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wW^'i'WWii'** â- i* y i'W " ' " *i'iiw'i> ^ ii ' III June l;J 1918 T H t: F 1. E S II I 1' r N ADVANCE f I'H !£• Flesherton. Advance tM iaiiepen(t«nt newspaprr, ^ublulied rv«ry rbarJuy »t th** ittdcr, C»lhnirwood Street, nnhertou. .Siibacription pricv II per anniiiii Hmc |>*i<linkdr«nc« ;tl..')>)wh(;D not so pitut Adrcri^inir raUrs onapplirnti'io. Circitladuii I.IUO wrakly N.U. rmfliSTnN. PKOI', ARTEMESIA COUNCIL Eugenia Red Cross During lliu pitst yr.tr. aiooe Mitv .<'U, 1»17, to April :U, I'.Uii. the Ku^e'iia W I report firr lied CruRK work is at folluwH - »il.41 oi: li.»nd M*y 31. UM" ; «28.71 nil hand April I, 1!)18. This hks buen mostly used for Km] CVosh work in the year. We have fr>7 12 in collvctiorif, concerts, social eveiiiii|{f>. otc. For Red CroHS puruoHca, we spent fiir yum 9>>8 21 ; Red Crust KUjiplief and cum- fortfl for bnyH at tho front, $25.30 ; pooisKe $12.!)1. Wti hkvo sent l)!l ptirx of SOX to Red Ci'ONH uiid ovtâ- ^8eH^' : sunt all our boys overscits boxes HeTeral times containing candy, etc , e:kc'h box valued ut fT). Theie lioxeH make the boys think The iiieuiber.s of Arteinesia Council luet *» » Court of U<!visiiin of asMetsmeiit of l!tl« lu Saturday last, the Ueevf in the cluir. John Uoland appealed agiinst j i^ey are not so very far fro.n home. We the ussessiiiont <.f lots 13, 14, con. 12, ' |,ave had inwny letters from tlie boys, beinu as.seK.sed for more acre»Ke than some of whom have been in tile irenchei he o»ned. and aftei explanations by the „ijen the boxes leached ihein. *8»es<or the asaessmeiu was reduced ♦acHj. j â€" â€" - - - Wm. Carson appealed against his] ajiessiiiiMil as beint; too hii;li and uot u reduction of $50. Ueorge Richardson "f Shelburne thouiihl his lots, loti> pts 171 and 172, Con 2 N.K , was loo hinh, having; been raised ?4iOO from last year, and after he'iring him and the a.H-fea.sor the Court slruilc trt'felOti. H. VN' Walton appealed against his assessment as beini; improper for I.)t^ pis 26, 27, Con 14, but did not appear to 8»V how the asscsimeiit wa.s improper. It waii lefc at the assessed amount. On motion the roll was adopted subject t<' any ai peals to the County J udi; â- . The nunutes of â- ''"'•;""'^'. t'"'" t" of tliu week Aficr Couit <.f Rjvision Council for g'neril bu.sines.s Wm meeting were read and contirmed. Communicstions were read as follows : Dcp". of AKricultuii' re engineers for dr4iiM|,'e purpojos ; S. Fedlui-. account for valuin;; sheep : H E 1' C )in ro T L Meicji's motor • L>r K C McLean, l-esi^nation as Aledical Health Otiicer ; ladies I'f Vanileleur lustilute asking a Krant for Red Cri'.sj work. Bylaw .No. 12, appointing Di. Little H$ Medical (Jflicor, was introduced and passed. Spociul tiraiits weie ma')e as follows : $M for .snow fence on ISoland's hill. Con 12 ; $100 for grading deviation of 4tli line. ;> N K ; $50 for giavelliny 170 sideroad 1 S W ; $7o for grading i ii 8:h line. The following were oidored to be paid: S. I'cdlar, valuinu sheep. $1 ; the Reeve exainiainK brid|;os. $V ; ,J. Burnett, examining bridges, $3 ; A Carapron, uxaintniiiK bridget>. $.'i ; S. Itatcheler, examining bridges, $3. Burnett â€" Cameron --That the Reeve arid Mr. Batcheler be a committee to rebuild biidge on 2110 sideroad near >iiclic.lls' farmâ€" Carried. Mathewaoii--I5uraeltâ€" Tha" the re- p.jrt of the Reeve and Mr. Cameron re Mount /ion l>ri<l;<>) be accepted and they are inNtructed to put on the reipiired It* pairs â€" Carried. Cimeron -Batcheler - That tliu pnbli<' ' h-i notified that lh>-y niu>t not It-uve cai.s i or o'.her vehicles or oihsrwiie (jbstruct ' trattic on the till over the lake on the Kth i Cjn. line and notices be posted up giving i «1i".;cl to this regulation -Carried. I 1 â-  iiiiitil Hdjourned. The Imported Percheron Stallion NIGUOT |m2i Will 111 ike tlieseison of I'.tlS as follows: Mon l-iy afierninn to Mu'islmv House Klesliertoii until H o'cjo.lt Tuesday lis own stible the rest Nigu'jt i) a dark arey, a^.solut.'ly S(miid, with thu t>e6t of breeding, and when matUTi'd will mika a tim horse. .Anyone waning lo u-ie this lirei-d should see him before breediir/ their in ires. Ho i-i on,' of the bist IV-rclierom ever brought to this coiinlry. Terms and Ciindilions -To insu"e a mare with foai, Slfi, piyable .fan. 1st. litli). Mares must be re'uroel to this liorae according to orders of the Manaifer or they will lie held re-p')nsil)le for the full insurance pricj. whether wilh f^ al or not. P.itties diipinuiii of their inirei before collecting time will be held re- tiponsible for insnrauce price. All acci- dents to nisres or otherwise at risk of owner of in ires. Koiolinenl N ). 4t8li. Passed in Form 1 as sound under the St.iM- ion Knrolment It > ird . R,bt. McKwiii, R W. Wade. Cluiriiuii .Secretary Jas. A. Crowaton, Rroprielor. Mjiia^eraiid Collector riinne No. (i3 Markdale Bull for Service Tliorouiilibred Durham iiull for service on Id/ 1411. T S.ll , .\rteines'a. Terms â€" $1 .5tt for araJes, J>;i for llioroii.;hbreds. I .luly -.1. \ l.KVKR, I'roii. Bull For Service Thoroiii^hbre.l I) irlniii HiiU forH"rv!c! on lot KiO, VV T S K. .Vrfeiiu-si i. Terms 8l.r>ll, S ! for thovoiis-lilireds, .LiyH --MUIK STF. A'.MU". l\o|. Reliable Counsel On Leg^al Questions Without Cost =n "The mortgage on my farm expired tome time ago. Now I wish to lell the property. Mutt I have the mortgage renewed before I can make â-  tale? ' Or can I leave it to the pur- chaser to make what- ever arrangements he with the mort- ,7" can gageel Knotty teg.il points sucli as this are answered free of charge in "Legal Opinions and Advice," which appears every Saturday in (Siit Mail anit fmjiim It is safe to say that many hundreds of dollars have been saved lo our readers in law costs by th« sound and timely advice of Edward Meek, K.C., by whom the department is conducted. The fi.ct that Mr. Meek is a lawyer of long experience, standing high in his profession, unquestionably assurei that all questions sub- mitted to his judgment will be interpreted in strictest accordance with the law. ai.OM pf-r niiikiim liy Mall. »:>.iMi DellTCivU. Ordrr lliroiittli denier, l«M'nl |iaiHT. or illriTt. I'fli: M\li. \>l> ^.MI'IIII': ( Innlatioii i>i>pt . Tii^itnto. I AN INDEPENDENT IHLAXU. Millinery Reduced I ]( r hot .'/| of the 'kS with a i C A Commnnlty In United Sutra Has No Country. There la at least one community !n the United StateR which is not botti- ered by politics, and that is Load's Island, doim off the Maine coast. The people do not vote, do not pay taxes, have BO form of Kovernment what- ever. Load's, which is inhabited by twenty-five or thirty flshing families, who are "agin guvmint" and have been "agin" it ao long that they are now "sot in their ways," "seceded" from the United States in 1860. At Lincoln's first election in the fall of that year the islanders voted with Bristol, the nearest mainland town, but on some ronstitutional grounds their ballots were thrown out. This started something at Loud's Island. Having thus been deprived of the right of suffrage the people, acting upon the advice of a lawyer, refused to pay taxes. And, as these sturdy fishermen were of a determined na- ture, that ultimatum ended the con- troversy. When the draft was made for the Civil War a Ifcw years after the trou- ble with Bristol, Loud's Island names were placed in the same box with those of the mainland town, and, not being properly shaken up, came out on top. As a result nine men from the possible forty-five were drawn from the island to fill Bristol's quota. This was "rubbing it in" just a little too freely for the fishermen's tastes. They congregated in a mass and un- animously refused to honor the draft. When the Government officers came to the island to perform their oHleial duties, they were given a rathtr hot reception. The irate mothers drafted boys greeted them miu .. ., fusllade of rocks, hot potatoes, and ,'« other missiles, and forbade them to land. The officers didn't land! Later the islanders met and made a propor- tional draft among themselves. They |] favored the North, but did not want v*J to flght, and so the draftees furnish- j'^ ed substitutes. [^ Thus the island bus remained as practically a nonpolitical unit. The " only local expense is for the support of the school, and that is maintained wholly by the State of Maine. About a year ago the Maine auth- orities, thinking that it was about time for a change in the state of af- fairs at Loud's Island, requested the people to either Incorporate their is- land as a plantation or annex it to some town. The islanders refused to do either. As the constitution of the state did not empower the offlcials \ with the authority to force the island- j ers to comply with their request, the I only thing for them to do was to ac- I cept the decision of the fishermen and content themselves by finding a pos- i sibie way by which to assess the real estate on the island for a state tax. i The people of the island intend to â-  fight to the bitter end against even | this change in the present "highly j satisfactory" cunditions. When the United States declared war against Germany the inhabitants of Loud's Island did not worry very much. They had kept out of the Civil War and would do likewise In this conflict. Congress passed the draft law, iind still Loud's Island reniain-^d "neutral." When the draft machinery bPKan to operate, the young men of tlip Island were "requested" to regis- ter. As the people were beginning to condemn the Kaiser for his inhuman liraetlces. they (ieclded to accept Un- cle Sam's "invitation" and hnip him (â- rush German militarism. Loud"s nine men of the draft ago registered, and thus the island became one oftbe allies. From now until the close of the Kpason we otter all our trimmed and iintriumieil sMape.s at reduced prices. " Goddess " Front Laced Corsets All .sizes in three different modeU in thi.s popular corset. Seamless Tapestry Squares Good designs. Horal and oriental patterns in fawn, green and brown grounds. Sizes '2\ x 3, 2^ x 3, .1x2 Hx'3.nx4, ^x-. Prices $16.75 to $30 White Shoes Ladies' wiiite canvas pumps, high cut canvai< lace shoes with French or sport heels â€" leather or rubber soles. All sizes in tiiii and white runnin" shoes New Summer Shirts and Neckwear Balbriggan underwear a nd combinations Congoleum Art Squares New 1918 designs sizes S -x 3, 3 X «, 9 X 9, 9 x 10^, 9 x 12 Four Yard Wide Linoleums A number of new patterns just arriving in Horal and bl«ck designs in Canadian atid Scotch makes. It will pay you t) buy now as prices for all Hoor coverings will be higher in the near future. F. H FLESHERTON, W. HICKLING ONTARIO : ^ ' ,!i!i!i ' - ' --- ' ^- ' ^ ' ^ ' ^ ' - ^^'^'^'^^ '^^^ Kiisv to api>ly (hirable and jpioduces a bfautifiil. lasting I tinis^h that protects the car â€" (lou't start out «ith a shabby I car, it is not necessary â€" when ;a beautiful tinisli can be ob- Ittiined at very little cjst and , labor. Boar for Service The undersigned hus a thorough.ired Yorkshire Boar for service on lot U.con. S, Osprey. Terms gl.nt^ FRKD SPOFFARD. S.W.P. for outstanding varn- isKcs.Stains.Enamels, Brushes for house cleaning. F. W. Duncan The Flesherton Hardwfire. ptione .?0 r?,, How Laplunders Itathe. In the Wide World Magazin.! Franlt HpUkcs lliitlor di^srribes a vapor bath in the Land of the Laps. Ho says: "The bath house ia a Hniall wood- en structure, generally situated some way from the ilwt'lIinK house. It is divided into two rompartnionts, one in which to undress, while the other lontains thi> oven which produros the steam. The oven is arched with larKe stones or pebbles and heated by a lire placed beneath. Undressing in I he first room, one enters the heated compartment. After a short rest on a wooden form or bench, which con- liiins a. place for the head, the atten- dants come in and bathe yon Cold water i.s thrown over the red hot stones and the liissinK vapor soon sends up a cloud of steam. "The higher you .sit from the floor the greater the heat. As more water Is thrown over the red hot stones the vapor becomes so Inten.'re that ono can hardly breathe. We were soon Kusping for breath and covered with II profuse perspiration which issued from every pore of the skin. "Hanging up injhe room were ten- der branchee or Twigs In a gre^ft state and retaining their leaves. Dip- ping these in water the attendant be- gan lashing and whipping me across the legs, shoulders, loins and back, till my body seemed quite red with the switching. The bastinadoing over, I was then washed with a soft flannel covered with soap, after which a Jug of the coldest water was thrown over my head and body." Hear the POLLOK PHONOLAS and RECORDS, also Tie I.Uest III Slieft Mu-iio at the PHOTO GALLERY QUALITY counts every time Youge and Charles Streets. Toronto Uas htely been asked to fill positions worth from $1000 to ?1.">00 per annum. The deniaod f jr our gi^aduates is ti»e tinusour suuply. No vac-itions. Knti-r now. Write for large Catalogue. W. J. ELLIOTT. Pkixcip.u, STOCK FOR SALE 1 hiive it piesent for >iuick sale 2 Yorkshire sows, some youn« cross-bred pigs just ready to wean, I Itouen drake, 1 Biirred Rook rooster. Prices right. Phone or write. â€" GKO. W. ROSS, Osprey Tel. System. M».\»ell. P.O. Fleslierton ^ Tonsorlal ^~ Parlors We Aim to Give Entire S^tisfactio LAl-NDRY-Basket closes Monday night, delivery Friday eveniu CLEAN LNG and DYEINOâ€" We ac agents for Parkers Dye Works-Clothob cleaned and dyed, feathers rejuvenated T FISHER. -PROPRIETOR New Blacksmith Shop At Maxwell I Hill opetuuK iipatonce, a blacksmith- iuK and woodworkint! business in Max- well, and am nstalliui; up-to-date wood- working uiachineiy. It will be my en deavor to serve the public in a satisfac- tory iimnner and I would solicit patron- asre. I w mt yourwork and will do it; right. r April 1 CHESTER LONG $90 W. A Hawken - Fleshertod Phone 'IS r4 liord Balfour's .Slory, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, having seen the principle of female suffrage accepted by the peers, moves to sub- mit the question to a referendum. He is an entirely honest man, but hia proposal might bring about a result as unexpected as attended certain in- structions in a story told by himself. An otncial of the Soudan railway re- ceived one day a luessuge from a remote village: ".Station master dead. Shall bury him?" "Yes," was the reply, "but make sure that he Is real- ly dead." In due Masou came the re- port, "Have burlAd stMtion master. Made sure he was dead by hitting hlin twice on head with u fishplate." linprepMrt*)!. Puughter (weeping biileriy) Oh, do have pity, papa, and let Kdwurd and me be happy. I'apa (naturalist, furiously) â€" What! You think of matrimony, when you don't even know how many vertebrae there aro la the spinal col- umn of a llcar^l FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS For Spring Planting We i.eed nofoilher intieduoiion than the fHCt th it we have been in the Nui.seiy liuiiiio SIXTY ON K YEAllS, and lire now preiMrt'd to meet exisliii^ conditions by otferiiu our hinh ^rado lree»«iMl o' oits diner 'o cUKtoineis at UlH'K ItoTToM I'UICKS. Send for our illusrat<d ci'cuhirs 'of hardy vsriilies which you can oid.r direct mill !>.k»e ih>* »ce"i's ci'iiiiiii-Aioi'. of whic'i y 'U u-t ilu' benetit. t>ur pricen will <t Mire to in en«t you antl all sliKk Ih absolu'ely hr-t cl:.s.» ii d true lo imme. TIIK CU.\SK imoTHERS CO. (»f Ortaiio, r. iiiited, Nutsetyineii. COLBORNK. â€" -ONTAKlO i 11 i^ m 1 i II 11 1^1 %\ II % 11 1^1 i 10 Flesherton Tn Shop I have just placetl on the shelves a hill line ot Tiuvv-ai-e, Nickehvare and Agateware for domestic n.^e. C-all on nu' ami get your supplies. Kaveti'oughing, Stovepipes ami Stove Furnish- Kepaiiing ofall kinds promptly attended to. Pipehttitiy:. inchuling pump work. installed. Agent for Clare Bros. Furnaces Furnaces. D. McKILLOP CHRISTOE BLOCK FLESHERTON ONTARIO. FARM IMPLEMENTS A^eniis Fox* Special Prices on Waggons, Plows Harrows and Horse Blankets Wagoas Plows Sakas Caltintors Harrows Mowers JOHN HEARD, MPLEMENT AQENT FLESHERTON.