiger Sortii'i, Machines. All griniis liuar- mil' id, i' op'-rated lU'O'irdliig to instructions-, to give svtisfaclion, or no .sale. .\iw«ys nil h.anc) - a Iloise fnr sale. D. McKILLOP CHRISTOE BLOCK nil FLESHERTON j^ ONTARIO, i ,^.^^____ ® FRANK G. DUNNING Fevershtvm c Phone 1^. 2 short 2 long. . FARM IMPLEMENTS Agents For lliP[ â- ! to. Wagons Plows . Hay Rakes Cultivate rs Harrows Mowers â- n- JOHN HEARD, IMPLEMENT AGENT FLESHERTON.