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Jaiumry 24 191S THE FLESHERTON ADVAItCE SfSSBH BUSINESSCARDS Societies riKivcw AllTHUK I.ODfiK. No. :i33,A.Fdj P*"^A M.lueeu in ti" M»-o..ic hall. Avm iwtore tlK. full mocii. T. llemy, W. M . II. W. IllckliDg, Botrolary. CIIOFEN KHlEyPf- Kl»«l "ton ( oiinca t fcc«iii'Fvi(ii<li-:iU ucihln <l»}ttiiB Ha fit»t «tio tliiul Wtc'i.iMBX i« i«<li ir.ti.ili Hriii. r»y •â-ºf'liKiUs i(. liiici.^i <i.o ».'lcictl.e fl.tt.lbv .1 tt'h "."•'!::, •,*•'." ronncillor, W. H.i'uit; llccciiUr. M»s. LA K.thor. Dentistry Dr B. C MURRAY U D. K., rtenUl Bnrscon htnorRtartuate of Toiouto Uiiiyoraitv auci hcya) Collefie o( Dontal Smuoona of Outanu, CiM adiulsinlitered for leoth extraction Ulceat rMldenoe, Torouto Btioet. I'leabertoii. Medical JP OTTEWELL Veterinary KurROOn 3r«(luato ol Ontario Veterinary ColloRe repideiice â€" feconrt door aoutli west. on kikry Btroet. Tliia street rjiie outli Freabyteriac Ctinrcb. Cha«. E McLean, M D. 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DMcPnAIL, Licensed Anctlonoe for the • County of Grey, TuruiB modulate and â-º at is action Kuarauteed. The a"»"g«"'''"" and dates of tales can be nm<le at I hE ADVAiito olBce. Keeidfucetiul I'.o., (Vylun, Telepho le Dec. 0, Ur coDuectiou. WM KAITTING, iceu«ad Auctioneer foi the counticB of lirey and bmicoo Farm and block flKles a Kpecialty. Torma aioderate. aatiaf action Ru«r«ntted. Arraniio- lueots for dates niav bo uiaue at tlie Adveuie ofHoe, or Central telerbono oOice teverBliaui or by addreaaiug me at Feverahaiu, Ont. Clubbing Rates The Advance has no eitenhive clubbing list this f»ll, most <.f tho piMieis '>«""« mppliad at regular rateb. Kollowiim are oonie prices : The Adv,ifice Globe Mail The World and Advance, . . . Newa and Advance Star and Advanci; Youth's Ci)ni|)aiiii>ii Family Herald $ l.iio 4. (XI 4.01) 4 "ii :i.7r) :!.76 2.25 J 2.-. FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS For Spring Planting We I. fed nofirrtlii'i- iiUiml ii-'''i:i than flio fact tliiit wo liavi! liii-ii in tin- Nursery burinoss .SIXTV ONE YK\1{S, and arc now [jrcpariMi tn iiii'ct f.xisiiii;! <i)ndili"ns by â- â- ll'eriim nur hijih Ki'a'l" lri!C9 anil plants ilirii-C tn oU-stoiiioiH ai i;i>CK ItoTTiiM I'KICES, Send for om illusirati'd ciioii'.ii'; nf hardy viirictich which you can nid •! ilirect nndoavulho Huom's cnmnii-hion, iif which you (,'et till- henelil . Our (pric-iM will be Hiiro to inteirst you anil all MncU ie absolutely fust cla.^s aii'l Iiii>' lo ihnu'. TIIKJ CHASE iUlOTIIKHS in Of Or.lario, Liiii'iMl, Nurserymen, COLBOKNE,â€" â€" â€" ONTAiilO Notice To Trespassers Aiiyono takiii(4 wood or iml.'s oil or in any way trespasBini! on any pnil of I lie norll) half of lot !iO, coll. '.I, .\ili!iin'.iia, will be prosecuted. U â€" MRS, VV. C. PKDLAl;. Farml^Salc If. t 152â€" loll Ei«t Rack Liiip, iit.-- muaia, .nile and a i|iiarlfr fioni Flttsherlon, C(>nUiiiiiti({ !M) acies, nioNily cleared ; cuinfmlalili* house, ^noil hini with Klone fouiulution, Hinall orchnid ; farm well wateied, Lt'iod iirain oi .si.rli farm. For riarticulaia apply on the pruDiisofi to - JOHN BEECRon", FloHherton, F'< > • A NATION MADK OVER .All (ii'oal ilrilain'g ln«liisii-i«-s Har- nesst'd foi- War. The lliitlsh army had undergone chanKPs of ii fur-reachiiiK clianuter Bluce ihc outbreak o( war in 1914, and It now pouRCSHCb luuny branches unlieniil of In pre-war days. Every rcsouiee afforded by the manifold capaoUy of this sreat industrial community has been harnessed to the war chariol. says a Ib'ltish Blateinent from offleial Boiirccs. There are certain respects in which ill!' probleiu by which the liiitish army is faced is unifiuc; and oue of the most striking of these is that it must be capable of campaign- ing in ally part of the woild md in, any cliuKUc. In the case of .-irmlCB like that of (lermany, on the other hand, the probjein of preparation for war was rela'tively simple. The ftround on which the army was de- .slined to light was known; it was an army de.'^iMned to do battle in a par- ticular theatre â€" Europe. In <on8e- queiice everything could be, and was, planned along <ertaiii woll-deUned iiiies. In the prcsoiit war tho importance of held works was apparent at a very early stage, partly owing to modern artillery and [lartly to the conlirmed eiUrendiing habit of the Germans. One of tiie cardinal in- structions Kiven by the Oeniiaii com- manders to their troops on lirst in- vading France and nelt;iuiii was â€" "make trenches everywhere." in fact all the continental powers had in addition lo their corps of engin- eers large numbers of trained pion- eers. • oriiiinized in battalions, and suitable lor use either as lighting troops or in the construction and maintenance ol' li'^ld works and comraunication.-i. The ab.sulule iiu- portaiice of llii.' last-natued can per- haps only be realized Ijy one who has seen the road.s during an advance. but, wfiil" tho continent was to this extent prepared lor li-ench war- fare, as v.as natural in the circum- stances, it was otherwise with Great Britain. In tho British service only the Indiau army possessed pioneer reginient:;, these troops being al- ways neccss.uy in conducting cam- paigns ill the hill country. When the need for this class of troops be- came evident, .uteps wei-e taken to form pioneer battalions lot the ex- peditionary force. From the first they jirovecl their value. The pioneers are prepared to tight or work as may be required. They perform ..'-iioli services as the lon- structiou and lejiair of commiinica- lioii trenches, lire trenches, and dug- outs, the digging; of trenches and wiring. 'Their duties are manifold, and there is no form of usefulness at the front which the pioneer does not at one time or another tlnd him- self called upon to undertake. His activities range from carrying up am- munition to retrieving the wounded or holding a fiercely disputed Ireuch or .sap. In the Kieat advances on the Somme and in Artois the pioneers jierformed work of the greatest importance. The duty of consoli- dating the capiuii-d giound and connecting it ui) with the old front line of the attackers, largely fell lo them. In many iilaces they took part in the advance as infantry, in others they kept lh'> advancing lines sup- plied Willi ammunition and water, and beat off counler-al tacks. Their losses have tteen hoavy, bu* they have accomplislieii their tasks in ihe face of every obstacle. As a rule, the pioneers remain in the vicinity of the trenches all the time tlieir division is in the line, and do not go back for rest, ex- cept at long intervals. The pioneer is as yet a new type in the Mrilisli aiiuy, Imt ho has long since passed the trial stage, an<l has proved his worth and ."teadfastness. His metal has hieii tried in the cru- cible of war and very thoroughly it lias stood ihe l.>'st. TOO MrCH (H.^PKTi. ConvaloNct'sit Soldiers l{<-fiikf lo En- dure H<'liKiO(i.s Keslrirtions. I met tho oilier da.v three of a squad of soldiers who niarchi»<l out of St. Anne's Convalescent home, Brldlititilon, recently, rather Ihau endure the rigid lulefl of that institu- tion, sayn a correspondent of London Chronicle, 'ITiey were Serp;eant Uiiui, I'rivato Gill, and i'rivate Ashton, all belouK- Ing to the Kasi Yorkshire regiment. In reply to inquiry as lo wh.it brought about the incident, Herg"ant Hunt, acting as spokesman, jiistiliod their action on three grounds, name- ly: Lack of liberty, Indiffeivnl food, and too niuefi cliapel. After star-shells in Flanders, the dim religious light of .St. Anne's ap- pears to have been intolerable. Their coinplaiiil about th« food was not convincing; and there was more reason in the objection that they were not permitted to speak or whistle while passing aloni; the cor- ridor from tho reading looiii to Ihe dining room, and tliaf only in one room were they allowed to siuoko. But the top-hole of their discon- tent was compulsory daily service in the chapel. They had to attend at 9 in the morning and !> in the even- ing for a course of hymns, psalms, Bible reading and prayers, and from the evening servioe they were sup- posed to go straight oft to bed. The sergeant warmly objected to the diet. These three musketeers were unanimous in complaining of the sectarian atmosphere. They re- sented tho rule compelling them to be indoors at 8 p.m. under pain of instant dismissal for disobedience. Eventually the inililury worms ab- solut^'ly turned. The lady superior tackled Sergeant Hunt and Private Roe at dinner, telling them their t'crin of residence would expire in four days. The soldiers Immediately held a council. They approached the mem- bers of the Bridlington pension com- mittee, and were advised to lefuse to attend the chapel service. This was to force a crisis; so, instead of obey- ing the call to family worship, they remained in the smoke room. The lady superior entered tlie apartment. "Is this a meeting?" she demanded. The reply was: "No, mum; v.-e re- fuse to go to church." Individually she put tho question to them: "What is it going to be? Church to-night or homo on Monday morning'/" Individually and collectively tho reply was "Homel" And tbey went, KILLED HIS TWENTY MEN. I An Incident of tho W.ir of tlio Boxer ( Uprisinr) In China. ",Spi'iil<iiig of barbaric warfare," said iiii iirniy oilieer who Was iu China at till! time <d' Hie lloxer uprising, "I re- member one day when (hi' eiinipaiiy with which I was iilliiclicd In Clihia was ill a position to witiioss llieexecil. tioii of twenty rebels. The men liad been ciiu^ht willi our assistance, and the lender of Ihe t.'hiimiuou Ihoiight that We tloserveil the privilege ol' see- ing them die. "Our (•(iinmaiidcr was pailiciiUirly Impressed willi the lonUs of one of Ihe rebels. lie was a line htillt fellow, about niiieleeii years old, and his face, even live miimles before ho was silieil- illcd to (He, v.as wreathed in smiles Our li'ailer iletenniiiPTl In shvo llie fel- low if possible and asked the com- iiiaiider of I Ik? I'.veciiHni,' sipmd In spine Ihe young rebel. "'I iiiu't spare Jiini," the iiiuii re idled. 'I liavi! been ordered to excculo Ihe whole Iweiily rclnls.' "After much pcrsiuislon he ujiiced to allow Ihe man lo live. 'J'o follow out his order.i, hnwover, lie suiiimoiicd a lo- cal pnliceniHii. placeil him in lliesi|iiad and had his head cut off with those of the iiliieleeii rebels. ll<! killed twenty, followed out orders and pleased a vis. itor, lie was well sntUiied." Holstein Bull'For Service A'tlioniiightircd llobttiii bull for scr\ici'. nn )i.|« IKMm S.W. T. k H- K.. Ai iMiin-sia; .1,,, €:ly related to the world'." rli.iinpinii -11 pi.iiml oow. TcruiR: Wl riUbir gradcn, S.VII() for pni'<' lirt'da. 1 .luly 17 -GEO. MOORE A- S„ii. Heifer Came Astray Came to tho pienii-!e-4 ol ilip imdir nianed, lot 32 34, Con, 14, Artoruefii, abrait .Sept. 1st. oiitj yu.irliiiy heifer. Owner please prove properly, pay i:\ firnaea and taku llie Kume nwAy. -.JOHN WKLSM. Eu(ieni», Nov. 20, 1PI7. ' 'iirtirn'rli • Whisky l»rices In .Scotland. There are indications that there w411 be a general rise in the price of whisky in Scotland in the near fu- ture, and a few of the leading tlrms have already advanced the price of their proprietary and bulk spirits. By Government order the release of whisky from bund was rediJfced to 50 per cent, on the basis of the 191C output, and it was provided that the liquor must not be sold above the strength of 20 underproof. The output of Gi) per cent, from bond waa dl-Tlded into two period*, 2 5 per cent, being released during the flrsl six months and an equal quantity in the .secoad six months of the excise year. Prices rose rapidly, and as titoe went on and the eir>eeta of the restriction becani" nior ' apparent many retailers are reported to have charged as high as 12, 'it) per hot lie. The general price of bulk whisky was 18 cents per glass, Perth being the only city in Scotland which sold below thi.s figure. Some time before the Hrst excise period camo to a dose, on .September lit), many retail- ers had completely disjiosed of their entire stock of whisky, notwithstand- ing the fad thai they wore permit- ted to dispose of lire liquor at TmI under proof. Till! poriod that opened on October 1 includes tho Christmas and New Year holidays, during which period the cousiimptioii of whisky in Scot- land liicreas"s materially, and the upinionof the trad.' was that, in view of these facts, the opening of the period for the release of tlie s^'cond 25 per rent, quantity for the year would pynclironize with an advance of prices on t-ho part of the whoh- salo dealers, who practically control the market. The King Of The Rockies WITH his back brokin bya iucl>, or unlucky shot th^ blgmoi^a- taln hilly of a, Mctlon of the Rockies iu the headwaters of_tli« Kootenny»River, sita awaiting •tM dogs, the flret of whom can be djmly seen in the background, scouting cautiously to learn If It U jndlciouB to fly at the bearded throat of the crippled denizen of the heights. It all fame about through hifl im- perloim temper and a long, succesaf-ul warfare waged against opponents. No sympathy ever stirred the old buck's life. From his Infancy, when his mother taught him to dash to the rocka and turn his sharp little horns skyward when the shadow of an eagle flitted across the sun-kissed rocks on high he had battled, fearless, and with Iirotlt, as testified by his beard and his magnitude. In time he became tiie biggest and most sought-after i.ioiintain goat in the reaches of the westward peaks above the stretc-hes of heave r-danis that go to assist in binrtiiig the Kooteiiay River. lU.Trs and mountain lions he had f-iaped In his youth, through his own ability, find the waK-hfulness of his i.u tiler and other relatives. When iiutturity tame he met other dangeis the lighting fury of older bucks who saw in him a coming Interloper in the happy home lircle. These he fought, and won or lost or drew. Tlien he became lord of a band Their cares were his cares. Othei and more selfisli interests also ciilled liim. .More than once he had ripped t!io life out of ambitious biuks, or h;ul tossed them over sheer prei i- pices to peri.'ih on the jagged rocks hundreds of feet below. At dawn he lo,l his band down to the first grass Hals of the uiiper meadows, at night hi: headed them liuck. Frequently, .â- nfording to judgment, he took thom to the lower plateaus at nightfall and f"i! t'.iem durln.s; the dark hours, slip- liiii;;: haik In the safety of dawn and slc'i'in? In safety on the sun-warmed iiinnacles. Tourists and hunters sought him eagerly and earnestly, for he was a l\,:o specimen, t-ometimes they lost him ill -the rubble of a great slide, Boiiiefimes he v. em down a jireciplce like a fly down a wall, sometimes his short tail flicked around an edge of Riaiiite as ths steel-riiniued bullet chipiieil splinters from the face of 111'' ledse. I'.ut finally he met dogs, i-'irst it wa.i the trail-mote of a trapper that had gone on a foraging trip of iiis own. The dog charged hold'.y. The goat received bim on i'is sharp black spikes, and then trampled him tn pulp. Again it w;^- a grouji of distant hunters, led hy a Iiair of Airedales, These he shook off by sliiijiins UI* the face of a sheer height, ami then down the further slo|ip, leading his band to more In- ai lesslhle peaks ten iiiile.-i further south where the hlgjier peaks gave view as far as the entrance to the \irniilllou Pass. One day a man from Ni^w York skilled In hunting in all big game countries, arrived at l.eanclioil sta- tion, on the C. I*. R., with a iiack of six powerful dogs. He ..as going after bear, and anythins; else that the t'aiiadian llockies had to offer. Hi'.', giilile knew the Kooteiiay miin- Iry like his favorilp liook. and the jirospects v>'e\f lir.'ght for a big hunt. The bears were on the sliilo.s, the Bhreji ,ind goals wer.' working dnwn, mil the ta]\ wore jumpia,;; in the river. Forty hours later the do.2:s were baying as ttiey scrambled over the loose rubble on the trail of the big goat. Two miles behind and below toiled the nien^the dogs had gone beyond control. The goat band scattered. ari"d the big billy, si.rlily loitering, was pinned in a coi'ner of rocks where even his sure feet could j find no way out I'xcept throiicii the I dogs. So he waited. He spitted the first and tossed him aside, be ripiied the second wide open, he drove liis spikes deep in the shoulder of an- other. The other dogs sheered aside j like water from a rook, and the goat : rushed away through the gap by j whence he had come, I Two dead dogs and a wounded one was bad medicine for the hunting pack, • The hunters doctored the in- jured one and in a few days it was able to take it?> place again. Then ; the men decided to make another try ; for the liig goat. Tkey took the dog who had been Iniit and turned it loose, holding the others iu bMsh. They dinibed the heights. In an emerald gem nf grass, flanked )>y the grey '^liffs of the summits they first H'ied the white dots of the bierd. The ! baying of Uio loose do- started the goats toward the rocks, all excejiting the leader. He loitered again, for lie had heard the soiuid before and. knew he could treat it with contempt. Tho ilog came up, and the goat stood with lowered head, making short, angry rushes. But the cajiine- had. laarned. Me ran urouml the white ligiiie. and did not come to grips. -Meaatiine the men ilr^w nearer. From out nf the clear sky something struck the goat just in front of the hips with numbing force. He sat down. No sound was heard. A white, man hunter had tired, and wind and. distance had anuulle l^tii' report, but i» vagrant fortune iiad auided the bullet. The dog crept ii'^arer, flie ; other dogs were loose. ;iiid still th« goat sat helpless, his head ariiio,! with its needle-pointed liiggers !)o- ing still an active menace fT-om whii^h all the dogs sheered as they circl»d. I Then the men came, and a iiiercif-tl I bullet put an end to tiie higg^- .t ^mountain goat In tho iipier ei-it I Kootenayg in the history of the guiH-' liig fraternity, .\nother king vaiv lords it over the band of nannirs. :>"•{ kids, and growing vouiig males L. V. ic. ROAO The Rsaion. "Darling, I could be satisfied In a liiit with you." "1 hdievc you would. 'That's the reason I'm going to marry < linrlos. Ho won't."- Tho Good Time Coming. "The rdeelrlc griddlii makes toimt In- Btiiiitly; the llreless cooker"â€" "I know. A fetr more Inventions and 'n°c can get iUoug without couka.' Thiuiib «»f the Gorilln. The gorrila and chimpanzee which Ijolong to the higher order of apes, have many points of roseiii bianco In the man; but thori: is one thing tbey cannot do -- that is, Iwiddlu their thumbs. In the gorilla Ihe thumb is short and does not reach much lu-yond the boltom of the liist joint of the fore- (Ingor, It is very inuoh restricted in its movomonls, and lb" animal can neither twiddle big thumh.s nor turn them arouml so (hat the tips df^scribe a circle. Thorn are tho same number of bonos in t ln^ hand of a gorilla as in the hand of a man, but tho thumbs of the monkey have no separate flexor, or b'-nding uuiaclo. This is why a monkey Hlwa,vs keeps the thumb on the same side as tho lin- gers and never bends it round any object (hat may be grasped. Const ruction In the Desert. London and South Weaioiii loco- motives aiv now puthng over the face of llio desert, where a double line <.f stralepic railway has been construct- ed at the rate of a mile a day, the maiorials for construction being car- lied on (lie hack:: nf If.o.fMHi camels. Concurrent with the laying of tho rails, ii sysleni of diainnge was tn- stallrd. This Is one of the swiftest engineerln.g feats of modern days to tho credit of England's "contempt- ible little army." Buttle of Meniii Road. â€" Infantry crossing the stream after having driven the Htm back. Isrnl i>iire In fttJO Veaf!». Th<i west doorway of I")f,rham Cathedral, nliicb li.is been dosed since Iho early [.art of (he lif(ecnth century, has been permanently open- ed. During the ."iihi yt-ars the door- way baK been UHod only once. Welsh battalions bcirg conveyed to the front, â€" They fou^^ht laagniacently iu u. e ^ .n ii.., vf Eonnebekeâ€" gaininfif a line of their objective" rhc-tos by courian o; o.Pji.