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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1U26 THE aESHCRTON ADVANCE Published on Coiiintrwood *tre«t, Fleiberton, Wednesday of each ' w««k. Circulation over 1100, 'Piic« in Canada, |2.00 per year, when paid in advance |1.60. In U.S.A. |2.60 per year, when paid in advance f2.00. Hr. H. THURSTON, Editor â-  â-  .I.â€" - , .1,1, ^^ I â- , |g^M .1^1 ,111 I ». WHO 18 A (iENTLEMAN? Mr. Justice Mowat, tryinK a tase at Hamilton, ha« stirred up a hor- ncto's nest by underLaking to define what a "jfcntlemnn" is. It had been declaieil by a witness in tlic ease that an ordinary manual worker was "a Kentlenian," and his Lordship em- braced the occasion to define a gen- tleman as "a well-to-do, well educat- ed man, whose father was a gentle- Aan befiie him." The Judjje held that the term had no rightful tisane when applied to a man who earned his living by manual employment. We are inolined to believe that Judge Mowat made^the mistake of accepting only one of thf distionary definitions of the term "gentleman." It is true that in ancient times, in the Moth^'rjand, men were generally placed in three classes â€" (1) the royal and noble, or better sections of the community; (2) the property owners "who ti'iled not nor Apinned," but lived as landlords; they were distin- guished as ''the gentlemen;" and (.3) the remainder of the community, the workers, whether employing a sub- ordinate class, as in the case of farm- ers, or not. But the world has long since rejec- ted this cla.'^sification of the populace, even in Great Britain, where class distinctions, in a measure, still exist. The term "gentleman" is not now ap- plied as it was in the middle ages or in the days prior to the Victorian era. What is it, then, to be a gentleman? The distinguished English author, Thackeray, supplies a fair answer. It is to be honest, to be gentle, to be jjenerous, to be brave, to be wise, and, possessing all these qualities, to exercise them in the mo.st graceful outwp^rd manner. Ought a gentle- man to be a loyal son, a true husband, an honest father? Ought his life to be decent, his bills to be paid, his tastes to be high and elegant, his aims in life lofty and noble? All that and more. A gentleman should have a kindly heart, polite words and manners, a hand ready to help, atten- tion to the little things that give comfort to others, freedom from anger, boasting and patronizing; to- wards the strong, courage; towards j the weak, chivalry; toward all men, fairness. If a man meets these con- ditions, he is a gentlernan, no matter what his occupation may be. In any case, in this new world, where the jfreat mass of the population who have succeeded in life have had to achieve fortune by their own exer- tions, it would be very unfair to set up the standard that a man was no gentleman unless his father before him was a non-toiler. Even if the father was .so proved, what about the grandfather? And so on down through the family ancestry. Then do we not have with us men who meet the conditi(m laid down by Judge Mowat, yet have lived and are now living lives unbecoming gentlemen? What shall we class them ? Better let us stick to our new world view, that every man is a gentleman who so behaves as to commend him- self to the approval of the good and true o£ the community in which he has his haliitation. sented with the r>oat in Washington of Canada's representative. The dregs of defeat are sweet in this case. Despatches last week stated that Michael O'Leary, V.C, as l>eing in financial difficulties and unable to support his wife and family. His heroism in the Great War has not brought him any remuneration in the civil life of this country. During a battle he cleaned out a machine gun nest of eight men that was doing ser- ious damage to the Canadian troops, for which heroism he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Last week his fam- ily left for Ireland and Michael will try to make a go of it, by himself His past performances should not go unrewarded by the Canadian govern ment. • * * Thanksgiving and Armistice Day will be observed this year on Monday, November 8th; but in accordance with the special request of His Majesty the king, the people of Canada are invited to mark the anniversary of Armistice Day by two minutes of silence on Thursday morning, November 11th. How time flies! Eight years have elapsed since the terrible conflict came to an end hy the Gegnan collapse. • • • Several candidates seeking a seat in the House of Commons in the last general election are now apologizing in the press for accu.sations made in the heat of conflict as to their oppo- nents' character and service. If more thought was given beforehand, they would not need to humble themselves afterwards. • * * The editor of the Thornbury Re- view has been kissing half a -Jo/en girls in various parts of the county and told in his paper last week just how it tasted. Of cour;.; this was legitimate, as the young man is un- married. But oh, Ram^ge! Ramage! Why tell the public? These things should be sub rosa. • « « Premier Ferguson has had his ear to the ground. AUCTION SALE A credit auction sale of farm stock will be held by Mr. Chas. Lyons at his farm. Lots 188-89-90, Con. 2, S.W. T. & S. R., Artemesia, quarter mile north of Proton Station, on Friday, October 29th,' 1926, to commence at 1 o'clock p.m. See posters for large list of stiock. Geo. Duncan, Auction- eer. ADDITIONAL LOCALS ONTARIO ELECTIONS DEC. 1ST At last Premier Ferguson has taken the bull by the horns and courage enough to make his pronouncement on the question of an election in Ont- ario and has set the date for Wednes- day, December 1st, with the platform of Government Control of whiskey as the main item on his platform. The announceont was made on Monday evening and did not cause much com- ment as by his actions the past two years it was expected that he would line up on the other side of the O.T. A. which has been ruling in Ontario tor the past few years. We are sorry that the Cgnservative party has gone backwards instead of forward on the liquor question. Of course a shuffle In the cabinet would naturally take place and Attorney General Nickle, Who is a staunch advocate of the O.T. 'A. is leaving the cabinet on that ac- count. The work that liquor will do has been forcefully brought to the at- tention of the public by past deeds and all right thinking Mtlzens should line up with the opnonents of Govern- ment Control and keep the O.T.A. on the statute books of Ontario and also have a more vigorous enforcement of the Act. Mr. Ferguson has spoken let the people now judge. EDITOKIAL NOTES Hon. V. Massey, Liberal, who was defeated at the polls in the Dominion Elections one year airf>> has been pre- The United Churh will hold a ba- zaar on Saturday, November 27th. Full particulars later. Keep the date open. There's been no end of talk about doing away with initiations at uni- versities, and for the most part the craze is passing. A graduate who has not been hit in the eye withj a rotten egg may have missed some- thing, but still he may be able to overcome the handicap. The High Schqpl Literary .Society will hold their first meeting c'f the year in the school auditorium on the evening of October 28th at 8 p.m. A splendid pro-am is being prepared by the pupils. Mrs. (Dr.) Huff, of Meaford, will give an address on "Home Decorations," which will be of special interest to the ladies. Be sure and come. Admission, adults 15 cents, children 10 cents. A Safety Deposit Box in The Bank of Toronto guards your personal pos- sessions against the house-breaker. â€"The cost of sec- urity and secrecy is small. ^ "BANMORONTO art THE FI^SHERTON ADVANCE The Late W. C. White CEYLON Death again entered our village on Tuesday, Octdber 12, when Mr. Wm. Charles White passed away after eight days illness from pleuro-pneu- monia. The services <|f Dr. Turn- bull, Flesherton, Dr. Guy of Max- well and Nurse Burritt of Klmber- ley, were secured, and they did all that was humanly possible, but to no avail. He was born 57 years ago at Saugeen Junction and fivdd and grew to manhood. He was the son of Wm. and Margaret White. He was married in 1900 to his now sor- rowing widow. Miss Sara Griffin of Tara, and they started their home making on his farm at Saugeen. Later they moved to a farm purch- ased on the old Durham Road and from where they moved to Ceylon seventeen years ago, when he start- ed in the grain business, buying and selling all kinds of grain, also buy- ing logs and working early and late. He was always found to be a very obliging and kind neighbor and will be much missed. He leaves . to mourn his loss besides his widow, a family of six â€" Stanley and Anna of Toronto, Jack, teacher at McWil- liams, Delia, Earl and Laura at home. His aged father resides at Dundalk, his mother having passed away 14 years ago. There are five brothers and one sister living â€" George, Tho- mas and Robert of Saugeen, David of Owen Sound, Ethel (Mrs. Bert Mcddaugh) of Dundalk. His brother Jack died 26 years ago. The funeral took place Thursday from his late residence to Flesherton cemetery, fol- lowed by a very large number of his friends. Rev. Harrower of the Uni- ted Church had charge of the ser- vice, giving a comforting message to the bereaved. The casket was cov- ered with most beautiful floral offer- ings â€" a pillow from the family, wreath from father, brothers and sister, spray from Mr. and Mrs. D. White, crescent from brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws, spray from Mr. and Mrs. Wardell, Owen Sound, and a wreath frona T. Eaton Co., Toronto. Also a wreath from Ceylon commun- ity friends, spray Mrs. WilcocK, spray from Mr. Brown of Toronto,, spray Mr. and Mrs. Connor, anchor Mr. and Mrs. D, McDonald, spray Miss Bur- ritt, R. N. The flower bearers were John McMillan, Stanley Hunt Jimmie Sinclair, George Jaynes, LeVerne Pi- per, Melford I'iper, Russell White, Mervyn White. Those from a dis- tance present were Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ert Griffin and son Eldon, Mr. Stan- ley Griffin, ,Mr. and Mrs. Adams, : Mrs. Archer, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Griffin, Mr. Sliiers and daughter, {Mrs. Stanley White, Mr. Robert I Brown, and Mr. Flynn, all of Toronto. JAlso Mrs. Wai'dell and son, William, Mr. and Mrs. Dave White and daugh- ter Gladys of Cwen Sound; Mr. and ;Mrs. Bert Mcddaugh, Mis/ Irene Med- jdaugh and Mr. Wm. White, Dundalk; I Mr. Durst, Wroxeter. The sympa- I thy of th .' whole community is ex- tended to the bereaved family. The ipallbearerj were Messrs. S. Hemp- |hill, Allie Muir, Levi Coutts, J. Mc- iFadden, T. Gilchrist and David Mc- i Donald. , DISTRICT NEWS Rev. Dr. H. T. Crossley and Mr. Leonard, evangelists, have been con- ducting services in Shelbume upder the ausipces of Knox and Wesley conirregations. The caretaker of the motor camp at Pembroke estimates that over |10,- 000 was spent in that town by motor tourists who used the camp this year. I to Detroit. He will be much missed I in sporting circles as he was a hoc- key and baseball player. The Stayner Sun tells of one potato stalk which grew 22 potatoes weigh- ing 12 pounds. The largest on* weighed 13 ^ ounces and the smalleat 3 odlnees. They we« all uniformly smooth and well formed. Philip H. Dyer of Dundalk has gone Elvin Kneebone, of Kitchener, mail carrier was arrested on a charge of stealing money from a regist«6:%d lettef; I Mr. find Mrs. Robert Rutledge of j Bala a.e visiting the former's mo- I ther, a.id the latter's parents, Mr. and Mvi F.. Marshall, for a week. Mrs. Peter Baxter, and son, Mer- . vyn7 and daughter Margaret, of Cal- icdon, visited Mr. and Mrs. .Tames L. McMullen and other friends the (past week. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart motored to Owen Sound on Saturday for a pleasure trip. ( Mrs. Stewart and twe children, of Bolton, visited the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. iTames Marshall. This community was very much surprised and saddened when v/ord was received .Vv'cdnesday of the sud- ,den passing of Mr. David Harrow at his home in Owen Sound. His wife I and family have our deepest sym- ) pathy extended them in their hour of bereavement. Many of their old neighbors from Jiere attended the fu- neral. F\ill report 'elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Irwin and sons, Bert and Brady, Mrs. Richard Whit- I taker, Mr. T. Gilchrist, Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan and daughter. Miss Kate, and others attended the Harrow funeral The pupils of Shelbume Public School have pooled their coppers and purchased a baby carriage and jacket for the infant daughter of the late Mrs. Sam McCauley. FINDLAYS FURNITURE STORE The home of good Furniture and Real Live Service At this season of the year we have to spend our evenings inside and we are special- izing on FURNITURE TO SUIT EVERY NEED. What could be more appropriate than a good Chekterfield Suite to sit around the fire in comfort and enjoy the long evenings. We have a real nice display of Chesterfield Suites * and samples on display at pretent, at a real close price; a price that you cannot beat any- where, of $155.00 for complete suite. We also have! the most compllete line of easy chairs We have ever had in st^ck, and we invite you in to see and be convined that we are really competing with the catalogue pric- es. We not oaly compete with them but we are fostering the spirit of Buying in Flesher- ton, which is our home town. THOS. W. FINDLAY FURNITURE DIRECTOR & FUNERAL DIRECTOR FLESHERTON, ONT. iii-Can You Find the Twi|is?-wi No, they are not all twins! Two and only two are identical, and are the twins you are asked to find. Can you? To be sure, the 18 pictures all look alike; but look closer. How about their hats? There are other differences, too. Read the clues. Only two girls are exact duplicates. They are Twinsâ€" -can jTou find them? CLUES At flrst ETlanco all of tlin pictures look alike. But upon examination y»u will sea that almost every one dlffera in some way from all the others. In some the difference may be in the light or dark band on the brim of the hat or In the brimming on the hat or the collar. Or, some may wear necklaces, or ear-rings, or both. Only two are exactly alike. No. it's not aa lasy as It looks. You must aearoh carefully. Just look c!osely â€" make Mure that you have the twins, then send In your answer. Some- body who nnds the light twins is Bolng to win a big prize. Make "that "somebody" be TOU. First Prize $2,000.00 MAXIMUM AWARD - Thl.s is one of the greatest array of Cash Prlies that haa ever been offered in a Mall and Empire Puzzle Contest. That's what it is, folks â€" and you can be a winner. The prizes range from $2 to »50 and from $50 to |2,000. All prizes will be awarded in time to reach the winners by Christmas Day. Think of it! You can win aa much as $2,000. In J.hls Interesting puzzle conte.st, and will be There will be 50 winners and the Mrst I'rlze, Won't that be a wonderful Christmas Gift? prizes will bo awarded. 1,000 Rplnli wins First Prize. Wc will givt mediately upon receipt of vour correct answer, we will send you particolars of a word- bnildinR contest, in which, if successful, vou tarn the final 50 points required to wia a 92,000.00 First rrize or one of the 49 other Cash Prizes. MAIL YOUR ANSWER TODAY N'ow, find the Twins. Write/the nuin'<er3 In the coupon below, fill in your name and address, and mall It to the I'ozzlo Munauor. Get started for the Big First Prize. Puzzle Mgr., Room 207, THE MAIL AND EMPIRE, Toronto, Canada "1 Tea, sir, tS.OOO in cash prizes may be won awarded promptly after December 11th. tho golden opportunity. $2,000 IN CASH. In the event of ties for any prize. diH>Ucate We will give jou 930 poinu for finding the Twins. Im- 50 CASH PRIZES Listed below are the maximum prizes TOU can win. 1st PriM> $2,000 2nd Priae $1,000 3rH Prite $700 4th Prlzf $200 Sth Prhe $200 6lk Prise #100 7th Prize \ $100 8th Prize $100 9th Prite $100 10th Prize $100 lilh to SOth PrttcM, ineUuire $10 TWIN PUZZLE COUPON Puzzle Manager, Room 207 i THE MAIL. A KMPIUE, Toronto, Canada. • Numbers and are the I twins that I have found. If these aro correct please give me the 950 points and tell me how to gain the final BO points to win First Prize. Name Postofflce Province. Street or n.F.D. No i â- M \. I